I guess it's been a while. We've been pretty busy over the past week. The last week of school, Cleaning my house from top to bottom getting ready for my trip home, Friday night with a friend and 5 kiddos, pool party at Kyle's teachers house on Saturday. We traveled to MS after returning from the pool party and finishing up all of our packing. Spent the evening relaxing afterwards, and we all got a good night of sleep. Sunday we headed to church, and to moms afterwards for a cookout with some good friends and family. Hung out there almost all day, ate until we couldn't eat anymore, and got some sun while the kids swam. On our way back, we dropped Lexie off at granny's while Kyle and I ran to do a little shoe shopping. We couldn't find the shoes he's been wanting, since it was pretty late on a Sunday evening. Sooo, this morning, we had some awesome 7up biscuits & ham, then all ventured out to shop. We heard the Nike clearance outlet had some good deals, but def didn't have anything we were looking for. We headed to the Southaven mall area, with no luck there either. Although everywhere we went Lexie was able to find something she wanted. We ended up right back by target, and got the sandals he wanted, and a pair of tennis shoes for him.
After our shopping trip, we headed out to aunt Sheila's for another day of food and family fun. We ate and the kiddos played hard all day. Lexie has a couple girls around her age there, so she had a blast! Kyle managed with the giggly girls, haha! Didn't get home til late, got baths & now all in the bed... The SAME bed, every night since we've been here. I'm thinking we're gonna have to reevaluate this soon. 2 kids who can't sleep without being all over the place at night do not belong in one bed with me! Mama may sneak out and find a couch to sleep on now that they're out.
I'm missing my friends at home, missing my hubby more, and wishing that he was here with us, or we were back home with him. It's like that ready to go home feeling all the time, because what makes a house a home is a family. Part of our family is missing, so it just doesnt really go away. It seems like everyone else's lives are spinning a little faster than ours. We don't stop, we keep moving. Sometimes it's just like we're moving in slow motion. I was a little down last night, and before I headed to bed, I realized that God had apparently put me in the hearts of some of my best army wife pals and had a few diff posts at just the right time. Love all of y'all! Topped it off with a late night spill with granny, who's the only other woman that misses that man of mine as much as I do :(
We talk to him everyday, yes. That's what I get asked most. It may reassure us that he's safe, and it's great to hear his voice yes, but it's not the same as him living our everyday lives with us. He received my package really quick, but his computer was messed up when he got it and started fooling with it, so he is still not settled in. Not to mention the wifi turns out to be complete trash where he is. I may be sending him a new computer soon, and some tennis shoes since he only took his running shoes. He's also wanting his favorite comfy boots. He took the ones that were supposed to be worn with multi-cams, but apparently everyone isn't having to wear those.
Praying for him, and his comrades, one in particular is dealing with a horrible personal loss, so if you're reading... Pray for him, his safe and timely return, and his family. We've dealt with the loss of my papaw during a deployment of Mark, and the loss of Opa when his brother was deployed, and it didn't make things easier to have them missing from the picture, or waiting and having to travel
during such a difficult time.
Soon they will both be deployed at the same time, wishing I was closer to my sis in law for this one!
Goodnight everyone. Hold your loved ones tight :)
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