Ok, so I’m going to allow myself one day, ONE, to stay in my pajamas, eat comfort food, and accomplish absolutely nothing.
Because you’d probably be surprised if I admitted just how many days like that I had the last time my husband deployed.
But last time I also battled some depression, and I’m trying to be more proactive this time in stopping it before it starts.
So. One day to indulge the sadness.
What’s your choice of comfort food? A pint of Ben and Jerry’s and a spoon? Raw cookie dough? Chicken Pot Pie made from scratch?
I need some ideas and recipes!
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike were tragic for so many people, but we thankfully ended up losing only one tree.
Well, it’s not actually lost yet. I know exactly where it is. Half-way uprooted in the backyard.
I’m hoping it will just somehow completely uproot itself.
Without the help of another hurricane.
So we didn’t actually lose anything, but we did gain.
We’re down to the last days before Isaac heads to Iraq. He’s only had 10 months between getting back from his last deployment and leaving for this one, and he’s been working crazy hours the whole time he’s been back. In fact one repeating thought I’ve had these past months is that if Isaac dies in Iraq, I’m going to be really mad at the last year together that God provided for us.
And so it was such a blessing that we had three full days off to evacuate for Gustav. We got a leisurely road trip and a day playing in an awesome hotel pool in the unlikely city of Waxahachie. Then Isaac had three days of class- from 9am to 2:30pm, giving us a ton of time to spend together as a family, with absolutely no responsibilities or house cleaning.
Oh, and did I mention that it was almost completely paid for?
Then this last week, the strong winds from Ike knocked out our internet and took out the power in some parts of the city- including the base. Isaac was able to go in late and come home early for several days, allowing us more family time, and him the opportunity to see one of Chloe’s cheerleading practices. He missed the entire season when he was deployed last year, and will miss all but this first week this year, and the power outage got him out of work in time to see it.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him… -Romans 8:28
Have you seen on tv that next week is “National Stay at Home Week”?
Someone needs to inform the Navy.
Isaac isn’t allowed to deploy during such an important holiday.
You know how my husband just got back from a six-month deployment?
Well, he’s leaving again sometime around October 1.
We still have plenty of time, you might think.
It’s two months.
Nine weeks.
And then he’ll be in Iraq.
The past few years have been unexpectedly full of deployments for us. By the time he gets back from this one, sometime next spring, he’ll have completed three deployments in less than four years.
So I may be gone from the blog more often than normal for a while. Yesterday I had intended to host a giveaway for the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival, but due to some airline delays my husband ended up with a day off yesterday. We took the kids to a nearby water park and all turned pink and happy.
And I don’t mind missing the giveaway. I’ll have one of my own one of these days, but over the next several weeks, I’ll be looking to spend as much time with my husband and family as possible.
Which, given his busy schedule may not be all that much, but still. I’ll be trying to stay off Twitter as much as possible outside of the kids naptimes, and if I have a choice between time with Isaac or writing a blog post, he’s going to win.
I’ll still be around, just quieter.
And I’m sure I’ll be back regularly once he’s gone.
I’ll need the support.
Isaac and I the night he came back from deployment.
Well, morning, really. I expected him home around 11pm, and he made it at 3am! So we’re both pretty exhausted in the photo. It was taken by the wonderful Bethany who came over to my house and stayed with my kids so that I didn’t have to cart them around base for hours waiting on Isaac’s flight!
There’s much more I want to say to explain away the way I look in the picture, but the truth is I just hate seeing myself still two sizes bigger than I was when I got pregnant with Audrey.
The stomach flu is slowly leaving, but I’m still tired and having a hard time keeping up with the kids and house and getting out of my pajamas. I probably won’t post much the next couple days, but I’ll be back next week with a giveaway from Sweet Pea Cakes, Etc on Monday! You can also visit Dawn’s blog now for another giveaway.
Have a great weekend, ya’ll. I hope you stay healthy!
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