Backwoods Living with the Foxfire Woman

It's the Weekend and Merry Christmas Everyone

Today is Friday and tomorrow will begin the first long weekend my husband has had in almost nine months.  He began a new job this week, one that promised more money and no weekends.  Plus itÂ’s a day job.

Although it means he has to travel farther to his work, and heÂ’s gone for twelve hours a day there are many benefits.  The number one is weekends off.  That was more important to us than the money.

His last job was a night shift job.  HeÂ’d leave home at 10:30pm and roll back in around 9am.  Add to that the mandatory overtime (sometimes working all 7 days in a week) and understanding why time off was an important factor.  With the old job, it seemed like the only thing we were doing was sleeping.  And when he did have a day off, our body schedules were so messed up, weÂ’d find ourselves taking naps several times during that day.  (Yes, I did keep the same schedule as he did, doing all my writing at night; so, we could be together during the few awake hours we had.)

So hereÂ’s the deal, youÂ’ll find me posting here every day heÂ’s working.  But weekends (whether long or short) belong to my better half.  Those days itÂ’s just him and me and the computer is never turned on.

So, Merry Christmas everyone and IÂ’ll see you again on Tuesday.

Hello

{ 10:26, 2005-Dec-23 } { Posted by patintenn }

I am so happy for your husband and you. I hope the new job works out great. I believe it is so important for you two to have time to be together...Awake! I hope everything is as you hoped for this Christmas weekend.
I take the weekends off from blogging. I give my full attention to home and family.

Merry Christmas,
Pat in Tenn

Merry Christmas...

{ 12:21, 2005-Dec-23 } { Posted by DonnaJoy }

Kat - sorry I called you Kay before.... sounds like you defnitely have your priorities in order - hubby should always come before the computer!!!
So glad to hear of his new job - Blessing to you and your family!!!
Donna

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{ 01:30, 2005-Dec-24 } { Posted by tnschaffer }

Good for you and hubby! My husband works 6 day weeks, 12 + hour days. I know exactly what you mean!

How refreshing to hear that you purposely kept the same schedule as dh! We should all be supporting our husbands like that. You go girl :)

~Tara~