Daddy Withdrawal

We have been home for just over a week, and are still getting over the fact that Ryan has to work.  Well, I am well adjusted to the fact that Ryan needs to work- We have never had so much time off work and school since we started dating 10 years ago... but the boys obviously don't understand.  They want dad to do everything still and when they need to settle for me ...well, they are settling.  :/  I knew it would be a transition back to life with just mom at home.  They wake up in the morning calling for dad, their voices are so sweet, hoping and wishing that dad will come around that cracked door.
John has figured out how to call dad from my phone and did so one day last week.  The conversation went like this:
John: Hi Dad!! Dad, me no like 3M any more!  You coming home now? 
Ryan: John, where is your mom??  Does she know you have the phone?!  (And, YES I am in the background supervising!!)
John: Me miss you.  Me NEED you. 
Ryan: I will be home soon.
Caroline: NO YOU WON'T! DON'T SAY THAT!  IT IS ONLY 8:20AM!
John: Me no like mom.  You coming home now?? 
Caroline: Dad will be home after we play outside, have a snack, play more, eat lunch, and take naps.... it will be a lot of playing before dad gets home.  :)
John: (in a desperate plea...) PLEASE. COME. HOME. DAD.!! WE NEEEEEDDD YOU HERE. 
Ryan: I love you John, you will have fun with Stevie Joe and Mom, build a train set that we can play with when I get home.  Tootles!
John: OoooKkkkay. Tootles.

I think John got hung up on the tootles part.... and he handed the phone to me and went to build a train. :) 

We miss do miss Ryan while he is working... but have gained a different dad this week- it's Steve's first week home RETIRED!!!! :D 

This is the necklace John made for me to wear today!  I have always dreamt of proudly wearing my kids' hand made jewelery... and this necklace made for a bit of a reality check!  HA.  I never thought the necklaces would be made of a saw, a wrench, a hammer, a wagon wheel, a couple wooden number beads, a baby stroller and a bolt.  HAHA,
Thanks John- I love it!