I have been left alone in this place for three and a half weeks! And, I have two and a half weeks to go! I miss my beloved family! I am almost finished with replacing the carpet with wood laminent flooring, with only the master bedroom to go. I have a couple of other projects that I would like to get to, one bieng my motorcycle, but am content that I am able to do this for my love.
These past three weeks that Jill and the kids have been gone has been hard. People often ask how do I, a husband and father of six, do it? How do I attend school full time, work a part time job, and be a husband and father all at the same time? My answer varies a little every time, but pretty much the meaning stays the same. I am first a husband and father! The rest comes as it comes! I, on the other hand, cannot see how others with out having the core of the family can do it!
These last three and a half weeks has really shown me how much I truly need and depend on my family. They are the wind in my sail. It is because of them that I am able to move forward with my education and have the energy to go to work. Others often joke that going to work must be relaxing because I get to leave the house and the chaos of having six kids behind. And, at times, I agree. But most of the time I long to be home with them. To be able to laugh and play with them. To simply "be" with them.
In truth, I often wonder how my family does it. How do they put up with a husband and father who is quit often grumpy or never home because he is at school, clinic, or work? I am happy for them that they have the opportunity to be back home in Washington to visit family and friends. I praise Jill for her dedication to our children and her courage to take them alone, on a plane, back home to visit. She is the greatest woman I know and I am humbled and honored to be able to stand beside her and call her mine.
Hurry back, I MISS YOU!
