A Hunter's Widow

Well, Brad is gone for 10 days to go hunting in Canada for Ducks and Geese. Soooooo that means I am here with a baby that doesn't sleep through the night, and 2 kids, one whom I have to shuffle back and forth to school 2 times a day ! Oh the fun :) See, before he left he would get up with Sawyer and put him back to sleep for me so I could get at least 4-5 hours of straight sleep every night so I wouldn't be exhausted the next day. (What a Great Hubby) BUT it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. I am actually very glad that he can go on this trip because that means when Sawyer is done nursing, I will go on my week vacation to somewhere warm and enjoy a nice sanity break! I say that because I think mine is almost, or already is gone!:) It is nice because when he does leave, I can get us on a very good schedule and we stick to it. It makes life easier! When Brad is here, his schedule is so different day to day that it's hard to stick to a schedule and make sure the kids get enough Daddy time with him! I sure do miss him! Before last years hunting trip we had never spent a night away from each other since we were married. It was really hard on the kids last year because they didn't understand that when he goes he WILL come back. They kept asking me if he would ever come home again! Jarrin even got sick he was so worried :( This year is much easier on them, now that they understand that he is coming home again, though Jarrin did make a picture for Brad so that he" could remember him and not forget about his Jarrin". So this is my life right now, a Hunter's Widow for a while! At least he doesn't go away all winter like some hubbys do! I am thankful it is only 1 time a year:)