Post Christmas

The girls and I arrived in Monahans on December 18th for a two week trip. That trip ends in just 3 more days. On Saturday, Jan. 1st, the girls and I will make the long trip back home. Jeramy didn't come with us, not because he didn't want to, but because he is currently on a rig off the coast of Cairo, Egypt. We've missed him so much, I think everyone has missed him. He has gotten to Skype in with us a couple of times, but even Skype has its limits and the connection has not been very good. The good news is, Jeramy will be back home in just 14 days and then he'll have just one more hitch before moving back into the office. So yay!...no more single mom here!

Even without our Daddy, the trip has just been awesome. A fantastic Christmas, as usual, but with so much time we've been able to really spend lots of quality time with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. And as fatigued as I'm feeling after having to check my shoes and my bed for scorpions every day, I'm sad that it's all about to come to an end. But, being back in my bed and having a grocery store that carries more than Tampico Orange drink and two isles of various types of tortillas will be Awe-Some. Is it too much to ask for just one organic apple in this town???

Yesterday I realized that mom has been using regular laundry detergent in her new fancy schmancy HE washing maching. But MOM, I say, I you HAVE to use HE detergent, it says so in the instructions and at least 13 times all over your machine. But JENN, she says, you can't buy HE detergent in Monahans. Yes you can MOM, I buy mine at the dollar store in Katy, you have to be able to buy it at the regular grocery store in Monahans, even if it does feel like a street market in Mexico. But you know what internet?...you can NOT buy HE laundry detergent in Monahans, but you can buy 5 differnt fragrance variations of Fabuloso household cleaner. No shit.

I finally found mom some HE laundry soap at Wal-Mart in Odessa, a place that feels like the Largest street market in Mexico. So now I can rest well knowing that her new washing machine isn't struggling to process the excess sud-ation being caused by regular laundry soap.

Pumpkin Pie...done. Next up, pink stuff....