January
I don't really remember January.
February
My little one turned 1. I slaved over a whinnie the pooh cake, and an hour before the party my 3yo ds stuck his fingers in the cake. Dh was there to calm me down. The party was wonderful anyway.
March
My husband got the call to active duty. We origonally thought he would be gone the end of March, but then found out it would not be until after summer. We spent the next several months hurrying up and waiting. We knew he was leaving but didn't know when he would go.
April
We went to see my in laws. We went to the dinning out for his Unit. My Dh's parents watched the kids overnight, and we had a date. This rarely happens so when it does it is memerable.
May
My birthday. I am getting old. we didn't celebrate my birthday until June. however. I can't remember much about may either. My husband was gone for two weeks of training this month.
I found out about homeschoolblogger.com and opened my first account. It was so exciting meeting so many wonderful ladies. I was having so much fun. Origionally, I thought that this site would be a good way for my husband to be able to know what all is happening with us while he is away. Only he has had no access to the internet since he left in October. Hopefully that will change in the next couple of weeks. Time will tell what will happen. You never know anything with the military. You just have to learn to hang on, plan for the worst and hope for the best. This month I also celebrated my birthday with my sister-in-law. We went to a spa and got manacures and massages. It was so wonderful. My dh was gone for 2 weeks in training.
July
The church we were attending at the time had a July 4th party. The kids had a blast. My ds even got to ride in a helicopter with his papa. The next week we were out of town again. My husband was training for 2 weeks this month also.
Aug
We went on about our life still not knowing when my dh would leave.
Sept.
This month we finally found out that my Dh would be leaving the next month. Shortly after we found out my husband would be leaving us for a year, we began to plan how we would spend his time before he leaves. We decided that he needed to spend time with his parents and sisters too. So we spent a lot of time out of town this year. This month was no exception. One of the things we did when we spent time with his family was riding horses. This is a picture of my dh riding his mothers horse with our dd.
October
This is the month that we said goodbye to my dh. It was not easy, but it went a lot better than I thought it would. I was so worried that my children would just fall apart when he left. God is amazing though, and he can even comfort hearts that are so little they cannot possibly understand what is happening.
November
The kids and I spent this month with my husbands family. I don't have any pictures of us however, because my dh took the camera with him. He is supposed to take pictures to send to us. We have the video camera, but I have not figured out how to get those pictures to my computer. I am sure I will figure it out soon. My husband spent this month away from us training for his mission in Iraq. I posted a picture with the gas mask. I thought about posting a picture of them coming out of the gas chamber, but seeing as how they are usually crying and puking when they come out I didn't figure you would want to see that.
December
My dh got to come home for Christmas. It was so wonderful, but it was harder to say goodbye the second time. We celebrated the kids' birthdays so that my husband didn't have to miss out on them. We also went tubing at a local ski resort. It was so much fun, and as soon as I get the pictures on my computer I will post them.
Well that was my 2007. It went so fast that most of it is a blur. The overwhelming thought of 2008 is that it will be a year without my dh. However, God is providing for us and taking care of us. He is also showing me things about myself this year. I know that even though my husband will not be here with me that we will all grow and be better off because of this trial that we must endure. I count myself privilaged to be able to make a sacrifice for our great and God Blessed country.
