Catching up…

June 13th, 2009

I arrived safely home last night, and I’m deep in laundry and cleaning and grocery planning. After two weeks of sleeping alone (and soundly!) on clean hotel sheets every night, it was nice to slip into sheets with crumbs on them from the kids’ snacks and to be woken up four times last night by various kids. It is very good to be home.

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Still missing home

June 7th, 2009

I’ve been away from home for a week now for training for work - five more days to go. I had expected it to be hard to be away. In some ways, it’s been harder than expected… In some ways, easier.

I missed Griff’s fifth grade graduation, and I missed attending a party with Mike in our old hometown with countless people I’d have liked to see.

I have, however, enjoyed restaurant meals with grown-up girls… Hot baths with no Little Ponies in the tub… Reading (I’ve finished two books so far).

I’ve worked to keep a 95 average on the daily tests, and I’m feeling good about my potential ability to do this new job. I’ve had prayer time and some new insights on my faith, which is always good.

Still, I’m ready to go home.

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Missing…

May 31st, 2009

I left home this morning, flew several states away with an eclectic group of girls for a two-week training class for work. I’m sitting in a hotel room wondering why their tv selection doesn’t include the Food Network & why they only have one functioning ice machine for seven floors.

I have to score at least an 85 in all of the coursework to keep this promotion I got, and I know the stress will begin tomorrow. Tonight, however, I’m sitting in this big bed all alone watching “High Fidelity” yet again. Bored, lonely, adrift without Mike & the kids but with a quality flick.

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