3 Weeks Without the Hubby

So we are into 3 weeks so far without the hubby and I can honestly say that it is getting a little easier, and by easier, I mean I've adjusted to lack of sleep again and being the sole caregiver. It just gives me so much respect for single mother's every day…and I'm still trying to figure out how I am going to manage it all when the hubby leaves for his actual deployment,….I guess I will just do it. Time to get those big girl panties out!

On a side note we have made major strides on projects that were needing to finally be addressed. As I mentioned before my mom is coming for a spell so getting a room with a bed ready was a must since our couch isn't exactly the most comfortable to sleep on. Luckily I had a crazy friend that was willing to venture to the great Ikea for a few hours and grab some much needed bedding. I was totally thrilled she excepted my invite since I hate going it alone to Ikea with a tod-in-tow, it just makes the whole experience better with another mother with her kids to add to the craziness that is going to unfold. Plus the meatballs are pretty awesome…yep, never pass down a meal at Ikea.

Christian was just as excited about the ice cream we managed to grab right before we picked one of the kids up from the play land area, Chrispy was too short still to go in and isn't potty trained :(, so we made the most of the time stolen. I really have never given him a full ice cream cone without a spoon or me feeding it to him, safe to say, he figured it out ;)

I also managed to make a bunkie board for the antique twin frame (post to come). A little lesson in frames for twin beds, not all are made a like. I originally ordered a board (slats) for the frame through Amazon.com and they arrived just as they should, with one major problem, they were short width wise about a full inch, which meant the wood kept sliding off the metal rails anytime anything moved just little, not ideal if a full adult was going to be resting here. So a return to Amazon.com was made and research was done. I found a few ideas on Pinterest on how to create my own and what it came down to was me making exact measurements of the width and length of the frame and rails and having wood custom cut for me. I also had some thin board cut to fit the entire frame as extra support and for looks of course since the twin mattress doesn't completely cover from edge to edge.

History Lesson or more like just an FYI: Antique Twin Frames will be wider then the one's of today, I still have no clue why but something tells me it's because at one point people shared a bed (two adults) in a single because lack of living quarters and money, but I could be totally wrong about this.

 Getting it all home was a challenge since I had to pack it all neatly in my brand new Jeep, praying not to get any damage to my baby…I really love her. And traveling with a huge board over my head for an hour and some change while trying to do a million errands in a few hours while the babysitter watched over Mr. Chrispy, well, let's just say I was driving like 10 miles an hour everywhere!

 And since I'm going through major withdrawals of Japan and missing the hubby, I have been downing my favorite green tea almost everyday now…just reminds me of home, that is, Japan. When I used to be an English teacher at one of the Japanese schools, my class (adults only) and I would be served some flavor of delicious hot tea and pastries after every class…let's just say, they spoiled me rotten. Tea time should be enforced in every home…it's just so pleasant, and not just a British thing ;)

I also have been steadily throwing myself into creative projects, really just to keep my mind and hands busy, so I picked up this cane chair that will be getting a makeover. I'm totally obsessed with cane style furniture and am constantly on the hunt for some french style cane dining chairs, but my luck is that they are in such horrible shape I am afraid I don't have the skill level to repair them or out of my price range…the hunt will continue.

While I'm working on this sweet accent chair I will also load a tutorial on how to reupholster and paint these style chairs due to an overwhelming email flood on how to.

And lastly for this week, and most  importantly, Chrispy and I. We have fallen into a small routine in the mornings which has been rather nice but I'm afraid that is about to change as well when I enroll him in a part time preschool on top of his MDO program. He will be moving up into another class of kids and it honestly scares me to death but makes me so proud all at the same time. I love this little boy so much that at times my heart begins to ache. Is that normal? But even with all the struggle we have had just trying to adjust for a time without Dada, we are holding strong to each other. Some days are going to be just so rough and I will just call it at day by 4 p.m. and others I will want it to never end, and that's my challenge now.

For all the mommies and daddies that are about to send your children off for the first time to school, my heart goes out to you. I can't even imagine how your feelings, thoughts, and emotions have probably kept you up at night worrying over your baby beginning their little journey out into the world without you to be there for every moment of it. I just know that one day it will be my turn with Chrispy and it hurts now to even think of it. Good Luck on your first days of school!! :) Grab some tissues and strong coffee! ;)

Have a Happy Week Y'all! ;)