One Thought

I have but one thought this morning...
I. am. so. glad. these. 3. weeks. are. finally. coming. to. an. end.!!!

Weather permitting, Ben will be flying home this evening. Sure, I've missed my husband something fierce and will be extremely happy to have him home. However, can I just say, without sounding a bit too whiney, that these 3 weeks have been very difficult ones for me, so I will be more than extremely happy to have him home?

It started with my misadventure of choosing to leave post on the wrong day. When I returned, I was informed that our post had become a closed post over night and anyone not having a sticker on their car would not be allowed on post. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem. Being that we'd just bought a new vehicle (which didn't have a sticker yet), this day it was a huge problem! After 3 hours, a lot of begging and pleading, and threatened tears I was finally given an overnight pass so that I could drive home and park the new car. So, parked it has been all this time.

This past week I've been weathering (pun intended) the ice/snow storm we had. Lots of time with no power and lots of time being cold! I heard on the t.v. last night that I'm one of the fortunate ones. Evidently there are still thousands with no electricity and it could be as long as 7-10 days before it's back on. (This morning's report indicates it may be much quicker. I pray it is!) Yesterday, while doing a load of laundry, my washing machine flooded my floor. Flooded as in it managed to empty the whole barrel of water underneath it. Good times!

There were a lot of little things in between, too. One was me stabbing my hand with an antique fork while cleaning and polishing my silver. (Ouch! Who knew a fork could be so... hazardous!?) Suffice it to say, I really need one of my husband's comforting hugs and whispers in my ear that "everything is ok" right about now!

In other news, I heard from a very dear friend of mine this past week, via email, after not hearing from said friend for over a year. Sometimes life just gets in the way, you know? It was good being able to catch up, read about old times, and see new family photos (and an old one I'd never seen). Anyway, this friend is now in a very dangerous place. If you're reading this, and could spare a prayer or two, my friend could really use them!

Signing off now. There are a million and one last minute things I need to get done around here before that plane lands tonight.