Today's the Day!

Today is the day we go see the kids at camp!

It's so strange.  We only see them 50% of the time.  The other 50% of the time they are at their dad's.  Makes sense, right?  There have actually only been two days this week that they would have been with us but they weren't.  Why then are we missing them so much more this week when there are days every week when we don't see them at all? 

Two reasons.  One, when they aren't with us they are with their dad and step mom and we know that they are in good hands and are being taken care of and if anything goes wrong (heaven forbid) then there are people who care about them right there to make things right.  That's not the case this week.  I don't mean to say anything bad about the people running the camp at all, so don't get me wrong.  I have full confidence that they are being taken care of.  Still... they aren't being watched over by any of us, and that makes a difference on an emotional level.

Second, they are far away.  Far Away.  If something were to happen (heaven forbid) while they are at their dad's, we can get to them in minutes.  That's not the case this week.  They are Far Away.

Today, however, is the last day.  We are all going up to see them for the camp's family day and then they are going home with their dad.  Camp started on a mom weekend so we brought them up.  Camp ends on a dad weekend so he brings them back. 

I hope they had a great time.  I hope they had a great enough time that they say they want to go back next year.  I am going to feel so bad if we dropped them off and then they were miserable for a week.  I want to be overrun by stories of all the fun things they did.  I hope there isn't a single negative thought in their heads.

We get to see the kids tonight!  WOOHOO!