Tuesday, April 01, 2008

what the...it's April already??

Seriously where did the time go?! Well in this post you will find 2 things. 1 good 1 crap. So because I always like to end on a good note, I'll give ya the crap first! Be prepared I fear this is going to get long!



So as if the last 2 weeks weren't crappy enough with all the sickness we were dealing with, DH called me with the worst news EVER. A little backstory first. DH is stationed in MD, in a crap hole place that's not worthy of raising children at all, so in August I moved back home and I am living with my wonderful in-laws. Well Sean is up for new orders in November of this year, so we thought that we'd be ok with having to live apart for a little over a year because we'd be able to see eachother throughout the year and then move back in together the end of the year. However he found out that he's going to be deployed. Because his current location is considered land duty he has to go on sea duty and there are only 2 ways to do that and 1 of those he's not eligible for. So he's gonna be deployed. They told him it's going to be a one year deployment unless there is some random act of God and he may be able to slip into a 6 month. When he told me I thought he was totally kidding. I kinda laughed a little and then he said no babe I'm serious. Then it hit me and I had to hang up the phone. I cried and cried and cried and cried some more (you get the point!) I just have no clue how I am going to deal with this. He is my balancing act and these months without him have totally sucked. So for now I am going to wallow in my sorrow. I will be happier about it at one point but for now I grieve! Ok well I just thought how am I going to be happier about this? The answer is simple....more moolah! Which will mean more scrappy stuff!!!! Which will lead me to my next bit of news..



I made the team at www.scrap4life.com !!!!! I am so out of my mind excited! I can't believe I made their team and I am seriously totally grateful about it! I was reading the post this morning and I had to stop mid scroll and breathe. My heart was beating so fast and I felt sick to my tummy. But I scrolled on and I read my name!! I had to go back a few times and read it to make sure that my name was really there!! LOL! I am honored to have gotten to know all the girls that were trying out and all the regulars on the boards. Jodie, Angela, and Nancy are the coolest chicks around and I am so friggin happy to be workin with them! Jodie's kits are ALWAYS packed to the brim with stuff! I LOVE them! I need to go look and see if I am allowed to post my pages now. So I'll be back later to post some work! Thanks for reading and listening to my whiny butt.

xo
jenn

4 comments:

Jen Sue Wild said...

Cute Blog Jenn. I know i cant believe it is April.Yikes the year is going by too fast.
BTW your Kiddios are darling.

Unknown said...

Congrats about the DT Jenn!! That's so exciting!!!
Lots of ((((hugs))) coming your way about your DH's deployment!!

Brandi said...

That is so exciting about your scrapbooking!! I have been loving your pages, they are so cute! :) I sure wish I had more time to do some, I was thinking back and the last time I did a page was July 2001. :o My kids were just too nosy, always trying to use 'Mommy's' stuff. :) And now I am too busy with school. Aaaahh!!
And I am sorry to hear about Sean's deployment. We have been dealing with that this week in my family. My sister's hubby is in the army reserves and he got a call Monday telling him to report to Phoenix on Tuesday, that he was being deployed! He had no warning, nothing! My sister thought it was a joke at first but then they found out that he has been "pieced out" of his unit in Provo to a transportation unit from Phoenix. Luckily they gave him 72 hours, so he left this morning. My sister is pretty devastated because they have a 1 1/2 year old daughter who is into EVERYTHING, plus my sister is 3 months pregnant and sick, sick, SICK! She will be moving in with my parents for the next year and a half, so that they can help her with things. I guess it will all work out.
Well, congrats again and we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. :)

Sheila said...

I'm sending you {{{{hugs}}}} though I know you would rather have real ones from DH!!! I'll be praying he comes back quickly!!!!! Congrats on the good news!!! You do wonderful work!!!