Although I am working at the school, too, I do much less than my husband; much less. In the past few days, due to meetings, opening boarding school moments: helping children feel welcomed miles from their homes and families, he has missed a few of the smaller(bigger) moments in our house. I know that this has eaten him up inside and torn at a little piece of him. So, I decided to blog to say thank you to him. His time away has meant that I am able to be with the girls in these moments. Today, I spent almost 4 hours just with Harper: something I rarely have had the opportunity to do. She was excited for the time, eager to show me her painting skills, gain my attention, and yet, also eager to show me how she was happy playing on her own and that she is capable of being independent(particularly in the bathroom!) In the brief glimpses we had of Dave, the kids mauled him, he ran pushing Paisley in the stroller, and he patiently and diligently left to head off to his teaching. The first day back into teaching is always exhausting, but when you compound that with the hours of dorm duty, his day will be almost 16 hours long with a mere 1 hour break(the run)! I wish I had taken a picture of him. He was all dressed in his tie and new clothes, a result of his shedding 50 pounds and managing to keep it off. 

I am so proud of him. I am so thankful to him. I am so lucky to have him as a husband and as a father to our girls.