Still Using Training Wheels..

OK so I have been thinking about what to say for my second post, waiting to be inspired with great words to share, still trying to get the hang of the whole blogging thing all together. I guess the best way to start is to just share about the most important day to day stuff.... my kids, my husband, the whole I'm a new Army wife. I'm trying to prepare myself and the kids for Daddy being gone for boot camp and then his AIT training, a grand total of 15 weeks...AHHH, but I'm not sure how... I see it kinda like having a baby. You buy the crib and read the books, but NOTHING gets you ready until that day in the delivery room when you actually become a mother. Don't get me wrong, I think talking with the kids about the fact that Daddy is not gonna be around is really important but it's not gonna hit us until he is actually gone for at least a week. I say a week because that is the longest that we have ever been away from him. I constantly wonder how things are gonna be without him here, will I be the strong wife and mom that he tells me he knows I will be or will I be an emotional basket case feeling completely overwhelmed with our three little monkeys who seriously want mommy a good 18 to 19 hours out of the day. I know I will do whatever I have to do inorder to make things run as smoothly around the house for the kids as I can. If I do have those days where I am missing their daddy like crazy I will do my best not to show it in front of the kids. I am hoping that the time will go by quickly and we will busy on the home front. I plan on making a countdown calendar with my oldest daughter so we can count down the days to seeing daddy at his graduation ceremony from boot camp. I smile to myself so big as I typed that... I am so proud of my husband. Once he sets his mind on something-watch out because he WILL do it!! He is so excited about boot camp, when we talk about it, he has taken the word boot out of it and just refers to it as camp...like he is 12 years old getting ready to go to summer camp. I think it is better that he is older than most guys going in. He has a better head on his shoulders and finally knows the path he wants to take in life..not to mention if he had gone in at 18 then there's a good chance he wouldn't be my husband right now...and boo hiss on that whole idea!!!!!!!