Do you ever get that feeling that God is working in your life in ways you never though would really matter?
I do. [Right now actually.]
I got some great news today, that I'm not quite ready to share here just yet. Some folks know, but its something I want to keep just with those I actually know for a while :) But its a new challenge for me and my family that we are excited and eager to take on! We are blessed beyond measure.
I could go on and on right now, but I am in a bit of pain. I had a dentist appointment this morning and I was thinking we would take care of a couple of my fillings. I have a lot of work to be done since its been about 8 years since my last real visit. I found an incredible dentist here and I saw him a few months ago for my initial consult.
That's when the laundry list of $12,000 worth of work hit me. Yea.
When I got in, I chatted with the tech for a while since the doctor was finishing with the patient before me. By the time he gets over to me, I was feeling less anxious. That didn't last long. He dropped the bomb.
"We are going to take care of those two root canals today." Said so calmly. Like its something I do everyday. I know HE does. But me? Definitely not.
"Um, I don't think I have time. I have to be outta here by 1230 and its already 1130." I really did have a time crunch. Justin had to be at work.
"That's plenty of time!" So stinkin cheerful. By this point, I'm not in the mood for cheerful. More like a morphine drop and tequila. He sensed my anxiety and asked if I wanted the gas.
DUH.
I do know that comes with a cost though. I was financially prepared for a couple fillings, not root canals! Add nitrous on top of that... I didn't want to know. The awesome dentist that he is though, told me he would give it to me at no extra cost. I'm pretty sure the fact that I went from a chipper and talkative girl, to a pale white hot mess on the verge of tears is what swayed him on that one.
So I got my gas and he gave me the shots in my gums. First time drilling, felt it.
More shots.
Second try. Felt it.
More shots.
Third times the charm? Not quite.
More shots.
Finally I was numb enough that he could get to work. I would feel a little bit of pain here and there, but I talked myself out of it. It wasn't excruciating, so I could deal. I mean, lets be real. He must have thought I was nuts being such a baby even though I have all these tattoos! Its a different kind of pain though. Way different!
When I left, I made my next appointment for the second part (yea... mm hmm.) and got my prescriptions, paid way more than I had been prepared to, and made a pit stop to clean the drool and white flecky stuff off my face. I let Boats know what we did and he was pretty shocked too. Probably more shocked that the phone call was from my cell and not from a police station. He even asked 'Did they put you to sleep?' Haha. I love how well he knows me!
So after all of this, I still feel grateful.
No, its not the meds talkin! Although, I might sing a different tune when it wares off. :)
One thing the tech pointed out, is that if I had known I was in for not just one, but TWO root canals today, I would have worked myself up so much, I probably would have been sick. And she is totally right. With my past experience with dentists, I would have psyched myself out so much that I probably would have canceled my appointment. Now that it is done, even though there is another step and then crowns to talk about, I am so thankful. I didn't cry. I didn't have an anxiety attack. I didn't even curse at anyone! More than that, I am now excited to get the rest of the work done. I am ready to get my teeth where they need to be and not be self conscious of my smile anymore.
One dentist screwed me up 8 years ago. And this one fixed me. There isn't enough thanks in the world.
-Mrs. J
Monday, August 16, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
'Think about it' Thursday
Until today, I had never known just how beautiful a sun rise over the quiet farms in the mid west could be. On my drive to my besties house, the early hour allowed me to see such a sight. The flat farm land had just a handful of fog settled over the ground. The sun was just peeking out enough to illuminate the sky with a watercolor like back splash of pinks and oranges. I really wish I had my camera with me!
Now that I am up north and the kids have been given lunch, I found it to be a good time to blog! Bug is knocked out cold on the couch, Bubba is still fighting me on finishing his lunch even though all the other kids were done 30 minutes ago and my besties 3 babies are just watching a movie and relaxing in the AC. Kadence came with us too since we will be here over night, and she is staying right at my feet as if I'm going to leave her! I think she is paranoid about our trip to Cali, haha :)
On to the topic of the day! This may or may not be something that others would think much about, but its something that's been weighing on my mind since yesterday. First of all, I want to send out a HUGE congratulations to all the First Class Petty Officers who were selected to become the Navy's next to be inducted as a Chief Petty Officer! Official results came out yesterday, and I know there are a lot of excited and relieved Navy families out there. In the same breath, there are also a lot of those who are experiencing disappointment.
