Day One

So I have decided that I need to have some goals while Daniel is gone. So here they are.

Goal 1. Get my Associates Degree.

Goal 2. Lose all of my baby weight.

Goal 3. Blog daily and turn it into a book for Daniel.

Goal 4. Send Daniel an e-mail everyday that will reflect the events of our lives. I plan to use this as a journal for the coming month.

I know they aren't much as far as goals go but they are what I want to accomplish and what will keep me busy while he is gone. My first goal should be accomplished this fall. I am currently enrolled in 3 classes and am looking to add a fourth. I know I am crazy but I need to get it done. The second goal is going to be more difficult I think. I usually don't have a problem losing the baby weight but I have been putting on more then I need to and that will make it harder to get the weight off. Goal 3 is going to be challenging. I don't blog very often and I tend to forget to write things down. The same is to be said for Goal 4. Hopefully if I have these written down they will get done. So here goes.

Day One.

Daniel left late last night and I am not sure where he is now. This is the start of a year long deployment. I was okay with him being in El Paso and away from us. I am not okay with him being across an ocean but I have to be strong for my family. The kids are actually handling it fairly well. I learned a lot the first time Daniel left so I got a lot of personalized things for the kids from Daniel. They each have a build a bear that has his voice recorded on a message. That helps when they miss him. Last night and today were hard days. MaKenna is cutting teeth and has really bad diaherria. So she didn't sleep and neither did I. The older kids have actually been really good today. We went to church and managed to survive. I only had to walk out 5 times. Every time I turned around Kayson had to go to the bathroom or something. Then Kenna was fussy and wouldn't sleep. By the end of Sacrament I was asking myself why do I do this. Of course the answer is obedience. This evening has been fairly uneventful. I have a super crabby baby so it has been hard to get anything done. I did get Family Home Evening done for tomorrow. I am determined to keep up with that and family prayer while Daniel is gone. Sometimes it is easier to just say I am too stressed or tired to do it. Bedtime is usually hard for us. I have a routine that goes fairly well. We read scriptures, read a story, say prayers, brush teeth and Mommy tucks everyone in. Then comes the fun part. Kayson does not like to stay in his bed so I spend at least half an hour trying to get him to stay in his bed. The girls usually do pretty good. Finally I get some down time which is when I will doing my blog journal and my e-mail journal to Daniel. I love my kids and am so grateful for my family and the support they give me. Until tomorrow. Goodnight.