I had the best day today! I was home from school because I had oral surgery yesterday. (Ron is my substitute so I know the class is in good hands.) Anyway, I woke up feeling pretty good, aside from the swelling in my jaw. I started to work on some of the unfinished projects that have been laying around here, but in the middle of one I had a moment of inspiration. I decided it was a perfect day to get with my girls for some shopping and lunch. The weather was mild and sunny, the company great and lunch was delicious. The best part was not having even a twinge of guilt about not being at work! The projects will wait until another day, the papers that need to be graded will wait until tomorrow, and I still have plenty of time to prepare my Relief Society lesson for Sunday.
As I was typing this my cell phone rang and it was Scott! He is in Georgia at Ft. Stewart training to deploy to Iraq and had a free minute to call home. It was the first call we have had in over a month so it was wonderful to hear his voice. He is standing in line right now waiting to process some paperwork to get his security clearance. He filled us in on his training, the lack of sleep, and possible deployment date. I am in no hurry though. As long as he is stateside his federal clock is ticking and he will have to spend less time overseas. It is always good to hear from him but hard to hang up. We can only keep him in our prayers and trust in the Lord to watch over him.
This morning Leslie called me to say she "wasn't feeling well" and wanted to come over and hang out for the afternoon. I told her that was fine; to let herself in and I would be home right after church. She kinda hemed and hawed and acted like she wanted me to come home early, but I didn't pick up on her hints and stayed for the full 3 hours. When I did get home, G and Maggie were in the driveway and Leslie was laying on the couch. I asked her if she was feeling any better, she said "kinda". I excused myself and went into the bedroom to put on may knock around clothes. When I walked out of my room, Scott came meandering out of the guest room! He got a 4 day pass and flew in to DFW this morning at 6:00, rented a car and drove home! On his way down he had called Leslie to let her know so she was there for the surprise; not really sick at all. What a joy it is to have him home for a few days! We threw together a quick meal, called Becca and Seth, and spent the afternoon together. The Lord is so loving to have given me this precious gift of a few days with my son before he deploys. He is tired and thin, but otherwise seems as glad to be home as I am to have him here. I have already set up a sub for tomorrow and am looking forward to spending the day with him. I am going to try to post some photos. Leslie showed me how to do it yesterday but I have slept since then! The other shots are random shots of the grandbabies and my parents. The crazy one was taken by Seth using PhotoBooth on my laptop.
