and on the fifth day

i cried. it took five days of eric being gone to let it loose, but i did. boo hoo. i know this is part of the game, but i don't want to play it that much longer. it is not easy being a part of the military. but eric is exceptional at what he does, not just in the army but in our family, and i know he is providing for us in so many ways. just hurry up and come home damn it.

y'all know that when eric came home we first went to indiana then onto florida, then i traveled to illinois for a few days. from the time i returned from illinois eric and i hit the ground running. this is a short list of the things we did around the house and other maintenance things in a matter of seven days...

~put mulch in the front yard, back yard and around trees
~cut down and removed three large (not to mention heavy) dead trees
~primed and painted the front door black
~fertilized and weed 'stopped' the lawn
~planted pots (not pot, but pots)
~emptied the attic and two storage closets, sorted and organized them all
~had a yard sale and made $100 (yes! look out chuck e. cheese)
~changed the front and back brakes on the expedition and had the roders turned
~changed the oil in the truck
~hung a screen door at the back door
~placed the last piece of trim on the hardwood floors down stairs

keep in mind the three kids running around while we are trying to get this stuff done. we spoiled them with trips to cici's pizza and chuck e. cheese. we were non-stop. i actually had to make eric stop and promise the last 4 days he would not do anything!

so you can imagine what it is like now not having any 'to do' lists to check off - or 'to do' lists to make for that matter. it is just hard to adjust so quickly, because truly there is no way to prepare. no way.