"he what!!!" comes the voice from the iPad. For the first time today I don't cry. Surely this is just what life will now be like for us. I was thinking I was all tech clever as I put the small boys (they hate being called that) to bed with Dad on Skype saying goodnight. R had just complained about a smell and as I investigate I find a nice warm puddle of dog pee on the bed. Soaked through all the bedding and sheets..the clean sheets i just put on 1 hour ago. The phrase "if it will go wrong it will happen while hubby is away" rings through my head. Yes we have become one of those families.The ones that send their dads away to work in red dirt for weeks on end while we continue on as if nothing has happened. We didn't choose this...it wasn't a clever financial move or a great way to get a holiday for dad, we had no choice. You gotta work and this was the work. So off flew daddy and home i trot to 4 divine/crazy beings to begin our newest adventure as a FIFO family. The swing?? 4 weeks on 1 week off!! 28 days away... 672 hours away...not that I'm counting :) the challenge...stay sane..stay connected..be organised. The drop off was not too horrendous, yes I cried, I did that a lot today but it was healthy and over in a sane amount of time. I really have no comprehension of what 4 weeks apart will be like. In our 19 1/2 years together we have only been apart this long once...when I was working on the mines...one swing and I was 17...i don't think that counts. One day at a time and keep busy is the plan.It shouldn't be too hard this time as the kids are currently competing in the eisteddfod and have 20 competition pieces on. Just keep swimming!!
So here we are the end of day 1/2 and I already wish it was all over. Well suck it up princess and get on with the job cause we are only just beginning.
