Crazy Daizy

Today has been a very sad day for Monkey and me.  Our neighbors left today to go to their next duty station.  I knew that it would be hard.  The wives that live in my housing are almost like sisters, we are all very close, we suffered through a fifteen month deployment together, you can’t not get close to people when you are all going through a very tough situation.  Our kids play together beautifully and we all feel like they are all our kids.  I have been explaining to Monkey that they would be moving, she would say that they were not.  Today, I told her they were getting ready to go and that she needed to say goodbye.  She hugged everyone and cried “I don’t want them to go bye-bye.”  She crawled in the car with them and tried to buckle a seat belt in an attempt to go with them.  We all hugged, cried, took pictures, said our good-byes, all vowing to keep in touch, and at some point down the line get together one more time.  When they drove away my Monkey with tear filled eyes waved her little hand and whimpered “Good-bye friends.”  With that, she turned to me and quietly said “Mommy, I want to go in the house.”  I brought her in and she went to her room and sat quietly on her bed, which is her way of dealing with things.  I guess this is just another part of Army life that really sucks.  I’m grateful for the time that we had with them and they will be missed.