However, I am sad that our “Daddy Welcome Home” date has been changed. I am sad that we will have to push back our celebration date this week. I don’t think that the kids could handle having to add a chain to their link or miss out on actually pulling one off. So for now, we will just wait a few extra days to rip off our next link. Of course I knew that this was a possibility and I also know that this new date can change as well. I will say that it’s nice to have somewhat of an itinerary so, for now I will stay focused on that.
Today is also the day that we will head to the airport. Grampy will head back home today. We know that Grammy has missed him very much and probably wants him back home but we are all a little sad to see him go.
Grampy flew in last week in order to be here for all of the big milestones at school. I didn’t realize how much it would mean to me to have him here by my side. My focus was always on the kids. I knew that having him here would mean the world to the kids. He has been there for EVERYTHING when it comes to my kids. He has watched every graduation, every performance, and even attended things like back to school night, art night, and school festivals. It was no surprise that he would do whatever he had to do to make sure that he was here in Louisiana for the end of this school year.
Getting through all of this has been a little tough. The one person that I share everything with is on the other side of the world. It is hard to always be strong. It is hard to always put on that brave face and trudge forward. I will admit that I am not very good at it but, I do my best.
End of the year activities were very rough! There are so many emotions going on. All three of the kids worked so hard this year. We adjusted to a new life and then had to readjust to find our way without Daddy who happens to be a huge ingredient in the Mall recipe of life.
We faced challenges and then reached milestones. As the mommy to 3 incredible kids, it was hard to watch it alone. It was hard to sit in the crowd of parents without my other half. It was hard to watch as daddies (especially the ones in uniform) took pictures and then walked up to embrace their own kids. It was hard to walk down the school hallway only to see a daddy holding his son’s hand or allowing his daughter to sit on his knee. These are the moments that made me crumble on the inside. It’s not something you focus on but it’s there inside of you. The only thing I knew how to do was to smile and move forward. As the mommy, I made the extra effort to be present everywhere and pretty much every day (like I mentioned before, multitasking is GREAT!). I made sure that my kids always had a hand to hold, a knee to sit on, and a shoulder to rest their head on.
Grampy’s visit made things easier on all of us. I don’t quite know that I can put into words how much it has meant to have him here. I didn’t realize how much I needed him to be by my side as I watched Trav walk down the aisle in his cap and gown. I didn’t realize that having him sit beside me as I watched Bry graduate from elementary school would give me the little extra strength I needed to get through one more day.
My dad is pretty incredible!! I am a very lucky girl to be able to call him Dad. I truly don’t know where I would be had he not stepped into my life!!
Grampy doing what he does best...
Spending time with us!
~Prepping & Painting with Bry~
~Introducing Trav & Miss Miss to the world of gambling~
We sure do love our Grampy!!
Even though you don't think it - you're doing great. I love that he took them to the races - that is too funny!
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