Winter Blues- update

I think I am back, hopefully I can get to posting again. I have been knee deep in the winter blues, and sickness. What started as a cold, turned into a sinus infection, and then turned into an upper respiratory infection, all over the course of about a month. It finally caught up with me, not being able to breathe, and not being able to get anything done around the house, and barely being able to keep up with Evelyn, I finally went to the doctor and began antibiotics, Slowly I have been improving, and after an antibiotic change I think I feel 100% again, but it's been so long since I felt better I am not sure. So between being knee deep in snow, seriously almost a foot this week, and the winter blues, I am so ready to move to Southern California, where it never will snow. I check the weather every day, it's so beautiful in Oceanside, and our forecast is calling for more snow. 

Yeah, I can't even make this shit up.

Saturday Morning 

Saturday Morning

Tuesday Morning
more snow, yay (heavy with the sarcasm)

But things are still looking good for our move, we should leave Montana some time in early/mid april and we will begin our trek across country to visit Evey's Grandparents, Uncles, and Aunts. Then we will head back west to Camp Pendleton. To say I am excited is an understatement. I have a countdown on my phone and We have about 60 days left until we leave! 

except I don't think we'll go through vegas on our way down, we'll just drive through northern arizona like we usually do.

Its going to be a huge pain in the ass at first because we will be driving 2 cars, 2 dogs, 1 cat, and 1 baby from Montana to Arizona, then leaving one car and the animals at my parents house and my sisters place. Then picking them back up on our way to California. 

For our short time left here in Montana, I hope the weather improves so we can have some nice weekends to spend outdoors with our friends, and Evey's little boy friend, before we move. It really sucks that both places we lived here in Montana, we start making friends when we are about to leave.

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Fall?

Yeah, we skipped it. 

I know my porch is a mess. And now it's covered in snow. This was at 10pm, looks like about 1/2 an inch. Now it's midnight and we are closer to if not past 3 inches. Oh dear. 

Another reason to hate winter

And to just hate Montana for that matter.

Tuesday I slipped in the ice and fell down the front stairs. But it gets worse. I had Evey with me, in her carseat, and I dropped her. The carseat tumbled down two stairs and into the snow.

It was horrifying. Watching her, strapped in her seat, fall out of my arms. She didn't cry right away, I flipped the seat upright and she looked at me and I think at this point she started to panic and started wailing, then I started crying. The first thing I did was call the doctor, the nurse I spoke to was so nice and understanding, she said that carseats are made to absorb impact and that as long as she didn't go head over heels down a whole flight of stairs then she will be okay. And she is, she more slid like a sled then tipped over when she hit the snow. She stopped crying and was back to smiles pretty quickly. The nurse said she is young and wont remember. I wish I could say the same for me. I wish I could forget, and I still feel horrible. 

I was sort of hesitant to post this, but I want other new moms to know that shit happens. Not everyone drops the baby, but even the most careful moms can have accidents. I know I'm not the first mom to drop her baby, and I am just thankful that it happened with her in her carseat and not on our concrete floors inside the house. 

incase you are wondering I am okay too, I landed pretty hard and my shoulders are really sore, but I'll survive.

I'm Sick Again, But we had SNOW!

I am sick for what I think is the fourth time this winter.

But... Last wednesday we had a shit load of snow. And I took some pictures. 

So it started out with 2-3 inches on the deck by morning when I got up. So i shoveled it off so the doggies could potty. It picked up about 4pm and snowed like crazy This picture was taken at about 8 pm. 

after this was taken I cleared the deck again. 
Then we went to dinner. And the snow really got crazy. 

By the next morning the snow was up to the neck of the bottle again. 

We got a total of about 16 inches in this storm. It was bananas. The most snow I have seen EVER. 

The roads were treacherous for about a day. People drive like idiots in the snow.

All was well with us and fine then Friday we were to drive up to Great Falls, MT for OTB Fridays. A work thing where we meet up with the Great Falls Marine recruiters for On The Border. 

We decided to take my Jeep Patriot because I have 4WD, heated seats, and it's just better than Pauls jeep. 

I show up at the shop to pick up Paul and the other Helena recruiter. We got a late start because they had an appt run late. 
So abotu 5 we are finally about to get on the road. We pull out of the parking lot and Paul (showing off) decides to run my jeep through a pile of snow.... 
And gets it stuck....
It was packed ice.
And my Jeep is high-centered on it. 
Thankfully we are real close to the shop and the other Marine gets his truck and they pull mine out. 
I was pissed. It took about 30 min to get it out. 
We eventually made it out, and then to Great Falls, We had our OTB and it was great. 

Now I am going to go back to my blanket and TheraFlu

Day Three: Happiness

Day Three
Okay I thought I could do this daily but I obviously cannot. November is notoriously insane for me and my family. Not just because of the holiday. But I am doing my damnedest to keep up. Here is my happiness of the week.

We were given the oppertunity to go to Jackson Hole, Wy for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball. It was lovely and relaxing. And we had so much fun. 

actual ball pics will come sooner or later. 

