Hold up.

Where did the last weekend just go?  It is like one giant blur.  Filled with to-do list fulfilling, Thanksgiving meals, birthday celebrations and meeting new babies.  A good last weekend with our main man.

And then this morning came.  Fast.  Too fast.

Rob pulled out of the driveway just after 6 am.  I kind of felt like a mom sending off her baby to school (or what I can imagine a mom feels like sending her baby off to school...).  Sad, very sad.. but excited.  This new adventure in his life (our life) is such a good thing.

I am so proud.

But I am also missing him.  Doesn't matter whether it is 5 weeks or a year.. it never gets easier saying goodbye.  Life goes on though.. so you pull your big girl britches on and you tackle the day.

So I tackled.. after I went back to sleep of course.

My cousin rolled into town around lunchtime.  She is staying with me until Sunday.  Her husband is in the Navy.. and he is currently doing Navy things, on a ship, somewhere.  I'm not very well versed in Navy happenings, so I will not pretend like I know what he is doing.  But his away time is at the same time as Rob's away time.  So we will prop each other up for a bit.

I can't pretend today has been normal.. because it was kind of hectic.  The baby had a meltdown over the dog barking (never happens), the dog gushed blood for about 20 minutes from his tongue (long story short - my cousins male dog and my male dog got a little territorial and somehow Piston's tongue started bleeding.. all is well though, swear.), I cleaned up blood (it's usually baby spit up..), the dog had an accident during nap time IN the house (never happens.. he is 4 for crying out loud..), the baby had a meltdown over the steam cleaner (never happens) and overall I am just kind of tired.

Two of the three of us are out for the evening.. and I am right behind them.


If you are the praying kind -- we'd love some sent our way.  Especially for Rob as he goes through WOCS.  For Grace, Piston and I too.  This whole first TDY since becoming a mom thing is sure to be interesting.

BUT I've got this.