Day 13

So Luke comes home tomorrow.
Yay! Actually that is 2012's biggest understatement. However I won't even try to put into words how I feel...as I'd be here all day trying to think of all the emotions that are coming together. 2 weeks is I believe the longest time we've ever been apart...even while dating...and with 4 young children it added a level of respect for just how much he does around this house. He's a Christian husband who loves his family and works very hard to provide for us. We are excited! And just to re-cap for my own memory...I listed some of our moments (-dad) that we did overcome.

• Jalen's friend-birthday party (manicures, pedicures and pizza!)
• Jordan's 4 teeth being pulled.
• Being locked out of the house...and almost eaten alive by mosquitoes :) 
• Biting flies and 10 Tons of rain that virtually restricted all our days indoors.
• Asher losing my keys inside the house. (Thank goodness for a spare van key and a key pad for garage entry well except when the power went out ;)
• One of the biggest thunder and lightening storms that made windows rattle and our power go out...not once but twice while Luke was away.
• Losing our phone lines all weekend until Qwest could fix them..good thing we iChat.
• Jalen's official birthday meal: Breakfast at McDonald's.
• Asher eating Gak.
• Jalen's end of the year (?!?!?!?!) Science Fair.
• Being diagnosed with extremely low Vitamin D levels contributing to my exhaustion (what...you mean it's not just that dad's missing and I am losing my mind...phew!!!)
• Asher's tantrum at Sam's grad party.
• Asher's bloody lip and tantrum at Hil's bridal shower.
• Asher's blow-out at the Dr. office (-shoes because he threw them out the window) (-shorts because he dumped his whole water cup on them) (and covered in watermelon left to right!) proceeded by a tantrum at the office, laundry mat, Target, and grandma's house! (I don't think I am leaving the house with him until he's 3).
• The T.V. remote getting un-programmed  leaving no ability to shut it off, and not way to move the console to do it manually. Thank goodness for God the power outage that shut the TV off.
• Roses being delivered from dad to the doorstep ;)