General Update

I thought I should probably write about what's been going on since I haven't had the time to contact many of you personally. (Sorry things are extremely hectic... see below.)

Chris and I are moving again. I and the baby will be moving to Garland (home sweet home) and he will be on his way to Ft. Hood. Everything between us is fine. Chris is due to deploy sometime toward the end of the year. He'll be gone a year+ so I decided to just move to home.

We've got a ton left to do and it seems very little time to do it. What little time the baby allows me I try to relax a bit and work on moving.

Josh is doing well. For those that knew about his potty issues; they're managed easily with Miralax. No surgery will be needed. We found out this past week that he's a little small for his age, but that's okay. He's got more personality than one person should really have.

Chris had LASIK done this past Monday and his wisdom teeth pulled on Thursday (yes  the day before my birthday....). He's doing well. He can see and is having very little discomfort from the dental work.

Other than those things there's not much more happening. For those of you that have moved w/ the military you understand the work involved. Moving in general for any reason is stressful and involves ALOT of work, but the military seems to make it so much more difficult.

Off to clean.

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

I very rarely read. I had heard about this book from a friend. It was on sale at the front counter. It's the first purchase I've ever made at Starbucks. It's the first purchase I've ever made that changed my perception of the things around me, myself, life, and how to raise my son. While waiting for Dave, a friend from Dallas, to finish his shift at Starbucks I started to read.

The book is about the author's, Ishmael Beah, life in Sierra Leone. He was a boy soldier for their army. He committed acts of violence that most American children only witness in movies. He's only a few months younger than I am. His story is life altering. I am so thankful for the life I have in this country.

I will warn those that are willing to pick it up: It's an emotional and uncensored account of the things he expeirenced.

I don't know what to say about it really. I will never look at life the same way again and feel ashamed for those things I have taken for granted. Those that really know me will understand the depth of what I'm saying as I'm not usually moved to such things.

I really hope you take the time to read this book.

Ishmael Beah

 Mmmmmm Baaaaaaaaaaby!!!