Saturday Snow Day

I am so sorry, this post has  been sitting on my laptop waiting for words since saturday. I fail miserably. But I have had a crazy busy week, and it'll only get worse. We had snow saturday, that night we had Marine Ball number one. Then I have been working like crazy and we have another Marine Birthday Ball friday. I'll do all my pictures then. 

So here is last Saturday. I was thankful for anti lock breaks and heated seats. 

First Snow

First snow of the year last night. It was just a dusting, thankfully. Because I am not ready for this. 

I still want to wear my tank tops and  flip flops. 

The snow stopped almost as suddenly as it began, and the clouds blew out and the temperatures just plummeted. I think the low last night was 21, right now (at 10 am) it's 27. Brrrrr! I think I'll work out then take a long hot shower. 

Yesterday

Yesterday........

When I left work, It looked like this:

When I got home it looked like this:

An hour or so later it looked like this:

About 6-7 inches fell, then about midnight it warmed up to 37-38 degrees and the snow started to melt. The wind picked up and the clouds blew out. Then it got COLD, 32-33 degrees, and the snow melt froze. I woke up this morning to plate glass ice on my front porch.

Currently it looks like this:

Temp is rising quickly, expected high of about 55 today. Snow is melting (thank god). Ice is pretty much gone.

Montana is a big fan of winter, and she is rubbing it in my face.

Must be a slow day at the office.

Mommy has been pestering me to update my blog so here goes.

Monday we got bunches and bunches of snow, out where we live in the valley much of it blew into drifts up on the house and garage.

So yesterday I decided I should take the initiative and shovel the snow. Paul is working so much by the time that he gets around to shoveling it'll all be packed ice, and too dangerous to walk on. The poor dogs were getting caught in the drift at the bottom of the steps, it was about 12in deep there, so about up to the second step.
As you can see I got a little carried away with the snow and made me a snow critter.. Yes I made a snow Hello Kitty! I love her. I had a dream someone smashed her while we were sleeping and I woke up and checked on her.

That is all you are going to get right now. I still need to think of my favorite book but right now the only book I can think about is my History text book, which I should be reading.

Travel Log continuation 2

and more travel log, with pictures, i will break this up over a few posts so it isnt gigantic because in pages, its about a page and a half of typing.

Jan 25

we awoke the next morning to near blizzard conditions, snow was falling at about the rate of an inch and hour. had breakfast and the woman in the restaurant told us the canyon was still probably open and if we could see anything it would be amazing. so we packed up the car, and the cat, and we entered the canon. first stop sunrise vista, we park get out of the car, the snow is beating down on us like hail, it was most defiantly snowing more here than at the lodge. You
see a thing, maybe 30 feet, at least the paths to the lookouts were plowed with a snowblower so we didn't have to walk 30 yards in knee deep snow. i want one more vista, Paul gives in, we drive to inspiration point.
This time the paths aren't plowed, as we stomp through knee deep snow, uphill i curse myself, “why oh why did i insist on this, this is bs” we finally are approaching the top, where we will be able to see. ‘Inspiration Point’ is a fitting name, especially in the winter, it felt like the snow stopped, the cold left, and i was inspired. there aren't words to describe the feeling when you look over a cliff and see red cliffs, and hoodias, lightly blanketed in white glowing snow. after a round of pictures we went back to the car, and left, the rest of the canyon was closed to traffic, we were ready to go anyway, the snow was picking back up and it was getting late, we needed to continue on if we were going to make it to logan.

Snow and Knitting

those two seem to go hand in hand these days, with me currently residing in new england and all, today we have gotten a substantial amount of snow, i'd say 10-13 inches, its looks amazing. without further adieu:

Terrified Taco

the view from the porch

Paul's valiant efforts

Taco still unsure

he's such a pretty boy

Paul, shoveling the neighbors walk too

i swore i'd wear flip flops until it snowed. see i wasn't lying
more snow at about 8pm
again he tried to shovel so there was less to do in the morning
okay i suppose now we will move on to knitting, while i have been keeping myself busy the last few days knitting hasn't been one of the things i have been doing, unfortunately the travel channel and Anthony Bourdaine have been the only things to keep my mind busy, with the occasional Gilmore Girls. Late last night i decided that though my heart is aching, knitting will help me to keep my mind away from the things that hurt. so i started a pair of wrist warmers that will be a christmas gift for a good little girl i know.
I have about half a dozen gifts i need to work on, the moving company should come for the first pickup next week, we finally have our flight scheduled, and tomorrow the cat his his last appointment here before we leave New England. oh and i went to the eye doctor yesterday and i need bifocals. i am 25 and i need bifocals. perhaps someone else has experienced this but apperantly i have problems focusing, between near and far, where the normal person focuses instantly my eyes take a few seconds, which causes them to ache and strain. so the answer: bifocals. he did tell me to go to the drug store and buy some cheep reading glasses and give them a try so i am now the proud owner of some silly pink reading glasses. i'll post pictures as soon as i am no longer embarrassed of them.