Homecoming I

After dropping Egan off at Miss Julie's this morning, I cried all the way to the airport.

Tracy and I are not just husband and wife. We are partners, lovers, best friends...we are "the whole package" to each other. Living without him has made my day-to-day life incredibly stressful. It isn't that there is so much to do, or that the children behave badly, or anything like that. It's just that, for 14 years I have shared every detail of my life with him. For 14 years he has made me laugh and has been there to hold me when I cry. I have always been "the strong one" in my family, but that is easy to do because he is my rock. To have to live life every day without him - to listen to my complaints about work, to go grocery shopping with, to play with the kids, to snuggle against on the couch, to do everything with - has been a very difficult and solitary burden.

Picking up the kids was incredible! We walked out to the playground at Miss Julie's and Leslee was videoing the whole thing! Egan took one look toward us and came running over, head down, very determined, totally quiet. He jumped into Tracy's arms without saying a word and just hugged him hard. Then he put his little hands on each of Tracy's cheeks, kissed him, and smiled. We were all crying by then!

The girls were at after-school care in the gym. We walked in and Beanie spotted us first. She screamed "Daddy!" and came running toward us at top speed. Pook was a little skeptical, I think. Beanie had already jumped into Tracy's arms by the time she realized what was happening and she was wide-eyed in disbelief. She started walking toward us, then picked up speed and came running. By the time she got to us she was already crying. :)

We celebrated Daddy's return with dinner at Maudie's (of course!), followed by a well-deserved nap. Welcome home sweetheart!

All together again!

Beanie napping with Daddy