T minus 5 hours

  10 days ago I never thought this day would come.  I was a MESS!  Completely anxious and scared out of my mind that I couldn't do it.  And now I am no longer counting the days, but the hours till Mike gets home from Japan.

Speaking of counting, here is our time at home by numbers:

10 days solo parenting

0 times late to school

4 garage workouts

2 times childcare help couldn't help

2 times childcare issues were resolved last minute

0 times out to dinner

3 freezer meals were used

2 public child meltdowns

3 lattes

4 orders sent off

2 many times to count of using google express and prime now

4 wonderful children

1 rock star mom

  FaceTime doesn't work so well with our kids, the little ones aren't so good at keeping their face in the screen and they fight over who gets to do it, etc.  So, it is impossible to have a conversation.   Hannah is the only one that really gets how to talk on the phone.  So, we sent pictures and then we started sending videos to say hi and good night.  They loved seeing those!  As you can imagine, Mike missed seeing the kids and just loved seeing pics of them.  Here is a little peek.

  I am getting a little arrogant about how well it went (I never call myself a rockstar except when I parallel park our big car perfectly in one try like a boss! hehe!), because it went that well.  I know for sure that God was taking care of us so well.  My energy level, patience, the kids helping out, getting along, etc. there are too many factors for it to "just work out."  There was some divine intervention going on.  Some things were thrown my way that I knew were an attack, but I trusted that we were going to continue to be taken care of.  And our God is so faithful.  I am not a rockstar, I am humbled and in awe.

  Also, thank you, thank you to everyone who checked in with me.  Seriously.  I appreciate you times 1000.

Have a wonderful day!