Laura has decided...

that she wants to be a boy. I have no clue where this have come from. But I cant say that I'm surprised. She has never been one to choose to wear a dress and actually throws a fit if I try to put her in one. Laura has always been a rough and tumble kid. She would rather be outside eating dirt than wearing anything pink. She'll tell that pink is for Haley, not Laura.

Now, she has been telling me for awhile that she wants to pick her clothes from the little boy section whenever we go shopping. For some reason, I wouldnt let her. Then I realized that it doesnt matter. Shorts are shorts. Who cares if the shorts are pink with ruffles or camo? Well, some people might but I dont!

So, it's Laura's turn to get some new clothes next month. And if she wants to go straight to the little boy section and get camo shorts, thats where we'll go! I have a feeling that the next time she needs shoes she's going to want little boy shoes. In the end, all that really matters is that Laura likes her clothes. Besides, she knows how to get undressed all by herself so I have a feeling that I put her in something she hates, she'll just take it off.

Its a GM thing..

and not very many people up here understand it. Being the we're stationed at an air station, there arent very many GM's up here. Curtis works with 3 others and the squadrons have a few floating around. But thats about it.

While we do have awesome friends up here, its hard not having another wife who truly understands what I deal with. Yeah, every Sailor comes home smelling like something but nothing compares to having your husband walk in the door smelling so strongly of CLP that you'd have sworn he bathed in it. And, yes, that has happened to me. Being married to a GM, you have to be able to handle sleeping with someone who smells like gunpowder, even after a shower. I swear, it just seeps into their skin during a gun shoot. And when they're on a ship...oh, they come home sleeping like hydraulic fluid on top of CLP on top of gun powder. Their uniforms have to be washed separate from everything else. Boots DO NOT come in the house!! Especially after range days. And then there are phone calls where all you hear is "blah blah new boots blah blah busted hydraulic line blah gun mount" and all you think is "well, there goes about $130". Yup, thats happened before too.

I do love my friends up here but part of me cant wait to get orders back to a ship. It just kinda sucks not having anyone who understands why I hold my breath when putting uniforms into the wash or know its a good sign when he walks through the door reeking of gun powder. Guess that part is a GM wife thing.....