Always Playing Catch Up

I don't understand what my deal with this blog is lately. I really thought I would lean heavily on this as an outlet during the deployment, but it hasn't happened that way. I can't even explain it. I can't say that it's because I have been busy because...well....I haven't. I will put forth more effort or something.

*****Wait I just figured out what the deal is, maybe. I started this blog to be cool and to keep family far, far away in the loop. The only family that reads it even is Mom and well...I talk to her so often that I feel like to write down things would be pointless. I then thought that it would be a good way to keep the husband in the loop and well...he doesn't read it. It's not like I have readers that are begging me to entertain them...because I am sure that anyone that doesn't love me ran off at the beginning of the deployment when crazy completely took over. So what is the point?****

An important update: my Grandma is fine. Whatever the doctors saw that caused them to turn our entire family upside down ended up being nothing. There is a small something that she will undergo further testing on, but if it is the C word, it is very early on and very treatable. That was a blessing!

I guess I will go ahead and continue with updates just in case there are any lurkers that are unaware....

All was right with my world for 16 days. 16 days of bliss. This is why:

Yup. It took a million days for him to make it, but he made it. We spent some great time together and he was able to talk to his family and his children (whom weren't allowed to be here for leave but I wont even go into that). We took a short little trip to the San Antonio area where we hung out at Schlitterbahn for a day and SeaWorld for a day. Huge thanks to SeaWorld and their Here's to the Heroes program. We made an overnight trip to Texarkana, AR. Solely because it is a city built in two states. I mean who wouldn't want to drive more than 5 hours to see that? Ok. So we really went there to pick up DQ from her summer with her father.

Better than any of the trips was having him home to feed, to watch tv with, to look at, to talk to...you get the point. It was too short of a time and he has left again, but we are over the hump and it's a countdown to a more permanent homecoming now. The kids and I are settling back into a routine with school starting and dealing with his departure rather well I think. The toddler hasn't said "I want my Daddy" yet today and that is MAJOR progress.

I intend to make more of an effort to come here and fill pages with funny stories. Oh boy do I have them. Enough of this catching up nonsense. See ya soon bloggyworld!