Creepy Neighbor really is creepy

I have had an off feeling about the neighbor for the past week. Turns out my gut instinct was right. I got out of bed to move my alarm clock (that the kids turned) and when I turned around I could see him through my curtains trying to look in around the edges and crouching down. I was freaked out and just stood there. I sat there a few minutes trying to decide whether or not to call the cops. After a few minutes I decided to do it. They came out and took a report. They went over to talk to the guy. He was trashed. Apparently he is an alcoholic looking for a job and just moved in with his mom three weeks ago. They told him not to step foot off his porch again (my bedroom window is within a few feet of his back patio door). They can't do anything unless they actually see him trying to look in. If I see him trying anything again, I need to call them, but like I said, nothing they can do right now. :( I am really freaked out and shaking still (an hour later). Sleep won't be coming anytime soon for me tonight :(

Since my only picture on my blog is, well, pretty darn old lol, here are a few for whoever reads this!

10 Things all of us Military Wives get tired of hearing...

A friend passed this to me. Some of it isn't worded the exact way I would ... but it's good none-the-less. :)

*Repost* if you've ever felt like strangling someone for asking you one of these...

1. I don't know how you do it.

Well, guess what? In all honesty, I don't know how I do it either. I just do. Because really, what other choice do I have?

2. I could never deal with it if my husband was gone for that long.

Hmmm...how does hearing how someone else can't deal with it help me to deal with it?

3. Are you scared that something may happen to him while he's there?

This one has always really perplexed me. Of course, I'm scared. I wouldn't be human if I wasn't. But being reminded of the fact that something may happen to him doesn't help me out.

4. Do you miss him?

Every time I get asked this, I just want to respond "Oh, no, definitely not. I like it when he's gone. It gives me the chance to be all by myself 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Who wouldn't want that?" Of course, I miss him. Wouldn't you miss your husband?

5. I know just how you feel. My husband was on a business trip last month for three days and I just thought I would die.

Are you kidding me? First, I barely notice now if my husband is only gone for three days. Second, unless his business trip was to a place where everyone is openly carrying a gun in the street trying to kill him and suicide bombers and roadside bombs are prevalent, its not remotely close to being the same. The only thing I may give you on this one is that you know what it's like to sleep in an empty bed.

6. Do you worry about him cheating on you? Or along the same lines...How can you go without sex for so long?

Well, people, it is a little thing called self control. That and a love for my husband and respect for my marriage. Do some people cheat? Sure they do - both here in the states and overseas. But people cheat in civilian marriages too. Being in the military has no bearing on that.

7. How can you sleep at night knowing your husband is a murderer? Won't you be afraid when he comes home?

This one sets me off more than any other. No soldier is a murderer. Have they had to kill someone? Quite possibly. But there are a great many soldiers who never have. It's not something they talk about in daily conversation. Regardless of what they do overseas, it does not make them a murderer. They are in a war zone and following orders. I have never once even had an inkling that I should be afraid of my husband because he is a soldier.

8. I'm so sorry your husband had to be deployed. Don't you just hate President Bush?

My husband joined the military of his own free will, knowing full well that he would probably be deployed. The President may be the one running the show, but my husband knew what he was getting into when he joined. I'm proud of him and his accomplishments. And I don't discuss politics or religion with anyone. (I DO discuss religion, but not with random people that are asking me about my husband.)

9. If you truly supported your husband, you would be protesting so he wouldn't have to deploy again/could be brought home/the war would end.

Really? My definition of support must be much different than the definition of support by these people. Supporting my husband means supporting him in what he does and what he believes in. It does not mean disrespecting the men and women who volunteered to defend our country and our rights. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have the right to protest in the first place. I'm certainly not putting myself in a position where it could be construed as anything other than 100% support for our troops and their families.

10. I can't believe your husband did this to you. Aren't you mad at him?

Mommy, Lily has poop everywhere!!

That's what Riley yells up to me while I am doing my hair after my shower this morning. SO I am thinking the worst- literally everywhere. So I come down and see her in her playpen....sitting there with poop all over her hands, her shirt, her socks, her legs, and a little on her face. Not all that much on the actual playpen. SO I take her upstairs and get her in the tub and cleaned up....then someone is knocking on the door. I tell Riley go ahead and answer it, it's just the mailman with a package. He refuses to open the darn door. So I rush to throw on pants, not even having time to zip them, wrap Lily in a towel, answer the door (with half my hair pinned up from drying it). He hands me a couple packages and I just toss them on the floor, as I have no hands to hold them, lol. Once Lily was dressed she stayed in her crib across from the bathroom until I finished my hair and got the playpen clean. Ugh what a day!

The Last Visit for a While.....

James was here for a week to spend time with us before he went out to California. It was a great week and the kids really enjoyed spending time with daddy. It was nice that we got to spend a little time alone also. James left for California this past Tuesday and will be there til the end of August/beginning of September. He SHOULD get 2 weeks of leave to come home and visit right before he deploys overseas.

Getting over the sickness!

Well, the sickness that has plagued our house for 2 weeks finally seems to be getting out of here! Finally! And we were finally able to get out of the house today! We went out to get Riley a much needed haircut, then stopped by my mom's work to visit her and went out to lunch at 'The Pancake Place', as Riley calls it, lol. James is still in New York. He was hoping to come home next week, but that isn't going to happen since the main man at his work denied his leave saying that 'It isn't a good time'. There isn't going to be a 'good time' before they deploy since they are so busy at work, but that is besides the point. His car is in the process of being gutted, lol. They have the engine out and are just waiting for the new engine to arrive to put it in. Once that happens and James can get back here I will finally have a car again!

Christmas has come and gone...

Well, it is officially the new year now. James went back to New York after being here for 2 weeks. Riley misses him- he will randomly tell me he misses daddy. He is doing ok though. Lily this evening pulled back the shower curtain saying Hi Daddy! Very cute! I guess she was looking for him, lol. We all had a good Christmas. For New Year's Eve we didn't do a whole lot. Jen and I sat around playing games til after midnight then called it a night, lol.