How Many Days to Go?

[RedHeadWife]

Hey all. Feeling a bit better, mentally and physically. Boys are doing well. Got a really *GOOD* email from H the other night. He is so excited to get home. He said he's a bit nervous too, but thinks that's just to do w/ the boys because he said he feels very "secure" about us. I, too, think that S3 may have some issues when H gets home. He's at that age where he doesn't really understand his feelings or how to express them. He knows dad is gone and he's angry and he will probably be kind of angry at H when he gets home for being gone. Or, we could be totally wrong -- it seems that every time we worry about how the boys are going to react to something, they just breeze right through.

This should be a really good Christmas for us! I think back to last Christmas and the bomb had not been dropped yet, but I imagine it wasn't as happy as this one will be

I'm thinking about getting H a new wedding ring. I don't think I'll give it to him for Christmas; I think I'll put it on the pillow at the B&B while we are there while he's home. That will be our one weekend that we'll have all to ourselves while he's home

I think it's finally sinking in that he will be home in less than 2 weeks! I cannot believe it! It's going to be so nice to actually have him sleeping w/ me in our bed instead of getting kicked in the head by a 3 year old or a 7 year old !!

In that same email, he acknowledged that he hasn't been very good about sending me letters or cards, etc. the way I have been w/ him. I sent him millions of cards at first and obviously slowed down after I bought just about every card they have at Walgreen's, but I still send him cards all the time, pics of the boys and his magazines that we get in the mail. I guess it just feels good knowing that *HE* knows that he could have been better about it. Whether he actually does anything about it doesn't matter that much, I guess it's just that he acknowledged it that's ok for me.

I can't believe that I have been w/o him for 7 months now. I think it will be such a relief when he is finally home for good in May -- he also acknowledged in the email how much I have been taking care of -- the boys, the house, everything and says he can't wait to take care of me and help out. Wow, how nice does that sound!!??