For the past month or so, we've been in a financial pinch.  Well, I guess we've just been feeling a little bit of "hard times".  We haven't eaten out, been shopping, or done anything other than the usual work, school, home routine.  We're slowly getting back to a comfortable place with our finances so we're spending cautiously and watching where every penny goes.  Not a bad habit, but we should have done this long ago. 

Anyhoot, AM1 is currently "detached".  The jets are flying down in the warmth of Texas.  The first night, AM1 went to eat at some chicken place and when he told me, my stomach fluttered and I felt a slight sense of jealousy.  Being the only person around here that cooks, I am yearning for a night out where someone else cooks and caters to me.  Oh, how I wanted to jump through the phone and slap him.  Is that terrible?  To soften the blow, he says, "Well, I wanted to eat at Jack in the Box, but everyone else wanted to eat at a restaurant."  Really?  I was hit with the same jealous feeling again.  Oh, how I wish that Jack in the Box was even an option for us up here in NO JACK IN THE BOX LAND.  He went on to say how their working hours are an hour later than if they were here, the weather is so warm and nice, after work they were heading to the River Walk.  Okay, stop right there mister!!  Are you on vacation or detachment?  He said they're having a softball game on Monday and catching a SPURS game before heading home.  WHAT?  A SPURS vs. KNICKS game?  You have to be kidding!  When they're out at sea and living in cramps spaces with limited daylight hours, I usually feel bad and try not to do things that will make him feel bad.  Then moments like this, I want to secretly send a request chit for early return to the boat (for him, of course).  Mean, but honest.  They took all their jets and half the squadron to Texas so the pilots can fly with their Air Force buddies and catch tee time.  Why would they need their golf clubs on a detachment?  And softball gear?  Yes, call me what you want, but I want some Jack in the Box or something!! 

Okay, I'm not jealous anymore.  I'm over it.  I just really wanted a Sourdough Jack with buttermilk sauce.  I'm glad he's away for two weeks.  It gives me time to get the house in order and to catch up on ME TIME since it's always AM1 when he's home.  The kids are so well behaved when he's away and the house is always tidy and calm.  He should be the one jealous.  Ha!  I think the kids get a little crazy when he's home because he spoils them.  He does everything for them and they get away with things that I absolutely do not tolerate.  With him, it's fun time.  With me, it's 'get it together or else' time.  I'm all about teaching my children independence.  If they're capable of doing something, they're going to do it.  Well, not the cooking and harder chores.  I mean the simple things, like pouring themselves a drink, taking out the trash, cleaning up their rooms, etc.  When AM1 is home, he usually does it all for them so it gets done faster and so he doesn't have to hear them complain (something they don't do with me).  Complaining gets you nowhere with me.  Just do it and get it over with!  Again, I blogged myself into another change of thought.  He should be jealous, not me.  Hahahaha...

Still no camera.  I'm still trying to decide on which one I want.  I loved my Canon EOS because of the quality of the photos, but I also loved my Sony CyberShot because it was easy to tote around in my back pocket or in my purse.  Okay, have a nice day!