For those who aren't familiar with the process, the test for E7, or Chief, is only taken once a year in January. Those who are eligible and take the exam then have to wait until around April to know if they made board. If they DID make board, then they get a package of all their Naval achievements over the course of their career and it goes to the board. The board then reviews all the files and they select some of those 'board eligible' E-6's to advance to E-7, sometime in August. Then there is about 5 weeks or so of induction until they are actually pinned with the E-7 anchors. As you can tell, its a long and drawn out process.
Back to the point now... as with anyone who is the wife (or husband) of a newly selected CPO, there is tons of excitement. There should be! It is not only a nice pay grade bump, but its a big step in the career for the active duty member with new duties and responsibilities. On the flip side, for those who have waited 8 agonizing months for the results, just to be told that its 'not this time' is heart breaking, I would imagine. In NO way am I suggesting that those who's husbands made it this year, or previous years, should curb their excitement. Not at all! I know I probably wont when its my husbands time, lol.
That said, I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around the behavior I am seeing from wives towards one another. There is NO reason I find is acceptable to 'make fun of' or 'rub in' the fact that another wife's husband was not selected. Never mind the fact that its just plain classless, trashy and childish. What the self-appointed 'superior' wives are missing is that no matter what their dislike may be for another wife, its her HUSBAND who did not move up in rank. There is nothing more disgusting to me than a military wife who wears her husbands rank. YES, we put up with a lot, but we aren't entitled to the honor they put on every time they put on their uniform. Since when do we route for the members of our military to be unsuccessful? The ones who are in the same Navy as your own husband?
My outtake is this. A lot of people made Chief. Some I know, and some I dont. There are just as many on the opposite side who were not selected even after making board. While I am elated for those who made it, my heart goes out to the ones who didnt, no matter what my personal opinion may be of their wife. Whats even worse is that this isnt a subject that came up because I overheard it in the commy or something. It was written on Facebook for mutual friends to see. Reguardless of if names were named or not, its petty. I have come to know what to expect from certain people in this place, but the comments I saw took me off guard.
How would a comment like this make you feel if you were one of the ones who's husbands did not get to advance, weather it was directed at you specifically or not? I understand that there are cliqs, and that people have disagreements and it results in an extreme dislike for one another. BELIEVE ME! I know, lol. I still cant figure out how this is acceptable to be said in a public place.
If I am totally wrong, please say so! Enlighten me to the ways in which this would be acceptable behavior of adult women.
-Mrs. J
Now that I am up north and the kids have been given lunch, I found it to be a good time to blog! Bug is knocked out cold on the couch, Bubba is still fighting me on finishing his lunch even though all the other kids were done 30 minutes ago and my besties 3 babies are just watching a movie and relaxing in the AC. Kadence came with us too since we will be here over night, and she is staying right at my feet as if I'm going to leave her! I think she is paranoid about our trip to Cali, haha :)
On to the topic of the day! This may or may not be something that others would think much about, but its something that's been weighing on my mind since yesterday. First of all, I want to send out a HUGE congratulations to all the First Class Petty Officers who were selected to become the Navy's next to be inducted as a Chief Petty Officer! Official results came out yesterday, and I know there are a lot of excited and relieved Navy families out there. In the same breath, there are also a lot of those who are experiencing disappointment.
For those who aren't familiar with the process, the test for E7, or Chief, is only taken once a year in January. Those who are eligible and take the exam then have to wait until around April to know if they made board. If they DID make board, then they get a package of all their Naval achievements over the course of their career and it goes to the board. The board then reviews all the files and they select some of those 'board eligible' E-6's to advance to E-7, sometime in August. Then there is about 5 weeks or so of induction until they are actually pinned with the E-7 anchors. As you can tell, its a long and drawn out process.
