He is of in 1hr.. 6months starts tonight.....

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Goodbyes have been said tot he children.. the two youngest oblvious to what is going n bless them. he is getting picked up in an hour.. upstairs getting into his desserts now..

I dont really know how I feel it feels really sureal. My eyes feel really dry..prob wont be when i go to bed..

Have planned to meet up with friends tommorrow in the families club to let the kids run around and let of steam before bedtime.

aww....it's a long time, I assume he is Navy?
Anyway, try to keep busy, has always helped me

Maybe make yourself a little goal,. for instance if you have some weight to loose then now is the time, etc...much more impact when they have a slimmer wife on return, then if they are there during the weightloss journey...

3andnomore he is in the Army. I have already said that I aim to loose weight whilst he is away..prob not all of it as have loads to loose. he brought me anexercise bike and other little exercise stuff for xmas.. Sothats it the diet starts tommorrow as does the new excercise regime...

Well we have just said goodbye.. I amn alittle teary.. but it still feels so sureal.. But i already feel like a piece of me is missing.. he is my best friend as well as dh..

anyway of to bed..the kids willneed me in the morning bright and early..

dur...I misread the title, and thought, originally he was away for 1 year, and the first 6 month (till r&r) start now...dur!

My dh left last year just before February, to go to afghanistan, and it was difficult, but I try to not really think what is going on out there, and stuff...I don't watch news, or anything especially when he is away...because, I think I might get to worried about things...and think that if I need to know something I will be told, iykwim...with our Kids, daddy going away is never made a big fuss off, and daddy returning,until he actually does return, never was made important neither...have seen to many Kids disappointed when daddy didn't arrive on time/day, etc...because the airplane all broke down, etc...
This means that lenght of daddy being away isn't really counted...obviously they do realise that sometimes daddy is longer away than otehrs, but I jsut say daddy will be back as soon as he can...
not sure that helps...
hope you are alright!

3andmore.. we have told ds1 (middle child) that daddy is earning pennies and will be away a lont time.. DD whi is 11yeaRs old knows what ss giong on the the baby 6months obviously really doesnt have a clue.. i must admit the school here is good, they have told dd that her and her friend whose dad has gone also can have extra time in the computers to email daddy. They also make sure the little nes do special piccies for daddy to send out to them atleast once amonth. One of the comouter suites is opened to the parents twice aweek incase they dont have one at hime so they can go on army net and speak to loved ones.
DS1 nursery teachers husband has gone too,they are going to do a sort of map etc and sit with the children and do things abut it. One of the dads has also takenbarnaby bear so he will be emialing pics to the the school re barnabies stay in Afghan..

I am the same as you when he was there last year i didnt watch the news etc..

Right of to bed as I am rambkling nand cant type.. emotions are high and I am tired.. thebos will have e up in a few hours.. ans so it begins.lol.. dont worry my chin is up of the floor.. and looking forward to my little milestones..
xx

aw, sounds like all is very well organised and local support is there....but , if you feel the need to talk, I am here, and so are the others...we have all been there and done it, and we all have different ways to get through it!
Have a good night, try to rest and try not to worry to much, remeber your dh is well trained and knows what he does, and that will help him an awful lot!

my dh isn't away, but I would also like to join in in the forces wight loss, you know...even thoguh dh has only got a limited time left in the forces now...

lets talk tomorrow

please can i join the weight loss wags group i have 2 and a half stone to lose for summer. last time dh was in bosnia i lost 3 stone and went from a (large) 16 to a 12, but i have put most of it back on again

i am up for the weight lose support group... and get fit.. typing one handed.. littlelapin dh will missd ds1 4th bday and ds2 1st birthday.

today went fine i did the kitchen this morn, then dd took ds1 to play football while ds2 and i walked the dog. then we went next door for a few hrs, then the families bar.. came home cooked tea, bathed boys read bedtime story.

put a load of washing in and...... the f*ing machine has leaked, utility room top of the hall and kitchen flooded.. and the utility room has a drain in the floor (all are ceramic tiled) think it is the same fault i had in the summer,... so looks\like i will be buying a new machuine.. we already have an insurance claim going through for my sofai am going to have to see if i can do another one for the wm...saying that it tajkes so long will prob just go and buy one.. dh will be pleased...not...lol.