Waiting for Daddy.
After four months, we were ready to have Matt home. There was supposed to be festivities (food, drink, arts & crafts for the kids, etc.) beginning at 3:30pm. When we got there it was hardly festive. The weather, however, was one of the nicest days we had this Fall--sunny, no wind, and mild. Someone told me the ship was an hour away yet. There was no way I was going to wait that long with the kids and nothing to do so we walked all the way from the pier to the Navy Lodge, where there is a nice playground. (In theory, it's not far but with the layout of the base, we had to go from one end of a "U" to the other end.) The kids played for awhile and around 4:30pm I looked out at the water and I saw the BHR pulling into port, with the sailors "manning the rails."
The tiny "sticks" poking out of the top are sailors.
When we got back to the pier a little after, we saw our friends, the Harris' and Stevens' families. Will Stevens, who was on Leah's soccer team, had the same idea as Aaron and dressed for the occasion.
Future sailors, Aaron and Will.
While we were waiting at the pier, Aaron began feeling ill and long story short, throughout the course of the entire evening, vomited four times. Also, as it began to get dark, the wind picked up, it became colder and even began to sprinkle. By the time Matt finally got off the ship (after 6:00pm), we, including Matt, were ready to go.
Happy Daddy Day!
Matt has a few days off this week so we are looking forward to having some quality time together. (Aaron more so than Leah since he is staying home from school today.) Getting to meet Leah's teacher, see Aaron's school--even something like reading the kids a book at bedtime--things we take for granted as everyday occurrences are a treat for Matt as he gets back to life at home.
Reading Oh, Daddy! by Bob Shea
First order of business for Matt: watching the Redskins on Tuesday Morning Football (or Monday Night Football for those of you back in the United States).
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