{"id":20837,"date":"2013-12-03T11:11:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T16:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/?p=20837"},"modified":"2013-12-03T11:11:29","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T16:11:29","slug":"deployment-day-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/deployment-day-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Deployment Day #34"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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