Mood:  caffeinated

So, we got rid of our fish tanks, a table, and some kids toys last night!  I've got someone else coming this week to pick up the hamsters, all 3 are going to the same home!  I can't believe how fast the move is coming up!  I keep looking at the calendar thinking we have plenty of time and NOPE, no we don't!!

Jake has duty today, so it's just me with all the kids.  That means I have to wait until tomorrow to get them their passports (we BOTH have to be there to get them because of all the kidnappers!!), but I'm going to take in the paper work for mine today.  We decided to get me a regular passport and the kids a free passport on base.  The only difference is some countries are not accepting the adult free passport, but they have no problem accepting the child "military" passport!  So, to be safe becuase you know we're going to travel, I'm getting just a regular $100 passport!  Dang, I better get to use it a lot!  lol 

Oh, and of course, since Jake has duty today, I had to get sick!  I woke up about 2 am with my ear killing me!!!  About 3 I finally remembered that the girls have the ear infection medicine that you drop in your ear and it's got some numbing meds in there.  So I made my way down to the kitchen (where we keep the frequently used meds) and grabbed it!  I laid down on the couch and used 6 drops, instead of their 3...  I expected it to work right away I guess, but ohhhh no!  It still took about an hour to kick in.  So, around 4:15 or so I FINALLY got to go lay back down upstairs and go back to sleep.  Then the alarm went off at 6 for Jake to get up, and the girls started screaming for us at about 6:10, when Jake was in the shower.  Just my luck!  All I wanted to do was sleep some, so I changed them, grabbed a pillow and a blankie and cuddled up on their floor!  They were happy that I was in there, and Sarah played quitely while 'Mantha hung all over me!  It worked out well though 'cause I got an extra hour until Blake came upstairs (he'd aparently been watching cartoons downstairs) and decided he wanted to play too!!  Butthead!  So we came down stairs for a late breakfast.  My ear still hurts and I hear a constant ringing in it.  The good news is I already have a dr. appt. for this Friday, so if it keeps up, I'll just talk with him then.  The bad news it's all me for the next 24-48 hours!!!  :)  YAY!  lol

Alright, I'm going to go lay on the couch and pretend that I'm actually getting some sleep.  Maybe they kids'll let me get some...  Ah, who am I kidding?  lol  I guess nap time is for all of us today huh?  :)

Mood:  caffeinated

Okay, so this is going to be our general blog.  I've been playing around with this to see how things work out. Aparently I can have multiple blogs, so I'll do a special blog for big events (holidays, the move, birthdays, ect.) and then I'll keep a general blog, here, just for normal updates!  I'll let you know when new ones are posted, and to where!

First, I'm going to take a break from my normal blogging to tell you about a few movies Jake and I have watched.  Most of you know we're HUGE movie fans, Blockbuster definitly knows us by name and no longer needs to see our IDs (thank goodness for the movie pass)!  Anyway, we watched August Rush last night and it was amazing!  It's a movie about a little boy who's been in an adoption home all his life, never wanting to be adopted.  His mom and dad never knew he existed (part of the story line) and the entire family has a musical connection to one another.  He's looking for his parents and he thinks the way to find them is through playing his music and they will hear it!  It's really a great movie, and something for the whole family!  Blake like the parts that he saw (but he was too busy watching Power Ranger, circa 1995!!), and even Jake thought it was good!  We definitly recommend it to anyone! 

Also, on the same note, if you haven't picked up Enchanted with Patrick Dempsy yet either, now would be a good time!  It's a very cute and comical Disney come to life movie!  Giselle plays a princess (or almost princess) who falls through a whole into the middle of New York City (talk about a HUGE change!!).  She's so nieve about the way things work in the "real" world, but it makes you want to fall in love all over again!  Anyways, another really cute family friendly movie that we definitly enjoyed!

Okay, moving on.  The family is good!  Three of us are super excited about the move to Japan - the other 2 don't know what's happening at all, except that I got rid of their broken or about to be broken toys that they still wanted to play with!  Blake can't wait to go learn Karate and see Disney in Tokoyo!  I'm ready for the stress of moving a home to be over with, but I'm actually one of those that loves to move around, so I am doing good!  I'm pretty organized for this move (which is a first in our moving adventures) so hopefully it goes smoothly!  We've got at least 2 moving binders with everything we need in it, and so far most of the house has been weeded though.  We're actually not taking too much over there with us, leaving behind the couch, futon, TV, 2 tables, and a few other things.  We've found that the housing there is WAY smaller unless we want to move into the apartments, but they don't allow pets and I don't think I could live on the 9th floor again!!!  I'd rather downsize than move up 8-12 floors (the towers are about 12 stories high!!!), can you imagine getting groceries, kids, and myself up there on a daily basis?  Plus, there's not really places to play for the kids in the towers. 

Also, this past weekend I got my bike!  I know I'd been talking about it for some time now, but I finally did it!!!  We've gone on several bike rides since Friday too.  My legs feel awsome and I'm even starting to feel the work out a little in my abs.  We've got the trailer for the girls, and Blake can ride his own bike, although it's MUCH slower when he rides with us!  But that's okay.  It's a mountain bike, which made Jake a little iffy, but now if I decide that I want to go off-road - which may happen yet - then I can!  Here's some pictures:

Yep, that's Blake in the trailer!  He was being lazy after our 1/2 hour ride, but he still wanted to be outside, so we put the girls down, and I took him on a ride in the trailer!  Nice, and not much different than pulling 2 20 pound girls!  lol  Now we just need to get a new seat for the bike.....   A padded one!  lol

Okay, I'm off to go spend a few hours cleaning and playing with the kids, then naps, and I'll probably be back on here to customize the site a little more.  We are definitly keeping the angelfire site, and I'll probably end up paying the $30 for 3 years to get it ad-free!  Enjoy the day!

Rae