Remember that Calgon commercial?

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And I must blog.
So referring to the title "Remember that Calgon commercial?" Well I am thinking about it again. I know I know I just got back from UT by myself. But JaDee left 3 days later for Virginia Beach. In fact pre-Alaska it was a trip he finagled with the intentions that both of us would be going. We were going to pawn off our kids on unsuspecting relatives and go away to a beach side hotel.

Alas we do not live near any unsuspecting relatives and JaDee went alone. And his classes/conferences were less than interesting (I have to be careful how I word things because his boss reads my blog :) His hotel beach was being dredged and the weather turned cold.

But keep in mind his temps were warmer than here and we were in shorts. I even saw kids running through the sprinklers.

I felt my stores of alone time drain away as I held us all above water. It is so much nicer having someone to share this with. I really missed JaDee this trip. Not only because I could not tighten the kids scooter handle, retrieve bikes from the garage ceiling, or figure out if our grass really needs watered. We have hardly seen each other this month. And there has not exactly been a lot of quality time since we even got to this state. I am finally feeling like I have adjusted and come to terms with all the changes and challenges. I feel like I can pay attention to my spouse again.

So when JaDee asked me if I was still mad at him for moving us to Alaska before he left. I stopped and took inventory of my feelings and finally said, "I don't think so."

"That's what I thought. I mean at least you aren't yelling at me anymore, so I figured I better ask to make sure."

It never hurts to be safe.