A Blog Vacation

Dear Blog and Blog Readers
Do you feel neglected? I seem to have been away for a little while. I guess I have been writting but I haven't been spending my normal 20 minutes each morning catching up on the latest in the blogosphere. Many of you have new posts I have yet to read and comment on. What can I say it has been a slow week.... and I don't have a camera so I can't even just post cute pictures of the Katerade. Jake is away at scout camp this week. It is only Thursday, but I miss him so much. It is funny because Jake and I have been apart for a week straight many times through out our marriage, for many reasons, scout camp, business trips, family trips. I usually feel bad that I don't miss him more, but enjoy the time to myself. I usually get a ton of stuff done, enjoy organizing and working in the yard, spending time with friends, shopping. This time has been different. I think it is because I know Kate misses Jake too so I feel the missing for the both of us. Plus it has been a different week. First I was a little sick, then Kate had to get five shots and screamed her head off for over an hour and has a fever from them still two days later. I find that I can't sleep when Jake is not home. I should revel in the opportunity to go to bed early but I am up later than normal, especially when our 300 lb neighbor is shouting the f word hundreds of times into his cell phone in his front yard and I can hear him for over an hour and I debate whether or not to call the police... but that is another story. I certainly eat differently when Jake is not home. I went to the store and got all the food that I like, cut up fruit, smoothies, pico and chips. I made a dozen cookies and have eaten them for breakfast a few days. I love cold cookies. But I hate milk that has been open for more than two days. I think that is quirky of me. I don't enjoy watching the Family Feud at lunch and Seinfeld before bed like I usually do with Jake everyday. And I am really not spending that much time cleaning the house or working on other projects like I intended.
Jake and I have a running joke that we always get awesome blessings while Jake is at camp. In the past years we have sold our house for a profit, two years Jake got new jobs and we were finally able to get pregnant with Kate all either during or shortly after scout camp. Jake almost expects that the minute his cell phone regains reception as he is returning that he will get a call from me, or someone else with fabulous news. It is a bit of a joke, but it is so true. Not that he should be doing his calling for blessings, but I feel like we are living proof that the Lord is generous. So despite all this missing, and how much being a single parent just for a week stinks. I know it will be worth it. I dont mean to sound blasphemous but I wonder what we will get this year. Stay tuned I guess, cuz Scout camp is nearing its end. Perhaps a small fortune? A raise? somehow a free family vacation???? Maybe just the realization that I just can't live without Jake is blessing enough.
Oh but my birthday present Jake ordered as a surprise came in the mail today! And he is not here to stop me from opening it early!!!! But that doesn't count.