Easy Money Ranch

Not to sound melancholy, but usually by about this time of the week we are looking forward to seeing Shannon again on the weekend.  That was hard.   And then he went and took this job in North Dakota so it became every 2 weeks that he would come home.  That was difficult.  But this time around it will be 3 weeks before he makes it home this way again.  THAT is miserable.  We are missing him like crazy.  The kids the worst.  When Sophie whines and begs for him to come home I tell her that Daddy has to work so that we can eat.  It was so precious tonight.  Tonight I made meals for the week.  When I cook I like to cook ahead.  So tonight I cooked off a ham for sandwiches, made tator tot hotish, goulash, beef fried rice and then made hamburgers with macaroni and cheese for supper.  Sophie went to get her juice out of the fridge and saw the stacks of meals premade.  She turned to me and said, "NOW Daddy can come home!"  Awww, it about tears your heart out.  But he is doing what he has to in order to take care of his family and we do understand.  Thanks honey for all you do!

We'll have to do something fun this weekend to keep her mind busy and her thoughts occupied.  Busy minds are busy hearts.