So, after multiple delays, a broken aircraft and numerous false starts, K is finally on his way home today!

It’s been a whirlwind week since leaving MOAA last Friday. What a steep learning curve it’s been in jumping through all the hoops to get a business and a website up and running. Thank goodness for the distractions though, because we were a lot less frustrated about the delays than we normally would have been. I say we, but really that might be a misrepresentation. I’ve been plenty distracted, but for our son, it’s been nerve wracking. I think he’s ready to have Dad home. As he so bluntly pointed out, “You are no fun as a single parent. Dad cannot deploy again until I graduate from high school and leave the house. This is all very stressful for me.” Hmmm….stressful for him…. After I got done laughing at him, I realized that there was probably some underlying truth to his words. (And the recent Rand study on the Effects of Deployment on Military Children absolutely reinforces his sentiment.) I’m sure we’re going to have our bumps during this reunion and reintegration period, but it’s going to be so nice to relinquish those single parenting duties for awhile.

So, just wanted to check in on my way out the door to pick K up from the AMC terminal at BWI. I’ve never done one of these homecomings at BWI before, so I’m excited to witness it first hand. You know I’m a sucker for any commercials featuring servicemembers and military families, so a planeful of troops filing into a room filled with their families will surely do me in! I’m packing my Kleenexes and a camera. Wish us luck that the plane lands on time and there are no more delays!