I took these pictures this morning. Kailey and I have been taking the dogs (all but Marley) out for a free run in some fields close by and she loves it. She likes to pick wild flowers and always ends up bringing some treasures home. We have been going out around 9:30am to avoid the major heat of the day. I slather her in spf 50 and she is wearing a UV shirt...great idea since it is very light weight but also protects her. These are the times that I treasure the most with her. She is in her element...dogs...outdoors...flowers...butterflies. She is teaching me to appreciate the small things that we take for granted on a daily basis.
There...now on for something that really will 'curl your hair'. As many of you know, our new job description involves travel and Jack seems to always be away. New Mexico, Florida, San Diego and now for the gut wrencher...Hawaii...that's right folks he is in this tropical paradise for almost 6 weeks with nothing, or not much to do. They arrived Thursday and they will not be even asked to report for duty until Wednesday the earliest. Even if the pods arrive there will only be 4....WOW....can you say perk trip? Am I bitter? Lets see here....I am busting my butt doing the yard work, looking after a ton of hairy critters, working, tending to all of the K's needs all while Jack is soaking up the rays on a sandy beach in Paradise. 
Well folks...your tax dollars are being put to great use here. Kailey finally gets a routine with the both of us and he is gone again. She is calling for him and thought that he was hiding out in the Subaru parked on the driveway. I actually had to pull her out of her car seat and show her he wasn't hiding in there. Awwww. It broke my heart. While I adore the one on one time I have with Kailey I am saddened by the fact that Jack is missing out on so much of her life. He is off to Iceland in September for 3 weeks and who knows where to next. 'It is for work'...so what, at the end of the day your soft place to land should be with your family not at some fancy Hotel.I had to vent. Not that I am having a hard/stressful time at all being on my own, it is the fact that I am getting so used to not having a Hubby around that it is disturbs me. I treasure every moment with my daughter and I cannot imagine missing such big chunks of time. When I think about our troops that are fighting the war and away from their families I have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach....this is a deep topic, one for another time.
