why am i so tired?

i'm not usually one that's known for being tired... in fact it's usually quite the opposite. i'm the one that hardly sleeps at all. but for the past week i have been chronically tired. maybe i'm fighting off some bug, although i don't feel sick. either way, it's left me feeling a little behind on life. so i type this from under a blanket feeling sleepy in the middle of the day. nonetheless, i am determined to get my blog updated hopefully i'm not too off my game to type coherently.

 

we've been especially busy enjoying our taste of spring this past week. sunshine and high 50's isn't normally what we consider warm, but after it's been cold and rainy, sunshine and 58 might as well be summer time! the girls have been running around making mud pies, hula-hooping and playing backyard baseball. and when the rain made an appearance again, the girls got some good old fashioned puddle jumping in. i've tried to keep my sleepy self going with them, and keep stan supplied with lots of pictures of the daily happenings at home.

speaking of supplying pictures for my sweet deployed husband, i caught this one, from our deck, just as the sun was coming over the mountains a few mornings ago. i sometimes wonder if it's harder to see all of the pictures from home. there are days that it increases the homesickies for sure. but then again, it does give you something to hope for, and something to miss. so hopefully in the end it's a decent balance of the two extremes.

 

then, of course, there are the loads of daily pictures of the sweeties... chronicling just how quickly time seems to be passing us by.

yesterday i brought my laptop to church to help register ladies for our women's retreat between services. stan surprised me by calling (since i was logged onto the internet for registration)... we talked and lots of people got to say hello. it was definitely one of those does this make it harder or easier moments. the girls got to talk to him for a bit after sunday school, and it really does drive the being away point home. it's those little moments where you miss him most. the everyday things, that you always do together. we go to church together as a family. of course, it is the life that we have chosen, and there are no guarantees that another career wouldn't come part and parcel with its own share of hardships... not only that, but i am forever grateful for his heart of service beyond just the career choice. the missing him moments always seem to remind me again of just how blessed i am to have such an amazing man.

OH! i forgot to mention that i was a guest blogger over at ella publishing today. i made a photoshop picture pop action that you can download there for FREE! yippee! there is a link for installing the action in the post as well. the little video below will show you how to use it... actions are super easy to use (double yippee). enjoy!