Day 107...

I got a letter from my youngest yesterday. Actually it was a letter from the base, giving details about her graduation, which will be held on August 16th. I am SO proud of her!!!

Had a very productive weekend, spent some good time with my mom and the girls, and went south to spend Sunday with my hubby (FINALLY!). It was a good weekend all around.

Those that have been writing my youngest are requested to not send any more letters past August 4th, because she either may not get them, or they will be forwarded to her place of residence (I REFUSE to say home!). I know she'd much prefer to get them now, so please get them cards and letters rollin', sports fans!

I can't wait to head that way!!!

112 Days to go...

Well, it's thursday, another week almost gone. Only 3 more weeks before I get to finally see my baby girl, I can't wait! Still haven't gotten another letter from her since the one she wrote on the 4th, but I keep checking the mail, cause I know I'll get one any day now...

I worked all weekend, finally finished the big job I was working on, Thank God! I'm so exhausted, I can hardly type, which is why I haven't blogged much lately. I'm working every weekend, and all week, too. Can't afford to take a day off, we're almost caught up, and I still need travel money! Fortunately, I'm getting a huge blessing in that arena. Have I said lately how blessed I continue to be???

Otherwise, all is quiet. My oldest and my d-i-l are still job hunting. Keep them in your prayers that they'll be in the right place at the perfect time. They sure need it!

And the best news of all...I'm finally going to get to see my Tex this weekend! I'm going down to spend the day with him on Sunday! *yay!* It's only been 3 1/2 weeks...I can't wait! It's so hard to believe that we're coming up on our 1st anniversary already. This past year has just flown by, thanks in large part to our youngest, who has brought so much love and anticipation to our lives this year. We needed that hope like the desert needs rain, and are drinking it in the same way. Here's to the future!

Day 117...

Despite what this blog may say, it's Saturday afternoon, a BEAUtiful day, and I'm supposed to be cleaning house. I am, but I had to take a break and blog for a sec. I'm feeling very alone at the moment, very cut off from Tex, even though I spoke to him last night. It seems like the closer we get, the farther away we are from each other, and now with our youngest in the mix, it's just making it worse, because it's not just me that feels cut off...we ALL feel very cut off from each other right now. Yeah, I know, that's a good thing, right? Better than the alternative, at least. She could not care whether we were alive or dead. But, see, we planned for that...but this...we never saw this coming. What does that say about our faith? I don't know...

I just know that I'm so glad to be in the predicament I'm in, and I know I'm not the only one. But it doesn't make it any easier to endure, this separation. And the clock keeps ticking, and the miles stretch out before us longer, and longer, and longer... I haven't gotten a letter since the one she wrote on the 4th of July. I know she's busy (how's THAT for understatement?) and I know she'll write when she can, but it's the waiting that's hard. I go to the mailbox every day, hoping to hear something, and Tex is on pins and needles. I'll be so glad when November is here, and we can stop at least part of this madness!

In the meantime, I guess I'll just keep perfecting this art form of waiting, now that I've got 2 1/2 years invested already. But man, has the time flown since January this year! And we do have our baby to thank for that!

120 Days to go....

I have to say I feel SO much better since yesterday. Tex called me yesterday afternoon, and it was so good to hear his voice! I needed that so much....funny how we take things for granted, even when we are trying not to, until we don't have them or can't get them, isn't it? Anyway, maybe I won't be so grouchy today....

....maybe.

Day 121...

Man, am I crabby today! I can tell that not being able to see Tex is really wearing on me...I've been snapping at people all day, and all I really want to do is slap somebody...BAD.

I'm really, really trying not to be this way, but the stress is starting to get to me, and it's starting to come out now, where up until now I've been able to pretty much keep it hidden. It's been so long since I've spent any decent amount of time with him, and it looks as though it's going to be at least another month before I get to. And now, we've even cut out 90% of our phone calls to save money so I can go to the graduation next month.

Don't get me wrong...I know it's worth it. It's worth MUCH MORE than this! But that doesn't make it any easier to endure. And even if I can't say it to anybody, isn't that what a blog is for...to vent things you may not otherwise be able to say?

So if I bite your head off, please don't take it personally...I'm just really irritable right now, and it seems as though EVERYBODY is rubbing me the wrong way!

Day 126...

Heard from my youngest again. She sent a good juicy letter this time with lots and lots of news that she wrote on the 4th during a bit of downtime. It was SO good to hear from her! I can't wait to get to see her in August when I go out for the graduation!!!

Of course, I won't be seeing much of Tex between now and then, because that's where all my travel money will go. But we both agree that it is MUCH more important that I go to represent both of us, because it is such a milestone in her life, and will only come around once. After it's over, we can get back to our normal routine. It's just so hard not seeing him.....*heavy sigh*

Anyway, I dropped the price on my house by 2,000. Hopefully, I won't have to drop it any further than that. I'm leaving it there at least until the middle of September. If it hasn't sold by then (and it WILL) I'll take another look at it. The guy who was so torqued about it last week still hasn't seen it yet, so I'm still praying that he will go for it...please continue to keep me in your prayers. I gotta get RID of this THING!!!!

132 Days to go...

Not much has changed today, I'm just feeling a bit blue because I miss my youngest so much. I wrote her a long letter last night, but August seems so far away right now, even though I know it's not. I just can't wait to see her.

Had a bit of a scare with Dakota yesterday. They thought he might have had some sort of head trauma because his eyes were dilated funny (one small, one large)..apparently, there's a vision problem. They took him to the vision doctor this morning, but I'm still waiting to hear the results. As far as I know, they're still planning on coming down tomorrow. There's the silver lining in my little black cloud! I'm so looking forward to spending time with them while I can, before I move to TN next year. Wouldn't you know it....about the time I decide to move up there where I'll be closer to them, they decide to move back down here to be closer to everybody else! Oh, well...I'm just gonna enjoy it while it lasts.

Got a busy weekend ahead of me, involving a LOT of work, including a lot of heavy lifting. I hope my strength holds out!

That's about it for now. Anybody who reads this, please drop a line to my youngest, she sure does appreciate it, and she's very homesick right now...(and no, I don't mean FL!)

Have a great weekend, everybody! If you're traveling, stay safe!

Day 133...

WOW! Lots to update on today!

First, I got a phone call from my youngest Saturday night. All is well, she had just got the letter about my dad and wanted to call me. She apparently fell and busted her knee and sprained her ankle, so they were making her lay up for a couple of days and recouperate. Other than that, things seem to be going good for her, other than her being really sad about my dad. She took it pretty hard.

Sunday night, my niece Alaina went into the hospital, and Monday afternoon, little Brayden Mitchell Khan made his appearance. He is absolutely beautiful, and Mom and Baby are both doing incredibly well, thanks for asking...

Yesterday, I spent the day with my beloved, sharing good times and great conversation with his brother and his family. I always love it when they go down to see him because we always have such a good time together, but also, because it's like he gets a piece of home, and it lights him up inside.

I won't be going this weekend, because I'm working. I just found out today that my youngest is graduating from basic on August 3rd, so I've got a lot of work to do between now and then if I plan on going to Missouri to see her! And I'm GOING to see her. In addition to working, my oldest is moving her family down this weekend, so I'm sure I'll probably be involved with helping them to settle in. I'm very excited about that!