It was a long day. People who know me will tell you I don’t like to leave my house. Not in a phobia sort of way, I CAN leave my house, I just don’t like to.<\/p>\n
After spending the past three nights, awake with a crying four year old I decided it was time to take a trip to the doctor’s office.<\/p>\n
Diagnosis: Brochitis and ear infection.<\/p>\n
We spent most of the afternoon running errands, picking up prescriptions, and getting groceries. I was gone half the day. I realize this is normal for many people, but when I’m unloading groceries at 8:45pm and then sitting down to check school work it makes for a long day.<\/p>\n
It was the first time in a while I was tired of doing it all by myself. I’m not blaming anyone or angry. Just tired.<\/p>\n
I’ve heard the flu is going around. Last year (when I was doing the single parent thing for four months) every single kid got the flu. It was terrible. I’m trying not to think about that as I dose out the pink stuff this week.<\/p>\n
My husband has been deployed to the Middle East for 274 days.\u00a0 These are my real thoughts expressing my heart during his absence.\u00a0 I appreciate your prayers and kind words as we cope, adapt, and carry on without him until August 2014.\u00a0 To read from the beginning, click here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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