Haiku most humble.

Aww, that’s so gorgeous!

Jenty’s last blog post..It only takes an hour to make a difference
Twitter: jenty

awesome.

janet’s last blog post..Haiku Friday: the off-we-go edition
Twitter: planetofjanet

awww sniffle sniffle. I know what ya mean. My Air Force Hubby goes away and we get along fine then he comes back and things are good and messed up all at the same time. And the shift changes are a whole ‘nother story.

Kara – down to earth mommy’s last blog post..Alternate sleeping arrangements

That was incredibly sweet.

I miss mine now!

awwww. how sweet. It brought a tear to my eye! *dabs tears* okay i’m all better now. Just an FYI- i’m wrote about you on my blog cause i love you’res. oh and i put up a link for you(and fussy) for the bloggies!

Mackenzie’s Momma’s last blog post..Gosh, I feel like a stalker

That’s nice…!

I needed that!

Joyce’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen – Edition VII

Thanks for the reminder. Dave is coming home tomorrow after a week on the road. I, too, get into the routine and freak when he *gasp* inserts himself into it.

Routine be damned. I’m going to enjoy the extra help this weekend!

Jenni’s last blog post..Top Momma

It’s hard having to re-adjust. Good thing you love him.

Veronica’s last blog post..Predictability

I know how you feel. My first hubby was in the army and he was often gone. Sometimes for three months at a time.
I voted for you, finally. Then I went and voted for Veronica, because I like her too.

what a lovely and cute post..

its amazing what we can take for granted some times..

Aww what a great haiku When J has some holiday time it’s nice for the first few days, btu as you say, it totally screws up the routine huh!

Marylin’s last blog post..Haiku Friday #2

MPS was away working at his new job 5 days a week for 6 months. I had a baby and 5 & 7 year olds.

We were in a routine. A routine that would be turned on its head when Daddy came home.

So we spent the week missing him desperately and Sunday night glad he had gone!!!!

Sigh. You brought back those memories babe.

Kelley’s last blog post..….and the madness begins

I have never seen the word “cooter” in a haiku before. Verily, I am impressed.

My husband isn’t even gone a lot, but I still take for granted all that he does. Thanks for writing this – it really hits home.

wright’s last blog post..Friday Haiku – What’s that in your diaper?

What a beautiful haiku sweetie.
It’s amazing the difference it makes when we take a moment and let our first initial instinct pass us by and go instead with our second. We see so much more clearly.
Beautiful and love the pictures!!

Rachel’s last blog post..Haiku Friday

I get this one. I get this one 100%. Great job.

Secret Agent Mama’s last blog post..Haiku Friday

Lovely.

kara’s last blog post..Do not disturb

So TRUE! Thanks for the post.

SarcasticMom shows her soft side!

I have a husband that is gone a lot as well and I totally understand. Your groove gets all screwed up when he’s home and you ping-pong back and forth between being very happy to have him there and just wishing he’d get the hell out of the way!

Kim’s last blog post..I Love Music – 13 Songs on My MP3 Player

Ok, I’m with Beck. Using the word Cooter is unexpected and great.

Sister Sassy’s last blog post..Fashion Police: Sassy Has the Book Thrown at Her

yeah.

we’re pissed that they are gone and then we’re pissed when they come home cuz they can’t mind read … poor boys.

oh wait … mine is off sleeping 8 hours a night ..

Dawn’s last blog post..Haiku Friday – joy of raising a boy

Preach it, sister! So true.

Sister Honey Bunch’s last blog post..Fashion Police: Sassy Has the Book Thrown at Her

Very cute, and I can relate to the monkey wrench sense that having hubby home creates.
Hey, I made a silly award for housewives, but you need to decide if you want it…so pop into the Cafe.

Penelope Anne’s last blog post..June Cleaver, I am most definitely NOT!

husbands,

you can’t live with them, you can’t live without… wait, i’m going to have to think about this one….

Jodi’s last blog post..I Like Cheese

Spouse used to travel a lot, so I know about the routine and having it disrupted.

Great ku!

melissa’s last blog post..Friday Haiku 1/25/08

That is natural. I do the same thing. My hubby goes on hunting trips and when he comes home there is an adjustment period again. It is good that you realize you have to be patient. I have to tell myself that too.
Great ku!
I’m off to vote for you now!

