Month one, done

So let's pretend we actually know a return date. I'm going to (mostly arbitrarily) choose May 13, 2017. Only 11 more months to go! Even if the Hubs doesn't return then he actually DID leave for training May 13, 2016 so either way you look at it, we are a month into this event. And it hasn't been so bad. Parts of it have even been good. It obviously helped that he was home a few days, but even so it's been OK. Which just reminds me of the power of prayer and God's promise to never leave or forsake me. Especially in the hard times. It is getting a little harder to keep up with him daily though. We keep real busy here (because I've never been good at staying home with the kids.) We start climbing the walls quite quickly. Both figuratively and Joe literally. VBS last week, sports camps this week. And playdates almost every afternoon. When we get home it's all I can do to wrestle those two into bed and nearly collapse into bed myself. Which makes for a good night's sleep but not for a lot of good phone conversations. So on to the mundane: Joe is in baseball camp for a couple of hours until tomorrow. A few of his baseball buddies are also in the camp-so watch out, next season the Panther's are bringing it O-N! This morning one of his buddies came over early bc the mom needed drop off help. Nice to be part of the village around here. We all need help, no matter where the other parent is, and there are ALWAYS times you just can't physically be in two places but you have an actual NEED to be in 3. Hmmm. Problem solving is a real skill that is honed as a parent. Joe also has a couple more lose teeth. If he looses anymore he is going to have a real problem eating. He is also doing pretty good with his reading. He is signed up for the summer reading program and I'm actually making him read books. He reads to Dixie almost every day. Sometimes I make him do handwriting and math too. Just depends. This afternoon we are having a big clean up day before we go to a friends house-because we live like pigs. I guess that just isn't going to change. Sadie is in volleyball camp until Thursday. There are a few school friends in camp with her and I'm glad for carpooling. She seems to really like volleyball. Thank goodness. I hope she continues with it so she won't do drugs in jr. hight :). When she isn't at camp she is pretty much reading. On book 3 of Harry Potter. Finished the series and started over. I wonder if it will keep her occupied all summer? Here's hoping! I've heard there is another series that Harry Potter fans like so I need to look into that for her. Yesterday she had her annual check up and all is well except for a milk sensitivity. How annoying. Her height and weight are both right at 50%. She can hear (so there is NO medical problem when she "didn't hear me!") and see. On the way home from the dr. a surprising summer storm came through and it POURED. Weird rain around here, but nice to give my sprinklers a break! After it cleared we went to friends' for dinner and even swimming. So nice to have our evenings occupied. Oh also yesterday the plumber came and removed the tree roots from the toilet. Said maybe 3 years until we need to do it again. OK-off to another day. Thinking I may continue organizing the playroom. Gonna get a workout in sometime too. And swimming. Must be summer.