29 and 28...wow we are getting old. I know, everyone that is older than us will scoff at that statement, but Phil and I met at 21 and 22 and it was hard to imagine 28 and 29 then.
Unfortunately, Phil spent this birthday in dusty, hot Afghanistan. Thought it sounds like he got a lot of love through the mail. Thank you to everyone who sent him boxes and cards and happy birthday wishes! He (and I) appreciate the support so very much!
I celebrated both his birthday and my own this weekend! Nora and I went to the Sand in the City festival in Olympia. It was put on by our favorite Children's Museum in the area. We took our friends Cindy and Orion with us to play in the giant sandbox and watch the fantastic performers. It was a fun morning outing. That afternoon-well after Nora's long nap-we went down to Costco for some staples and a super healthy dinner of pizza and ice cream-Happy Birthday to Phil!
For my birthday, Nora and I spent the morning in our jammies watching my favorite musical, Singing in the Rain-Nora loved it and danced and sang along! After nap, I took some babysitter time to go see a movie with Becky! We had a wonderful time gabbing and watching. The only thing that would have made the day better would have been having Phil home.
The past 5 months have been a challenge, but was we approach the halfway point I feel less worried and more hopeful. Recently, Nora has been having an extra hard time with Phil being gone, and getting very upset. Last week, I made it into the FAME clinic and saw a psycologist about her. He didn't have any new suggestions, only to tell me I was doing everything they recommend. He did refer me to another psycologist that works with very small kiddos, like Nora, and Nora and I will be seeing her tomorrow! Hopefully, she will be able to give me (and Nora) some more ways of reducing the stress of this separation. Right now the hardest part of having Phil gone, is watching Nora struggle with it.
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