3 Months & Counting

 I had a very nice relaxing morning visiting with the neighborhood Military wives as I hosted the coffee at my home. I enjoyed holding all the cute snugly newborns. Watched as the mommies tried to keep toddlers out of things in my home as it is no longer baby proof. I thought I had done a decent job of putting things away-lol I forgot how resourceful toddlers can be! After a nice morning I logged into my Facebook to check on my husband only to read  the following status on his Wall "Left Home 3 months ago, 9 more to go...". Ugg,,,,, then my mood changed. I had finally reached that place in the deployment where I am comfortable in the routine the boys & I have established. I had stopped looking at the calender every day wishing time would go faster. But My husband hasn't. His routine seems dull & never changing to him, he misses us terribly. Then to read all the well meaning comments people posted about "WOW it's really only been 3 months, seems longer". you bet you sweet butt it seems longer! Anywhooo going to try to forget that I have nine more long months to go & who knows when R&R will be??? Just going eat my Spinach lasagna for lunch & wait for the boys to get home. Hopefully we come up with something to keep us entertained for the next nine months.

9 Months ago today we said goodbye & had one last hug 

9 months ago today they gave their dad one last hug goodbye....

Looking forward too....... 

 

Snails Pace

I was lucky enough to be chatting with the husband tonight before bed. He was all excited to remind me that it is already the 5th of August over in the sandbox so we have 1 month down! I didn't jump up & down like he thought  I would, instead I was like "That's ALL?"! It has really seemed much longer then only 1 month or 4 weeks,ugggg. I know at the beginning deployments seem to go at a snail's pace but I was really keeping my fingers crossed that it wouldn't this time. I truly thought with it being summer for the start of this deployment we would be so busy time would fly by, guess not.

 

So I have decided it is time to ramp up the activities for the kids & myself so I can keep from going insane! Today was great at the gym this morning, pool after lunch, water aerobics after that & now friends sleeping over for the boys. Hopefully some fun activities will help keep my mind off the fact that I still have eleven long months to go of this deployment........uggggg  Another lovely Deployment Wife posted a cute saying tonight on her Facebook for her family & friends to read- it made me laugh out loud- as it can be true at times. Times like tonight when you realize time is going by but at a silly, stupid, slow rate!

 

For all of you who may not know what we need at times, this might help- LOL