when Daddy is away...

sometimes the girls give me the sweetest moments when Daddy is away...

I love that...

I haven't gotten a chance to talk to Bobby since Wednesday...

that's the hardest part when he travels

he is hard to reach and I don't get to talk to him

or he calls when I have a meeting or something

and the girls have a hard time with that because they need to talk with him more

sometimes it gets a bit frustrating

to have some upset girls missing their Daddy

but I am starting {after 4 years of travel except the past 5 months he's been home}

finally taking it in stride

it's hard to be upset with someone who you miss too you know

I know and realize it could be worse like for military wives/husbands

who don't get to talk to their spouse...

but my husband is not in the military

so it's tough sometimes not to have a chance to talk with him

or ask him some things that need some answers...

ahem....not that it ever happens you know...

just saying maybe that could

{chuckle, chuckle}

conversations are far and few between when he is gone

do you ever get mad at yourself that you can't stay mad?

that's a ridiculous question, right?

I wasn't "really" mad at him but I wanted to be

but I couldn't be

this morning when we briefly talked

I told him I would just talk to him when he got home...

ugh...

but I'm excited to eat a late dinner with him or cook together maybe....

this was a mini trip compared to what is to start...

I always call these..."breaking me in" trips

because I get used to him doing bathtime and bedtime

so I can sit on my hiney and relax,

do some work,

or enjoy a glass of wine...

or fall asleep myself like all last week

but what I have gotten better at is realizing he is missing us just as much as we miss him

granted we don't get to do all the fun outings like he does in the evening when he's away

I think I have the better end of the deal with my time with the girls

this post has no intentions of making my hubby look bad that I don't get to talk with him

he's a great one

{most of the time}..

chuckle...

it simply explains our lives and how it is

because I think you all know by now how much I love this guy

but this is me just being real about it

so when Daddy is away

I get these special moments that I get so excited about

and want to share with Bobby but also feel at the same time "kinda bad about it"

this week I enjoyed...

my girls snuggling with me in my bed for about a half hour before their bedtime...

my oldest held my hand as she fell asleep and that melted my heart because she isn't always a touchy feely kind of girl

I didn't want to move her but I had some projects in store for the evenings because I don't sleep all that great when he is gone...so anything to keep me busy into the hours is nice...

this week I saw...

my girls giving one another "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" performances...

this cute ladder was their stage...

one stands on almost the top step while the other sits on their bean bag in front

the one on the ladder performs "Twinkle Twinkler Little Star" to the other one

and "you have to clap" at the end

otherwise they point it out to one another within literally 2 seconds...

that you didn't clap you know

and then they argue and torment one another because they hold the applause for the other on purpose...just to irritate one another...

then they laugh about it

I laugh and smile because it's so cute

and they switch places and start all over again...

this cute ladder...

definitely helps them pass time

and makes me smile and laugh at how cute their voices sound

this week...

I refinished two small coffee tables we received from my Grandpa

traveling does have benefits because projects actually get done

that I have been putting off

I'm pretty happy with how they turned out...

here is a before...

basic stain on top and cream bottom

sorry for the icky picture taken in our garage

I painted the bottom white

and sanded the top and restained it to make it look almost farmhousy in a way

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out

I added some colorful flowers since it has been a week of rain

and voila!

however...there is only one table shown in the picture

there will be a twin sister to her to the left of her

I ran out of sand paper for both the electric sander and hand sander

and I'm too tired to go back out again today...

so I will make the finishing touches on the other table this weekend

this week

I've also been looking forward to...

Yoga at the Wineries on Saturday

I've started a yoga class on Thursday evenings with some friends

trying to mix up running and spend time with some girlfriends

tomorrow is an extra event

a spot to overlook the beautiful scenery

restorative yoga

lunch afterwards

along with wine tasting

right up my alley isn't it?

I forgot how much I missed yoga...

I used to do it during my first pregnancy since I wasn't allowed to run

I'm hoping for a lovely weekend and for some sunshine!

hope you all enjoy your weekend too