Thank you so much for the well wishes and the prayers last week. I have had so many of you who sent me emails and messages in the last week that I have decided to devote one day a week to deployment updates. That way I don't have to send 80 million texts or emails basically saying the same thing. I do apologize for those whom may have gotten copy and pasted impersonal messages last week, but that is just where we were at that time in life! At least you got a reply......consider yourself lucky and privileged.
You also have to bear with me as I try to figure out when to blog with our new temporary lifestyle. We also have visitors in the next few weeks so time will be limited. Make sure you pay attention to my Facebook page. As I find deals I will post them and I am also going to start a blog page that I will update as I find good deals (for example there are Stride Rite shoes on Totsy for about 60% off regular retail prices....use you may use my referral code to join if you have never joined before).
Here is how the send off went down. Mason had to be at the office at 3:00am, so at 2:30 we all loaded up and took the "ride of doom." J's most favorite breakfast in the while wide world is Dunkin Donuts munchkins, so Mason made a pit stop at DD on the way into work. Nothing like sugaring up a 2 year old at 3:00 in the morning :). When we got there he had to get some more gear and we waited in the car. At 4:00am when he had all he needed we headed to a different parking lot where we said goodbye and he walked onto a bus. Not too eventful and very low key which I liked.
We came home and CB stayed asleep in her car seat which I just brought inside. J on the other hand wanted to PARTY!! Thankfully, Disney had a Jake and the Neverland Pirates marathon on that day (it was 4:30 when we got home), so I put J in bed with me and he watched T.V. while I dozed off and on. I think he fell back asleep at around 7:00am.
Since he left a week ago we have had 3 or 4 emails and I missed a phone call. I have to get used to taking my phone EVERYWHERE with me. No more leaving it behind when showering or running out to the car for just a second; it is attached to me all the time!! We are all adjusting fairly well. J says Dada is "far, far away," and he can say Afghanistan. CB has no clue she is really too little. If you are interested in sending a care package or a letter, leave me a message with your email address and I will send it to you. He is in a very remote location, and really busy so he might not write back, but he will appreciate anything you may send.
As of now I have plenty of projects to keep me busy and getting the entire house the way we want it is step one. I plan to be a painting, picture hanging, landscaping fool these next 5 months. So much so he won't even recognize the place when he comes home...well, maybe not that much, but it will be great!
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