213 days

Today it begins, 213 days until Derek comes home. At some point during our night he arrived in Afghanistan(even though he had left 9-28). He said he was tired, and needed sleep. This last weekend my mom helped me drive back to Texas from Georgia with the kids. The first day we did about 8hrs of driving & the second we drove 6. We stopped in Vicksburg, MS stayed in a la Quinta bc I have never had a bad experience there until this visit. I did not get sleep bc Dreycin didn't go to sleep until around 3am! And we woke up to no hot water! At least the boys got a bath the night before! So we had true bed head driving hair until we got to Dallas on sat around 4pm! Since ten it has been an uphill battle to get us organized in my parents house along with establishing a schedule for the boys. It's a work in progress but its getting easier. What's not easy is hearing my son D say he is sad. Sad that daddy is too far away. Sad that he says he misses his house. But I know being here near family and friends is what is best for us. My mom and dad play such a big part in the boys lives that i wanted to be closer! Just last night Dreycin had a hot date with my BF, it was so cute watching them hold hands and walk! And tonight Dreycin squealed with delight when his pappa K came to get him out of the car to go eat chick fila! He is loving being here, but all the changes have to be so confusing to an almost 3 yr old. On Monday he started soccer class, and Wednesday we had kindermusik! I also managed to go to gym for yoga on Monday and Tuesday, and again on Wednesday for weights and cardio. On Wednesday I also took the kids with me to go to the gym childcare, I only got in 40min but as time goes on they will get more accustomed to "mommy going to the gym!" After all I truly feel that the only way I can get through this deployment being a single parent is if I can workout & have that me time. It makes me feel like a better mom, feel good about myself and is so energizing! Anyways, I'm pretty sore haven't felt like this in a while! I've also seen my Chiro/acupuncture doctor 2x this week and he is fixing my "mommy syndrome" back! I am starting to relax a little more, yet I know I've gotta keep up the pace because we have 7months left! Oh and We already sent Derek a box so hopefully he will get his goodies now that he is just getting there :)