I will reiterate that things are quite a bit better. She did go through a little time of standoffishness (is that a word LOL) when I got home, but after the kids were in bed she readily sat in my lap and talked for quite a while, even dozing off together. Upon getting into bed, she was hot to trot, doing her little wiggly thing to let me know she was willing.
I'll take the phone call idea under consideration. One problem I had with my last two trips is the the majority of the trip was either traveling or at a location where cell phone coverage is not good (most observatories discourage cell phone usage as the radio signals can interfere with some of the detector equipment).
As far as phone sex, not going to happen anytime soon. She has NEVER (according to her) touched herself in a sexual way and plans to never do so. And she doesn't like toys either, so a vibrator, even if I was physically holding it and manipulating it (man that sounds like fun!!!) would be unwelcome.
You are right, those are barriers I would like to bust sometime in the future, but they are not crucial right now. I think she would be surprised at how much she would enjoy toys, MB, and oral sex, but for now I am concentrating on keeping the base level secure. And there are a few other basic tools that I am going to insert (no pun intended) first, such as doggy style (which she indicated interest in trying).
Thanks for your thoughts
Chrome
"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"