New Floors...I'm in Love!

A while back Pat and I replaced the kitchen flooring with wood laminate. We were very happy with our purchase. Over the two years we've been living here we've noticed that our living room carpet had gone from a nice cream color to an ugly, dirty beige with lots of stains. It didn't matter how often I steam cleaned the carpet, the stains would be back out shortly after I did all the work to clean it. After we saw how sturdy the kitchen floor was with Ryan and the dogs, we decided to extend that floor into the living room and entry way. We bought a beautiful rug from the PX and our living room is gorgeous. I am so in love with the rug and floors. It will definitely hold up better for the children and dogs too.

Tired Boy

I'm currently playing post catch up of the stuff that has happened recently so there may be a few posts today.

We had new floors put in our living room and entry way. I'll post about them next. While they were putting the floors in, I had to stay out of the way up in the bonus room. It isn't a very big room to be locked in all day long, especially if you are sharing it with two children and three dogs. By the end of the first day Ryan, Sean, and I were exhausted. Sean had had trouble napping up there because of all the commotion. Ryan never took a nap, which is what I expected. Missing that nap and playing upstairs, which hardly ever occurs, took it's toll on Ryan. By the time dinner rolled around it was clear that Ryan was way overtired. He wanted to get down from the table but just wasn't happy. He came over to me for comfort and fell asleep STANDING UP!

Anxiously waiting with my ear to the ground...

I am anxiously awaiting the Presidential Address tonight. The projected increase in troops to Afghanistan will directly affect Pat. I've been reading all of the rumored plans, but I really want to hear it from the Commander's mouth. If I go by the latest headline: Obama: 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan by Summer, then I know my husband will be leaving sooner rather than later. I was prepared for this news, but I never like to actually receive it. Next month (January 8th) marks a year home from his last deployment, so in one way we are lucky to get more than a year home. However, no amount of time feels like enough to be okay about sending your loved one back to war. I know I have no say, and it's my duty to support him. I also know that this is his job, which he loves. When things are finalized and I can share more info, I'll let you know.