How do you spell lonely?
M-E.
I can't tell you how done I am with my dh's travel. And actually the back-and-forth-ness (is that a word???) of his job. Just as the kids get used to him being home he's gone.
It really stinks that he has to make a choice between his job and his family. I'm praying for a job change for him - one in which he can have some semblance of a schedule (he literally laughs when we talk about his "schedule" since he doesn't have one!), and one in which my dd can't say, "Who's that guy who lives in the hotel? Oh yeah, Daddy."
vgarr wrote,
Oh Keer, I’m sorry!
Link | October 18th, 2005 at 5:55 pm
Holly wrote,
I’m very sorry, too.
Link | October 18th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
Carla wrote,
Keer,
I feel so bad for you!! I’m still waiting for the dream I had that your dh had to come to Canada on business and we got to meet. Maybe there could be a work exchange? We have cows here, too!!!
Link | October 18th, 2005 at 7:22 pm
razorbackmama wrote,
LOL Carla,
He is up to his ears in junk from all the importing of Canadian beef and transposition of numbers on health certificates and such. One of his plants gets over half of *all* of the beef imported from Canada.
So you never know! LOL
Link | October 18th, 2005 at 7:43 pm
DollyMama wrote,
Once my husband had a ton of OT and was gone day after day (24 hour shifts). one of our littlest kiddos asked me, “Does daddy live at the fire station?” Seems that way, doesn’t it?!
Sorry, Kirsten. I know it must be very hard. I will join you in praying for a change!
(come on by…my new blog design is up!!!)
Link | October 18th, 2005 at 8:08 pm
Anne wrote,
*sigh* I hear you! I’m dealing with the same thing. Schedule???? Ummmm…. yeah right. My DH’s schedule is that he works all the time and it’s always changing. What’s weird is that I was just about to blog about something similar. Anyway, thanks for holding down the home-front and taking care of your kids while you DH is away. It can be hard!
Link | October 19th, 2005 at 6:12 am
CrazyJo wrote,
Life’s going to be interesting when my hubby goes to Air Force boot camp in December. It’s going to be hard only having contact by mail for 6 1/2 weeks.
I’ll be praying for a job change for your hubby. It must be really hard for him too, being gone so much.
Link | October 19th, 2005 at 6:48 am
Jessica wrote,
I grew up in the same circumstance because my dad not only traveled with his job, but with the Navy Reserves too. Three weeks in Korea, two weeks in Hawaii. It sucked.
Link | October 20th, 2005 at 8:47 am
Spunky wrote,
My husband worked full time and was in night school. When I was about to give birth to our fourth child we went to the hospital to show the others where the new baby will be born. When we were driving away my son asked, “Daddy will you be at the hospital when mommy has the baby?”
Before we could answer, my daughter chimed in, “oh no, he’ll be at the library!”
That time is a distant memory and my husband now works from home. We see him all the time. Sometimes I wish he would take a business trip! Accountability is nice but doesn’t absence make the heart grow fonder!
I’m praying for you Keer.
Link | October 21st, 2005 at 4:45 am