Back to normal life

So Mack is off and life is returning to what counts as normal in a Navy household. It's always hard to say goodbye, but I suppose we get used to it considering the Navy is big on being gone. The night before he left we all loved on Mack, the dogs getting in as many kisses as they possibly can.

And then its as if he walks out the door and our entire household goes into a sort of waiting pattern. It looks a lot like this:

Mom gets here in a few days, don't worry, I promise things will be much more interesting then!