When we got the news that Andy was going to be deployed, I was devastated. It was instantly a heavy weight that fell on my shoulders. I’d probably already through several stages of the grief process before he even left. Of course, it didn’t help that the dates and location and logistics of it all …
Three months down. Six to go. Oof this is feeling long. Here’s a recap of the week: We had some fun and worked hard this weekend. I got some yard work done and made a dent in my shoe shelf I’m making. I’ll show you the shelf when it’s done. I spent a lot of …
With the passing of our prophet last weekend, there was a lot of speculation about what would happen this weekend. While we didn’t sustain a new prophet, we did sustain the twelve as prophets, seers, and revelators. The speculation was unnecessary as the church has a great system set in place for moments like these. …
What a week… Monday, we started off strong fighting traffic to get to Bev’s last burn appointment (traffic is rare here, but there was an accident). After waiting forty-five minutes, I asked someone if they’d forgotten us (which they probably had). They pulled us back fifteen minutes later. We waited another hour to see their …
We had the primary program this Sunday. We usually do it in October/November, but with the busyness of the holidays and Andy being MIA, I didn’t really want to have that extra stress during an already stressful time… so I just moved it during a different busy- sports season. It wasn’t too bad. We had …
For the sake of honesty and transparency, I’ll tell you, this week was hard. I’ve had harder things happen since Andy’s been gone, so I’m not sure if it was because the exhaustion of it all finally caught up to me, or hormones are out of whack, or the length of time he’s been gone …
My good friends planned this weekend for me to bring the kids down and let their teens hang out with my kids while we went and had a girls’ day. We did pedicures, lunch, lounged by the lake, went for a walk, had dinner, and did some more walking. It was so thoughtful and gave …
Another full week! I’ve been struggling with migraines more frequently than normal, so I should probably schedule an appointment with my doctor to figure out if there is some way we can prevent or alleviate them. I think part of them are caused from my TMJ, to be honest. I wake up with a very …
This week was busy busy! Max had an orthodontist appointment Monday, only to discover he’d broken his permanent retainer so they had to make a new one and we had to come back when it was ready, so I scheduled the return for Wednesday. When I told Max what time, he was worried about missing …
Things I’ve had to do because Andy’s not here: I’m sure there’s a lot more that I’ve done that he usually does, but his absence is felt. Of course, there’s less laundry, less trash (how? I swear Andy doesn’t make that much trash), and the bathrooms aren’t as stinky 😉 but he is so much …