Ms. MO’s Mad Mad World

Thanksgiving is this week, as most of you know. I have spent one Thanksgiving with Maverick since we moved here Spring 2005. This year we are going to the old O’ Club once again for Thanksgiving. We have only made dinner at our house, once, last year and really I prefer to go on post. Less hassle, less mess and it costs about the same anyway. The girls and I have already started our baking and we will have a few little nibble trays for the evening to snack on while we put up the tree. We’ll start watching our Christmas DVD’s and in the morning, Black Friday!

I am not a crazed Black Friday shopper. I don’t get up at the crack of dawn, I get up and go when ever. You might wonder why do I go then, well, I like to be out in the crowds. The hustle and the bustle is so much fun to me. Waiting in traffic, crazed mothers trying to get the last pink iPod, dad’s after the big screen t.v.’s etc. I guess I am not so odd since there are so many people who love this crazed tradition. I’m even wacky enough to take the girls with me .

Christmas will be lonely with out Maverick. I always force myself to smile more, decorate more and spread the cheer even more than usual when he is not home. I miss him. This time I’m not crying daily, or feeling as angry, it does seem time is dragging on even slower than the 15 month deployment we went through last time. I thought staying busy would make it fly by, it really didn’t. Those multiple deployment survivors are right, each deployment is so very different. Each one of us has different issues that make each experience unique. This is why we cannot judge how our fellow spouses handle separations. You may not have a baby, teenager, horses, ailing parent, death of a beloved pet, crazy friends, leaky roof, a car that decided to die, a full time job, broken arm, a mean landlord, health issues etc that your fellow spouse might have. Be kind this holiday season, open doors for the mother with her hands full, smile even when others frown, just say thank you . Spread a little more happiness no matter how grumpy you feel.

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