Snakes!

I had two visitors this weekend, which caused a lot of commotion at my house.  One visitor was my mother-in-law, and here is a picture of my other visitor.

Yup, that really is a giant snake!  (or at least what I consider to be giant)  I went outside to see what my dogs were yelling at and saw that they were yelling at something in my yard.  I knew it was a snake before I saw it.  I just didn't know that it would be BIG!  I got my dogs in safe and the snake finally went away.  Now I'm constantly on guard checking my back yard. 

I don't feel like giving a recap of the rest of the weekend, so this will have to do for now.  

One of Those Days?

Do you ever have one of those days where you are in a bad mood for no particular reason?  One where you just wake up and are crabby.  You don't want to be a grump, but you just can't seem to help it.  That's how it was today for me.  I couldn't shake my bad mood.  

On top of already feeling cranky, one of the dogs threw up on the carpets twice, but at least it cleaned up easily.  

In the middle of the day though, I did get a reminder of how thankful I should be that my husband is safe tonight.  Tonight I will be saying some extra prayers.  

My nightly walk with Ryan was peaceful.  I tend to talk out loud while walking.  My conversations are directed a little to Ryan but mostly to myself.  It gives me time to think and is a nice way to relax.  

Here's hoping I wake up on the right side of the bed tomorrow.  (and hoping it is after 6 a.m.)   

Lonely Life

It really is a lonely life lately.  I find my days pretty occupied with feeding Ryan and playing with him around his nap schedule.  However, it is often that Ryan and I go days and days without seeing anyone.  We take an evening walk most nights, and sometimes we see a neighbor to say a quick hello to as we pass.  At night after Ryan is in bed, I surf the internet, but it has really got to the point where I have nothing else to look up on there.  I think I need to buy a book the next time I go to Borders.   I thought about scrapbooking tonight, but I just didn't want to make all the noise getting my stuff out, and then I realized I was too tired anyway.  I think my dogs are even a little lonely.  I am so thankful for the telephone, it really is my only communication with the world outside of my house.  My family and friends definitely keep me sane with the phone calls. And the "computer calls" I get from Pat are absolutely amazing.  I can hear his voice and he gets to see Ryan.  I am so grateful that we are able to communicate so well despite him being deployed.  

My mother-in-law is coming out this weekend.  It will be a short trip, but just long enough to give me a little break from the isolation that I sometimes feel here.  It will be nice having her here to watch Ryan while I do the things I've been  too busy to do (or just neglecting) like giving a good scrub to my bathroom. 

While this post may seem like I'm unhappy, I'm actually very  happy even though I sometimes feel lonely.  I feel very lucky with my life.  Everyday I think about and reflect upon how I got to where I am and how I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.