Today I headed to the Geography Bee with my son. All the kids displayed their projects and then participated in a Geography Bee. I really don't know why we don't just hold these things for parents, since clearly the parents did A LOT of work on the displays. ( I did too- I'm not hatin') I realized a few things at this event. Homeschool parents, for the most part, are overachievers. This ...
Deployment Day #40
Being a single parent is hard. I was stuck at the airport today. With the crazy winter storm blasting the East coast they weren't sure if we were going to be able to land. They came over the intercom to announce that if they couldn't land in DC they would just continue on to Boston. Say what? That didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. If there is a winter storm, I think you should head ...
Deployment Day #39
We are not in this alone. I cannot tell you how much your prayers, emails, Facebook messages, and in person words mean to our family. I've tried to respond to all your emails, but sometimes I just don't have any extra minutes in the day. Please know that it is only through your prayers and encouragement that we are making it through this. There are good days and bad days but I feel at ...
Deployment Day #38
One of my husband's coworkers stopped by last week to bring us a cake for Thanksgiving. I didn't get a chance to talk to him when he stopped by so we connected via email. In his email he said something interesting and very true. He said when we was deployed his wife would never ask for help, but was always disappointed when people didn't stop by. It was like a lightbulb went off when I read ...
Deployment Day #37
I'm out of town for work. I like to travel but I don't like to be away from my family. If I'm being really honest with myself this time feels different. I miss the kids and have been texting them all day, but it is nice to not have to make anyone dinner, pick up toys, or remind people to do their chores. Even though I worked almost twelve hours yesterday, it feels like a vacation. I'm trying ...
Deployment Day #36
Today I spent some time in the car with my seventeen year old son. It isn't very often that I have alone time with my older kids since they both work and have a pretty full social life. I like this kid. Not just because he's a lot like me, we can sit in silence for extended periods of time without it being awkward or thinking something is wrong and then pick up a conversation out of ...
