GI Jake part 2.... My plans vs Army plans = Army wins!

So as many of you know my Soldier completed his paramedic course on the 18th (woohoo!! he's a licensed Paramedic!!) and got to come home! It was such a wonderful, wonderful day!! It's such an amazing feeling to have my family together again. We spent a wonderful weekend in California with his family and finally returned home on Monday the 21st.
In true form, we were back to reality on Tuesday. I went to work, the kids to school and my Soldier reported to his unit to check in and do paperwork yadda yadda yadda. It was not an hour into my day at work when I got a text saying "I have to leave on Saturday for training." Devastated instantly, I refrained from breaking down in tears in the middle of work. My brain was reeling. "What do you mean you have to leave?!?!? Don't they know that you just got home!" As my title states, Army wins. So this morning I took my Soldier back to the airport. I'm beginning to think I should apply for a "frequent parker" voucher to the parking garage. Maybe they have a discount for something like that.
Today's a special day for us and I had some big plans. (yes I'm learning to stop planning because it continues to get trumped by the Army's plans)  Nine years ago today, we got engaged!! I am quite sure that I had the entire wedding planned 5 hours after he asked me. :)
Anyhow, with my plans to re-celebrate our "engagement" on hold we are back to the count down to Friday! Is it Friday yet?!?!
I am grateful this training is only a week long and that he is getting some time to bond with the other Soldiers in his unit. I, however, miss him and it's not even been 24 hours! The Army adventure continues in the Roseberry household... I am very proud of my Soldier and all his accomplishments! Now he just needs to hurry home!!

"Stinks"

Today was one of those days that just makes me laugh out loud, and I'm sure my children would be mortified to know I'm about to blog about it. I tell you though, sometimes it's just too funny not to be shared.

So my little man, he's 6 now and that's a "big boy!" He's gotten to the point where he wants to use the mens' bathroom instead of the womens' which is fine most of the time. Today however, he decided he needed to do his business in the mens' room.... at the Walmart of all places.... Twenty minutes had passed and he still was not out, and there was a flood of traffic going in and out of that bathroom. Finally, my oldest came out of the bathroom, and I turned him right back around to check on his brother. He came out and said "He's fine Mom, he's still going." A few more minutes passed and I sent him back in with special instructions.

 I said' "Now you might have to help him" and the look on his face was priceless. The "Huh!?!? you want me to do WHAT!?!?" But being the good brother he is, he went back in to the bathroom. Another ten minutes passed and every time the door opened I looked up to see if my boys were coming out.... And every it was not them. I have now spent 30 minutes on the bench outside the mens' room. I'm pretty sure I looked like a crazy person!

Finally! my oldest emerged from the bathroom. He said "That was DISGUSTING!" I just laughed and replied "welcome to motherhood my son!" A short while later, my youngest came through the door visually upset.

He said "I was trying to hurry Mom." I just gave him a hug and suggested maybe next time we use the womens' room. He rapidly agreed. So I loaded him in the cart and set off to do my shopping. A few steps away from the bathroom my oldest looks at me and says "I would rather go shopping than do that ever again! and I hate shopping. That was horrible." I lost it. I mean laughing like I was at a comedy show in the middle of the aisle at Walmart. When I thought I was almost composed, my little man leans forward and says "You should have seen Bubba, Mom. He almost threw up!" We all laughed so hard... Except my oldest who was still having some PTSD from the whole thing.

I tell you, there is never a dull moment in life with these kiddos around! Happy laughs everyone! Welcome to a day in the life of the Roseberry's.