Finding My Place

So, it's only taken me THREE months(which feels more like SIX), to feel comfortable here. But, I think I'm finally finding my way. I drove to the base w/o the garmin today, which I consider an accomplishment since I take the back way that Cody showed me.

Also, Hailee is starting to fit into her school. I think you are cool if you have a scooter here, lol. I let her bring her scooter in the morning today, and she instantly joined the group of girls with scooters and wanted nothing to do with me. She was constantly showing off her Toy Story scooter (with Jessie on it) to anyone who would listen!

I have been looking into churches around here, because I always feel better when I have a church to go to. There is one about 10 minutes away from the house, that I am going to check out this Sunday..since Cody will be off. I'm not sure if they have sunday school for the kids, but I'm going to look into it. I know that they have something called Fizz for Hailee's age group. I'm sure it's something like Awana is, back in the states. I always like to be involved in things, it makes me happier. I also love when my children learn about the word of God.

I'm trying to find a gymnastic type class for both kids. I found something that I am going to look into which is similar to a "My Gym" in the states. I think Bubba would benefit from some socialization, considering I think he is my interverted child. Hailee is the exact opposite, and it has made life easier for her and us.

Lincoln is getting better with potty training. He knows to go to the door. His biggest problem is holding in his potty, I think his bladder is quite small and/or he doesn't quite know how to hold it yet. When he has to go number 2 tho, he goes outside every time. The kids are also learning how to adjust to him. First, Bubba was scared of him, but now Hailee is moreso scared. It's getting better every day tho. I'm not as stressed as I was the first two weeks we had him.

I can't wait, but then I can(hah), to start school in 12 days. I'm ready to get the ball rolling on my degree. There are some hurdles since I'm in England, but I am determined so I will pull thru them.

"My life is like a lemondrop, I'm suckin' on the bitter to get to the sweet part..I know there are better days ahead.."

The Start of our Life in England

Well, this week officially starts our life as we know it in England. Hailee has begun school, Cody has been on shift work, and me? Well, I've been stressed to the max. I'm all to blame, however, because I always have a way of making my life more difficult than it has to be. I obviously get bored, or feel like I have a gap that needs to be fulfilled somewhere, and the ending result almost always never lives up to it's expectations that I put forth for it. In this case, I am talking about our latest addition to our family, our dog Lincoln. Whew. This little fella has turned our household into chaos. I almost think it would have been easier to just have another baby! HA! Joking, of course! But seriously, having Lincoln has been quite an adjustment. We usually get our dogs a little bit older than we got Lincoln. Lincoln was only a measely 8 weeks old, now he is 10. In all actuality, I have dreaded the day we got our "big dog". We knew it was going to happen one day, and that day is here. We love labs, and have always wanted one, so we are sticking it out and hoping that he will learn all things he needs to in a speedy kind of way.

Cody is on shift work. 12 hour days. When 8pm rolls around, I am basically running out the door..welcoming him home! haha. Yes, by that time, I am literally run down to the ground and in desperate need for recoup time. Cody comes in, in a happy mood most days..thank God...and takes over. Apparently his days consist of him sitting in a nice quiet room..oh the LUXURY! At this moment, Hailee is harassing the dog..and if Hailee isn't harassing the dog, the dog is harassing Hailee. And if neither of those two scenerios are happening, then Bubba starts in. I cannot tell you how THANKFUL I am, when the dog finally plops down and naps. I don't think I have ever been so happy for a nap time, in my life. haha. But, then, usually, if Hailee is home...right when the dog is good and napping, she picks him up and starts harassing him. *sigh* When none of the above is going on, I'm obsessing about the dog having to go potty or yelling at him to stop trying to chew on something. Okay, enough about this topic..just talking about it, stresses me out. Of course, it may be because the chaos is happening as I speak..so that doesn't help.

Hailee started school, week one DOWN. She is doing well. I think we got off to a bumpy start in the beginning of the week. She came home and said that the kids don't like her name, they don't want to play with her, and they don't want to be her friend. But now, it seems as though she is making friends, so that relieves me. This week they learned about living and non living things, bones, and how to treat each other. She says she loves school.

I'm taking a Biology course on the 26th, I'm excited about this, but I really hope things calm down at home. It's about that time now, where Cody should be on his way home..and believe me, I am counting down the minutes till he walks through that door! :)

Adios!
























































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