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  • Wonderful Wednesday

    Yesterday afternoon, I happened to be checking my email at the same time that Ben was replying to email half a world away! It was fun because we were able to exchange a few back and forth "real time." I had to stop whe…

  • Rainy day...

    It's been raining here all day. No thunder. No lightening. Just rain. Ben would love it. He always loves rainy days. I don't think he gets many in the desert. When he does, I'm sure it's yucky. I wish I had a little …

  • Memorial Day

    I've been really down today. It's Memorial Day and I've just seen a lot of images on the tv and internet that have made me so sad. I can usually handle Ben being where he is and doing what he's doing. But on a day like t…

  • Solitude

    Dropped the boys off at mom's tonight. Grammy and Pop-pop are there visiting from Florida. The boys were happy to see them. Gas light came on in the car on the way home. Had to pump my own gas. "Princesses do not pump ga…

  • 2 Weeks Down...

    So, Ben's been gone for 2 weeks today. We miss him lots, but we've gotten into the swing of things again. Mom kept the boys Friday night, giving me my first night alone since Ben left. I was finally able to get my cry…

  • Week in Review

    My first week without Ben. It was hard to say goodbye, but I was pleasantly surprised at how well the boys and I fell into a new routine (or extension of our old routine). I've been able to keep up with Ben's chores an…

  • Ben left yesterday :(

    Ben deployed yesterday. He called me tonight and he has safely arrived on the other side. I've been doing okay. Last night, after the boys and I got home from dropping him off, I made them peanut butter and jelly sand…