Planning Welcome Home for Returning Iraq Vet..and his family...here's what's planned...see any other needs?

Question

Iraq vet returning in 2 weeks. Wife and 2 kids are vacationing with HER parents and He will fly into in-laws--spend a few days, then drive 3 days to return home to Texas heat.

I am family friend and have enlisted volunteers to help make this special...but, of course, we plan to be absent when they arrive to allow them space...

So far: We have done...

Small repairs to home

Yard work, and have more scheduled on "work day"

minor repairs to house and appliances

arranged for frozen meals, soft drinks, fresh flowers, gourmet coffee to be in place before arrival. Balloons will be here on date of return. Signed banner will be hung prior.

Interior of house--closets cleaned out, living room rearranged, kids toys and stuff reorganized according to wife's instructions to interior decorator friend who donated time.

garage cleaned out--work day scheduled in a week with Boy Scouts--serving refresh. to Volunteers on that day, and

sheets changed, house clean.

What have we overlooked?

Answer 1

I think you will be perfect. If your husband does not enjoy the way things are done then he does not apreciate you because you went through that trouble to do it in the first place.