THE TRAVELING GARDNERS

Toilet exploded and flooded house with poo water Had to move out of home to military hotel for a week miltary hotel = no cable, no dvd player, no dishwasher, no computer... no computer = not being able to complete finals or homework no computer = dan is unable to finish speech or exam from his class no tv = no grey's or DH finale ;( no tv or computer = catching up on playing boardgames and realizing we should watch less tv and play more board games Saturday Dan decides to go on a hike with some buddies Dan's 4 hour hike turns in to 10 hour hike Dan and buddies did not prepare for all day hike dan living off of beef jerky and water while hiking half off Oahu = losing 10 pounds Ben and Leah hike up hill of hell to meet Dan half way with water, trail mix, and bananas dan has lots of blisters and is VERY sore Now we are back in poo-less no flood home as of Monday Now cleaning up the "after flood" and begging teachers to allow late final and homework turn in preparing for ...

So for those of you who check our website daily, or those of you just wondering what is going on in our life....here is a quick update.... Life has been on fast forward these past few months. We started off the month of April with getting Dan ready to leave for WLC (Warrior Leadership C?) training. We had to go through out all the bases on the island to find him $500.00 worth of military items that he HAD to have to go to this training. (Thank goodness it is tax refundable) So we got Dan ready for his training and off he went. (Sorry the pictures a little dark. It was taken with the camera on my phone.) Then as Dan was gone, I stayed busy working on homework, baby-sitting our neighbors daughter 4 times a week, and basically keeping the house running as smooth as can be done by one parent with two toddlers running around. Oh yah and on cinco de mayo I had to go to the ER. It ends up the tissue around my lungs is inflamed. This is probably caused from the cold I have had for awhile. A...

So Dan is gone to a Army training until May 12th. I miss him so much. Ben misses him. The house is a "not so fun" quiet lately. But, I am not going to sit around and think about it. I am trying to be productive and accomplish things. I have made like ten lists of what I can (or should) get done. The TV is rarely on unless it is at night. At night is when I turn on the TV for noise. I hate being in the house alone with Ben at night. Even though I feel completely safe here on our military base, I still wish we had a dog right now. So anyhoo, I mentioned lists that I have made. One of them is my "To Do list". (PS - You can ask Dan - I am obsessed with Microsoft Word and making list documents!!!!!) At the top of my to do list is something I have titled "Every day attempts". This really got me thinking. (Uh oh...look out)Here is my "Every day attempts". Every Day attempt: Homework Scripture time Daily Prayer Exercise Outside play time with Ben At nigh...

I can't decide, maybe you can help me decide....the highlight of my day is either.... A. Benjamin flinging applesauce at my face with his spoon B. The Airwick sprayer puff going off and spraying me in my eyes or C. When I go to hand Benjamin a Zwiebick teether toast, he throws it at me and hits me straight in between the eyes.... And to top it off..... the brakes on the car are going out right as our warranty ended two days ago. It's been one of those days....How is everyone else's day going????? Feel free to vent my friends...today is the day...