I'm calling in sick from work today...

Okay, or that's what I would have done if I still worked. But today, with my husband still away on this deployment, and me not being anywhere near family....I have to just toughen up and survive the day....alone and not feeling very well.

My head feels like its going to explode...all the little noises in the house are amplified in my head....the dishwasher running sounds like a freight train, the washing machine upstairs sounds like a helicopter is about to land on my roof, the baby babbling sounds like I'm visiting the monkey exhibit at the zoo.....I'm sure you get the point....I don't feel well.

And even worse, Hunter doesn't feel well either. Today is his supposed to be his birthday party, but with the way he is wandering around the house coughing and wiping snot over everything....i don't think spreading the bubonic plague to the entire neighborhood is the best idea.....

So for now...we will enjoy a quiet day at home, hanging out in our pj's, and watching all the movies we want!

homecoming blues

I'm sure you have all seen those heart warming scenes on the news when soldiers comes home to their loved ones. It truly is a special moment for a military family and anyone else who gets to be a part of it. What a blessing this is to have a family brought back together to live happily ever after, or so we think.

People who do not have a family member or friend in the military wont wonder how the family is adapting living together again. They probably don't realize how much of an emotional stress this is for a family. They will never know that the wife wrapping her arms around her returned airmen has been worried and having sleepless nights since she's known he was coming home. They will never see how overwhelmed the soldier is by the demands of his family and home life. They will not hear a small child refer to their returned parent by their first name, instead of mommy or daddy.

I know that until I married into the military, I never thought of these things. And now with my husband coming home in a week, I have all sorts of mixed emotions about it. It will be a big change, but I am really happy he is coming home. It will probably be difficult at times, but eventually we will have our happily ever after ending too.