It has been a busy couple of weeks since Mother's Day.  We are in the process of moving from Abilene.  Movers came the Thursday after Mother's Day and packed every thing up and had it heading out on Friday.  It rained both days but we had enough breaks in the rain that things were pretty well loaded into the truck without getting soaked.  No major catastrophes except that the leg on my kitchen table broke when the movers flipped it.  You should have seen their faces when it fell off.  "We did not do it!"  I just laughed.  It had a crack, which I knew about but never realized it went all the way through.  Oh well, they were nice enough to glue it together for me and hopefully it will be fine when it arrives in New Jersey.

We have been living in our house for the past 2 weeks sleeping on air mattresses, trying to cook a few meals with little pots and pans, sitting in camping chairs.  I am pretty much done with this.  I consider this roughing it.  I am not one who likes to camp.  A camper would be roughing it for me...so you know this is not my idea of the Ritz.

We will be moving into base lodging on Friday and then on Saturday head up to Weatherford to spend time with our friends the Wilson's.  Bob has to come back here on Monday night but Jake and I are staying there until Bob is done and we head out to Ohio on the 4th of June.  Plan to visit family in Ohio and then get to New Jersey on the 14th of June.

I am so excited about moving.  Excited doesn't even begin to explain how I feel about moving away from here.  I have made a few good friends and will miss them greatly, but other than that "Hasta Luego Baby!"

I am just happy to be east of the Mississippi.  I have no idea what NJ has instore for us but we will make the best at whatever comes our way.  Hopefully only good things do.  Everyone I have talked to that has actually been stationed at McGuire AFB has loved it.  All the negativity that I hear usually comes from those who have only heard about NJ.  So we shall see, optimism is leading the way. 

It may be a while between posts but I plan to keep this up, just for a little while it will be hard while in transition.  Hope all is well for everyone (the few) who still reads this.  Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers as we travel to our new home.  Thanks!

This is for my Mother.

Happy Mothers Day Mom.

I love you with all of my heart.  Through out the 41 years of motherhood you have shown me how to love, care, respect, be strong, and think for myself . 

 You are such an amazing woman.  You always make sure that you look your best even when you don't feel well . 

You have raised three daughters who have learned so much from you.  I love that I can call you and ask you a simple question like how do you make this or do you know how to do this?

  Even though we are many miles apart I feel so close to you because of our daily talks.  Your such an inspiration for me to want to be a strong and beautiful woman. 

I love sharing with you all about my son and what he does.

I am so greatful that I can.

I am especially proud of you for trying so hard to beat smoking.  I know how hard it is, but what a difference it makes for you when you don't let it get the best of you.  Your a fighter. 

I love your will to prove that your right (sometimes it is annoying, but you stand up for what you believe in).  You are a beautiful woman and I am so lucky and proud to call you my Mother. 

 I am truly blessed.

I have been a tad busy lately but I am determined to keep posting.  Been helping out a friend whose little one has been sick for a while but now things seem to be taking a turn for the better.  Thank God! Getting ready for the movers, they come next week!  I feel like I have a ton of stuff to do, yet I find myself wondering what to do. 

It is Teacher's Appreciation this week.  I am Jake's room mom so I had to organzie that.  Haven't had any time to sub this week, had to pass up three jobs...but that is okay. 

Going to see my doctor today for the last time.  I really like this guy (In the military our primary care doc changes every couple of years.  I have had three while living here for the past 4 years).  Hate to leave him, and I hate starting over.  I have high blood pressure.  I have found that when my meds are working and all is well that's when I usually get a new doc.  He sees how good the readings are and suggests that we try lowering the amount of meds or go off of them completely.  I would be all for that except when we do it  the readings go all over the place.  Instead of putting me on the same meds I was on we try something new and thus the whole process starts over.  Well, now that I am in my 40's I am starting to learn how to use the word "No".  If this should happen in NJ, I will make the decision to tell the doctor no.  I have had high blood pressure since I was about 19/20.  It did not matter what my weight was I had it.  In fact the first time a doctor said I had it I was 9, but the next doc that we saw for a follow up on that said I did not....ARGH!!!! It is a genetic thing.  My mom, grandmother, sisters, and aunt have it.  Not that weight doesn't factor into it, it does.  But you know those commercials where they say if you just loose 10 pounds your blood pressure will improve...sorry it doesn't with me. 

So now that I totally went off on a tangent there...I had not idea I would blog about all that...

My intention was to post a few pictures from the air show...so here goes.

                          These three were so tired by the end of the day.    There is a lady hanging on the wing on the right side.  She  climbed on top too!

                                               AF Cadets, they were cute!!!               A little sensitive to the noise

The rest are of the Thunderbirds.  They are awesome!!!!

Well that's it for now, got to take a bratty little kid to school and then off to the doctor to hear about how I can loose weight...I know how, heard it all before, just don't have the motivation to do it.  Anybody got a motivation pill for me to swallow?

Update on the mouse that was  living in my house.  Bob went and purchased some mouse traps and put one under our bed.  I finally decided at 11:30 that night that I had to go to bed so I went into our room and could hear it scratching to get out.  Bob was at work.  Those of you who know me, know that I was not about to touch the trap, even though it was a box that the mouse got caught into, there was no way in #*!! that I was going to touch it. 

What I can't believe I did was sit on top of the bed while it was underneath the bed!  YUCK.  I laid there awake waiting for Bob to come home.  Occassionally I would doze off but the mouse would start scratching again...what a long night it was. Once Bob got home it took me a while to relax and fall asleep.  But boy did that 5:30 alarm go off way to early.  I am glad however that the critter is gone!  Now I make sure that everyone closes the doors right behind them when they go in and out of the house.

Today is the air show here at the base and it has been raining a little bit this morning, hoping it clears up so that we can go.  My friends kids are coming to stay with us a few days until their mom comes home from the hospital with their baby sister.  Those of you that are with me on FB have heard me mention them on and off since February.  Lots of medical issues but finally they get to come home after three months of being up in Dallas.

Will report more about the air show later.  Have a great weekend!