The Jordans- Cherish, Sean, Autumn and Emelia

This is the question Millie asked me today. Autumn answered that you would like to work at the mall (so she could go there all the time). I said, maybe REI, so we could buy a bunch of things at discount. But Millie, you know what she said? I think daddy would just want to be around. So he can be near me, you, and Autumn. So he can be near us. If this isn't proof of what a great dad you are, than what is? Millie misses you terribly. She told me she dreamt you came home. She says in her dream it feels real. It makes me incredibly happy she is having sweet dreams. Millie knows you so well. I miss you. I just want you to come home. I will try to stop telling you that, but it is how I feel. I love you. Your current wife and favorite airman. Xoxo 24 days.

I have a lot on my mind this evening. I received a phone call this afternoon. I believe it was around 1 pm. I'm supposed to provide a meal for my Sunday school teacher (Brett) and his wife, Alice tomorrow. Sharon called me and said that Alice and Brett were currently on their way back to Emory. He had some puss leaking from the incision sight and there was lots of it. They have readmitted him and he is having surgery in the morning. This is what Brett said about it: We've had a slight setback in my recovery. The surgery site is infected so I am being checked into Emory again and will have another surgery tomorrow to address this issue. If all goes well, they'll remove the bone flap, thoroughly clean everything, autoclave the bone, then reinstall it. Worst case scenario would be if the bone is infected they'd have to sew me up without it until everything heals, then I'd have another surgery in a month or two to replace the bone flap with a fabricated ...

"Mom, did you know that Jesus died on a lowercase cross?" Never heard that one before!! I really had to concentrate on not laughing because she was so serious. I told your mom about it and your dad didn't get it. Autumn wanted you to see this drawing. Millie took the picture. Autumn has been thinking hard about what to get Millie for preschool graduation. I've been thinking too. I think I'm going to get her a Nerf gun. She's been playing with one at Anthony's house (across the street). I'm still sick. So sick. My head hurts. My throat hurts. I made mulligatawny soup. This picture doesn't do it justice. It was good. I'll be adding it to my recipe book. I'm off! I love you. Your current wife and favorite airman. Xoxo 22 days.

So the mouse doesn't work at all now. It is so aggravating trying to get things done without the mouse. Don't get me wrong. I'm grateful we have a touch screen, BUT, there are some functions the mouse has that I do not know how to do on a touch screen. Stupid technology. When I went to bed last night, my throat was starting to bother me. I had body aches. I feel rough. When the alarm when off this morning, I debated letting everyone sleep in, but Autumn had state testing today, so we had to get up and get going. Dropped the kids off to their school and then when by your mom's. Julie left Winston and Holly's water socks at our house. I stayed there for a little bit and then went to Fort Benning. I hit up the class six first and bought an ingredient: I needed 1/2 a cup to a cup of whiskey for something I'm making this week and to buy enough with all the mini bottles, would have cost $10. This bottle cost $10.90. I did feel like an ...

Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. Sweet girls. We went to church this morning. It ran long. We came home to eat lunch. As we were eating, the following conversation took place. Millie: Do you know why I like to sit in daddy's chair? Me: No, why Millie? Millie: Because it makes me feel like him. Me: It does? Millie: No, no. That wasn't right. It makes me feel like I am close to him when I sit in his chair. I imagine it is the same feeling for me when I grab your wedding band. Autumn: I just cannot deal with this anymore. I want daddy to come home. Me: I know. Me too. Autumn: The last time daddy was gone so long, I did not think he was my dad anymore. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! After lunch, Julie came over and the kids all swam in the pool. From about 1 pm until 5 pm! Your parents invited and paid for us to all go to dinner at Golden Corral. Aunt Mary was there. I was preemptive. Me: Girls. Aunt Mary is going to...

I'm pretty sure that Millie believes she is a princess. Do you recognize what she drew? There was some drama involved with our little sleepover last night. All I will say is that when Megan went home, I secretly did a happy dance. We had a pretty boring day, but I decided it was time to Wash that gray right out of my hair. Around 3 pm I got a call from your sister, she wanted us to come over early so we could visit. So after I got my henna all washed out, Took some more cute pictures of Millie, Found my phone after Millie stole it, I got my hair all finished up and Took a picture with Autumn. We headed over to Sam's which was a hot mess! After about 20 minutes, I Finally got my rotisserie chickens. I had to tell people to calm down, there would be plenty of chickens for everyone. We spent the early evening until just a few minutes ago with your sister. We had a pretty significant storm roll through, so I was checking on things in the bac...

My therapist wants me to do this particular exercise, a lot. I won't use that weight. Even in this picture, I wasn't fully supporting it with just one hand. I am slowly getting more bend out of my wrist. The girls wanted to exercise too. I'm impressed with Millie. Look at Autumn though! WOW! Autumn's class had field day today. Millie and I met her up there. We stayed and watched Autumn play for a bit. Millie wanted to play. She'll do just fine on the playground next year. She knows her way around it better than Autumn did. I guess there are benefits to having an older sister. When it came time for the water dumping on the students, Autumn hid behind me. She did not want to get wet. Autumn and her friend, Scout. Millie got in on the action too! We left school about noon. We had an extra kid in tow, Megan. She is staying the night with us. They've been out in the pool already. We had an early dinner because apparent...

I had occupational therapy this morning. This paraffin wax stuff feels so good. The lady worked my scar tissue really hard, but just after ten minutes, I could see a huge improvement in my range of motion. As I was leaving, something huge was happening on post. Apparently there was some sort of bomb threat. I'm grateful I got out of there without being delayed, but it was happening as I was leaving. I took Millie over to fall line trace and we ran 3 miles together. Well, Millie rode her bike and I ran. She set the pace. Around the 1.6 mile mark, Millie fell off her bike because she wasn't paying attention. I made her get up. Brushed her off and told her that she had to stop crying. She was pretty mad about the situation, but she was having a hard time keeping up with me after that. I had to keep turning around and going back for her or walking until she caught up. I know she was just showing me her feelings of contempt that she had to finish out t...