I keep thinking how quickly the last year has gone. And then two seconds later I am trying to convince myself that we can do this for another couple years. Some days it seems so easy, so routine. And then the next day it just seems impossible. My hope is when we look back on this time, we are completely sure without a doubt that it was worth the sacrifices that we've had to make. It's so hard to not have Kevin around all week and then to hardly see him on the weekend because he's taking care of things around here, broken cars mostly. A month in Hawaii is what I've got planned in my head. Sitting on a beach drinking cocktails while the kids make sand castles. I hope eight year olds like to make sand castles.
In other news, my car is still broken but should be fixed (for real) this coming weekend (fingers crossed!!!). Not having my own car for the last three months of summer has turned me into a crazy maniac. I'm so thankful that my mother in law has let me drive her spare car, but it's just not the same. I live out of my car! Especially in the summer. I love to randomly drive down to see Kevin in the middle of the week to cheer him up. He works so hard for us and I know it kills him being away from his family all week. But it's just awkward when you have to drive someone else's car a couple hundred miles randomly in the middle of the week.
Thusly, I feel like I missed out on half of summer and that's really bumming me out, especially now that Drake is in kindergarten. To top things off, the axle on the camp trailer broke and now it's stuck at home and Kevin is having to stay in a hotel, which is a lot more expensive than an RV park, but thankfully, again, he's getting a super good rate.
After Starbuck, Kevin worked in Umatilla on a substation for a couple weeks, which was supposed to be 4-10s but he only got one Friday off. He's since moved onto a new substation in Boardman, OR and he has an RV spot lined up there as soon as the camp trailer axel is fixed.
What's new around home?
Sissy started preschool.
Drake did mutton bustin at the fair and had to check out the tractors!!
The kids still love touring restaurant bathrooms.
Grandma made Kj a super cute dress!!
I've got Germany on my brain (I'm going there in less than three weeks!!!) Road trippin through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland!!
The kids are so obsessed with swinging.
Tonight I'm contemplating taking Drake out of school Wednesday to go stay at the hotel for a day so we can see Kevin and swim in the indoor pool!! Counting down the hours until Kevin can pick where he's working!! And counting our blessings for the people who have pitched in to help us get through these last few months of chaos!! Xoxo
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