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The children did not know Ben was coming home last Friday until 8pm that night.  We were at a friend's house watching a movie when I slipped into the bathroom and changed into a dress.  Brother asked me right away why I changed clothes.  I told them we were going to go pick up Daddy.  Sister cried happy tears.  Everyone else jumped for joy.

 

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We arrived at the gym by 8:30pm.  The plane originally scheduled to land at 9:25 was changed to 8:45 and then pushed back again to 9:07.  The gym is located near the landing strip so we went out the back doors to watch it land.  It came a couple of minutes early, but that didn't bother us.

 

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We waited for around 45 minutes before they announced that they were all loaded on the buses and were on the way.  When they made that announcement, I was on the way to the bathrooms for the 4th time, this time with Pumpkin.  I told Pumpkin we had to hurry because Daddy was on the way.  She refused to go to the bathroom but I insisted.  I think that was the fastest she moved in a bathroom.

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Then, the soldiers marched in.  The kids picked Ben out right away, but I had trouble.  Luckily, he was at the end of the row right near us.

 

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They played the National Anthem.  You gotta love watching soldiers during the National Anthem.

 

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The colonel said some very brief words.  And then, they were dismissed.

 

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We are enjoying having him home.  

 

Sister was very emotional about her daddy's return.