Hey everyone!
Hope you had a beautiful weekend.
This weekend was…strange. I don’t know. There are always these lulls/slumps during deployments where I just feel super isolated and lonely. We’re in a slump right now.
The girls have been crying and asking for J almost every day (first time we’ve dealt with this ever). The other night, at bedtime, Harper was crying and saying “daddy” so much that she pretty much started hyperventilating.
I asked her what was wrong, and she told me that she especially missed J at bedtime because he always tucks her in and tells her special stories.
Ugh. I hate that. *I* can handle it, but I feel bad for their little hearts. I think about how much I miss him, and then I imagine that same longing in their little bodies…
As a soldier’s wife, your job is to be strong. You hold the family together. I’m a pro at keeping my game face on. But that doesn’t mean you don’t hurt inside when your children hurt.okay. no more talking about this.
Moving on…we had the 75th Ranger Regiment family day this weekend. It’s a great opportunity to go experience a bit of what J sees and does!
There wasn’t much for my littles to do, but we did get to do
face painting (harper asked a guy if he could paint a camo butterfly and i was laughing SO hard):
obstacle course…harper kept saying her sparkle shoes were falling off and sadie was a MANIAC. the guys were laughing at s b/c she was out of control:
there were also stryker rides, but the line was a bit much for us. i really wanted the girls to do that, though!
other than that,this weekend was pretty uneventful. we had a “dinner date” and went to church on Sunday.
oh, and i got in a little more creative time!
here’s another look at Jenni Bowlin’s new line, Family Tree.
This is a mini piece I made for the booth.
It’s mounted on a piece of JBS chipboard (maybe 6×6??)
The papers, vellum butterflies, and chipboard butterflies are brand new. The chipboard butterflies are brilliant! They are the exact size of the butterfly stickers from Jenni’s last release. There are also chipboard banner pieces to match the banner stickers!
Okay, that’s all I’ve got today! Hope you have a wonderful day!
xxo
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