A Family Living Through Deployment....The Mommy Journal: The Small Things

Today was all about my school age children. I know I have not been myself this past week so I wanted to do a few things that I normally don't do, just to show some extra love. Like for starters today when I packed their snack I wrote LOVE mom. I know it something so simple but you should have seen their eyes they lit up this morning when they saw the note. Another little thing I did was get all dressed up and surprised the kids at their school to eat lunch with them. Jason's grade eats lunch first. So I waited by the office and waited until I saw his class. He didn't see me until I grabbed his hand and started walking with him. He was so happy!! He jumped up and down and hugged me and even gave me a kiss in front of everyone in his class. That melted my heart. I waited in line with him and did everything the boys did, jumped from bear paw to bear paw on the cafeteria floor in heels!! He loved it! After lunch he did not expect me to go outside with him but I did. It was a short visit to the playground he wanted to show me where he plays kick ball then he told me "ill see you when I get home mom"

Now its Ava turn. Her grade is next. I did the same with Ava as I did with Jason. Met her in the hallway we held hands as we walked to the lunch room, waited in line and had her tell me where I should sit. Then the sweetest part she introduced me to all her friends in class. I could tell Ava felt very important and that was my goal :) As with Jason I went outside with Ava but as soon as we got out there she said goodbye but asked me to do a little something for her. Her little request was for me to meet her at the end of the driveway when the bus dropped her and Jason off. Of course that is exactly what I did. I heard that bus pull around the corner and I met my babies at the end of the driveway and the looks on their faces reminded me of Christmas morning. I never would have thought something so small would means so much.