Back to the point now... as with anyone who is the wife (or husband) of a newly selected CPO, there is tons of excitement. There should be! It is not only a nice pay grade bump, but its a big step in the career for the active duty member with new duties and responsibilities. On the flip side, for those who have waited 8 agonizing months for the results, just to be told that its 'not this time' is heart breaking, I would imagine. In NO way am I suggesting that those who's husbands made it this year, or previous years, should curb their excitement. Not at all! I know I probably wont when its my husbands time, lol.
That said, I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around the behavior I am seeing from wives towards one another. There is NO reason I find is acceptable to 'make fun of' or 'rub in' the fact that another wife's husband was not selected. Never mind the fact that its just plain classless, trashy and childish. What the self-appointed 'superior' wives are missing is that no matter what their dislike may be for another wife, its her HUSBAND who did not move up in rank. There is nothing more disgusting to me than a military wife who wears her husbands rank. YES, we put up with a lot, but we aren't entitled to the honor they put on every time they put on their uniform. Since when do we route for the members of our military to be unsuccessful? The ones who are in the same Navy as your own husband?
My outtake is this. A lot of people made Chief. Some I know, and some I dont. There are just as many on the opposite side who were not selected even after making board. While I am elated for those who made it, my heart goes out to the ones who didnt, no matter what my personal opinion may be of their wife. Whats even worse is that this isnt a subject that came up because I overheard it in the commy or something. It was written on Facebook for mutual friends to see. Reguardless of if names were named or not, its petty. I have come to know what to expect from certain people in this place, but the comments I saw took me off guard.
How would a comment like this make you feel if you were one of the ones who's husbands did not get to advance, weather it was directed at you specifically or not? I understand that there are cliqs, and that people have disagreements and it results in an extreme dislike for one another. BELIEVE ME! I know, lol. I still cant figure out how this is acceptable to be said in a public place.
If I am totally wrong, please say so! Enlighten me to the ways in which this would be acceptable behavior of adult women.
-Mrs. J
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Home, bittersweet home!
Our trip to San Diego was eventful to say the least. No matter what happened while we were there, I was able to spend some much needed time with my parents. Being away from them has really been harder than I let on sometimes. Having these last couple weeks was invaluable to me. Its always bitter sweet though because as always, I had to leave. I hate leaving knowing there are still situations there that are not only out of my control, but they are hurting my parents in more ways than one. Helpless doesn't even begin to describe it. One thing I know for sure, is that it sealed the deal for me on going back out there before Justin is done here and helping them get stuff in order.
All that being said though, it is good to be back home and in our own space! I was shocked at how great Bubba and Bug did on the flight back. They were little troopers even after I woke them up at 0420 to get ready and leave, then while waiting to board, and they fell asleep before we were even fully in the air! It is a 3.5 hour flight, and they slept for 2.5 hours of it! I was SO thankful since leaving was already hard on me. Maybe they knew that.
I got a lot of awesome pictures while we were there. We made a few trips to Sea World, the beach, park and just around my parents place. The best of them are on my facebook, but here are some of my favorites.
I got a lot of old family photos too while I was there, and I am looking forward to getting those into my computer and framing a lot of them. I got two of them in here (if you couldn't tell!) of me as a kid with my parents. One with my mom at the pool, and one with my dad. I love all the old pictures!
It goes without saying that I missed my husband like crazy!! Even though he is crazy busy at work, its nice to be able to actually see him and be with him. With that in mind, I missed my dog just as much!! I thought she was going to maul me when I came in the door, lol. Those of you know know her know she isn't a jumper. Meaning she doesn't jump up on people at all, even if you try to make her. When I came in the house, she clobbered me! Jumped up into my chest (at 130 pounds it was met with a nice stumble back since it was unexpected) and was just going crazy! Its nice to know she missed me too :) Somehow, in all her excitement, she managed to gash her leg open. First aid was administered and shes just fine now.
