The Mary has Landed!

It's official...I'm a Californian! I'm writing in the middle of a sea of boxes. I've managed to capture a few moments to myself while my boys are next door on the slip-n-slide with the new neighbor boys (they're in heaven)! Aside from all of the unpacking I have to do, things are great. I've already had my sister and niece visit, which was awesome. That's the perks of living closer to family and oh how I've missed it.

The base housing here was built in 1958, so I feel kind of like I'm in the ghetto, but we're making the most of it. The yard is big and the weather has been pleasant, so I won't complain (oh, who am I kidding, I'll complain, just not yet)! Hubby's schedule has been pretty low key since we've been here, so it's been nice to be able to work on the house together. It won't feel normal until the kids start back to school. Our schedule has been really chaotic, so I won't get the gist of life on base until we have a little structure.

I've missed blogging and keeping in touch with the world outside of my own little circle. Sometimes I feel so completely out of touch because we don't get a newspaper yet, just got cable and internet hooked up. I feel like a clueless wonder these days. I can't really discuss current events because I don't know what's current.

Anyway, it's good to have a home once again. If you can believe it I live on a street that rhymes with my name. Any guesses?

Helena 59601

Hey everyone! I'm still in transition. I had a quick second to post as I'm at my dad's place in Helena to take a shower and do a load of laundry. We are officially homeless. Right now we're living out of our 5th wheel trailer and lovin it!

We traveled to Idaho to root for my stud brother the IRONMAN! He did so awesome in his race, I'm so very proud of him. He completed the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run in 13 and half hours. He inspires me and makes me try harder to be a better person! BTW, I really like Idaho...at least the pan handle; WOW, what a beautiful part of the country!!

We traveled back here to Montana to celebrate my dads birthday and to do a bit of camping before saying good-bye to our friends and heading to Cali. We leave the 5th for our new home. After the events of the last few days with my dad and the skank he's chosen as his "lady friend", the move out of here couldn't come soon enough. I don't have time for the details, let me just say that another woman, Cialis and an intervention were involved. After this the dynamic of the family may just be changed forever!

It's times like these when I'm more in love with my husband and thank my lucky stars we've created a family all our own. I love my life...my REAL life.