I still dont have an exact day of when ted will be touching down at the AVCRAD, so I cant begi the mark down of my calander or a fun construction paper chain, BUT I do know a few things that I can start counting down.
Here's my List:
One more oil change in the car
4 more pay checks
2 more month of ME having to pay all the bills
Next time I pay the water/garbage bill, Ted will be home
Next time the water filter in the Brita needs to be changed Ted will be home
Next time i buy wippies at costco Ted will be home
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
SEE ya 2009!
so on the second day of the new year I am having a bad day. I am missing ted something awful today, not that I don't miss him every second of everyday but for some reason today is really hard. I am hopeful that he is coming home in about 2 months which sounds like such a short time but I am worried that it will be a difficult 2 months. I am so exhausted i could just curl up and cry. I feel on most days that I have nothing left in me to give to anyone.
December was a long month without Ted. I have never been a huge fan of Christmas, so adding that on top of Ted being gone was hard. I decided to do Christmas light in the house, we got a tree and just put lights on it, put out our 3 Nativity scenes, Christmas books, lights outside and a winter door mat. that was it. I just wasn't feeling like celebrating but didn't want to scare my kids with a lack of Christmas spirit in the house. Dan and Shari arrived on the 16th and spent 16 wonderful days with us. Dan fixed odds and end around the house and Shari cooked some wonderful dinners and cookies. The kids LOVED having them here. Zerrell woke up every morning with Dan and helped him make breakfast, Harper just couldn't get enough of his grandpa always following after him. I think they just enjoyed having the testosterone in the house.
We did our usual Christmas eve at my parents and Christmas morning at our house. ted was able to be on Skype while the kids opened their presents, so that was nice in a very sad sort of way.
New years was spent half at my cousins, Jacob and Liz's and the other half at our house. Harper passed out at 9pm and Zerrell stuck it out till 12:15am. I was very glad to see 2009 leave. Such a long trying year.
Zerrell has been really struggling ever since we got home from Germany. She is just very angry about Ted not being here. I am so emotionally and physically exhausted at this point, we are getting some help for her but please keep her in your prayers, myself as well. she is such a sweet funny girl at heart, its heartbreaking for me to see her suffering.
Harper is becoming a full on BOY! climbing everything, throwing everything to see what will happen and banging anything he can get his hands on! its fun to watch him grow.
We still aren't sure when Ted will be home, hopefully not later than the middle of march. He is keeping busy with alot of work coming in, so that helps his time go by faster. We are all so anxious to be a family together again, we are missing each other more each day and it hurts. we are so ready for this to all be over!
http://picasaweb.google.com/brig.dmb/Christmas09?authkey=Gv1sRgCLmw85PX8rahQw#
December was a long month without Ted. I have never been a huge fan of Christmas, so adding that on top of Ted being gone was hard. I decided to do Christmas light in the house, we got a tree and just put lights on it, put out our 3 Nativity scenes, Christmas books, lights outside and a winter door mat. that was it. I just wasn't feeling like celebrating but didn't want to scare my kids with a lack of Christmas spirit in the house. Dan and Shari arrived on the 16th and spent 16 wonderful days with us. Dan fixed odds and end around the house and Shari cooked some wonderful dinners and cookies. The kids LOVED having them here. Zerrell woke up every morning with Dan and helped him make breakfast, Harper just couldn't get enough of his grandpa always following after him. I think they just enjoyed having the testosterone in the house.
We did our usual Christmas eve at my parents and Christmas morning at our house. ted was able to be on Skype while the kids opened their presents, so that was nice in a very sad sort of way.
New years was spent half at my cousins, Jacob and Liz's and the other half at our house. Harper passed out at 9pm and Zerrell stuck it out till 12:15am. I was very glad to see 2009 leave. Such a long trying year.
Zerrell has been really struggling ever since we got home from Germany. She is just very angry about Ted not being here. I am so emotionally and physically exhausted at this point, we are getting some help for her but please keep her in your prayers, myself as well. she is such a sweet funny girl at heart, its heartbreaking for me to see her suffering.
Harper is becoming a full on BOY! climbing everything, throwing everything to see what will happen and banging anything he can get his hands on! its fun to watch him grow.
We still aren't sure when Ted will be home, hopefully not later than the middle of march. He is keeping busy with alot of work coming in, so that helps his time go by faster. We are all so anxious to be a family together again, we are missing each other more each day and it hurts. we are so ready for this to all be over!
http://picasaweb.google.com/brig.dmb/Christmas09?authkey=Gv1sRgCLmw85PX8rahQw#
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