Back to Normal

As much as it can be deemed so, our house is back to normal. I went to Ontario Airport yesterday and picked Ken up. His flight home was horrible - delays and a broken plane - but he made it home safely. No one cared that he was "late." Because of the delay, I had to get supper since my blood sugar had crashed, so we enjoyed a salad at T.G.I Friday's and then ran some errands while we were Down the Hill.  

Michael Gallagher was a doll and picked up the girls from school for me as well as watched them until we got home.  His "payment" for his troubles was a bottle of Pendleton from Ken and me. 

To say that it's "nice" or "great" having Ken home would be a humongous understatement. It was so great having him home. Not only is it marvelous to know he's safe, but it is great knowing that my partner in this world is back to support me and work with me at home. I finally got a good night's sleep since Ken was there. I am completely pathetic without him, and once his smell is out of his pillow, nothing helps me to sleep. 

Ken had a great time on his trip. He loved seeing as much of his family and friends as he could in this short trip. Mike Donovan was glad that Ken could make it to his party, and Dad was totally happy to have fishing time with Ken. Sadly, Ken did not take ONE picture while he was back there. I am now at the mercy of my father-in-law to get pictures. I know that Mike will get me the pictures as soon as he has them, but talk about frustrating.

This morning, the girls were ecstatic to see Ken! They each ran to him as soon as he was up, and they had huge smiles on their faces.  Today was Superhero Day at school, and with only a couple days' notice, all I could find in our budget range were some hooded capes. The girls used their imaginations to come up with their identities, and they had a great day.

Mandy and Taylor attended their school dance, and then we found out that Jordan ran in the Cross-Country meet. UGH!! She told me she wasn't going to run since it would be a difficult course and Mandy wasn't going. So, I wasn't there to see her run her first race. As is typical for Jordan, she wasn't phased by the fact that I wasn't there. She said, "Oh! I forgot to call you. No big." 

Ken surprised this afternoon as I received a deliver of gorgeous flowers. I've never been one to want flowers. I always felt that the money was wasted because the flowers would die, but Ken used to buy them for me all of the time. I had told him that I would love to get flowers, and he had them delivered to me today. What perfect timing and how beautiful! (And you can tell that Ken wrote the message by himself - misspelling and all.)

Work has been crazy for me - nothing like having a caseload of 301 and climbing. I have no idea how my school thinks that I'm going to get everything done let alone do everything well. I know I'm not alone in feeling overwhelmed, but this constant headache is really getting to me. I'm hoping to be able to get some stitching done tonight and relax. Hmmmmmm. It may not happen since my living room, kitchen and dining room are covered in backpacking supplies from Ken. 

Yep, life is back to normal....