Life Lately has been all about adjustment...
It all started with moving into our new home and getting settled in. Finding the right grocery store, knowing where each Starbucks was located, getting a rec center card, finding the quickest route to work while going through what seems like ten schools zones, and so on...
But the real adjustment came when Matt's work schedule changed mid-January. For the last five years he has worked your typical 8-5 sorta thing with weekends off, which in turn had completely spoiled me. I LOVED his schedule - loved it! We ate dinner every night as a family, we went to bed every night as a couple and we spent every weekend together with friends and never missed a holiday celebration. But being a police wife you know the reality of what they do and the schedule it involves and at some point it was going to change, I just wasn't quite ready for that amount of change or adjustment coming our way. Whether I was ready or not the comfy schedule I had gotten so used to and LOVED was replaced by the opposite schedule where you and your police husband are now "single" parents with opposite days off! I am not going to lie, I don't like the new schedule and the first week of spending four straight days with my kids with no help or "tag-team" from Matt (who is an amazing, helpful dad) while still trying to take care of all the house chores, about killed me...
But I have been adjusting and the schedule is slowly becoming easier. I am not going to say I love it, but it is doable. The positives - yes there are some...we rely on nobody for daycare, which is a huge sigh of relief and the four straight days with my kids actually allows me to bond more with them then when we were all home together - weird huh?
We seem to stay pretty busy while Matt's at work...
We go to Sweet Cow for ice cream and to bounce on the little cows...
Have been invited to a ton of birthday parties for Ashtyn's preschool friends...
Emma, Ashtyn and Kiley!
And of course we try to make some sort of dessert to enjoy when Matt gets home, or just so we can lick cake batter off spatulas...
Aside from keeping the kids entertained, I have also dove head first into home improvement projects, which just adds a whole other layer of chaos to our lives. With opposite schedules we are never on the same page of wanting to work on them...so I have a handful of "unfinished" projects all throughout the house! So yes, life lately has been a little busy and out of control for me, but I am adjusting and trying to find a good balance...
And as soon as I do find that balance - BAM! Schedule change again...
That's right every six months we will be adjusting to whatever crazy schedule it is Matt has to work and the process will repeat! But the reality of it is - Matt is awesome at his job, he loves his job and I love and support him, so no matter what crazy hours he works, or how many holidays he misses we will just figure it out and ADJUST!
I may pout a little while doing so...
...but everything always seems to work out and plus, we have a ton of family and friends to help when we need a little break. They really should have support groups for the police wives, but until then I will just blog...
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