Working on the pipeline

Jon has hooked up with another contractor from IA such that he and Dustin have become certified to work on the oil pipeline. They will be wiring these little substation things. Yesterday they drove to NE (only a 4 hr drive) and they should be home by tomorrow night sometime. Man, that was tough sleeping without Jon last night! I feel bad, though, because here the soldiers and their wives have slept without eachother for almost 2 years and I'm complaining about a few nights. Ugh. I really shouldn't be complaining at all. I did get the kids tucked into bed and I finally went to bed around midnight or so. I was a little freaked out staying in the house by myself with the kids because I worry about a fire or something and how am I to get the kids out all by myself, etc. Lincoln gave me a puppy to sleep with so I grabbed that, shut the lights off, but left the TV and put it on sleep for 2 hrs. Suddenly, I awoke to the alarm going off and it was morning! Funny thing (well maybe not so funny), but the kids didn't even hardly realize Jon never came home last night. So many times he doesn't get home until they are in bed and he leaves before they get up and they just know he slept at home. In some ways it didn't really bother them because they've been through this before only they do know that he wasn't actually home last night. Lincoln woke up this morning and saw Cory and Josh outside and was all excited because he was certain dad was home! I kept trying to tell him that it was Cory and Josh (Lincoln calls him "Gosh"). They all wear the Sibley Electric gear, so sometimes it's hard for Lincoln to tell the guys apart. We'll be glad when Jon's home, though!!!

Peace.