Kellogg's Korner

Well as Adam slept today (he hasn’t been getting home until 1:30 am) I realized how he hardly ever sees Angel. He sees her for about an hour a day. I wonder if that bothers him. He would probably say yes. For a while, the military, at least for us, was going for this family-oriented theme, but that has really changed. The people where Adam works are not very understanding especially about family situations. For instance, a few weeks ago Dannan was hospitalized for having the flu. I begged Adam not to go into work, but after calling his “boss”, he, she, they, whoever they are, made him go to work anyways. I was stuck at hospital with our sick little girl all by myself and I was constantly having these bouts of crying. I had no one there to support me. It sucked. Dannan is fine now, but I am still pretty mad about the bureaucracy. I know a few years back Clinton signed a law saying that if you had sick family members, you couldn’t be punished for not going into work. I guess he wrote it for everyone other than themilitary. I know Adam has to work and the military “owns” him, but do they think he is just going to throw away his family?

Sometimes i think the only military should be single people. That way all the “dear John” letters can be avoided, and the strain of separation or crazy hours wont affect anybody, but themselves. They would not have any kids to miss or wives/husbands to cheat. I know that this is impossible, but I have learned a lot over the years. I support the troops, but some of these people are just plain stupid and rude and greedy with my spouse and I am fed up.

I worry about Adam because he has missed so much of Angel, and sometimes he isn’t always there for Dannan. Plus let’s not forget how he has been desensitized. I hope that once he gets away from these people here, he can begin to be less stressed in better job actually doing something he loves!

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Well I woke up today with a thought-What if we drove to Oregon instead of flying? Way back when I did not want to drive for that long, but after some thought-I think it will be pretty fun! Adam and I are going to take turns driving out there. What is also pretty cool is that on the way back we are going to stop at a few cool places on the map. So I guess it will one pretty great vacation! I am pretty thrilled!

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My soul left my body today,

No, I didn’t die, for I just went away.

I had many things that had to be done,

And this old body would cause a restriction.

I floated to my mother to give her peace of mind,

To tell her God is carrying you,

And you will be fine.

Then I floated to the top of Earth,

To talk to God at the highest perch,

I asked Him to watch over those who mean so much to me,

My children, my husband, and all my friends and family,

For I would sacrifice everything for them to be well,

I would even walk through the pits of fiery Hell.

He in turn told me on the strange of all days,

That I had nothing to fear-He would not in a million years ever go away.

Although I have and would surely face trials and pain,

He would protect all of my me and family and keep us safe and sane.

I thanked Him and returned back to my shell,

Being ecstatic for knowing Him so well.

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Well, the other realtor stopped by today to pretty much confirm what we already knew-we will be renting out our house instead of selling it. The houses around here sold for too little for us to get our money’s worth. It would probably be ok if we wouldn’t use a realtor because they alone add 6 or 7 thousand to the selling/closing costs, but since we no longer have anyone wanting to buy the house, we would need a realtor. It sucks, but I am glad maybe at least someone can come in and at least pay the mortgage payment, so we wont have to pay for that. Our next step is to interview property managers to find out all about that. I will be glad when things get moving along. I am glad now we know what to do for now. I think someone will like to rent this place. It is pretty nice-at least I think so. So off I go onto another journey. I am just really glad I have Adam and the kids to share this stuff with. It makes all the difference in the world.

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Over the weekend, I picked up two cookbooks which I think will turn out to be the best buys ever. Both books were about cloned restaurant recipes. Recipes from Chili’s, Olive Garden, Applebees’, PF Chang’s, and so many more! I made the best hot wings ever using the recipes from Buffalo’s Wings! It was great! I also made the fabulous chocolate chip paradise pie from Chili’s! It was great too. I am so excited about these cookbooks because they have so many recipes I love from these restaurants.

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