Guess Who's Almost Home

The navy finally released the news that the boat is arriving on July 23rd in the morning. Some of you know how exciting this is. There is going to be a huge celebration for the arrival with the Navy Band, the Hawaii Glee Club, and some cute little hula dancers (children).

Gwyn is doing great. She has been standing on her own, but not walking. She seems so proud of herself when she stands and looks at me. I wonder what she is thinking. Even though she isn't walking on her own, she likes to push around this little toy stroller I bought her. I can't wait for Wes to see her push it for a few steps and do a little dance. Her daddy is going to be so proud of her.

As for the car, the navigation is finally working. When we bought the car, it was a used car but from the dealership. They cleaned out the car, you know, before turning it over to us. Well, cleaning out the car must also include throwing away the manuals. We didn't have an owner's manual nor the one to the navigation. So, when I took the car to the dealership here, he asked me if I had reset the nav to Hawaii. Now, how would I know how to do that? It must be covered in the manual, which I don't have. Anyway, they fixed it for us. I can now drive around Oahu with less problems.

Me? I'm hanging in there. I get a few moments in the morning to myself, which gets dedicated to the dog. And, I get a few moments at night. By then, I am so tired and exhausted that nothing to the house gets done. I try to maintain decent living quarters. The only thing suffering right now is the laundry. Thank goodness I have found so many clothes that I haven't been able to wear in about two years ('07 summer was the last time - '08 summer I was greatly pregnant with Gwyn).

Keep reading for more news as the time approaches for Wes's arrival. Gwyn and I are really getting excited. Wednesday night, it will be very difficult to sleep.