Frozen Peach

So, we all know Jerome went to Iraq, but did you know Peach wanted to go to?

Lucky for me, we convinced her to stay. Not so lucky for her, though. We got snow. Lots and lots and lots of snow. So, Peach, who shivers even when there's no snow, got a sweater.


It's a little boy's sweater. 'Cause who wants to pay $20 for a dog sweater that she might grow out of when you can get a boy sweater for $6 at the PX? I'll bet the boy sweater is more durable, anyway. (Yes I am wearing shorts in that picture. It wasn't snowing inside.)


It's a little baggy on her, but it works pretty good. At first she didn't like it very much, but once she got in the snow...
She really didn't seem to mind so much. These pics were taken before the snow got really bad, by the way...in case you were wondering why you could still see some ground.

The snow is melting now, and I'm kind of sad I never took pictures of it. I wanted to, then I misplaced my camera for a few days...oops. Maybe next year.

Peach and I are doing okay. We're both a little restless with cabin fever (even though I did venture out a few times.) Like I said, though, the snow is melting and we might be able to go for a walk as soon as tomorrow if enough ice is off the sidewalks.

I've been trying to keep busy, though...one of my other blogs, Snail Mail Addict has been getting a lot of attention recently. It even won a random award! I've also bought a domain name and am working on getting a web comic going. I figure that I will try to make my own job right now in a time when no one's hiring. (I'm still going to try to get a real job anyway...being inside all the time sucks.)

Jerome is in fairly good contact with me for now. He is doing well. They're doing some training and things, but he's actually kind of bored. I think he's been watching a lot of old movies and TV stuff on his computer when they're not busy. He's living in a tent with 20 guys and he says that sucks. He says the food is good. He always mentions the food. He also says he misses everyone.

That's all for now. I will try to take some pretty pictures to post up here soon.

So...

It's just me and Peach now. Jerome left a few days ago.

I'm doing okay...it's his job, he has to go. He is in less danger than he could be in. I can't do anything short of putting myself in the hospital to get him home any sooner, so we will just have to make the best of it.

Peach is kind of upset. The first day she stayed by the door a lot. Now if I say 'Daddy' she will run to the door and wait. Other than that she's a little mad at me for not playing rough enough, like he will. I try to make sure I take lots more time to play with her to make up for the time when he would play with her.

Anyway, I thought y'all would want to hear about our final adventure before he left.

Our buddy, Specialist Phillips, had told us that he'd never been to the ocean before...so we made arrangements and went on the Friday before they left.

It was raining when we said goodbye to Peach, but we didn't care...an adventure is an adventure!

Phillips set the destination on his GPS by just going to a random place on the coast. I don't think I ever found out exactly where we went.

It was a kind of scenic drive out to the west coast of Washington, buuut I forgot my camera, so I didn't get any good pictures. I only got a few with my phone. After about an hour of driving in rain that seemed to get heavier and heavier, we finally saw this:
If you can see, is the very, very angry looking ocean. We were looking for a beach we could walk up to, but I was kind of hungry, so we stopped at a little diner. They seemed to only serve fried food...but we weren't going to try somewhere else...by the time we got in it was storming pretty bad.

Jerome had cod, I had scallops, and Phillips, who says sea food is scary, had chicken strips. It was all very good.

The restaurant was right on the water and the water side was all big picture windows. Just looking at the rain smashing against it was kind of neat, and kind of freaky.

So, when we were done, we went back on the hunt for a beach. We found one not to long after by playing around with the GPS.

We parked and got out. A wall of wind and heavy rain met us. I snapped a couple quick pictures:

<--There's Jerome trying not to be blown over.

This one's Phillips, not sure how he managed to pose as the wind was literally blowing us over. -->

We walked maybe 50 yards twoards the ocean before we gave up and ran for the car, where Phillips announced he is now afraid of the ocean. I realy can't blame him...if the ocean looked like that the first time I saw it, I would probably be afraid of it too.

They're both gone now. It kind of makes me feel better to know that Phillips has gone to Iraq before and wil most likely be able to keep an eye on Jerome while they're overseas.

Since then it's started snowing! I will be making another post about the snow with pics of Peach in her sweater soon. For now, I think it's time to get some sleep.

Peach Takes A Turn

Hi, people! It's me, Peach...I learned to work the computer while Daddy and Mommy have been really busy getting ready for Daddy to go. They keep telling me he will be gone for a long time. I wonder how long that will be? More than overnight? That's the longest he's been gone from me and Mommy so far. I don't like it when he's gone too long. I know when he's supposed to come home from work and if he's not home then, I go and wait at the door...and if he doesn't come home soon, I get so upset I have to cry and run up and down the stairs a lot until he gets back.

We got new couches about a week ago. Well, new to us, Mommy says. I like the couches, They're soft and fun to lay on.

They kept talking about the blog and someone should update the bog, so I had to figure out what it was first...but I did and now I'm HERE!! I don't know how to post pictures yet, but maybe I'll figure it out before the next time I post.

Anyway, Mommy and Daddy left me here alone while they go to Tacoma to take care of things and have dinner together before Daddy has to leave. I have lots of things to do while they're gone...like chewing the bathroom mat! I've got to go get on that. The computer is boring, anyway. Later, People!