Now that we are home, I have to get back into our routine and I only have two weeks until school starts. I had originally decided to take just 4 classes, but I ended up bumping it up to 6 because after this semester I wont be able to use the money I still have from the MyCAA program, and I can see loosing out on them paying $1500 for two more of my classes. Im still going to loose out on one additional class since after these classes, Ill still have $800 left over and each class is $750 for me. But after this Ill be well on my way to my AA, and then move right on to my BA. I am giving myself a deadline of 3 years for my BA which would mean I would graduate just before Bug goes into kindergarten, and its more than enough time. Especially with me taking 6 classes this time around. Ill end up with more than 1/3 of the credits I need for my AA after this semester alone. So my first 8 weeks of school are going to TOTALLY blow, but its all in the name of furthering my education! At least Boats will be on push and I wont be missing out on time with him. Ill just need to manage my time well so that I can get all the work done while taking care of the kids. I think Bug will be going to drop in care while Bubba is at school during the week so I can have a few hours of quiet to get work done. We will see how this goes.
I am pretty sure I have slacked off enough this morning. There is a lot around the house that needs my attention, including unpacking so I should get to it! I am afraid to go outside today with all the mosquito around here! Last night I killed over 30 (no joke) INSIDE my house. I have to go to the store later, but I wont be stepping outside until we are slathered in bug spray. Ick!! Have an amazing day :)
Oh one more thing... I will be hopefully setting up a 'schedule' of blogs so that each day of the week has a purpose. I just need to figure out what topics for what days. Maybe that will keep me on point even while I am in school. Heres to hoping ;)
-Mrs. J
All that being said though, it is good to be back home and in our own space! I was shocked at how great Bubba and Bug did on the flight back. They were little troopers even after I woke them up at 0420 to get ready and leave, then while waiting to board, and they fell asleep before we were even fully in the air! It is a 3.5 hour flight, and they slept for 2.5 hours of it! I was SO thankful since leaving was already hard on me. Maybe they knew that.
I got a lot of awesome pictures while we were there. We made a few trips to Sea World, the beach, park and just around my parents place. The best of them are on my facebook, but here are some of my favorites.
I got a lot of old family photos too while I was there, and I am looking forward to getting those into my computer and framing a lot of them. I got two of them in here (if you couldn't tell!) of me as a kid with my parents. One with my mom at the pool, and one with my dad. I love all the old pictures!
It goes without saying that I missed my husband like crazy!! Even though he is crazy busy at work, its nice to be able to actually see him and be with him. With that in mind, I missed my dog just as much!! I thought she was going to maul me when I came in the door, lol. Those of you know know her know she isn't a jumper. Meaning she doesn't jump up on people at all, even if you try to make her. When I came in the house, she clobbered me! Jumped up into my chest (at 130 pounds it was met with a nice stumble back since it was unexpected) and was just going crazy! Its nice to know she missed me too :) Somehow, in all her excitement, she managed to gash her leg open. First aid was administered and shes just fine now.
Now that we are home, I have to get back into our routine and I only have two weeks until school starts. I had originally decided to take just 4 classes, but I ended up bumping it up to 6 because after this semester I wont be able to use the money I still have from the MyCAA program, and I can see loosing out on them paying $1500 for two more of my classes. Im still going to loose out on one additional class since after these classes, Ill still have $800 left over and each class is $750 for me. But after this Ill be well on my way to my AA, and then move right on to my BA. I am giving myself a deadline of 3 years for my BA which would mean I would graduate just before Bug goes into kindergarten, and its more than enough time. Especially with me taking 6 classes this time around. Ill end up with more than 1/3 of the credits I need for my AA after this semester alone. So my first 8 weeks of school are going to TOTALLY blow, but its all in the name of furthering my education! At least Boats will be on push and I wont be missing out on time with him. Ill just need to manage my time well so that I can get all the work done while taking care of the kids. I think Bug will be going to drop in care while Bubba is at school during the week so I can have a few hours of quiet to get work done. We will see how this goes.
I am pretty sure I have slacked off enough this morning. There is a lot around the house that needs my attention, including unpacking so I should get to it! I am afraid to go outside today with all the mosquito around here! Last night I killed over 30 (no joke) INSIDE my house. I have to go to the store later, but I wont be stepping outside until we are slathered in bug spray. Ick!! Have an amazing day :)
Oh one more thing... I will be hopefully setting up a 'schedule' of blogs so that each day of the week has a purpose. I just need to figure out what topics for what days. Maybe that will keep me on point even while I am in school. Heres to hoping ;)
-Mrs. J
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