“Oooo…I’m missin’ you…Tell me why the road turns?” goes the song by Diana Ross and that’s what we’re singing around this house these days.
We have done quite well since my husband decided to up and leave and go hike to Machu Picchu in Peru for 12 days (I like to make it sound random but really this trip has been planned since the end of last summer).
But yeah…Now, I’m just plain old ready to see his cute mug and the kids are just plain old ready to climb all over him. There is simply an absence in our home that only my husband can fill and it needs to be filled soon.
The kids are getting cranky and whiny which ALWAYS happens when something has run amock in their world. Things that seem small to us are often so huge to kids and they deal with it in ways that aren’t really so different from adults but is manifested in a way that just seems different. I think I’ve been a little crankier and maybe a little whiny, too.
Every now and then, Solomon will come up to me and with his chubby little arms and precious 22 month old speech, say “Where’s Daddy?” It breaks my heart as I tell him yet again that he is still gone and we have three more days to go. Time is not something he can fathom right now and that’s a good thing. Sawyer and Sarah have found it to be a necessity that they touch me pretty much at all times.
It reminds me so much of when Piglet says to Pooh, “I just want to be sure of you.”
Here is a photo of my super stud world traveling husband in the airport snapped by his pal as they endured an 11 hour layover… This is so the epitome of his personality – laid back, listening to good music, trying to take a nap.
Hurry home, dear one. We just so want to be sure of you.
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Awwww, I would surely clomb the walls. You are a braver and more supportive wife than I! I hope you continue to hold it together and I wish your husband a speedy return. Great pic of him BTW!
Sorry I’ve been MIA…LOTS going on here. I will fill you in aoon! =)
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awww. that line is cute. I don’t which one of you is braver.. him for wanting to go on some crazy hike? or you being a single mom for awhile.. hang in there.. isn’t there some saying like ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder”.. er… achey.. something?
you sound like you’re hanging in there well! my hubs left for a week-long training not too long ago and the kids missed him terribly! austin normally does prayers with chandler and i, apparently, was not a worthy substitute. also, cooking dinner just for myself, a 4 yo, and a 2 yo was hard to do. hang in there and prayers that your hubs gets home quickly and safely to you and those precious kiddos!!
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You’re making ME miss him, and he’s not even my husband! :)
When Joe went on a trip a couple of years ago, the first few days were kind of an adventure. I took time off of work and we did lots of fun stuff. By the end of the week, though, we were much like you…missing him and ready for his return.
Here’s to a fast three days and a wonderfully happy reunion! Hope he’s ready to be tackled by the four of you!
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Okay that tears it. I need more Pooh in my life. =P
Isn’t it funny how sometimes life’s truths are all explained in Pooh Corner. :) I hope your hubby returns safely and that you get a little break once he’s back.
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Wow, you sound like me…My Loverbrains has been away on business and I so miss him…and am eagarly anticipating his return…Have a great weekend.
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I can’t stand it when my husband is away, either. Just think – you’re almost done!!
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My kids were like that when they were little and daddy had to travel, too. But the funny thing is, they are now teens and they’re the same! After the first couple of days, the moping starts in. If I ask what’s wrong, they say nothing, and I think they don’t even realize that they are missing their father. He goes on his annual work trip in June, and I am not looking forward to it! Take care.
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Oh, hang in there mama! He’ll be home soon and everything will be back to normal!
I’m praying for your sanity! :)
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What a great Piglett quote!
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praying for his safe return so solomon can climb all over his daddy :)
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You can make it… we all believe in you.
Oh, and feel free to change your panties so they aren’t SO flammable. ;)
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