A recent survey indicates that a vast majority of military families believe that deployment is a “pain in the butt,” even among those representing the 2-year-old male demographic.
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The newest installment from Kindergarten Korner…
*28 days after her 6th birthday*
“Mama, for my 7th birthday, can I have a telescope?”
#AndSoItBegins #DoWhatNow
Me: “Charis, that’s a great picture! Who is it?”
Charis: “Me and daddy. I’m wearing a crown because I’m his princess.” #ImNotCryingYoureCrying
PS: Hubs, not sure if your hair is within regs. You might need to hit up the barber shop…
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From my devotional this morning, “Sparkling Gems of the Greek Volume II” by Rick Renner (just in case you need some encouragement)…
“I want to encourage you today to lift your eyes and set them on the goal before you. God‘s plan is not that you remain in this difficult place forever. His plan for you is a place of victory and resurrection! For a season… And only God knows how long that season is… You may be called to simply endure. But if you know you’re where you’re supposed to be, simply embrace the opportunity to trust God in the midst of it all and refuse to let any person or any devil from hell move you out of position! With God‘s power, you can stay in the right place and get the job accomplished that Jesus has asked you to do!”
Currently in West Texas, it’s not hot enough to use dollar bills and run the air conditioner… great theory, however SOMEONE (ahem, FLAT DADDY?!?) left the bedroom window on a windy day so the north wind left a very generous deposit of dust EVERYWHERE (I hope this gives perspective to everyone who says, “Gosh, my house is such a mess. You can practically write in the dust!” Here at Chateau de Knobloch, you really can.)
You know, if wasn’t so desperate for an extra hand parenting these Tiny Humans, I might have to put Flat Daddy on parenting supervision probation. Come on, man… Step up your game!
PS: My housekeeping game is totally on point right now. This red marker might have stayed on the floor for like 3 days.
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Deployment Log, Day 178:
1. I might be rounding up a teeny bit, but we are essentially 2/3’s done with this deployment!!!
2. WE. CAN. DO. THIS. (Right? RIGHT?!?! Right.)
3. Malick has a new favorite hobby… Sitting on his mother’s last nerve. I think his life goal is to give me a permanent eye twitch.
4. Highlights of his shenanigans from this week include drawing on the kitchen floor with a red marker, drawing all over his face with a brown marker, getting some kind of sort of black eye (I have no idea what happened) drawing on the living room floor/face/mouth with green marker (at least its non-toxic) and BLATANTLY dumping sand on my kitchen floor. As in bring in a bucket, wait till I made direct eye contact and lunge for him, then calmly dump it right in front of me (because he has it down to a science how long it takes me to sprint across the kitchen).
5. Today is the first Saturday of the month. So the kids are at date night childcare. And all God’s people said AMEN.
6. After a week of driving it around, the truck monitors have still not fully reset, so it still did not pass inspection.
7. Malick is thrilled that we get to keep riding in “Daddy’s big truck.”
8. However, the registration place DID give me a 30 day permit so at least I’m not driving it around legally (I asked for an emissions test waiver and it was a no-go since I haven’t previously registered the vehicle in TX but am transferring from GA. I tried, Jennifer Gifford 
9. Charis told me she wants to be an “alientologist” when she grows up. I asked her why she wanted to study aliens, but she said no, she wanted to dust off dinosaur bones. Oh. PALEONTOLOGIST. Now I’m tracking.
10. Oh, we are also no longer in the triple digit countdown of days till home coming. Double digits are a thing. HOORAY!
11. Every time I post a picture of Flat Daddy on Facebook, it automatically tags Dietrich Knobloch… Must be that German Knobloch nose.
12. Anyone have tips on how to perfect a saucy/feisty Brooklyn accent? I have a part in our Easter skit at church and have been watching YouTube (in all of my spare time- ha) in an effort to nail it.
13. I’ve decided I will not be taking ANY summer classes. I’ve been going hard after this doctorate of education and need to breathe. Plus my brain is tired and I don’t want my beloved husband to come home to a completely crispy/burnt out wife (at least not more than I already am).
14. In the last week, I’ve written probably 35 double spaced pages of stuff. See note above about tired/crispy brain.
15. Prayers: Peace and joy in parenting; strength and positivity to keep moving forward in this deployment (not that I have a choice but I would love to do it with grace!) and praise for God carrying us this far.
16. Closing thought: “The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” ~Zephaniah 3:17
