Thanks Obama!

With President Elect Obama's inauguration just around the corner, air traffic is being minimized into Washington D.C. which means. . . Jason's flight was rerouted and he got to spend the day with us yesterday. YAY!

Jason called late Thursday night asking if I could keep a secret. I thought maybe he knew what our next assignment was. Instead he tells me he's getting ready to board the plane and he's coming home and wants to surprise the kids. He waited until the last minute to tell me because if you know the Air Force, and we do, that means anything can change even at the last minute. Usually he flies into Andrews Air Force base, spends the night, pick up patients and then head back to California. I kind of like this route better.

The next morning was fun. Kelsey walks into my room and Jason yells out, "Kelsey! Don't forget to give me a kiss before you go." from the bed. Kate was up getting ready in her room when Jason walks by. Jason wakes Ryan up from his slumber with, "Ryan, it's time to get up." All their looks were priceless. They were stunned. It was fun watching them try to figure out in their tired minds what was going on. Especially Jenna. But she quickly warmed up to the idea that her daddy was home!

So what do you do when you just have one day together. The kids still went to school because it was a 1/2 day and Jason was tired from flying all night. When the kids got home we played Setters, wrestled, Jason gave the boys haircuts and changed a couple light bulbs, went to Y Night at the YMCA and right before bed watched an episode of Psyche (their new favorite show on DVD). The day went by way too quickly but we we'll take a day to be together any day.