Day 162: At least I got it sent out

So, today after work, I sent out the packages to Ian and his teammates. I packed them all last night and right after work headed to the post office, kids in tow. Let me tell you how much fun it is juggling three packages, filling out three customs forms (because I was stupid and didn't have any at the house), and dealing with three children who have apparently lost their minds. I don't know what it is but you would think they had no sense in their heads today. They know how to behave, especially in public, but today they were far from behaved. I ended up, instead of putting them in a corner, making them put their "noses on the wall" next to me as I was paying for the packages. The funniest part was this young soldier starts laughing and tells his buddy that he thought his mom was the only one that would do that. I chuckled a little bit and looked at him and he just smiled and repeated it to me this time. I told him that his mom is definitely not the only one to do that.

After I was done, we left the post office because I didn't get a tree off the internet like I had hoped to do, so I went to the store (again) to pick up a small tree to send to Ian. Unfortunately, by the time I drug three kids in there, I didn't have time to get back to the post office, plus the girls had golf and we had to get a move on to get them there in time. So, we went to golf and then had to get them dinner on the way home.

I have to call this day a mild success, mostly because I was able to get the bulk of the packages off to Ian before the "cutoff" that means they should get their by Christmas. I did have a talk with the kids today about their behavior and the fact that since grandpa left, I was on my own again and they had to come with me everywhere. So, in order for us to be able to get through our errands and get home quickly so we could play, they needed to behave for me and make it easier on all of us. Not sure if it computed for them, but we will see. I really do miss having Ian here to tag team with and even having my dad here was great because I could run to the post office or commissary by myself and take a third of the time it would have taken with the kids. I know I can't help that now. This is my reality, the kids are just going to have to learn to be on their best behavior all the time instead of just some or most of the time. Hopefully we will all get it figured out and make it through our errands with less stress....... I did say hopefully.

Another day down, another day closer to seeing that awesome husband of mine. Another day closer to having my tag team partner back.