Today is Labor Day. A day of rest. A long weekend without Ian. The good part was that this morning, Ian got on Skype again and we got to talk for a while. The kids got to talk to him, which was a real treat to talk to him twice in one week. Then the kids and I took advantage of the break from the 100 degree weather and went outside. The kids rode bikes up and down the road and I sat there and watched them. They had a blast and I loved watching them. I also had to move Ian's Jeep. It is a stick shift.... I suck at driving stick shifts, but I am starting to get it. I only moved it a few feet, but did well. I also drove it around the street last week and did quite well. My husband got a kick out of my email to him telling him that I had driven the whole circle, stopping at least 5 times to make sure I was able to go from a stop again, all without stalling it once. My excitement made him laugh.
After our time outside the kids and I came in for snack time and some art time. We had dinner and I sent the kids to bed. I read one of my favorite stories to the kids. It was "I Love You Forever." The kids had heard it many times, but this time, I think Daniel understood it more. He would smile every time I said the song the mother sang... "I love you forever. I like you for always. As long as I am living, my baby you will be." It was a great story time with the kids.
I have to say that there are times when I know that I am not doing so well at keeping my husband involved as much as I initially thought I would. I thought I would be really good at taking pictures every day, maybe making lots of videos for Ian, or sending him handwritten things by the kids or myself. For the most part, I have done really well about writing him emails daily to update him on the happenings of the day. I tell him what the kids are doing and how they are doing in school. I just forget to take pictures or video. Take today, for example, I should have taken video or pictures of the kids riding their bikes. I just forgot. After I realized that I had forgotten, I felt bad. I just want to get better at this. I know I do a lot already, but can't help but feel that I need to do more. It is the new focus of the deployment. I just want to find more ways to keep Ian involved. As I said, I keep him informed and write him daily, it is just that there is always more that can be done.
Another weekend is done and survived. I am just that much closer to seeing my amazing husband again.
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