More sickness in the house

Mayson started feeling bad yesterday. He was running a slight fever. As the evening went on he started complaining about his right ear hurting. I woke up yesterday morning with a sore throat. I swear I get one at least every other month. It's so annoying. I need my tonsils out, just never have done it. I called the Urgent Care Clinic this morning and got Mayson and myself an appointment. Turns out he does have an ear infection. And his temp was 102 while we were there. They did a rapid strep test on me and it was negative. So, that's good, at least it isn't strep throat. The Dr. recommended that Mayson stay home from school tomorrow until his fever is down an the antibiotics have been in his system for 24 hours. So, I have to call into work tonight. I really hate doing that. But, my kids are more important.

We got about a foot of snow last night. It is piled so high on the sides of our driveway that I don't have anywhere else to shovel it to. Today I pushed most of it out to the road so the plow could push it down the street. LOL. Not really supposed to do that....but not sure what else to do.

Johnny texted me last night. He had just finished a 24 mile road march. Yes, I said 24 miles! haha. He will be home Tuesday sometime. YAY! Then it's only 20 days til our vacation! We are so excited.

Well, I'm gonna go wrap up in a blanket and watch some tv. Hope you all had a great weekend!

Nice day off from work

Well, the boys were off school for MLK Jr. Day. So, I was off work too of course. It was nice to sleep in. However Landon came down with a temperature last night. It was 101. So he got his bath and went to bed, and when he got up this morning he was burning up. I called and got him into the clinic. Gave him some Tylenol, and of course by the time I got him to the appointment, his temp was down to 99. I really hate when that happens. Not that I want him to have a temp, but it makes you feel like the Dr. thinks your stupid for bringing them in, lol. Anyways, they did a strep test, which was negative. It is just a viral thing that has to run it's course. Hopefully it is only a 24 hr bug or something.

We got a lot of snow this weekend. Most of it on Saturday. Here are a few pics.

I am really DONE with winter, haha. I hate shoveling. And of course we get this all this snow when Johnny is gone! Arrg. Oh well. Speaking of Johnny, he will be home a week from tomorrow. We are excited. We really missed him.

Well, I'm off to do laundry...fun fun!

Nothing new

There hasn't been much exciting going on this week, so I haven't posted in a while. The temps here have been unbelievable. Negatives for 3 days straight. The high has been like 1 deg. CRAZY! I am ready to get orders somewhere different. But, not sure that will happen this year. JOhnny is still in Arizona at training. He will be home in about 2 weeks, yay. I am getting kinda sad.....my good friend Holly will be leaving here in a few weeks. She is going to stay with her parents while her husband is deployed. I really hate to see her go, even though I know it will good for her to have the help of family during deployment. She has been an awesome friend to me. One of those few that you can call a "true" friend.

The boys have a friend, Kaden, staying with us this weekend. His mom is out of town, so thought he would enjoy staying with us instead of the babysitter, lol. The boys were so excited to pick him up after school today! And they play really well together, so it will be good.

I'm so excited American Idol started back up this week. It's one of my favorite shows. And Lost started next week. I can't wait! We actually just started watching Lost last year. We borrowed the first few seasons from Nikki and watched them almost all in one weekend! We were HOOKED!

Well, not much else going on. Gotta start supper :)

Snow and more snow

I swear Northern NY is like nothing I've ever seen before. It started snowing over night, then mixed with sleet and then snowed more...it just never stops. This is our 4th winter here. Me being a TX girl doesn't help in the matter. I think I saw snow once as a kid. And shoveling the mess is just a blast. haha yeah right. It kills my lower back, that already hurts all the time anyways. Anyways, needless to say, we stayed in all day. Took a shower and got back in pajamas, lol. It was nice to have the day off. (School was closed) We might never get out of school this year if we use all our snow days. They only alott for 5 and we've used 2 already.

So last night I went to see if any reviews had been posted on the hotel we are staying at in Cancun. When we booked the hotel it said that it was brand new and opening on Dec. 20. So, there were no reviews for me to read at the time I booked it. When I went on last night there was 4 reviews from people who just stayed there the week of New Years. And, every review was horrible! Saying that the hotel was still under construction and shouldn't even be opened and service is bad and the restaurants aren't even open...blah blah blah. I was soooo disappointed. I called Expedia today and talked to an agent. She was so nice and let me switch our package to different hotel. She recommended one and it looks so nice. Better yet, all of the reviews on it are great. I am so relieved. I would have been so upset if we spent all this money on our vacation and it ends up being a crappy place. So, once again I am hyped up and ready for it to get here :)

I talked to Johnny today, he is doing good in AZ. He said it is about 80, he is enjoying that. He said he'll probably be 20 lbs lighter when he gets back, haha.

Gone again

Johnny left yesterday for more training. This time in Yuma, Arizona. I told him at least he can enjoy some warm weather for a month, lol. I swear even the year or two they are home in between deployments....they still aren't "home". He has done so much training, field problems, and even a 2 month funeral detail in the past year. I like to say I can't complain...I'd rather him be gone a month or so at a time here and there, than be gone for 15 months straight. But, I guess what I'm doing is actually complaining. ha. Oh well. I think Landon thought he was deploying when he left yesterday. Today his teacher called me and asked if his dad left, because he started crying during class saying he missed his daddy. :( I said yes, he left, but only for a month. So, we explained that to him and now he's fine. It's sad to see that they are old enough now to understand and be emotionally affected by deployment. Right now we are looking at Dec or Jan before he actually deploys overseas. So, that is a blessing. We are looking forward to our Vacation in mid February. The boys have winter break, which I also get working at the school. Johnny's leave happened to fall over the same week. So, we booked a vacation to Cancun! Can't wait. We went 2 years ago and had a blast. The boys love the water! They are little fishes. It will be a great time. Speaking of the boys, I need to get them in bed! But first I have to say Happy Anniversary to my Mom and Jay! They have been married 20 years today. I can't believe it! Mandy was the same age as Mayson when they married....it's just crazy how fast time flies. Love you guys. Bye for now.

New to blogging

So, I've never had a blog before. But, I enjoy reading my friends blogs, so I thought it would be fun. It seems like a good outlet for writting your thoughts. A little about me.....I have been married to Johnny for almost 8 years. We have two boys, Mayson and Landon. They are 6 and 7....only 13 months apart. I work as a 1 to 1 aide at their school. We live in Upstate NY due to the Army. I am originally from TX and Johnny is from OK.