It is Sunday night and the start of week two. Brian came home Friday evening for his first weekend with a large appetite, long list of needs, a ton of stories, and two loads of laundry. I knew he would be hungry so I had prepared dinner ahead of time so when he called I only had to put it in the oven. I was actually expecting his phone call to be later then it was, so that was nice. It worked out perfectly, I pulled it out of the oven a minute before he pulled in the driveway! When the girls heard his voice they came running down the stairs yelling "Daddy is home". M kept asking if he was going to eat dinner with us. I grabbed his laundry and got that started while he and the girls set the table. Brian spent the rest of the evening talking about his week and relaxing. He didn't do as well in the challenge as he had hoped (he finished, just not as good as he wanted to finish), but he was still pretty excited. They gave out some cool equipment, and he is looking forward to learning how to use them.
Saturday, we ran to Target to buy the stuff on his list of needs. A lighter for the shoe polish, a second can of starch, tape, stapler, febreze, 8 more white undershirts, a Bluetooth, multi-vitamin, vitamin C, and ibuprofen. Oh we can't forget the stencils for his shirts! After target it was off to the park for A's soccer pictures. Then home for lunch! During nap time Brian studied while I went to visit a friend and her new sweet baby boy!
We had dinner with Brian's mom at the best pizza place EVER. Then Brian and I spent the rest of the evening tag teaming the work he needed to get done. I ironed his blue pants, FYI, I hate to iron. (If that is not true love, then I don't know what is...) So it is a good thing that Brian paid to have his shirts cleaned and pressed. While I was doing that Brian was stenciling his shirts. As soon as I was done with his pants, I joined him, coloring in the letters. It was a late night, but it could have been worse. There was homework, but Brian was able to complete it before leaving the academy. By the time we went to bed, all Brian had left to do was study.
Today we started the day with church, which is always good. Then for some reason, Brian wanted to see if Wal-mart had something, so we stopped by there. I learned an important lesson, NEVER go to Wal-mart on Sunday afternoon. It is not worth it. Holy cow that place was packed! After the nightmare was over. We had a nice quiet lunch at home. The girls had naps. Brian did the one chore I have not taken on, picking up the dog poo in the back yard. I have my limits. :) After the yard was poo free, I cut Brian's hair. Gave him the CHP Cadet hairdo. He spent the rest of his time studying. He left for the academy shortly after dinner. It was hard to say good-bye again, but we did, and hopefully he will have a good week. Stay under the radar, pass his test, stay under the radar...
In order to keep the girl's minds off Daddy leaving, we spent the evening watching "My Little Pony". I also painted their finger nails and toe nails. A and M went with pink, H went with "Ruby Slipper" red. Tomorrow I get to take 2 dogs and 2 cats to get their shots. Then tomorrow evening my mother-in-law is taking A to her soccer practice while I take the other two to Back to School night. A and H start school on Wednesday! They are both so excited! So I am!
Blessings,
~Cara
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