Courageous Joy

Weekends are long when your husband is gone.

I got back on my bike and began to ride. I did 8 miles and then 2.25 miles of walking with Jamin and Arielle later on. I have blisters. My bike tire was flat and someone put something on it that makes my tire whistle or really sort of groan….what’s up with THAT????

Today we sort of sat around. Saturday a.m.’s are “play station day” at our house. This occupied the young ones way into the afternoon.

Krista and I finally bit the bullet and took Stacia to buy shoes. I’ve bought 4 pairs that should fit but don’t. She fell asleep before we arrived at the store. I put her in the sling and found it was probably best to have her asleep while we tried shoes on her. She awoke with her feet in tennis shoes and had a FIT. I bought two pairs. I’ve never forced a child to wear shoes…but HERE there are nasty, painful things on the ground outside. If she wants to walk outside – and she does – she’ll have to learn to wear shoes outside.

We walked in the house and discovered Mike on the phone with the kids. He has landed. I’m still not sure what I’m allowed to say so won’t say much. He has no contact info for us yet. He’s not in the spot he thought he would be in but he’ll be having an adventure and as long as there are troops to minister to, he’ll be happy.

We thought about doing a treasure hunt that Krista made up for us…but never quite pulled it off.

Stacia is teething and is a handful.

Bre cleaned out their car. I did laundry.

Jamin made pizza. Pizza is usually a Friday night dinner around here….but we had birthday parties last night. He is getting this pizza making art down. The new technique DID make pizza more like a pizzeria. It was crispy on the outside and light and airy on the inside. He’s poring over the book again to see what adjustments he will make for next week.

Steve and Debby stopped by with their sons tonight. We thought that Bre’s computer needed to be set up so she could use the wi fi…turns out it is all set up. It was a fun visit though.

I had a mild break down today when I realized the girls will be leaving in 10 days. {sigh} Zander came over and said, “I love you mom” and gave me a hug. I told him that was the perfect thing to do. It was also the first hug that I’ve received since Tuesday. I miss hugs.

Our first Saturday is under our belt.