Can Bobby POSSIBLY have worse luck? So far, the last two times he has flown to Killeen, he has either been bumped from his flight, or the flight was cancelled. And last time he flew from Killen to Dallas, his flight was delayed almost 3 hours. Serves him right for teasing me for my bad luck flying when I went to Spokane!! Airplanes hate US, not just me!
Part of the condition of letting Bobby get the Xbox 360 was to get us the game Dead Rising; if you have not heard of the game or seen the commercials it is a game where Zombies run amuck in a small town in Colorado and it is your job to photograph and then slaughter them. It’s a strange morph between Sean of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead with its own unique spin. Well… last night Bobby and I were laying in bed talking and we heard a helicopter doing the normal patrol and both of us immediately thought of Dead Rising, where the opening scene takes place with the main character riding in a helicopter. So, we start talking…
ME: “In a Zombie attack, would we hide in the basement where we have the emergency water and the camping supplies”?
Bobby: “Nahhh, too easy for them to break into.. the attic”.
H: “But the attic is too hot”.
B: “Then we just barricade the doors and windows, we have plenty of usable wood if we break the boys’ bunk bed”.
H: “True, most of our windows are up high too”.
B: “Yup, we would be fine”.
H: “I feel better now”.
B: “Me too”.
Yes, we need lives. We really only play the game once a week, but the game sticks with you.
Ok, back to work. Sunday is no day of rest in this house, it’s the day I do my deep cleaning.. window washing, plant watering, carpet shampooing, furniture polishing, etc. Between my Mr. Clean Magic Erasers, Charlie’s All Purpose cleaner, Windex, and Old English, we get this place sparkling!
Let’s see if I can manage to whip out a quick post before my laptop battery dies in 5 minutes and I lose it all. I am currently writing this from the computer room in the basement where I spent the evening keeping Bobby company while he did his homework. He flies out tomorrow so we have made today a family day. We had BBQ steak and baked potatoes for dinner and then watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith together. We finally made it to the store to do some much needed grocery shopping where I got the famous “three boys huh?” comments.
Oh, I forgot to mention, last night we ate dinner at Musashi’s, a Japanese Steakhouse we LOVE where they cook your meal at the table. We sat at the grill with a young military couple, he was an MP who just got home from Korea and was leaving for Iraq in the morning (sound familiar?), and she was a military wife, who HATES military wives (wow, just like I was). They were the nicest couple and we had a lot in common. They just ADORED Christopher, our human encyclopedia, and they kept encouraging him with all sorts of Trivia. I love meeting new people at Musashi’s, I swear they know just where to seat the people.
Ok, the laptop is just about to hibernate, please excuse any typos.
Me: Heather, thirty-something mama to five wild kiddos. With such a broad age range, I can easily be nursing a baby while helping with Algebra homework. If I ever get spare time, I enjoy technology, knitting, reading, and just hanging out with my kiddos.
Bobby, my best friend and partner in crime for all of my adult life. Ex soldier, turned computer geek, he's traveled the world and then some. Truly an awesome husband, and dad, even when he is almost 7,000 miles away.
Christopher - 13. My professor, he always has a fact ready for any situation. Christopher loves math and science and is especially interested in the weather. Christopher loves to get lost between the pages of a good book.
Matthew - 6. My silly little jester. Matthew can make anyone laugh with the hilarious things he says and does. We are easily amused with his "Matthewisms", even as a baby his timing was impeccable.
Sophia - 3. The princess. With 4 brothers, it is easy to see why Sophie is such a diva, but behind all her drama, she is genuinely the sweetest kid I know. She is quick with a hug or an "I love you" and touches everyone she meets with kind words and a smile that lights up a room.
Liam, born 12/28/10. The n00b. Our 5th and final. Lovingly nicknamed "Mr. Grabbyhands", and about 300 other nicknames. Liam is easy going, laid back, cuddly, and sweet.