I told Austin the other day that I was going to start a quote book. By the time I see him at the end of the day, I can hardly remember all that has gone on, let alone the things the boys and I talk about, their sweet words (or not so sweet), the way they played with Quinn and the day to day happenings in our life. You see, Austin works. A lot. This year, in less than a week, he's starting school again. It'll be an accelerated, intense 18-month program. 15 weeks on. 1 week off. For 75 weeks. Sounds brutal, right? I know it will be. Thankfully, I think the kids are small enough that they won't ever remember this stage in their life. But Austin will. And I know it breaks his heart that he probably won't see the kiddos some days. That they will be sleeping when he leaves and already in bed when he gets home. That he'll miss their funny words or tiny milestones. Or, their school performances, first steps and riding on two wheels. It makes me so sad to think about. But, I know this sacrifice he is making is for our family. It will be so worth it in the end. So, when I mentioned a quote book, he reminded me about this somewhat abandoned blog. He said that this was the way he wanted to hear and see about our day.
Deep breath.
It's hard for me to work from home on my computer 6 hours a day, and then put even more time in to blog. But here I am. Posting a picture of Wyatt, doing what he does best. Playing Batman. It pretty much goes without saying that we play some form of Batman everyday. Every. Single. Day. Batman meets Cars. Batman meets Dinosaurs. Batman meets Trio blocks. Whatever it is, Batman is sure to "meet" us.
It might not be very exciting for you to see our every day life. In fact, things are pretty uneventful. But I know it'll make a difference in Austin's day. And that's who we're doing it for.
2 comments:
I love you Bryn! I know that it might be a little more of a sacrifice as you take on this extra task but I know when the 18 months has passed and you look back on what you have posted and written that is "SO CALLED BORING EVERYDAY" I think you will be surprised at how special, sweet, tender, and precious those little things will be and most important what an amazing ride it was! By serving Austin in this little way I know for a fact you are going to get more out of it then you could EVER imagine!!! I cant wait to see your EVERYDAY special moments for those are the things that we take for granted and let pass us by! Those are the moments that we wish we had written down, taken a picture, or told someone. What a lucky girl because you will have it all here!
Gosh it was so good to hear your sweet voice the other day! I need to call again! I miss you dearly!!! XOXOXO!!!
Bryn, I don't know why, but this post brought tears to my eyes. Probably because my hubby has been working a lot too, and there are days when he leaves before the kids wake up and gets home when they are sleeping. And when the days stretch on for weeks, I just get used to doing things on my own. Last night the baby woke up around 10, and Scott was so excited he got to feed him a bottle. He hadn't held him since Sunday. :( But this post also made me think about how you have been helping me so much with the VT stuff, picking up my slack, when you have a lot on your plate, too. And you have always been there for me. Having Austin in school truly is a family sacrifice, but it will pay dividends in the end. You are amazing to me. Thank you, dear friend, for this post. I want to be like you when I grow up.
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