Home is Where Your Husband Is

Jeremy is the BEST! He has been working in Vegas for the last {almost} 12 weeks. That's 81 days. 81 days without Daddy home. 81 days not getting to see his kids. 81 days and counting. NO FUN! But he's doing it. He's providing for our family and we love him for it. We miss him terribly. I miss him terribly. I missed him at every swimming lesson the kids had this summer. I missed him at Aiden's preschool "graduation". I missed him when houses in the neighborhood were being broken into at night when families were HOME (I slept by my gun for a week!). I miss him every morning when I roll over and realize for the 81st time that the pile of clothes on my bed that I still haven't folded is still not him. I missed him SOOO much when I took Aiden to his first day of preschool. So many dad's were there for that little milestone day. And although Aiden didn't even seem to care that I was there, let alone Dad, I wished so badly he was with us. I miss him every time I go to the grocery store with all 3 kids. And when we say prayers at night. He's usually on the phone for that, but its so not the same!
But we've learned some things thru this crisis! We've learned that we are tough cookies. We can do hard things. Things I never thought we could. We've learned that we love each other more than we sometimes realized. We've re-learned that a family consists of TWO parents who lovingly guide their children to choose the right. Single parenthood is not for the weak. Nor is being away from your family. I've gained insights into my kids because of the extra time I have been spending with them.
We've learned {again} that blessings come in unexpected packages. We are trying oh so hard to be grateful for those blessings. We could easily whine and complain about how hard things are and how we wish soooo many things were different. I hope that I don't seem like a walking pity party. We are so blessed to have a little income. We are blessed that Jeremy doesn't have to pay for living arrangements, but that he can stay with his parents. We are blessed with great home and visiting teachers who are aware of us. And most of all we are blessed that he will be home again eventually.
Because HOME is most certainly where your HUSBAND is!