Author: TheHappyHousewife

So this happened today.

That is my brother-in-law, defying the laws of physics and possibly gravity, so he could hang the new light fixture my sister and I found on sale at Lowes. We will probably be banned from Lowes for the next five years.

Then this happened.

Note to self, don’t leave the ladder out after a project is finished. And yes, that is Cora on the ledge.

Since the day they saw the house for the first time they’ve wanted to make the ledge into a reading nook, with books, treehouse type of ladder, and of course a railing.

I’ve been against that idea until this happened. I was actually a little proud of them for being brave enough to get up there and thought it would be kind of cool to have a little space to read and escape.

My dad is coming in a few weeks – I just might have a project for him to work on while he is here.

I didn’t follow through on my commitment to myself to NOT be checking co-op homework on Sunday night. Once again I was irritated at 7:30pm as I checked for simple subjects and names of glaciers.

Maybe next week.

My husband has been deployed to the Middle East for 274 days.  These are my real thoughts expressing my heart during his absence.  I appreciate your prayers and kind words as we cope, adapt, and carry on without him until August 2014.  To read from the beginning, click here.

Busy.

My sister and her family came down to help for the weekend. We worked from sun up to way past sun down.

My brother-in-law tackled every project on my to do list and more. He also was a great guy for my boys to hang around with today.

My sister and I spent way too long in Lowes. We bought lights, paint, hardware, and a window shade. It seemed like  a good idea at the time.

Until we realized, after the shade had been cut, it had deep creases running through the middle. So we had to get another one cut.

Then we got it home and it was cut too short. (Their mistake not ours)

My brother-in-law made it work.

Then it was crooked. We discussed a plan to de-crook-i-fy it.

Then we couldn’t get it to roll up.

When we finally got it to roll up, it rolled with such force that it shot off the brackets and almost hit one of the kids.

The shade is going back tomorrow.

We skyped. I realized that while we are sad and busy he is lonely.

For the first time in a while I felt sorry for him instead of myself.

My husband has been deployed to the Middle East for 274 days.  These are my real thoughts expressing my heart during his absence.  I appreciate your prayers and kind words as we cope, adapt, and carry on without him until August 2014.  To read from the beginning, click here.

Today seemed normal. We picked up, raked leaves, got haircuts, ran errands and got ready for my sister to visit.

I thought it would be fun to go out so we headed to our favorite Italian spot.

Today was so normal I almost forgot.

Until I got my salad.

I hate tomatoes. But I usually don’t change my order because he’ll eat them.

I picked them out and pushed them around my plate thinking sometimes it really is the little things.

My husband has been deployed to the Middle East for 274 days.  These are my real thoughts expressing my heart during his absence.  I appreciate your prayers and kind words as we cope, adapt, and carry on without him until August 2014.  To read from the beginning, click here.

While making dinner I had this conversation with my four year old.

“Daddy’s going to die.”

“Who told you that?”

“Big sister.”

“That’s not true, he’s not going to die.”

“Yes he is, he’s going to fight a war and die.”

Deployment sucks.

My husband has been deployed to the Middle East for 274 days.  These are my real thoughts expressing my heart during his absence.  I appreciate your prayers and kind words as we cope, adapt, and carry on without him until August 2014.  To read from the beginning, click here.