Today has been a very sad day for Monkey and me. Our neighbors left today to go to their next duty station. I knew that it would be hard. The wives that live in my housing are almost like sisters, we are all very close, we suffered through a fifteen month deployment together, you can’t not get close to people when you are all going through a very tough situation. Our kids play together beautifully and we all feel like they are all our kids. I have been explaining to Monkey that they would be moving, she would say that they were not. Today, I told her they were getting ready to go and that she needed to say goodbye. She hugged everyone and cried “I don’t want them to go bye-bye.” She crawled in the car with them and tried to buckle a seat belt in an attempt to go with them. We all hugged, cried, took pictures, said our good-byes, all vowing to keep in touch, and at some point down the line get together one more time. When they drove away my Monkey with tear filled eyes waved her little hand and whimpered “Good-bye friends.” With that, she turned to me and quietly said “Mommy, I want to go in the house.” I brought her in and she went to her room and sat quietly on her bed, which is her way of dealing with things. I guess this is just another part of Army life that really sucks. I’m grateful for the time that we had with them and they will be missed.
Music
May 8, 2008 at 4:05 am (Monkey)
I am a huge music fan, I listen to everything except rap. My Monkey has inherited that from me and I’m glad. I love music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. I think the greatest song ever recorded is ” Every Rose has it’s Thorn” by Poison. I love hairbands. I know they are not popular today, but I can’t help myself. My iTunes is filled with hairbands and Southern Rock, since I’m from Alabama. Lynard Skynard is on the top of Southern Rock list. My best friend and I have seen the remaining members in concert and it was awesome. I had to give her a crash course in their music though because she had never listened to anything they sang. I found that really sad since everybody knows “Sweet Home Alabama” if not more. Anyway, tonight we went to Target and I bought Def Leppards Greatest Hits. We got in the car to come home and I put it in the CD player. From her seat in the back Monkey lifted her hands and yelled “Free Bird. Skynard!” I am so proud! My hubby, not so much, since he likes neither hairbands or Skynard. I just do not understand!
