Big news!

I'm back! 

Although...technically, I never left.  

I just decided to take little breaks from the blog while B's deployed.  

This past "little break" may have turned into a month long break...oops!  

I'm happy to say that the past 6 and a half weeks have flown by.  While each day is still lots of work and I am pretty much exhausted by bedtime, the deployment is cruising along.  I've worked very hard to make sure that life, schedules, playdates, and home cooked dinners have all stayed close-enough to the same. 

I did, however, feel like quite the scrooge when I didn't put up Valentine's Day decorations and my St. Patty's decorations are still in the storage container.   In theory, it's not a lot of work to decorate for the holidays, but somehow I go in that closet to bring out one little box of decorations... and 5 hours later, I've reorganized the linen closets, repacked every box of Christmas ornaments, sorted through Owen's clothes and rearranged a room full of furniture. It's a classic case of "Give a Mouse a Cookie Syndrome" and I have it BAD!  I learned in the first week of B's deployment that staying up until 1AM or later earlier would not work for our new living arrangement.   So, for now, the decorations will say in their poorly packed storage boxes and I'll look forward to displaying them next year. 

Next year, when I pull those decorations out--- we'll be in a new house!  

The Air Force is moving us to 

 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 

this summer! 

I'm so excited I could just squeal... which I did yesterday when B told me.  We have absolutely loved living in Louisiana and can't wait to see what's in store for us at our next base.  

As for now, I'm really going to have to fight the urge to stay up late researching neighborhoods, driving around town on Google Maps, looking for houses, and mapping out all of my favorite stores.  

Just to calm your fears--- I have  already found out that there IS a Hobby Lobby. Thank you, Lord! Even if it is w-a-y across town from where we'd prefer to live, I'll take it!  

Now, I just have to learn to live without Chick-fil-a {gasp}