Fort Bliss Housing Part 1.....

So been wanting to post about the housin' situation for awhile, but wanted to gather pics and such. ;) Pics will come in Part 2.


I'm not one to really complain about army life, cuz once you've been in long enough you get how everything flows and why bitch?


Note: I've lived in housing at Ft. Leonard Wood, Schofield Barracks, and Ft. Shafter. Seen housing at Ft. Riley which was nicely renovated...kudos to their housing company.


BUT housing here ridiculous. Here's how they roll.........


Housing does NOT go by the list. If you have the gull to walk in and demand housing they will give it to you right on the spot. I'm all about rules. I waited my year and then went in to ask what was up. Of course got offered an abode and onward to housing we go.........


3 days before move-in date we walked into the office to make sure everything was cool. It was not. They told us our house was not available anymore. Well why didn't you call us weeks ago with this information? Dumbfounded. Got offered another abode....take it or be homeless. Crap shack we come!


Housing here does NOT offer you 2-3 houses before sending you to the bottom of the housing list. They don't follow the rule, so take what you are offered or back to the bottom you go.....not merrily.....


I CRIED after seein' the abode. They said it was move-in, and it clearly wasn't. Rusted showerhead, kitty litter dumped in the back yard, and a spray painted coffin on the patio. That is naming a few mishaps. What was fixed when we moved in? The showerhead was replaced..............crap shack move in.........


Now before anyone's like "you live onpost for free!". Haha! *rolls on floor dry heaving* We pay $980 for our crap shack..........*sighs*


Usually I'm not about complainin' about housing, BUT there's BRAND NEW housing paying the exact same as we do for our crap shack. If housing would be like how the airforce rolls, or sometimes the marines roll and only take the BAH that the house is worth I wouldn't be writing this blog.


Crap shack description: 60's, under 1000 sq ft of cement/stucco...I think stucco. Single paned windows that are NOT sealed, and unsealed doors. I have a lovely gathering of dirt everyday from the unsealed goodness. Linoleum flooring that is stained, and they WAXED over it. I've heard that they houses used to have hardwood, and they tore it out. Smart cookies. *sarcasm*
That's a wee description.......


Stay tuned for Part 2. Pictures. Like I'd complain w/out evidence. That's not how I roll.....

Almost a month down!

"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..." Almost a month down....more to go, but hey look we survived a month! In all actuality the first month is the easiest cuz it feels like they are just out in the field, or at school. So it hasn't felt like he's gonna be gone longer....just hasn't hit yet. You know you're an Army wife when a month is nothin', and you just wanna totally slam your civi peeps cuz they cry about not seein' their hubby for a weekend. Lame. ;P Get a hobby dudes.....


Onward! I have not been hardcore thrifting in a LONG time. So I have nothing to post! Ugh. My duties of thrifting have failed. Fail. I DID buy a Banana Republic shirt for $6! It is purple w/lace and big fun buttons. :) That was a score, and I love it. Love. Mmmmmmm....I want Taco Bell....


Off track.....FOCUS! Wee man has seem to adjust...sort...FINALLY! That past couple days have went by like a breeze. He was very good in Costco today. :) Kudos wee man! Plus he's giving me hug and kisses....my wee man? I know it's insane! Today we was "reading" a book in the cart, but making up his own story to the words. He likes to whisper stuff, and use different voices. Such a performer. At one of my gal's abodes he even put on a princess dress and danced w/the other girls. ;) It was only 5 mins, but it was cute! "He can dance if he wants to...he can leave his friend's behind."<----that would be Todd saying this. ;)


Sent 4 packages to Todd and it costed $50! Not too shabby, but still a blow to the bank account. Hope it all gets to him, cuz he needs this stuff! Poor guy's gotta eat somethin' other then MRE's. :P He'll come back skinnier then me, and Vickie's not havin' that....<---third person talk...coo coo.


Excitement! The weekend of Nov 10th or so me and a gal pal are goin' to Fredricksburg! First overnight outting w/children. I hope to do w/the Gan every month til Daddy comes home, so this will be the first test. Gonna make this kid LOVE to travel. Maybe he'll become a gypsy.....Maybe I should become a gypsy!!!


