Thank you so much on my behalf and easy child 3's!!
I like the Thanksgiving/Christmas/NewYear's/Easter pre-celebration idea! We might have some fun with that!
This is easy child 3's second "cruise". He is with the air wing attached to a Nimitz-class carrier (the TR, a.k.a. The Big Stick). They will be somewhere near the Middle East, last time it was the Persian Gulf, I'm assuming this time too, but they're not saying.
Things have been super hectic around our house. wife had surgery Wednesday and came home today. I've been on the phone making travel plans with the boys and daughter in law, taking easy child 1 to day care (it's in the home of one of easy child 1's best friends, so seems like a lot of extra-long play dates to her), calling every one with updates on wife (she's doing great), spending time at the hospital, cleaning the house, etc. etc. easy child 3 actually arrives here Aug. 8th, he is staying at my parent's house tonight, then with his brother and sis-in-law until the 8th. easy child 2 and daughter in law come up the 11th.
Thanks again everybody, you are great!