Kathryn’s last blog post..Sad

From ‘the rack’ to romantic in less than 24 hours. You are amazing. Big Hug, girl, Big Hug.

Lou Lohman’s last blog post..No Friday Haiku Today
Twitter: lceel

Lotus, that was beautiful.

Hubs travelled a lot when G was first born (not to the extent of your hub, though), so it was challenging at times with the two kidlets and one less set of hands for a week out of every four . And you’re right, you have to adjust to a routine just to make it through the day. Put Dad back into the puzzle and it becomes a bit more chaotic.

But he is our world. You’ve captured that perfectly.

Karen MEG’s last blog post..Just Like Heaven

I think you need to tour to Ionia Fairgrounds in June.

Ree’s last blog post..Guess Where I Am!

Very sweet post. I think a lot of us get that way with significant others at times.

Lilacspecs’s last blog post..Kit n Kaboodle

My hubby is home every night, but there are some days I miss having him home. He was off for a few months with back surgery and I thought I would be so glad to get him back to work, but I missed him the first day he went back. Great Haiku. (Forgive any errors, on pain pills and a little off)

justmylife’s last blog post..I am here…….

It is crazy how that works.. Love this Ku.

Kim’s last blog post..Ride It Like a Ford – WTF?

I’m so quick to fuss, too. He’s hardly ever home and all I want to do is complain about how he’s messing up everything by being there. Calloused, huh? I love him tremendously. I need to get over myself.

Who does your hubs play for?

A Jill of All Trades’s last blog post..Hit me like a ton of bricks…

I can so relate since hubby works so much!

Great haiku and great pics!

So true. But you can’t help it if you’re thrown off your daily routine when he comes and goes. But reminding yourself constantly to be thankful is a good thing. I have to do that too.

Junebug’s last blog post..Lee Ann Womack I hope you dance

Routines can be comfortable and change stressful, but it’s good to see the good and bad in all things and appreciate both. Excellent Haiku. I watched the tennis match and wrote a 2nd Haiku …of a lament I suppose.
Hugs and blessings,

storyteller’s last blog post..Haiku Friday – Federer’s Finesse Flounders

That picture of your dog licking Braden? All I can think of is the “I can has turdburger” picture from earlier.

witchypoo’s last blog post..In the Eye of the Beholder

I feel you sistah! My husband travels often too, we get in our routine and he comes up and jacks it all up! But then I see him with the girls and it melts my heart, okay I miss him too! And then I point out the lightbulbs that need replaced.

amy’s last blog post..The Battlefield

oh, what a sweet Haiku! and it’s so true…i think we all do this at some point.

love the pics!

cate’s last blog post..Haiku Friday: packing sucks

So… when he does a show he wears a wig?

Oh, The Joys’s last blog post..Experienced

So very, very sweet, and so true. Good stuff, Lotus!

Maggie’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen 1/24/2008

Oh and you say I write sad stuff…the last one got me. Damn you…*sniff*

Bill’s last blog post..I Hope Tomorrow That I Wake Up In My Own Bed

That last photo is absolutely priceless!

Misty Dawn’s last blog post..Sky Watch Friday #6

Yes!! Oh yes, I can see what you mean!

Jientje’s last blog post..The colour of my brain?

Jeff and I have had two big separations (one because of moving one because of remodeling) and it was hard to be apart AND hard to be back. I feel ya babe.

Tasina’s last blog post..Ugh

wonderful-as always!

zoe’s last blog post..TFT: Now what?

wait he is with him????? holly cow am I lucky to know you

Just a mom’s last blog post..Day 25,, OH MAN SO MUCH TO DO…..

I hope J read that. He’d melt into a puddle. I’m glad you are getting time with him home. B deserves daddy time.

Anglophile Football Fanatic’s last blog post..F**k ‘Ku

My husband Boo, has been gone for a month.

He’s due home tomorrow for four days.

This was a timely reminder not to chew his face off for leaving dirty socks on the floor and forgetting to shut off the bathroom light.

Thank you for this valuable public service announcement.

Redneck Mommy’s last blog post..Withdrawal
Twitter: talesfromtyahoo.ca

Your husband is a ROCK STAR!!!!!!

