Wow, it has been months since I have updated what has gone on with us! We have been really busy since my last EVENTFUL blog in April. Jeffrey has continued to play with the Independent Ball Team... The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. He started out the season throwing sporadically to ease him back into innings. He is now and has been for the past few months, throwing a lot more often. He is feeling really great and is looking forward to what our baseball future brings us. This season was a lot different than past seasons, the kids and I lived at home. This is the 1st time since Jeffrey and I have been married that we have done this. It was a very big adjustment for all of us for many reasons. Aside from hardly spending time with Jeffrey, I struggled with balancing my two lives. My life here at home and our baseball life while visiting Jeffrey.
While at home, I tried my hardest to follow our "Normal" routine. We went to play dates, birthday parties and all of our many activities that we do throughout the year. We actually went to bed at a decent hour and got up early enough to actually eat breakfast (and not at noon). When we would visit Jeffrey, we wouldn't get home until 11:00-12:00 and by the time we all would whined down it was closer to 1:00 am before any of us went to bed. This would then make us sleep right through the morning and into the early afternoon. I don't think we ate breakfast one time during any of our many visits.
The kids and I spend most the summer traveling back and forth from our home base here in South Carolina to where Jeffrey is in Waldorf, Maryland. We were lucky enough that he was still somewhere drivable! (Not sure if that is even a word) The trip was supposed to take about 8 hours, but add 4 of us who never HAD to go to the bathroom at the same time it was more like 9! I know all of us do what ya need to do though to make things work!
We (the kids and I) are finally home. Emily started 2nd grade on Aug. 16. We are trying to get into a routine and get back to our school schedule. We left Jeffrey Aug 2 and will be able to see him for sure at the end of the season which will be end Sept /early Oct. The kids and I are trying to stay as busy as possible in hopes that the time away from Jeffrey will pass quickly! Until then, we are counting down the days until he is home!
