81 Days

81 days until Tim leaves for basic.

What am I going to do with myself to keep my sanity while he is gone? Stay busy...busy busy busy! I am currently looking for a job at a daycare or YMCA, where I can take the girls with me. I'm well aware that if I work and put my children in daycare I wouldn't make any money and all of it would go to child care costs, hence why I haven't worked in the past. BUT. I won't be working for the money..I will be working to keep the girls and myself busy and our minds off daddy being gone. It's going to be hard, but we can do it.

To the wives of husbands who are deployed, have been deployed or are soon to be deployed..I have such a high respect for you. For the women who are mom and dad while daddy is gone..I have such an extremely high level of respect for you. I am so thankful for each of you, for supporting your husbands while they are away. I will be honest, I was one of those people who took our military for granted. Yes, I was thankful they were doing what they were doing..giving up so many freedoms so we can keep ours..but I didn't fully understand. I still don't..and I won't until I experience it for myself. I just wanted you to know that I am thankful for you and for your husband's/boyfriends/fiance's willingness to serve our country.

So 81 days...81 days until Tim leaves..but that's 81 more days that I get to be with him before our new chapter begins. I love my husband..and couldn't be more proud of him for what he is about to do.