That's right, Jason's back! Much to the joy and relief of all involved, he drove back on Monday and arrived promptly at 3:30pm at the house. I was still at work, of course, but inwardly did a little celebration dance of "Yay-someone-to-share-the-parenting-load-FINALLY!!" No, no, that's not ALL he's good for, but you know, if you have kids, it's HUGE.
Boba was obviously overjoyed as well, and ran from room to room screaming, "DADDY!! DADDY!!" And everytime he walked out of her visual range, she would start doing her heavy-breathing thing and ask in quiet trepidation, "Daddy??" I swear, the poor child has been somewhat traumatized this summer after Daddy being away, and then not away (for one day), and then away again, and then all of a sudden Mommy was away...I'm sure she just got more and more confused about the meaning of the term "object permanence." Poor thing.
However, Jason and I were so glad to have purchased his-and-her MacBooks before he left so 
we could take advantage of the iChat feature, where we could basically talk to each other via the built-in camera on the computers. (What did we do before the internet, I wonder? The telephone?? How antiquated.) So, for at least half of the summer (the Wi-Fi in Lake Tahoe sucked) we were able to "talk" to Daddy on a daily basis. So, thanks Apple, for keeping the family together! Anyway, Boba and I are very happy, as is Daddy, to be a complete family again. Of course, now we get to start doing things we've been putting off "until Jason came home," which was always my little excuse for delaying things like potty training and transferring Boba to a big-girl bed. Now we actually have to do it! Woe is us. (or is that "woe are us"?)
For now though, I think I'll take this week to just bask in the glow of having my family together. Stay tuned!
