He’s Home!

Derek was able to come home from Germany a few days early and got in this afternoon.  We were all so happy to see him!   Just seeing him and having him home is good enough, but the gifts he brings us are always nice.  He picked out this necklace for me, and I love it so much.  I think this is only the third necklace that Derek has bought for me.  The first was a little gold cross necklace he gave me when we were first dating.  I am sure that I wore it every single day.  The second was a sufer girl type beaded necklace that he gave me when I got home from a trip to Europe.  Again, I’m sure I wore it every day.  And now this one.  I’m not a super big jewelry person (which is probably why I can count on one hand the number of jewelry items he’s given me), but over the past year I’ve mentioned a few times that I would like some new jewelry.  He really picked out the perfect gift.  He is so good to me!

The boys (and girl) were so happy to see their dad.  Connor is thrilled that he will be here for the first day of school tomorrow.  The whole fam is going to drop him off in the morning and he is going to ride the bus home (those are both his requests.)  I still can’t believe my boy will be going to school all day, every day.  More on that tomorrow, with pictures I’m sure.

Overall, the kids and I had a really good week.  We missed Derek, or course, but I think the boys had fun and I didn’t curl up in a fetal position and cry even one time, so that’s a success in my book.  We kept super busy…the Children’s Museum, The Secret Playhouse (an indoor play area), the library, Chick-fil-a for playing and dinner, Fun Max (a bounce house place), and Space Center.  We maybe do one of those things a week, and we did it all!  I’m tired!

So I’m off to bed.  I’ve got to set an alarm in the morning to make sure we are up and at ’em on time for school. I don’t think I’ve used an alarm for about 6 years since I’ve had built in “mommy wake up” alarms.  Night!