Confessions

What I must confess is that I listened to Christmas carols today and put them on my Ipod. Yes, I am aware it isn't even Thanksgiving, but they make me so happy and excited. And holidays are even more important when I am so far from family and friends.

I must also have double the Christmas spirit because David is anything but a joyful Christmas elf. (He had a bad childhood experience with Christmas) So I am forever trying to get him jazzed for the holidays.

I promised no Christmas stuff till Thanksgiving, but I slipped and had to listen to my Relaxing Classical Christmas and Christmas Baroque cd.

I must also confess that I have been deep in thought this past week. I am in the middle of a complicated issue with another wife. I have been searching for a Christian solution to the problem for months now. But the proper action has elluded me. Christians are supposed to be kind, gernerous and "nice" to everyone. But when is nice too nice? How many times do you forgive someone? Where is the line between being a good Christian and letting someone take advantage of your kindness?

The verse that has come to me quite often in the past months are:

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you." (Matthew 5:38-42, NIV)

If someone manipulates, uses and hurts me, what is the Christian response?

I must confess I do not know.

What To Say

Well I did not get washed away, just my creativity and my Internet service.

I don't have a whole lot to say. Just that I am keeping busy with all kinds of boring cleaning, sorting and packing.

During our big storm, David was in San Diego, and of course it was sunny and perfect as usual. No that isn't annoying at all.

I am fully ready to leave. Not that it has been a horrible place because it hasn't at all, neither has the Navy. I don't hate it, I am just ready to move on, and get out before the horrible winter really gets going.

Military life is not easy, it is a difficult challenge daily. The men all live, work, eat and play together, so they get tired of each other. Us wives have to depend on each other because we are all alone up here, several of the women have kids. It becomes difficult to know who to trust and disappointing when you learn you trusted the wrong ones. I will be happy when we can have civilian friends.

The kitties have one more month till they go to live at Grammy and Grandpa's in Houston! I am going to miss them soooooooooooooooooooo much. We are busy giving hugs and kisses to last a month apart.

Ahhh and it started to rain again. What wonderful weather this place has.

This Place is Crazy!

Misty rain? HA HA

Today is day 4 of pouring down rain all day. Even the kitties look sad as the stare out the window. And what did I find on the weather report today???

"...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...CLALLAM..JEFFERSON..SKAGIT...WHATCOM...KING..KITSAP... LEWIS...MASON...PIERCE...SNOHOMISH...THURSTON...AND GRAYS HARBOR. * FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * THE CURRENT WET PATTERN WILL SET THE STAGE FOR POTENTIAL RIVER FLOODING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY AS A STRONG...VERY WET STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES...PARTICULARLY ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DRIVE A NUMBER OF RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY COULD ALSO RESULT IN SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE WEATHER AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. "

What? A flood in Western Washington? And no lighting or thunder? This place is crazy!

Twas the Day After Halloween...

I had a GREAT Halloween. We had heard rumors of Halloween parties but none of them happened, so I threw a mini-halloween party for me and David.

David has duty today and leaves tomorrow so we had to have all of his stuff ready to go, and I will come clean, we hadn't started till the last second. So we went to the grocery store and got him some stuff and me my tv dinners to last me. Yeah, I don't cook when David is gone; I will cook for 2 but not for one. I also got me some Coco Crispies. Tease all you want, I like them and the only time I ever got them was at my Grammy's house and just one of those tiny boxes. So I told myself that I am a grown woman and if I want a sugary cereal I can get it. Oh and we got a pumpkin.

We carved our pumpkin, Fred, and watched Sleepy Hollow, clever I know. Then I toasted the pumpkin seeds and finished the movie by candle light. I had candles everywhere and all the lights off so it was kinda fun. By then some the little Trick-or-Treaters, I like to call them TOTs, started to arrive. We had lots of little children, but less bigger children than I did last year. So I had bought a mess load of candy this year and last year's amount would have done it. I think our TOT number was down because it was below freezing outside and I think most of the kids were in our complex so it was close enough to face the cold temps. Even so, Everyone loved our Fred!!!

Then we ordered pizza and watched Sean of the Dead, a hilarious parody of Dawn of the Dead. Really funny, but still appropriate for Halloween night. All the while David was folding clothes and packing.

I had the best time, what a fun last night with David, what a fun Halloween. My mini party was a success!!

ps- Rigby dressed up as a sleepy kitty and Abbey was a hungry kitty.