The past week has been stressful. This weekend, Chad and I thought about what the future holds for us - location wise. Our house is still up for sale, yet in two and a half months, we've had a total of 6 phone calls (3 of them from Real Estate Agents). We're in June. In two months, Logan has the opportunity to start Kindergarten. (Do we start him and switch schools mid-year and let him be "the new student"? Or do I wait until next year to enroll him?) In three months, the baby will be here. (We haven't thought of names. We haven't set up the crib. We aren't even 100% sure which hospital we'll be delivering at.) House wise, I haven't packed a thing. Nothing. Does it pay to start packing and live out of boxes? I know I can't pack the house being 9 months pregnant. Yet, I am sure that's when we'll get an offer.
I have come to hate the term relocation. Do companies really understand the stress they put on the employee's family when they relocate you? It's not easy to just get up and go. Right now, Chad is 3 hours away. He spends the week in Kilgore, and comes home on the weekends. My two day 'break' comes around so slowly, but passes so fast. Logan and Ava ask about Chad everyday. It's usually the first word out of their mouths in the morning: "Is Daddy at work?" I don't want Chad missing out on their lives, and I don't want Logan and Ava missing out on their Daddy.
What do we do?
2 comments:
Oh girlie,
You live life today, it's all you can do aside from traveling with him and feeling the full affects of this "relocation".
Prepare for that baby, he/she will be here soon, and as it currently sits you live in your "home". You never know, the shop here could open back up come Sept, and then all the worry and concern would have caused undue stress.
As for Logan, get him enrolled in school, being the new kid isn't so bad if that is what ends up happenning, and doing it in kindergarten is probably one of the easier years in my experience. His personality will lend to an easier transtion too.(we moved a lot when I was a kid, Kindergarten being one of those years)
As for the house and packing, living out of boxes isn't worth it in my opinion, and though the concern is for what ifs at 9 month pregnant, you have friendsand family who are more than happy/willing to help, so if that door opens just make a few calls and it will all work out.
Lastly with concern of the kids this is only temporary, and remember it is quality rather than quantity, Chad is a loving and wonderful Dad, and your children know that, hence their wondering where he is. You can always travel one week out of the month so they see him daily for that week, if it becomes too great concern for all of you.
Take care and I can't wait to meet that little one this September.
Girl, I feel for you! 'Life with boys' gives some good advice though. Let me know if I can help out in any way.
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