Where did it go??

Only 3 full days left in May, where did this month go?? We had one week that went REALLY slow, but damn if the rest of the month hasn't been in fast forward! We will be meeting my goal of having every room/closet cleaned and sorted and things we don't want/need taken either to the garbage/recycling/thrift shop or listed for sale, by the end of May!!! I wish we were allowed to have freakin yard sales in our own yards/courts (thanks Picerne for screwing up so many things over the past several years). I think I am driving the poor animals insane with all this moving of things and tearing the house apart, then putting it back together in a slightly different way. Oh and by the way, the Army (or whoever decided) has changed how they do moves through the transportation office. Everything is now done online and takes a heck of a lot longer than it used to get even get the freakin pack out dates!!! We submitted our paperwork on the 15th and still don't know if the pack out dates we wanted will work with any of their carriers!!! A lady from our transportation office called yesterday, but that was because she had made a mistake, then figured out what it was while we were on the phone. I asked her how long until we hear anything about our dates, and she said "well I just submitted the paperwork for the shipment to Korea and in about 2 minutes I will submit the other one so keep an eye on your EMAIL you should be hearing from a carrier but I can't tell you how long it will take." WTF??????? Now they won't even CALL we have to watch our email, this is crazy. I pray that other than Todd leaving Korea that this is the LAST FREAKIN time we have to deal with this crap. On to other topics :)

Chelsea's last day of school is tomorrow, most of the day will be spent doing graduation rehearsal. Meg isn't finished until the 10th of June. So next week will start the prep for graduation and the party to follow. I need to stock up on tissues too :) I am sure I will be doing A LOT of crying, (nothing new for me). Dawn was home from the 15th until Memorial day, she is back on campus doing her summer job. It was nice to have everyone home together for a week. We played some games, talked, and actually got to eat several meals with all 5 of us at the table!! Plus we got a lot of stuff done. May has definitely been a very productive month. Oh, I almost forgot, the oral surgeon said Chels's wisdom teeth can definitely wait for about 4-6 months!!! Thank you God!!!!

I get the feeling these last couple of posts I have been repeating myself :) Oh well, my brain has way too much going on right now, so you'll have to forgive me if I am rambling or repeating things. Oh and I have had a couple of suggestions for new blog titles, but I haven't decided yet, I've been to busy wondering where in the world May went? ;)

2 months, REALLY???!!

Wow, we actually get to say goodbye to Fort Hades in 2 months!! May is flying by! Senior Prom is over, Chelsea has taken her state board exam (results in 10 business days from the 11th), she has her consult on Monday with the oral surgeon (wisdom teeth), we have an awards ceremony to go to the evening of the 26th, her last day of school is the 29th and graduation in a little over 3 weeks!!! We mailed all the announcements and invitations today. Todd will pick Dawn up tomorrow and she will spend about a week with us before she heads back for her summer job at the college. Tomorrow we will also go over to transportation and HOPEFULLY have our pack out dates :) We still have a lot of work left to do around the house, I think I may need to light a fire under the girls to get them moving. Maybe sometime in June we can find a little time to relax, but I won't hold my breath :) Meg is out of school on the 10th of June, so hmmm...maybe it is a possibility!

I figured since once I get to Indiana I will need to change the name of this blog, I would share with you the inspiration behind the name of it :) Shortly after getting here I already felt trapped and overwhelmed by the entire area. At the PX they sell magnets, key chains and various other little trinkets with the name of the state you are stationed in. One day we decided to check them out and this is what I found....

I thought they were perfect for how I felt at the time. The last picture is actually perfect for now, it's me on the outside of the cage getting ready to RUN!!! :) Anyway thought you might like to see where the name of my blog came from. At least I have time to come up with a new name for it...that could take awhile :) (any suggestions??) Enjoy your Thursday!!!

Senior Prom 2009

On Friday the 8th of May Chelsea had her Senior Prom in Annapolis. Here are a few pictures of Chelsea and Tray :)