So, for Christmas I got a Keurig Coffee Maker for Christmas. In February, it started to freak out. There was a problem with the computer chip or something and the buttons didn't work, you couldn't set the timer and you were never sure 1) if you got it to brew you a cup of coffee 2) what size you would end up with. We unplugged it, plugged it back in and just made due pushing buttons. It kind of corrected itself and then started the same thing in April again. A few weeks ago I had it so I called Keurig. Within 2 weeks I had a brand new coffee maker! YEAH! Here's my dilemma... I still have the old one and, while it doesn't work exactly as it should, with a little patience and button pushing you can get it to work so I can't bear to just toss it (as my husband thinks I should). I think I'm going to keep it and take it with us to Okuma and Oura Wan this summer.... and then maybe sell it for 20 bucks to someone who's willing to settle..... what do you think? Keep it .... toss it..... sell it for parts? Keep it for parts?
My inner pack-rat is wrestling with the liquidator!

Well, it's Tuesday. It started raining on Thursday and hasn't stopped yet. It is slowing down a little though, which is good. Thursday was the last day of school so we loaded up the car and headed to the cottages at Oura Wan (Camp Schwab) with Brenda and the kids. It rained the entire time... and I don't mean "rained" I mean - rained so hard you couldn't see out the window (70% of the time). By Friday night it was ridiculous and when we woke up Saturday AM to the pounding of rain on the sidewalk, it became unacceptable. We made the best of it... the kids played in the rain in their bathing suits, we played board games, we watched movies and we (Brenda and I) drank some wine and Jody's Juice. On Friday we came home for a few hours because it's only a 30 minute drive. Saturday we were able to go to the beach for about 30 minutes. Then, we headed back to the cabins and hung out because it was raining AGAIN. The kids played with the hose and water balloons so everyone had fun. Sunday, was overcast but not raining until the afternoon so we packed up our stuff and went for a loooonnnng walk on the beach. It was fun to spend some time with the kids. On our walk we found hermit crabs, "ghost crabs" (the almost clear ones that scurry across the sand), sea glass and "sand rocks". Sand rocks are rocks W picked up but, when he picked up the rock, he would pick up a clump of sand with it - thus, a sand rock.

When we got home, where it was still raining, we unpacked and picked Sully up from the Robert's house. He had his wart-like growths removed so he has a few stitches and looks a little pathetic. He always has fun at the Robert's but has to sleep a few days to recover from all the fun. Sun night we made banana bread and waited for Daddy to call. Since they changed our phone numbers on-base to Verizon he can't call DSN anymore so he has to do a morale call. Whenever I hear Michelle Obama on T.V. saying that military families are "one of her causes" I find myself wondering "Does she kill ants in her kitchen every morning when she gets her first cup of coffee?", "Is her husband limited to 2, 15 minute morale calls a week when he's away?", "Does she live thousands of miles away from her family and have to save up $1K minimum per person to purchase a ticket home to see them?", "If she wants to hop and take advantage of her "military benefits", would she have 2 weeks to go with the flow to get to her final destination letting Sascha and Malia sleep on the floors of dirty PAX terminals around the world?" oh... no.... she gets whisked away to NYC for date-night. (and, as military spouses go - I have it easy. There are lots of folks who have much worse living conditions who have husbands in harms way....) Anyway, I digress.....

Yesterday we went to the Foster Library, which is much better than the Kadena library. The kids got some books on MP3 players that are pre-loaded. Sarah got Black Beauty and William got the jungle book. I finished our taxes (we get a 2 month extension because we are overseas) and my friend Janet called from Germany. Since Verizon took over, it costs me 70 cents a minute to call Germany so she was able to call for much less.

Today I'm working out with Zoa at 11:30 and trying a new recipe for dinner....Grilled Pork Loin with Fire-Roasted Pineapple Salsa. It's from Self magazine. They have pretty good recipes.
I'm also working towards liquidation via e-bay and Okinawa yard sales! I'm selling a bunch of stuff so I can buy some new things - mostly some new work out clothes. I was introduced to a new site yesterday www.titlenine.com and I'm motivated... if I just had a few more hours in the day!

I miss blogging. Mostly, because it was like a journal. I enjoy looking back. Now, I have huge gaps so I'm really trying to be better.... this move to the new house really threw us for a loop. Life doesn't stop for you to move. School ends this week - thank goodness! - but I'm not sure it will be the break that I'm imagining. I'm looking forward to hanging out with the kids. My EFC class ended last week. Now I've hired Zoa twice a week for weight training until the end of July. Brenda and I are "sharing" her. I'm looking forward to spending 2 hours a week with B. She's so busy these days that even when we are hanging out, her mind is on all the stuff she needs to be doing. I had a conference with Sarah's teacher this morning and she's doing well in school. She's reading at a begining 3rd grade level. I need to work with her over the summer so she doesn't fall backwards. I'm sitting on pins and needles waiting for some assignment news. We won't know anything until the end of July. Then we should find out where we are moving and when. Until then, I have to try not to think about it (yeah...right....) Today I'm doing laundry, making lasagna for dinner, and trying to get the "business side" of our lives organized. I'll be a single parent from tomorrow until the end of the month. Joey will be fishing in AK for Father's Day so he's quite happy about that. Thursday, after school ends I'm taking the kids to Oura Wan until Sunday with Brenda and her kids. We're looking forward to getting away. Sully will go to his surrogate home with the Robert's family until Sunday. I'm going to rent some movies to watch with the kids at night - any suggestions? We're limited to what they have at the shoppette. Hopefully I'll be able to get Hotel for Dogs because we haven't seen that one yet. When I get back I'm going to sign up for space A so we can go see the Antedom's in Korea the end of July/beg of August.