Airshow this weekend, but we're not goin'. They shuttle you out in buses and it's hot. I'm a whiner so there. We saw them practicing from our backyards yesturday. They were SO loud. Gan was scared at first, but then wanted more. Gan wanted to watch the jets w/his cat. Boy he loves that cat. He openly tells the cat he loves it and kisses it...........such a catlover...not a fighter.

I'm a rambler.


Headin' home soon for 2 holidays w/family. I hope I don't go insane. Vickie likes her space, and I won't have it for a LONG time. <---third person again..*eye twitching* I LOVE my family, but I need my space. Plus I'm used to not living close to them, so I can deal small doses of family. The major thing is just the kiddoes gettin' annoyed w/each other....and Gan fights back now....so we'll see how this goes......might have some fight club moments.......*ponders* Nah it should all be fine. *crosses fingers*


Stop with the rambling and put Gannon down for a nap you putz......<-----coo coo bananas....

Time flies when you're having fun....

Jesica left today, and it's a sad panda moment. She kept me less stressed, and we reconnected. So to see her go was ubber sad. Ubber. We made a quilt! It's Gan's old tee shirts w/fleece backing. I learned how to run a sewing machine! Go me! Plus Jes got me cool things to get me started w/making MORE quilts. I just need a machine of my own, cuz we borrowed one. :)

I talked to Todd on the phone! Excitement! I have a huge box to send him next week, since he basically has nothing. Poor dude. The Post Office will be my home next week.

Gan has been overwhelming that past 2 days. OmG. So bad that we were invited to a potluck, I brokedown, and we left only staying an hour. On the way to the car he was stating how he missed Daddy. Poor wee dude. :( SO his behavior, plus me about to start is causing a crazy emotional rollercoaster on both ends! Holy boxed tissues Batman! Plus I have to bribe him to go shoppin'. Typical boy. HATES shoppin'. He wants to go to 'his' section, get something and leave.....typical man in the making.....

Otherwise meh life is life. ;) I turned the guest room into a playroom, so Gan's stuff wouldn't overflow into the living room. SO he has space, and I have space. All is right with the world.

A quickie!

Not the quickie you are thinking of.....perverts. ;P

An ol' friend flew in yesturday. Giggles! aka: Jesica. Truthfully I didn't know if the visit was going to be ackward cuz it's been FOREVER since we've seen each other. BUT nicely it was like old times.....but we're older and WAY more broke. ;) During Gan's nap yesturday we just talked for 2 hrs catching up on life in general.

Gan is soooooooooooooooooooooo ubber cranky today. He's just crying about everything, and slightly quiet, YET pushy at playgroup. Oys. He went down for a nap early and was out in 10 mins. Poor wee man. I don't know if he woke up on the wrong side of the universe today, or if he's missin' Daddy. I'm thinkin' it's both. :P Yesturday Gan was telling me every food we had to buy for Daddy, and what daddy should be for Halloween. Breaks your heart man! *tear*

No big thrift store finds lately, and I'm too lazy to post old finds today. I did find a book called "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", I'm hopin' it's comical.

Todd is doin' ok. He emails w/mini updates here and there. He's an NCO now. :) Good job to my Honah. :) Miss that man. :)

Nothing more. That is all. Gonna go either read or sew.........excitement never stops around here.....

Where's the energy?! *snores*

Here is our deployment board. Semi-finished. :)

I am so tired today. Gannon has non-stop energy. I can take him to the park twice a day and he'll still have tons of energy. If I could bottle up his energy and sell it I'd be rich. But I'd probably just keep it all for myself cuz I really need the boost.........

So what I'm dealing with right now is him not wanting to nap, OR go to bed. SO energy + no nap + late night sleeping = one hell of a day. Oy veys. I'm tired already and it's only day 2. :P

On a light note: I've learned that boys LOVE their weiners starting from a wee age. He thinks it's the best thing ever. He LOVES peeing standing up....loves. Now we've come to the stage of if he's watching tv he just wants to hold it. Boys are just gross. ;P It's like their own attached toy they can take anywhere. I see Gannon's hand in the pants at Wal Mart in my future......

I've begun working on Gannon's old tee-shirt quilt. Sewing by hand! It doesn't look the best but at least it's a project. ;)

Lightest note: I have company flying in this week. Jesica is comin' in Wednesday and stayin' 10 whole days! She even ordered Sterzings to be delivered to my abode. Sweet. *drools* I hope she can take the heat and toddler craziness for that long. ;)