MP’s last blog post..A girly thing to do…

Ah, you bring back memories of years spent with a cross-country trucker. Gone for 3 weeks, home for 36 hours. Totally doesn’t get how our lives are arranged. I used to tell people “At least we don’t fight much. It’s too expensive over long distance.” Great ‘ku, great memories, too.

Eve’s last blog post..Friday’s Feast #2

Awww the Mexican loves the closet kid!!

I totally voted for you btw. I took your closet tip and it worked wonders. The kid is a little pale from the lack of sunlight and hoarse from the screaming but all in all it is worth it.

Kay’s last blog post..240 months old

I feel put out when mine comes home from a regular day at work! Business trips are like a big treat for me.

You inspired me I am figuring out my own haiku as I write.

clickmom’s last blog post..Evan wrote a poem

That was beautiful.

Thank You for sharing your husband with us, he is truly an amazing entertainer!

One day you will get the maid and nanny you deserve!

Since my husband is never gone for 24 hours or more at a time, I guess it is okay for me to yell at him constantly, right?

Actually, now I feel bad knowing he has to put up with me every single day. No wonder he’s so grumpy.

Send my love to your John and Braden! I haven’t talked to John in such a long time, and then I was thinking about how much fun we had eating “Meskin” food (and how Aaron had two straws) with you guys.

Great haiku!

Having found you, and voted blindly for you, on the bloggies (as I hated your competitors) I decided I needed to have a looksee at what I had just voted for.

And I’ve decided I want to be just like you when I grow up.

Audra’s last blog post..Music Quiz bitches

Aww! My man is upstairs, but when he comes down, I’m gonna plant a big wet one on him. You’ve inspired me. Thanks, girl!

Avery’s last blog post..Retraction? I Don’t Think So.

That picture of the two of them is so sweet!!

Okay, you won me over at “cooter”. Seriously. There is a restaurant in this town we visit sometimes call Cooters. They have tshirts and everything.

Manda’s last blog post..Random Confessions About Myself (Read ‘em and Weep)

Yay! John’s home! You guys need to call me tomorrow about the mac he wanted. I left a message on his phone.

aaaahhh, that was great!
Have a great weekend!

regina’s last blog post..More Awards To Pass On! Bare with me…

so true. so true. so true. enjoy it if you can!

HRH’s last blog post..Throwing my fellow Texans under the sliding bus…

Ok. super cool. So not what I was expecting when I saw a Haiku Friday. Nice work.

Please Please Please *do* combine your Haiku Friday with Flashbacks. I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

CableGirl’s last blog post..How I feel after a baby free night

Aw, lady. You rock the haiku skillz with meaning and poetry. When you talk about John leaving, I miss him, too. Tell him to come back to Denver to buy the Porters some lunch. He said he owes us (and who are we to turn that down?).

imaginary sarah’s last blog post..I will beet you

That was so sweet.

And I had no idea your husband was a rocker! That’s awesome! (although sometimes lonely. I can see the lonely, too.)

I like this one. A. Lot. You hit it spot on girl.

SJSFalter’s last blog post..Nights

Lotus- I’ve been casually seeing a guitarist (mostly folk/indie rock) for about a year and a half. After a great week with him home from the road, things have started to turn a little bit more serious. This is a person who I could tell stories with for hours, makes me laugh constantly and who has a genuine interest in the world around him and brings the same sentiment out in me.

My question are as follows:
a) I’m pretty independent so the road thing, while hardly ideal, isn’t scary. BUT. The trust thing. He has college girls throwing themselves at him constantly (nature of the beast) and the gorgeous singer/songwriters on tour. He seems to think he can handle it but I am very hesitant. How did you figure it out with John?

b) The scehdules. I’m a PR writer. I work normal hours then stay up too late reading/writing/ watching TiVo. He’s ready to chat at 4am. Tuesday, he texted me at 6:30 my time while I was at the gym but before he’d been to bed. Does this ever get easier or do you just learn the art of catatonic conversation?

c) The lifeshare. Do you ever visit John on the road? Not to check up on him but to know who he’s with all the time. I feel like I’d be compelled to do that a couple times a tour but neither of us have careers with the extra cash for this.

Anyway…these are my ramblings for someone who has clearly worked it out (mostly).
BlogLove.

To Kiss the Cook’s last blog post..Live Blogging from theWhite Out