Ever since Munchkin was an itty bitty girl, I’ve tried to make time away from Daddy a little easier. When he was TAD or deployed, I did my best to have at least one big special event each month and a smaller special thing each week. Somehow, looking forward to lease events eased the hardship of Daddy being gone if only a little. You see, Munchkin is totally a Daddy’s girl, so having him gone was always very difficult for him.
Fast forward to today…. Every month when Daddy has duty, I schedule a Girls Night In for Munchkin and me where we have a special meal, watch a movie and/or play a game, and have a special dessert. Even though she’d rather have Daddy home, this is something that she looks forward to each month.
Normally, we have a seafood meal as Daddy’s not huge on seafood, but this past week, Munchkin really wanted cheese steaks (gluten free of course) with cookies for dessert. We watched the old Disney Sword in the Stone movie and played Roll for It! It was a fun evening. Of course, when Daddy learned that we had cheese steaks without him, I ended up needing to make them again for him the next day. Munchkin was willing to make the sacrifice of having them two nights in a row. lol!
I always enjoy these special nights with my girl. I know that all too soon she’s going to be grown up. It’s becoming more and more of a reality as we talk about her plans after high school. Yep, my baby girl is growing up. All too soon she’ll have her driver’s license and be starting college or heading out to do field work before heading to college. Either way, she’ll be making her way out into the real world….
