When Daddy’s away…

…we sure do appreciate him more. Adam’s been out of town since Friday but should be arriving back in Austin this afternoon. He took a trip to Indiana and Michigan which I suspect he will fill you in on later.

Have we been counting down the days, hours and minutes?…sometimes. Fulton certainly has because his favorite cars were in time-out until today. Therese has been asking about when he’s coming home just about every morning. Every time we come home to see his car, the kids ask, “Is Daddy home?”  Muffin calls me ‘Daddy’ half the time, but she also did that before he left.

And me…I always miss my beloved. But as I said, when he takes these trips I certainly appreciate his presence and help with the kids in the house and at mass. Trying to keep to our routine, we’ve been to 3 masses since Friday: our usually Saturday morning, Sunday, and then today for Gianna’s name day (Happy Feast of St. Gianna!). Our friends, Lauren and Matthew, helped us at Mass on Saturday and Sunday. I had the kiddos all to myself today. Daily Mass is usually a good Mass for the kids since its short and we can sit right in front. But it was amusing to me today because ALL the kids were all over me since there was no one else to sit on or next to. It was sweet, really. And even though I hold our children to VERY HIGH standards regarding Mass behavior, the people who see us there and have seen our family grow over the last six years always have such nice things to say about our little blessings and the fact that we take them to extra Masses despite some of their behavior sometimes.

I suppose now that Daddy will be back, the kids will resume their usually bath and bed times instead of doing everything an hour early for the sake of my sanity; and I’ll have to make that yummy strawberry ice cream that Adam missed out on Saturday. It’s all worth having him back!