We were expecting dh home sometime this midweek from his latest deployment, and all of us were getting cautiously excited. Knowing the ways of the US military, emphasis on the cautious part of the excitement. We just got word it is likely he will be delayed--his replacement didn't arrive 3 days ago when he was supposed to, they will still need several days of overlap, blahblahblah. It's now become sort of like the end of pregnancy...we know he is coming home, just not sure yet what day or time. Maybe it will work out , but we need to prepared for any circumstance.

I find that so few things in my life end in a neat, tidy fashion. Usually I just manage to get there. Like going on a jog with my 15 yo son. It's not pretty at the end, let's just say--me red-faced, huffing, puffing and hobbling. Or finishing a read-aloud book with my girls. ONE book in 4 months. Not much ground covered, literature-wise, but I just bet you they really know Anne of Green Gables now!!

For me, it's not about getting there as fast as I can anymore. My goals have changed since the early days of homeschooling, in fact, even the early days of parenting. I promise you I won't win a race. But I am getting fitter and stronger and can go longer distances before collapsing into a heap.   We don't plow through as many books as I did with my older two, but the key word there would be plow. Doesn't THAT sound like fun? Instead, we read when we can, savor, discuss...take our time. In the words of one my favorite homeschoolers, Steve Lambert of Five in a Row, I think we have learned to 'enjoy the journey'.

In that spirit, I am not completely dismayed over the travel changes for dh. Maybe now I will get that shower stall really clean before he gets home! And it's not completely out of the question to lose 10 lbs in the coming week, is it?