For about a month and a half my husband has been at police academy.  We get to see him on weekends.  This means late Friday night ( by the time he gets home) to late Sunday afternoon ( when he has to leave).  That leaves me at home with four children (ages 10 down to 2 months) the rest of the time.  It wasn't to bad until last week.  Last week the kids started to really react to the reality of Dad being gone.  School work almost went out the window ( I'm glad were almost done with regular work!!!!!!!!!).  It probably didn't help that two days we had chickens that kept getting out.  My oldest would much rather chase chickens than complete an assignment.  So much for school work. 

The house became a mess, even with the daily pick-up.  Somehow they forgot that we don't use jackets and shoes like carpet, not to mention the clothing they put on then took off, in trying to decide what to wear for the day.  Also somewhere they got the idea that they shouldn't have to help with any chores.  Their motto for the week seemed to be "we should only have to play." 

I really feel for single moms and military moms.  For me this only lasts until the end of July when he graduates and then he'll be back to his regular (for him) shift plus the shifts he has to cover while others finally get some vacation time. 

It's a new week and hopefully some of the attitudes of last week have been fixed (a good dose of Dad can make a big difference).  This week I have to get ready for our local Ambulance training meeting.  For me this means being ready to evaluate the other EMT's on their skills.  If we have a repeat of next week this could be a challange. 

Now off the the fire hall to begin to get ready.