Ain't that lonely yet...

Day three without Daddy.



Dog needs a walk.



Bug needs a snuggle.



Mom is actually doing

just fine.

She had a three hour break this afternoon.

She sang along with Mr. Dwight Yoakam.

The weather was perfect for an outdoor concert.

Dad just called. He jumps on a plane

for Kotzebue in the wee hours of the morning.

Once there, he gets on a little puddle jumper

that will drop him and the boys off somewhere

in the middle of nowhere.

A couple hundred miles from Russia.



I won't hear from him until Saturday night.

I'm lonely.



Miss you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotzebue,_Alaska

No Ziggy Marley, No Bob Dylan

Today we played

in the park.

Then we sold our tickets to the concert.

I'm not as interested in going

with Dad out of town.

When they are so young,

do they miss their daddies?

Do they realize Daddy didn't come home?

The question makes me a little uneasy.

I know that when she sees him,

she'll jump up and scream his name!

...and leave me in the dust, running to him.

But, does she miss him now?

I miss him.

I miss him very, very much.

the last frontier

This morning he finished packing his bags.

Bug is a little edgy. She feels the change coming.

Dog is all-knowing. Dog knows he's leaving and sits close by.

I'm scared today. I wasn't scared yesterday.

But, I'm scared today. God... keep him safe during his travels.

A big family hug. We cried. Even he cried. He must love us!

Alaska, here he comes. Please send him home safely.

Growing

She's getting bigger
stronger
smarter
every second.

She goes down for a nap
and wakes with a new skill.

I didn't get her latest silly
skill on video.

Can't wait
for those moments..
have to be
ready to catch them.


Instead of teaching her
that a chicken says
"Cluck"
I chose "Bock Bock".

Who knows why.

So, I also read her the book
"Ten in the Bed".
One of the animals goes
"bonk" onto the floor.

I ask her later what a chicken says....

She smiles proudly and
with her hand...
wacks herself repeatedly
across her head saying
"Bock Bock".

I've taught her to abuse herself.
Nice job Mom.

By the way...
Did you know
that a bunny says
"hop hop"
Well they do.

I don't smoke.
I don't understand it.
I smoked over ten years ago.
A high school slash college thing.
It makes no rational sense to me.

Let me tell you this though.
When I listen to Eddie Vedder...




I just want to light one up.