Swamped

Hi everyone. We are sorry for being so lax in posting new blogs. We have been swamped lately with Justin's new position at work and me starting school again. We are trying to juggle parenting as well as our other demanding commitments. As you can tell, we are struggling a bit in keeping up with the blog. O turned 13 months today. I can't even remember this time last year when she was just a month old. It seems like so long ago. She is such a big girl now-totally a toddler. She is exerting her independence every chance she gets and figuring out who she is and what she can get away with. She is also teething again; this time with the bigger teeth. This makes for an interesting person at times. I am sure those of you with kids can concur on that one.
Justin has started working in defense now and has to defend the good and the bad in the military. He likes it but was given some big cases right from the start. He is most certainly doing some on-the-job training. This means that he is coming home late and having to do some homework as well. Not an ideal situation but we are coping. As for me, I have jumped in to my fall semester at William and Mary. Of course, homework is coming in every week and I am trying to juggle being a stay-at-home mom with school twice a week. I have a child that has hit the needy stage so it has not been easy getting work done during the day. Ugh.
FYI-We are awaiting our next duty station assignment. We are due to leave Virginia Beach at the end of next summer. We will be going overseas and are hoping for Europe or Pearl Harbor. We will keep everyone posted as soon as we find out. It should be soon...