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A Week in the Life ~Day 7 He's Home~

Today (well, actually yesterday) was my last day for Week in the Life...what a surprising week it turned out to be. Many of you know that my husband has been deployed for well over a year. He told me that he would be home around August 30th, but that it could be delayed. I understood this since he has already been delayed numerous times. Waiting for him to return home was like waiting for the rain in South Texas...I would believe it when I saw it.

I had big plans of fidning the perfect dress, teeth whitening, getting the house all cleaned up, his favorite groceries in the pantry and fridge, etc... We were going to make signs, hang balloons, bake a cake, and just make a general BIG DEAL about him coming home. 

On Friday morning, I set about my routine of taking the kids to school, cleaning the kitchen, and then working out.  In the middle of my very sweaty, stinky  yoga workout, Josh calls me:

J: Hey Honey, it looks like I'm not going to be able to leave here until Friday.

Me: Sigh....#*&%@@@! Really? Delayed again???

J: Wait a minute.....what day is it today?

Me: Friday (beat)...Oh My GOSH!  Wait!!! What??? Today????

J: (laughing) I'm already at the SA airport.  Wanna come pick me up?

Me: (jumping up and down, running in place, running in circles, screaming, laughing)  Oh MY GOSSHHHHH!!!!!! Really???? You SUCK!!! (yes, I really said that) I'm on my way!

So, I jump in the car, sweaty, stinky, in yoga clothes, dirty, panting, make-up-less..and of course, he does not care. Although the airport is not far from my house, it seemed like the longest drive ever!

Yesterday we resumed our Waffle Saturday tradition and then had family over. There was lots of hugging, smiles, wreslting, cousins yelling and playing. It was a great day.  Josh even got to rock two of our baby nephews to sleep.  I love how that man can put babies right to sleep.

So, a week in our lives ended with a bang...which seems to be typical in our family...it's never boring here
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A Week in the Life ~Day 6~

The kids and I gt a very big surprise today!!!

A Week in the Life ~Day 5~

A Week in the Life ~Day 4~

A Week in the Life ~Day 3~

A Week in the Life ~Day 2~

A Week in the Life ~Day 1~

I thought this  Week in the Life project looked fun so I considered doing it for awhile and then life just got away from me.  I also thought that no one would really want a peek into my daily life....pretty boring, but a few friends said they love peeking into the daily lives of others. I figured that even if you were bored to tears, this would be a great way to keep an everyday journal for my family to print out later. I decided to do it a little bit differently than the original project, using just my iPhone and using just pictures, no words. So....here goes:

Summer Wrap Up

Since we have to call tomorrow a school night, tonight was the official last night of summer. Although a big part of our family and our hearts was not here with us, it was still a summer filled with happy times. The older these kids get, the more fun I have with them. As much as I will miss our days of sleeping in, swimming, travel, late night ice cream runs, and just enjoying each other I also enjoy watching them grow, learn, make new friends, and discover a part of themselves that has nothing to do with me. It's so exciting to watch these little people find their own rhythm.  I once heard that the way your children act in public when they are not with you are the people they will someday become. I sure hope so, because from what I hear, we have got some pretty great kids.

Here are some iPhone collages of our summer:

 

Day 30 ~Self Portrait~

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