Good Morning

Mario has been gone for about 5 1/2 weeks now. So far, things have been running pretty smoothly and the time seems to be going pretty fast. Some days are obviously better than others and today is one of those good days. I wish the next 145+ days until Mario comes home would go as well as this morning. First thing this morning, I woke up to an email from Mario telling me that he will finally be able to Skype. Then I was greeted in bed by Zachary and Eric. Zachary tried to tell me that Eric had his time to "be my kid, now it was his turn." Eric and I got a good laugh. Then I went downstairs, Erin was up and showered and practicing the piano. Nathan and Zachary were busy at work writing postcards and letters to dad. Eric was busy styling his hair since he got a haircut yesterday. Erin was in a good mood so I enjoyed walking with her to her friends house up the street. I came back home and the boys (without being asked) were busy at work in their math workbooks. I looked in the family room where I was expecting to find a big mess from a clubhouse from yesterday. To my surprise, the boys had cleaned up the family room last night before going to bed.

What a great morning! Maybe I am dreaming and I am about to wake up to the normal chaos of getting ready for school in the morning. Or maybe the kids think its Mother's Day or my birthday. Whatever the reason, I will look back on this blog when the morning isn't going as well and remember that some days are better than others.