Lather, Rinse, Repeat

Well, Jer is going away for work again.  He leaves Tuesday.  This time 12.5 hours North.  The good thing about it is he goes for 2 weeks and then gets to come home for a "week" (and I put that in quotes because with travelling time it will likely only be about 4-5 days).

With all our travel plans in October, he's going to go for two two-week stints and then come home for 4 and then go back if he hasn't got a job here yet (however there is word that there is work coming in the near future that is around here so he may not even have to go for two two-week turn around's...may only be one).

I'm much better, emotionally speaking, this time than I was last time because I know he gets to come home in between.  There is an "end" in sight....when he left for Sudbury, there was no end date and we had no idea how long he'd be gone for.

I hate it (and so does he and so do the kids) but it's helping us get closer to our goal of buying a house.  This gets him more apprenticeship hours plus is WAY more than what unemployment insurance give him per week.  He won't have to pay for anything while he's there, including food so we'll be able to put quite a bit away again.  So, closer to the goal.  Sucks but trying to look on the bright side.

We're leaving for a weekend camping trip in the next couple of hours to spend time as a family.  Have a good weekend!