Monday, December 16, 2013

Memories

I am propped up in an empty bed waiting on Dragon to get home from work.   He has worked yet another 16 hour day.   It brought back a memory from one of his deployments years ago.

I don't remember where he was going this time.   They just blur together.   The first night is always the hardest.   Facing the empty bed was so hard.   I curled up and faught the tears.   First my oldest crawled in bed with me carrying the cat.  Then came Pooh bear with her rather LARGE dog.  My little flower was next with her two small dogs and a long comes my son.   He looked at the already crowded bed, crawled across the animals and his sisters to lay right on top of me.

I didn't have to face an empty bed after all.   We offered eeach other some much needed comfort.   My tears came the next morning when I realized that Dragon didn't have anyone.

I didn't complain about kids in my bed after that.   I was grateful to have them.   The kids, dogs and even the crazy cat.

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  1. Having problems with the image? I had a full size bed. Not even a queen. Have you seen movie The Crudes? Remember the sleep pile? Yep. It was that bad but for one night none of us cared.

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  2. Hey Rose...I am so very sorry you, Dragon and your children had to go through all that. Am very grateful to all of you for your sacrifices and very happy that you are all together for the holidays and not having to face those lonely beds any longer.

    Blessings...
    Cat

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    1. I share these memories to make sure that I never forget. To remember to be thankful for what I have today and pray for those still serving. It is a sacrifice for the entire family.

      Now, he may come home late but he comes home. I don't have to worry about him being in a war zone. There is a blessing in every day.

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  3. Thank you, your family, Dragon and all the other families that sacrificed much for our well-being.

    Hopefully, he's home now and able to get some sleep. How do you function after working a 16 hour day?

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    1. There is some good news. LOTS of overtime. He only worked 4 days last week and still had 9 hours overtime. For three days this week he is already into overtime and still has 3 days to go.

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  4. That is a sweet and sad memory Rose. I'm thankful that you get to have him home with you now, even after a long, long day.

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    1. I needed a reminder to be thankful for what I have. He is working long hours right now but I have him home every night. Thanks

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