The child

so today the child says to me, I'm worried that you know how daddy is in the army?

-yes.

and he carries a gun?

-yes.

I'm worried that someone one will try to shoot him.


.......

from the mouth of a seven year old. yeah.

angry email

I got a snarky email from M, and i most say that i was ..... annoyed. It's hard being angry with your spouse when they're across the world. he hasn't been able to talk to me very much this week-he's been busy which i can understand. BUT it seems clear to me that obviously when i can answer your IM I do, if I don't answer I am probably not here.....


Ugh.

This deployment sucks, i can't even be frustrated with him without feeling bad for being frustrated with him....

boo

for some reason I thought the time time would fly by-you know there's still life to love. gotta get the kid off to school, go to work...etc. evryday is an eternity-i cannot imagine he's only been gone for three months.

i just never expected it to hurt so bad in random painful bursts....

This is the understatement of the FREAKING CENTURY!

Extended deployments stressing GIs, families
Problem especially acute as troops return to war zones for fourth, fifth time
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20230892/

Anniversary

At work yesterday, I got the flowers that Mike sent me. Then I started crying in the office. The flowers are fabulous, the card is beautiful and still makes me tear. Our first anniversary is this weekend and so far I am handling it ok. I do know that I would give a thousand beautiful flowers if I could spend it with M.

THE Call Redux

Crisis averted.

Good Lord, I love that man.

Army Wives

I LOVE this show. And I love reading the comments from the other women over on Standing By. It's something I really look forward to, I feel that most people who are not involved in army things sometimes just don't get it. These weekly sessions and just reading others' post is cathartic beyond belief - I swear when the show goes off I will miss my weekly dose.

It does always make me miss M. always. but in a productive way not in a pity party way.