i don't even know

I've been feeling all sorts of BLAH lately. I think part of it has to do with where we live. I really hate it here and I'm trying my best to make the most of it, but it's not working. It's hard to make the best of something when we're broke all the time and it's too hot to enjoy anything outside that might be free. My mom and brother just left and I had a good time while they were here. We went to the zoo and to a museum and... other stuff, I'm sure, I just can't remember it.

Chris should be home this weekend and hopefully he will actually fix the swamp cooler this time. It's been 90 degrees in my house for most of the month and he doesn't think it's a big deal, at least he didn't until I had a breakdown.

I miss Georgia, we spent so long there that it started to feel like home, and for someone who doesn't have a home that's a big deal. I want to go to the beach and build a sandcastle and see actual water. I never see that here, we have all the sand you could possibly ever want, but no water.

Well, I'm done rambling for now.

Thank God for Friends

It's been rough since being here, but actually getting to socialize and what not has made it much easier. I'm glad that I already had people here who have been through this transition or are going through it. I'm also glad to have someone who is further away, but willing to listen to my crying over the injustice of this place. Well, my perceived injustice anyway. My goal is to try my hardest to enjoy my time here and not just go through the motions. I want to actually be present during my time here, which is incredibly hard to do if all I want to do is hide under my blanket. So, for the length of my sentence here (probably not a helpful way to look at it,) I am going to put my best foot forward, hold my head high, and do all those other things that motivational speakers have turned into cliches. It will be awesome. I hope.

It's the weekend!

My goal is to accomplish absolutely nothing. I do not, under any circumstances, want to leave the house today. I have been out everyday since before we left Ga and I am so done with that. Kiana started school on Wednesday and she LOVES it. Only problem is that they are doing the same crap she did her first month of kindergarten and that just does not work. Jasmine has been having tantrums everyday about going to school and I am TRYING to make her appointment so that they can do whatever testing they feel is necessary, but I can't get on the phone with the lady. It took her a week and a half to finally call me back and I missed the phone call and now can't get her on the phone. UGHHHHHHHH.

I finally got to watch Shrek 4 last night. We took the kids to see it when it was in theaters, but Lauren decided that I would be better off in the hallway than in a not so comfy chair watching the 3d movie I had just paid 12 bucks to see. Better late than never and, according to Fiona and Shrek better out than in. Have a good weekend folks. :)

Moving and crap

Holy bejeeebus is Texas HUGE! We were in this gigantic state for at least three days before finally arriving in El Paso. We stopped just after the texas border for the night and then headed to Killeen to visit my brother in law, where my 6 year old confused his new girlfriend for his old girlfriend (embarrassing.) Then we drove in some snow and ice, which is always a blast, before stopping for the night in lordknowswhere, Texas. Maybe some of you have seen it on the map? Then FINALLY we made it to El Paso and spent a good 45 minutes driving in circles. Thanks to Julie, David, Sara and google maps (no thanks to Garmin) we finally made it on post only to discover that there was no room in the inn despite our reservation. I'm not sure what I did to this place the last time I was here, but it doesn't seem to like me much. We finally found lodging in a motel on the east side and begun our search for a house and after 3 weeks in a hotel we got to move into our furniture less home. YAY! Now a week after moving in we have most of our furniture, cable, internet, and phone and are well on our way to making this place like home. All I need now is for people to visit me.

Look, Ma! I'm blogging!

The cursor is sitting there blinking at me, willing me to type something. I seemed much more prepared to blog before I actually attempted to do it. Now it seems I have nothing to say, however, Priscilla said, "blog once a week," and the Barney Stinson in my head shouted "challenge accepted." So, here I am, typing randomness into a box and asking people to care... or at least pretend to care.

Man, oh man, I'm pooped. Spent all day doing random little things and now my head feels like it's been put through a chipper. On the plus side I got new dresser handles (YAY) and my daughter's teacher suggested the gifted program for her. She says that she needs to be able to think out side the box and question things. She also said "she knows so much, way more than is required for a kindergartner." Yup, my daughter is awesome. Well, that seems like enough to bore a few people for a minute or two. I think I'm going to take a couple tylenol and watch Law and Order: SVU

P.S We leave for texas in 12 days!