FINALLY

Last night on her way to bed I told Jace goodnight. She tunred around and said the words I've been waiting to hear..."I love you Mom!" It was heaven! Her Dad's only been gone 15 weeks, and is coming home in a few days- but she did it! :) What a great moment!

As for him coming home.... I was a wreck today! Well, more overwhelmed. I seriously feel like I haven't gotten near enough housework done. It's almost midnight and I just put my last load of laundry in the washer. I probably should do one more, but we'll see how it goes! I still need to do dishes, take out the trash, clean a bathroom, and do the floors. We arent' even gonna mention my room- it's a lost cause!

I also need to take a shower and do my hair. The suitcases are almost done being packed, just need to add the toiletries now. Ugh.... this is my clue to step away from the computer and get to work!

I can't wait to bring my husband home! I had hoped to bring him home to a spotlessly clean house, good thing he knows me huh?

Well goodnight, and my next post will be all about our trip and how great it is to have Dustin back home again!

NO! We still don't Know!

But I came across this and thought it might entertain you while you wait to hear our assignment!:)

A is for attacking the phone everytime it rings. Even if it means sleeping with the handset or nearly careening off the highway trying to reach your phone in your purse on the floor...in case it is your soldier calling.

B is for boxes. Packing them, unpacking them, shipping them, receiving them, using them to store precious letters... A Military Wife handles a lot of boxes.

C is for cheering your head off when your soldier finally comes home from that LOOONNNGGG deployment!!!

D is for deployments, and the deployments that extend.

E is for the Excitement you feel when you know he is coming very soon after being away for a LONGGGGG time!!

F is for the friendships that come and go due to moving every three years, and for those that last a lifetime no matter what the distance.

G is for the Good friends you will meet despite knowing them for a short span of time.

H is for the helpful hands that come when they are needed.


I is for IRAQ, the nastiest 4 letter word we know!

J is for how you JUMP for JOY when homecoming comes.

K is for Kitchen where you prepare gourmet snacks and scrub and scrub, just to keep your mind occupied.

L is the love you have for your soldier.

M is for the marriage that survive the struggles that come with being a Military wife.

N is for Naughty time when "daddy" gets home!

O is for OPSEC- learn it- know it- live by it.......

P is patience! God knows you need it....

Q Is for the Questions you have to deal with every day. "When is he coming home?" "Will he get to come home for Christmas?" "Does he plan on getting out after he comes back?" "Why did he re-enlist?" and....


R is for RnR of course! With all these dang deployments, families LIVE for RnR!

T is for the time you have with him while he is home.

U is for the UGLY brown briefs we have to see our husbands wear!

V is for the variety of different places you will go!

W IS FOR THE WORRIES.......WHERE IS HE......WHEN IS IT GONNA BE OVER...........

X is for the eXtra hugs and kisses you try to squeeze in right before they get on the plane...

Y is for the yawns caused by all of the late night phone calls or IM sessions, the long days, the sleepless nights and the hot nights spent with your man when neither of you gets any sleep.

Z is for the time ZONES that we have to count to figure out what time is it where ever they are deployed or stationed at while they are away