Here is a synopsis of what my life has been like for the past few months. Getting it out will feel so much better. Lucky you!

1. Husband gone for weeks at a time, and then spontaneously comes home for a brief period only to leave again
2. The boys are turning into military brats
3. The boys started soccer and are seeming to like it
4. Ty is potty training and doing well
5. My family was in town and helped us kill some "missing daddy" time
6. We thought my sister and her family were moving here, but they aren't now. They are moving to Colorado Springs instead
7. My husband has been away 5 out of 6 months
8. I am consumed with MOMS Club drama
9. My child hood friend's family farm burned down and left two families without an income or insurance money to cover the cost of clean up let alone support them financially
10. My husband found out that after his squadron did a detailed log of all the crew in his squadron he and some other guy were ranked #1 and 2 with most days gone and so they are sending dh home on Monday to stay put until he leaves in May for the desert (small victory)
11. I found a really good friend in one of my MOMS Club friends, who just GETS me....how refreshing!
12. My son tested "slightly positive" for lupus and so in six months we have to have his blood tested again.
13. My baby turned 3 on the 17th
14. I just registered my oldest for Kindergarten today (sniff sniff)
15. I weighed myself today (first time in a month) and no change (grrrr)
16. My running is much more enjoyable outdoors
17. My kitchen counters are being delivered tomorrow morning
18. They are being installed on Tuesday
19. Dh will be home (yay) on Monday to help get this kitchen project started...and hopefully finished by May (when he leaves)
20. I am gearing up to do another cross country trek up to Canada this summer, meeting some Mommysavers along the way!
21. My passport expired in February!

Ok, it's out there. Thank you. Moving on.....

Wow, now I don't feel so bad. Would it be ok for us to add our own lists or would that take away from yours. It's probably healthy to vent. I can feel the steam vents going off in my head.

Giiiirl...get yourself a glass of wine and reeellaaaaaxxxxxxx!
Lmmfao, that's craziness!

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You must be the change you want to see in the world ~ Gandhi

Oh I think we all should contribute......I started a VENT THREAD a couple of years ago, trying to get people to centralize all their negative energy. It was a big hit....so let's consider this thread the same thing!

VENT AWAY girls....and Miss Lucie, I'm on my way to getting a fresh cold beer !!! (I might whine, but I'm not a wino!!)

Lmmfao
Dh just bought a 24 pack o' beer last night. I think he wants me to get incoherent for a little bit. Get your drink on girl! Haha

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You must be the change you want to see in the world ~ Gandhi

Okay .. here we go....

In the last week...

1) I failed the exam for the course I was taking.
2) The kid I baby-sit after school had an serious accident at my house requiring medical attention (and a serious case of guilt on my part - he's 10 and fell - not my fault but my responsibility).
3) I stepped on the scale after being off for 6 weeks of Lent, having run / walked 3 miles 5 X a week only to be exactly the same weight (to the ounce).
4) I was accused of being something I'm not and felt hurt and misunderstood.
5) The Dr.'s found a mass in my mother's abdomen (she is having surgery soon).
6) My SIL called me fat and stupid (indirectly). - She said ____ was fat and was stupid because she believed in creation, while smirking, knowing I have the same beliefs and ____ is way smaller than I am!
7) SIL suggested unkindly that ds (age 9) needed more exercise and said we should keep the chocolate out of his Easter basket so he didn't gain more weight.
8) After SIL said above nasty things and then went off about our common MIL (who I think is a living saint) I didn't have the nerve to defend myself or my MIL and decided to keep the peace by changing the subject. Then she had the nerve to act all sickly sweet when the men came back in the room.
9) I found out I can't continue on in the program I am taking for school (I needed a minimum of 75% to remain in the program and got just under that).
10) I was criticized for something that happened at work which ended my week making me feel like a fat, stupid failure. (I've been working on the self talk trying to turn that around).
11) Dh is consumed with mini thesis that is due May 6th and is stressed out to the max. (I tend to pick up on other people's stress levels).

WOW!
I at least had some good points to balance out my load....girl, I am so sorry. That all sucks....all of it.

I still love you and appreciate the positivity you bring to my life.

Thanks! I need all the encouragement I can get.

One piece of good / interesting news. While my mother was having her ultrasound, the Dr. there told her by the looks of the deformity on her fallopian tubes, she should never have been able to have children. (She was told she couldn't, adopted my brother, had me a year later and were never able to have another.) So, I'm a medical miracle .. must mean I have a greater purpose .. now if only I could find it...

Anyone else need to vent?

Christy, whats wrong with being a military brat? I think that is a good thing!!!

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~Happiness is a large family~

What made you think I thought it was "wrong" ? IT's more a pity thing