Mom and I are headed back to AR tomorrow. Logan and I have been in Texas one week already and we've had so much fun! But, it's time to get back to real life I guess. This weekend, I have my first dog evaluations at the Children's Hospital since I took over as the evaluation organizer. This has been a huge job! Our biggest evaluation is in November when we'll be testing over 20 teams. The one this Saturday is going to be small, but I'm still pretty stressed about it. I have had to organize all of the volunteers, book the room at the hospital, schedule everyone to test, send out instructions and many many emails....it's a lot of work! But, it is really rewarding if more teams can get out there and start volunteering. I have to go Friday night to set up and then be there on Saturday to coordinate the evaluation. I'm glad that my Mom is coming back with me to keep Logan. I have a lot of work to do to get ready and set up!
We're hoping that Shane will be back on Saturday. I'm so excited! We're going to make sure to have a date night before my Mom leaves. I can't remember the last time that we had dinner out at a restaurant alone. Actually, I can. It was our anniversary-May 24. 5 MONTHS AGO! I'd say we're due a night out : )
One of my girlfriends told me that she read a study that said the average married couple talks only 12 minutes a day. Unfortunately, I'm sure that we have been in that average while he has been gone. It is so difficult having children and busy lives to make time for each other. In our normal lives, Logan goes to bed early (usually around 7:30pm) so we do have time in the evenings to ourselves. We usually treasure this time to reconnect after a long day, but sometimes it's hard not to sink into the couch and veg out. My marriage is one of the most important things in the world to me. Both Shane and I feel like it is crucial to make time for each other because someday, the children will be grown and gone and we will only have each other. We want to still know each other and enjoy each other as much then and we do now. I know that 12 minutes a day is certainly not enough to achieve that goal!!! We also know that we're setting the example for Logan as to what a healthy marriage is and trying everyday to provide him with positive examples for him to learn how to treat people.
I'm looking forward to having my husband back and hoping that we appreciate the time that we have together and continue to find creative ways to reconnect despite the business of having a one year old.
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Look at all that sweet blond hair! I love it! So hard to believe Logan is growing up so fast!!! Sounds like you are all having a fun time. I know you're happy to have Shane back home-that was a long time to be gone!