Update

Thank you everyone, for thinking about Mikey. He is doing much better and will be finished with his medication's soon.
Now: if your on Facebook, you've already heard the news. If not then let me fill you in! Richard received his new assignment for August 2012-2013...he is being sent to Kandahar Afghanistan! We will have a follow-on assignment within a few months. After talking it over- we decided it best for me to remain in Switzerland. Rich will be getting some leave and it will be better if he doesn't have to spend most of it traveling. We do have a lovely home here, we're comfortable with our surroundings, I know my way around and have very good friends to keep me busy and lend support. Given our Military life; I can say we HAVE done this before..the exception this time is that I won't have any of my boys with me. The house will be empty except for Mikey...

Mikey

Our three day weekend consisted of tagging each other to take care of our sick little boy! He insisted on sleeping on a lap at all times. After a very "LONG" weekend trying to keep him comfortable with what medication we had for him, we were able to take him into the Dr's this morning. Poor baby has an infection in his Pharynx along with secondary warning signs. Mikey had to have a shot and was sent home along with three other medications and orders not to have anything except Black Tea for the next 24 hours. 
He is currently asleep {from the injection} and seems to be sleeping comfortably.
I'd better take advantage of my free lap and get my house cleaned up, hopefully I'll even be able to get to the market this afternoon.

Plans

Our vacation plans are going well, everything is set, tickets are all purchased and rooms have been reserved. I'm still working on our menu and sleeping arrangements for here in Switzerland but expect no problems. As of Monday- we have an order coming our way for Baby Charlotte. Everything will be ready for her when she arrives! I also have thing's ready for Shealynn and Brady, I think our Grandparent status will be official by the time we move to our new post....we'll have a shipment just for kids!
It's another rainy day over here but it's still beautiful, I just got home from being downtown and the walk was nice/refreshing. It's one of those "cozy days" where you just want to curl-up with a cup of tea and a good book.

Sometimes

This morning after making brownies and cleaning the house, I did something. Now- try to understand " I HATE BUGS" All of them! There was a fly in the kitchen this morning that was driving me absolutely crazy throughout baking and cleaning...I kept trying to smack him with no luck. By the time I began to vacuum, this fly was really on my "hit list". Unable to swat the little $@*^...I found myself using the only thing in my hand... the vacuum cleaner! That's right, I was waving it around in the air, trying to suck the thing up; and NOT successfully! While running around the room trying to end his freedom of flight I caught notice of myself in the mirror. After a moment of quick reflection- I just began to laugh at the site of it all; Is this what my time has come down to? Have I really gone to this extent to get a FLY out of my house? Well after the laughter, my thought was YES!!! It is! So with an open door and the use of a magazine...some of you will be happy to know that the fly is now free- outside flying around happily. (Until "that is" he flies into someones windshield)

A nice week for Rich at work! With the long weekend and a Swiss Holiday tomorrow; he only had a three day work week. however he did keep busy and was able to finish everything on his "to-do list"..{he made it- not me} 
We're on day two of rain which is fine because everything was drying-up around here! The thunder and lightening are a bonus..I just love a good storm! LOL 
I'm working on a Menu for August, eight adults and four children...if anyone has a recommendation please feel free to write, all ideas are welcome! We have two months to prepare before their arrival..so exciting and I sure hope they'll be ready for adventure! (it's going to be a big one)

Beach Baby-Beach Baby...

Good-morning everyone; I awoke to this beautiful picture of our little beach baby! This is Charlotte's very first "plane trip" and visit to Hawaii- looks like she loves it; which is great since she'll be spending lots of time there with Hawaii Grandma and Grampa!

Resting and thinking

Sitting outside on our second floor balcony this morning. Yesterday Rich and I went out and purchased a four piece patio group: couch, two chairs and a coffee table, I must say that sitting here under this canopy in the fresh air with birds singing is very relaxing!
We had a wonderful time in Salzburg last weekend. Not only did we get in some great sights but Rich did quite well in the Marathon- 26.2 mi in 4:22:29..his sixth best out of 17! This weekend is more of an R&R- catching up on a few things at home. Next weekend Chris and Linda will be here to hang-out as well....we're so blessed to have family living so close. Wow, I wish you could hear the beautiful bells going off from town; I just love them so.
Rich and I keep finding ourselves "homesick" for Germany..we were kind of waiting to see if it was just passing dream...but it's not; here we are in Switzerland living in the middle of the Alps- {and don't get me wrong, we love it here} however we find ourselves planning trips to Germany, where we feel so at home. So sometime within the next few years we plan to buy a "home" in the Bavarian area where the boy's grew up. They are just as excited about it as we are!