Life moves on....and on....

I always have such good intentions to get on here and type up what my feelings and thoughts are.  Somehow it's always bad timing.  Usually when I am in bed and on my phone and it's hard to type a whole lot on there.  
I can't even remember the things that I though, man, I ought to blog about that!  We have had a few good things happen. And a few bad.
We went on vacation to Universal Studios and Alayna and Scott ran in the Tower of Terror 5K in Disney.  Loved Universal.  It was so amazing to be in the shadows of Hogwarts and Hogsmede!!!  I expected Harry Potter to walk around the corner at any moment!! 

It was a great experience, although one that needed a vacation after the vacation!  It was going all day, walking 10 miles type thing.  (Although I took a pedometer but didn't use it.. go figure.  I do know that even standing in lines for the Halloween events was a killer *ha ha pun intended* on my back, feet and legs!) The trip down was nice.  We stopped for a night in Myrtle Beach and it was so relaxing.  Slept with the balcony doors open and went to sleep to the sound of the ocean waves.  

Doesn't sound like a big deal because we live next to the ocean, but we can't fall asleep to the sound of the waves like we did that night.  The water was warm, we had a great night.  The trip back, not so much--drove like 14 hours.  So it was just a painful trip home.  
But good memories...lots of fun times while we were there.  We stayed at the Shades of Green down at Disney--which was awesome and convenient and close to everything...not to mention cheap!! :)

We started our fall semester at Christian Military Homeschoolers.  I am so blessed to have the people that join us weekly to share their talents and children share our journey in homeschooling. I can't say enough good about how I feel when I see everyone pull together to make the days work out each week.  It has truly helped me to be stronger and get through some tough times when I just think I can't take it anymore.  I am also reminded of the reasons why we started homeschooling when I take my daughter to events that are surrounded by children who attend public school.  No, they are not all bad or have behaviors that I don't want my child immersed in, but recently I was struck by the differences.  We went to a Halloween dance at our local youth center.  Most of the kids there were Alayna's age or younger.  We were sitting there eating some snacks and a boy younger than Alayna sitting with kids younger than him said, "I told the bus driver to shut the f*&^ up!"  I looked over at him and he smiled and said, "Sorry."  And the young girl (probably about 7?) said, "You're not allowed to say that word." 
Our co-op has kids from ages a few months to 16 years old.  Not once have I heard any words that would make me cringe from them.  Are they perfect?  No, heck no!  Neither are we, right?!  But they are good kids, with good parents who I feel if there is a problem we can talk about it and work it out. It never gets to the point of angry words and harsh words.  And I love that.  So on those days when I want to pull my hair out because I don't understand why when you subtract a negative it's a positive---this reminds me of the reasons to stay strong... 

Yea really, quit asking!!  


Another sad event is the loss of our Smooth Northern Green Snake, George.  I was feeding him and Romeo, our anole lizard, on a Saturday.  Had put the crickets in and George was slithering around the cage, I went to shut the door on the front and he had been trying to sneak out through the small slit on the side of the door and I didn't see him.  I squished his head before I knew I had done anything---not completely, but he was just a small snake--about as round as a pencil, so the force was harmful to him.  I was broken, and my heart still hurts when I think about it.  I've never felt so devastated in my life.  To know that I harmed a living being, was horrid.  I cannot describe the feeling.  George had been with us for 3 years.  Pappy and Alayna found him in the woods in PA and by the time I realized that it was not legal to keep him (because they are protected) he was already used to getting fed by black cricket holder and I was afraid to release him.  He was a good snake.  Always looked like he was smiling.  Never tried to bite anyone (Other than the one time he bit Romeo's tail at feeding time, but he was getting ready to shed so his eyes were cloudy and he couldn't see well.)  He only ate insects...is the only type of snake in Northern America that only eats insects...and he was beautiful.  Whether you like snakes or don't...they are amazing creatures.  And without them the Earth would be over run with rodents and things worse than snakes. 

If you could ever say you loved a snake, I loved George.  He was an amazing creature and I feel blessed to have shared his life for a short time....and my heart hurts that I hurt him :(

The vet visit included treatment for shock and some medication to decrease swelling.  But he didn't make it through the night.  They called us around 2:30am and told us he had passed away.  He is buried in his coconut he loved to be in beside Juliet. (our other anole we lost this Summer).

So that's what happened here recently.  I know there is more... but thoughts get scattered.  Let's see.
Scott was on orders to go to Korea, but they got things straightened out and they got deleted.  (He was never suppose to come up on orders in the first place because he had a form signed before he got his braces on and plans for jaw surgery here in the near future that command would keep him here for at least the 2 year treatment time.)  So that was a little worrisome at during the time that they were on his update.  

So, things have been going so so with my fibromylagia.  It's frustrating because I am so tired of hurting all the time.  TIRED

Some days are worse than others, of course.  It gets frustrating because lately it seems to be more of an issue with my thought processes.  So I get mixed up, or can't say words the way I want them.  It's frustrating to know what I want to say but can't quite get it out, or forget right before I say it.  
I know my friends and most family understand and that is the important part.   So I will just keep going day by day getting through each as I can.  I am blessed to have some amazing friends, family and a wonderful husband to help.  Even if I don't always seem like I appreciate it, I do!!

I will leave on one note--about the election.  My support remains with Ron Paul and the Revolution.  He is an amazing man, smart, honest and one I would stand beside until the end.  Both Romney and Obama have their faults and I am honestly confused why so many thing Obama has been so good for us after all he has done to take away our liberties and freedoms....So I fear for our future....my child's future....our nation as a whole..All it is anymore is a circus.  And we are like the elephants in chains being whipped. But whatever.   I want to be part of the 3%--do you??  
Are you a Three Percenter??

 And to end on a lighter note... for any of you women out there who deal with this on a monthly or nonregular basis---yea, this is so me. 

So for now, that's all I got.  I hope this finds you in good spirits with a happy heart <3 

“You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me, for you, O God, are my place of safety. In his unfailing love, my God will come and help me. He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.” (Ps 59:9-10)