Adjustments

I'm discovering after 11 years of marriage that there are some adjustments that need to happen during fire season. I'm sure you'll agree that when they are gone, things operate differently in our homes. We may adapt to different sleeping hours, eating habits, house cleaning duties, etc, then they come home and OOPS..........things have to change. They also have to adapt to "home lfie" again, too. They've been sleeping on the ground, working in extreme conditions, and eating that scrupmtious fire camp food, so they have to change too. A firefighter family is definetly a relationship that can be challenging and most of our "common life" friends don't get what we go through. I have enjoyed hanging out with a FF wife (her husband works on my hubby's crew) because she totally knows what it's like. The only difference is while they have a daughter, we have 3 dogs. But I have to say that our dogs ("the kids") miss their daddy just as much as any child would, when they are gone. The other adjustment comes during the winter months when they are home more. While I love having him home during winter months, to snuggle, watch movies with or just hang out, sometimes we both get on each other's nerves. I'm sure you have expereinced that too!!!

***We are on day 22 of staying with my parents after our flood (read below post). While we are thankful to have a place to call our "temporary" home, it's not the same as your own house. So on top of the normal (if you call it that) adjustments we make during fire season, we have this added to our plate. Oh well, I'm looking toward Christmas when we "hopefullly" will be back in our home, running around in our sweats and watching movies on our TV. ***