well, yesterday was 90 days. and wednesday was the 13 week mark. and, i bet you're all thinking we're on the downhill slide huh? NOPE. T went to an FRG (family readiness group) meeting last night, and was told the guys would have to stay until april 04. the entire year. now, she was under the impression that didnt include michael. like i said, they are in different "units" but still under the same battalion. when she gave me the news, she said the entire battalion, but i think each unit has its own FRG, so possibly, it doesnt include him! she didnt think it did, but i dont think she realizes that his unit and billy's are under the same battalion. so-stress until M finds out for sure!!!!!!!
anyway, i talked to him yesterday about the situation w/his mom, and he said he'd talk to her. then he called me back a little later, and said he couldnt reach her. i called her myself after work, and told her what he'd said (about what HE was to be paying for, for the baby) and she said OK. she's going to "babies r us" today, and said she'd get them. she's taking michael's godmother with her to help. she said she'd get in touch with me and let me know what they got. she seemed amicable enough, but it could all be a show. she's going there to look for the stroller (even though i know they dont have it) and to get the crib set that i want. i decided on the all white "eyelet" set. its SO precious. and coincidentally, on sale for $100 for 6 pieces, which is a great price(about 1/2 of the other things i was looking at).
i'm going to try to paint this weekend. not sure if i mentioned it, but the carpet in the place i moved is almost a royal blue. so, the lavendar baby room is OUT. i decided to paint the bottom 1/2 of the wall yellow (leaving top white) and put up a "little suzy's zoo" border around the middle of the room. since everything else is just white, i'll be able to easily transition to the lavendar if i decide to once we move! i even asked his mom her opinion and she agreed that it was a great idea, and that the all white crib set was "beautiful". finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well, guess thats about it for now, i'm really not in the mood for writing. i mostly do this to remind myself later, of the appx dates that things happened. hahaha. havent heard from Marci today, maybe i'll email her again........

wow, has it been forever!! last week was hectic with moving, unpacking, etc. had a little tiff with michael's mother that really rubbed me the wrong way. it was over a stroller, and i think the basics of it were that she didnt like the one that i picked out (which she was supposed to go get, so she could write one of his checks for it) so she was going to pick out a different one! UGH. i finally got to talk to michael about it this monday. he said he'd talk to her and let her know we'd already decided and to just get the right one. i had previously told her that if she could find one with all the same features that didnt BLUE in it, she was welcomed to try. but, trust me, i looked. and there's really not one. michael said she's just trying to be helpful, and its her type A personality, but i think its something deeper than that. its very frustrating! finally went to court yesterday and got all the mess with my ex-husband straightened out. he's in jail for contempt, but other than that, i should have no future dealings with him, legal or otherwise. so thank God for that! michael was very relieved as well. he seems to be doing well. he's on (i guess) some sort of TDY. still in the same country but in a different area. it was to be 2 weeks, then 3, and is not at 4. i keep praying that after that is up they will go ahead and let those guys come home, but its doubtful! so, the likelihood is that he will not make it here to see the baby born, but we can always hope and pray. keep your fingers crossed! only 6 weeks left. as of this friday anyway! michael and i have kinda patched things up in the past week. he's called every day to check on us and see if there's anything i need and how things are going. of course, when i do "need" something, he tells his mother, and she doesnt send it to me...but at least he's putting forth an effort. he's been so nice lately, its almost eerie. the house has been driving me crazy! the a/c doesnt work right, the fridge doesnt work right, the master br closet is broken (the rod that holds the clothes) and the master bath shower is messing up. UGH. how frustrating. i keep telling him, and telling him, and nothing is being done. well, thats not true, the a/c guy has come twice, but only "looked" at it, didnt bother to fix it. the fridge guy has been a no-show twice. the shower guy says he'll be here one day this week, and the guy for the closet has also been a no-show twice. AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH i guess i'll have to call the "landlord" again today and see if i can get it straight. its frustrating. especially to someone who's pregnant, and very anxious to get everything perfectly in order in the next few weeks. i know its way too early, but i feel like i need to pack my bag for the hospital already. hows that for panic? haha my next appt is 7/22 (with the dr) and i'm guessing after that i'll have to go weekly. i think in a way, it may make the time go faster! ok, enough babbling for one day, back to the grindstone for me...