Do I Help or Do I Not Help??

My kids schools both do popcorn Fridays, sponsored by the PTO.  I use to help each week last year.  They were both at the same school, so that made it easier.  This year they are at two different schools so I thought I would rotate weeks (that's only fair, right?).

Today I went to my little boys school to help and because we live in the "country"  there is not great cell phone service so I don't get any reception in the building!  Now here is the problem...with my husband fighting in the war and it seems that he ALWAYS calls when I can't answer the phone...I don't know what to do!  I need to know that he is ok and I don't want to find out on an answering machine!!

I am thinking that now might just be the time to "let" other parents support the PTO and let me support my family!  What do you think?

What a week it has been!

This has been a rough week and deployments don't start that way for me.  They usually end that way!  One positive is that he's been gone one week!!  Yes the countdown began on the day he left.

Weekly happenings:

• Said goodbye to my dearest sweetheart and my best friend 
• my children (all three of them) came down with strep throat this week!  

I'll tell you what, that is not what I needed this week.

• had a brand new tire go flat...and the company didn't want to replace it.  It was a terrible phone call!  For the first time this Marine wife didn't cry but strapped on the armor and went and got it all taken care of!  Sometimes I amaze myself!
• no sleep--I haven't slept very much all week, Hiram is traveling a lot and things seem to heat up during that time.  

I will pray that this next week gets better and that these next MONTHS go by quickly!  I miss my sweetheart so much and I want him to know that I love him so much!  I know that it is through Heavenly Father that we make it through these deployments.  Thank you everyone for your prayers and keep them coming, Hiram really needs them right now.  

Goodbye

This is one topic that I absolutely HATE!  Sorry for the strong word but that is how I feel.  We had to say goodbye this past week to Grandma and to Daddy.  I don't really have any words to describe how I feel so I will just share some pictures.  

Looking for Daddy's bag

Daddy and his Babies!

Daddy's Gun is HEAVY!

My Sweetheart

Oh No!  The buses arrived and Daddy has to go.

Last Family Shots