A place to start...

So... For my very first blog Im choosing to whine a bit. My husband, Jared, is deploying very soon for a year. He entered the unit he is deploying with after all the soldiers had gone on what is known as block leave, where they get 2 weeks of free leave from the Army to spend time with their families before leaving. I asked Jared to inquire about getting his own block leave when he entered this unit which he did not do because he ASSumed that he wouldn't get it. So last night I talk to his platoon LT and explained that having Jared home for even a week would be helpful in acquiring all the therapies that our son would need with his recently diagnosed autistic disorder. This morning, first thing, Jared's LT talks to him and informs him that taking leave would not be a problem!

I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME ROARRRR!!!

The kids are all great. Caleb was just diagnosed with autistic disorder and ADHD; funny story about that actually is we have been taking him to Dr after Dr, specialist after specialist to have him evaluated for autism because we suspected he had it since he was about 2 years old... Needless to say we finally get the diagnosis and my husband is deploying! Either way, Caleb will now get more therapies and extra help to get him on track. Right now he's at about a 3 yr 3 mo. developmental age and he just turned 6. He makes regular progress and we're proud of him nonetheless.

Cody wanted to attend pre-k this year but apparently the school on post that Caleb attends only takes less fortunate kids and we make too much money for him to go there. He's sad because he wants to go to school like his brother but Ive explained to him that he will be allowed to attend kindy after he is 5 and he understands. He is so smart that I know he won't have any problems when he finally does go to school. Im teaching him how to spell his name now and we will continually work on pre-k type tasks so he will remain ahead of the game.

Dana is just about 17 months old and a total sweetie. Don't get me wrong, she can totally be a brat too! She already communicates with us, tells us when she wants to eat and what it is she wants. She's my baby girl, and anyone with a little girl knows exactly what Im talking about!

Im just weeks away from graduating with my masters of science in business management... No more school after 4 years of working toward this degree! Im thinking about taking a photography class just because it interests me a lot but I don't know how possible it will be to take a class with Jared deployed and funds going straight to bills. I can't wait to pay down some bills while he's gone.

I think that's about it for my very first blog. Ive got new stuff everyday so check back often :)