Back to the Reality.........

So, we knew that this day would come, just didn't think that it would come so fast. Two weeks ago Glenn came home on R & R. Today two weeks was up. We made the most of two weeks, filling it with family time, movies, games, house stuff and just being together, so we can't complain.

Last night, tucking the kids in bed was especially difficult. Your heart just breaks feeling their pain of having to say good-bye to their daddy again. It was hard the first time, but the second. No family should ever have to do that more than once. Although, funny that we accept it once. But that is the life of a military family. Trying to make them feel better, we explained that we have already endured 8 months apart, so now we only have a few months and we will be so busy with school, trips and holidays, that daddy will be home before you know it. Did it help, I don't know. Hard to say through the tears.

This morning was somber. Sarah was having a more difficult time with the good-bye part. She woke up quiet and weepy. She came in my room and I asked her, "do you need some help with your hair?" She began to cry. We were really trying to keep things as normal as possible. The kids didn't need to go to airport, because it would just drag out the pain. I didn't even go in this morning!

So, first Ryan left and he was okay, at least he seemed so on the outside. I don't know if he just keeps his emotions in or he knows that everything will be okay. We will talk to daddy on the computer and phone and we will see him in January. Sarah, on the other hand wears ALL of her emotions, and some, on both sleeves! She was crying while she was walking down the driveway saying, "bye daddy." OMG! Just had to choke down the tears. But I knew that once she got to school and into her groove, she would be fine.

We survived the first day....................again. Now we start the countdown.....................again.