Time Flies

Sometimes it amazes me how quickly time flies.  I know we still have a long time to go, and Scott can tell you exactly how long, but I believe that as of last Sunday, we were down to 236 days.  I know that still seems like a lot, but I keep looking forward to when we get to 180.  It just seems like it should move much faster after that point.  We started second semester at school last week.  Next month, soccer practices begin.  That will take us to the beginning of May and almost to the end of the year.  With three in soccer this spring, it will definitely become a juggling act (not that it isn't already).  


Summer will be long, but we will be in the home stretch.  Scott will be home in September, and with Aidan probably gone for June and July, it will truly feel like a different household.  Aidan will come home in August (this is providing that he gets the job as camp counselor that he applied for), and August will start marching band and getting ready for school.  (Oh no, not marching band already, that means football games and concessions again!!!)  So the kids will be in school for about a month when Scott gets home.  That is not too bad. 


The girls will probably do a summer camp, and then we can spend some time just doing girl things.  Mackenzie will be going into Junior High next year and Brigid into Intermediate school, so there will be changes coming.  We might just have to spend the summer trying new looks.  


Oh yes, and Aidan will (hopefully for him) get his driver's permit this summer.  He would love to be driving as much as possible, and I think the more he drives, the better he will be able to handle driving on his own once he gets his license.  Of course he has to get his permit while dad is gone.  I guess it is better for me to freak out than him.  


I think Scott being gone is harder for him than for us.  We miss him terribly, but my plan of staying busy so we  don't miss him as much definitely worked.  We are busy every day, to the point when I look forward to when we don't have anything going on.  Unfortunately for Scott, he works, but does not have a ton to do on the side.  So he goes home and plays video games and hangs out on the computer.  That sounds awesome, and probably was for a couple of days, but being in an apartment all by yourself after living with such an active household for so long, has got to get lonely.   We try and skype daily, but sometimes it just doesn't work out. I feel bad when we don't get a chance to skype, because I know it helps him feel connected, but sometimes it is unavoidable.


Soon we will be past that 180 mark, and time will start flying by.  Until then (and even past then) we will continue to count the days and know that it is working towards him coming home to us.