Now, you're probably wondering-waiting for the final chapter or final blog to be published and are disappointed to continue to log on to the blog and see that nothing has been written.
It's like he fell off the face of the earth or something right?
You've been a faithful follower and now that the ending was so close---he's left you with......
nothing.
So--I thought I'd catch you up to speed on the past 2 weeks since he's been home since he's been keeping you all in suspense.
He's back. Yes, he made it home on Sunday after being weathered in for an extra night. I told him that it was almost a little blessing or a sign from up above that he got to enjoy another night with his Kivalina friends....a chance to say goodbye and then come back to welcome arms when he found out he couldn't fly out that night. A chance to say the other things that came to mind when you realized you were leaving and maybe didn't say everything you wanted to say. He did enjoy another night with his friends and said a proper goodbye.
I'm sure he can say how it feels to be back better than I can. From my point of view--I was just adding him back into our daily routine while he was adjusting to being put back into our daily routine. His surroundings and daily routine did a 180 degree turn around while ours just turned maybe 90 degrees, or not even.
Monday morning came and he was driving the truck and dropping the kids off at school and picking them up. Monday evening he was taking Logan to soccer practice and letting the dogs in and out, in and out, and in out. Normal life stuff ya know....
A few months ago I decided we should go away for a few days when he got back to well--just get away by ourselves. I booked a quick 3 day trip to Las Vegas and we left on Wednesday night.
Talk about culture shock---a remote village in Alaska to Las Vegas. I considered buying one of those teddy bear backpacks with the string attached to it so I could hold on to him to make sure he didn't get lost while we were down there. lol---he did just fine.
Back to Vegas---While we were at the airport having a quick dinner before our flight...I realized that this was the first conversation we had since he had been home that we weren't interrupted by our kids or dogs or the phone ringing. It was at that point I was glad we were leaving for a few days to be alone.
It was fun--we talked, walked, looked, listened, viewed, witnessed all the sights and sounds of Vegas. We came back relaxed and slightly hungover and reminded that we are not in our 20's anymore but have moved gracefully towards/into our 40's.
This past week has been the everyday 'norm' for us as a family. This was the week that things would settle down and we all would have time to be at home together and the 'new-ness' of having Dad back would wear off. This week the 'honey-do' list was being checked off and I came home from work to a clean kitchen and bathroom, laundry done....
I'm sure some people/couples would have a hard time adjusting to being back together--in all honesty--it's not like that at all. Kirby just slipped right back into our lives seamlessly...just how I knew it would be when I told him to 'do it' last July.
So there you have it....he's back.
All is well. Life is normal.
We are all stronger, love a little deeper, understand that life goes on, learned new things, see things clearer, understand there's more to life than what you currently know.....
Currently he's up north camping with the kids and his cousin, Dad and brother--enjoying the MN wilderness this time around.
Welcome home honey! We did it.
2 comments:
Thanks for the update! Glad he is home with his family but we will miss him!
We will miss the good stories, and hope that you, Paul, will keep writing. You have a great way with the English language, We would love to make connections with the Kirbys and if you are in Warroad give us a call. I have a brother in P.C. and daughter Jane, your classmate, is in Lindstrom. Take care, and thanks again for sharing with us.
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