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I miss you, but thanks!

My husband, the hard working bread winner of the house, had to go to work 4 days earlier than normal this hitch. It seems that this household has developed a pattern. When dad is gone things go haywire. Kids try to act up. The check engine light goes off and on in the car. The dogs dig holes in the backyard.  The washer kicked the bucket (2nd time in a year) We have alot of leftovers after dinner every night. OK maybe that's not so bad. Ill take a night of heating up leftovers over a night cooking any time. It just seems that we always have alot going on when hes gone. Then I just have to remind myself that its just me for 2 weeks out of the month. I have gained a new appreciation for single moms who have to do this full time. I need to count my blessings that its just me up against 3 kids for 14 days out of the month. He's had to work over before and that didn't seem to be a big deal, I guess because he was already gone, so we weren't really phased by it. But going in 4 days earlier, well, that really set some things off. Jill wanted to join softball. So here I am blindly walking into Academy getting her these things that I really had no clue about. Yes, I know what a glove and bat is, but it had to be a certain glove and so many inches. The bat has to be a certain weight and height and meet some new guidelines. ( I blame Obama---hey everyone else is!) Cleats had to be, well cleats, I guess. I found some on sale, but NOOO Jill didn't want those. Picky little thing, considering she really doesn't know what shes doing either. Earlier in the week Jessie busted out of both of her tennis shoes. Its like her big toes just had enough! So that's an extra trip to the shoe store. Then 2 days later Jaxon, in his Hulk like fashion, ripped the Velcro strap on his shoes. What are these kids eating??! O yea. Leftovers :)

Well, I guess this ended up turning into what sounds like a rant and that wasn't my intention at all. I appreciate my husband and the kids appreciate their dad. I didn't want him to go in 4 days early. We had plans for a few of those 4 days. But it's his job and that's part of it. I know that. Sometimes I still think if I pout, then I will get my way. But because of his hard work and dedication the kids were able to have more and then some. We were able to not stress out and put things off in order to get new shoes and the long list of softball stuff. I know there are families out there that have to wear shoes with their toes hanging out. I know there are kids out there that don't have the things my kids have and that's why we have taught them to appreciate and to not take things for granted. When daddy called last night they all talked to him and told him thank you. That they missed him but they love all their new stuff. I was so grateful and considered it a job-well done to hear them tell him Thanks!

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