Thursday, July 10, 2008

On being a Pilot's Wife

One of the main reasons this blog is important to me is the voice I can have while my mate is gone! Sometimes the only adult conversation I have is the call I make to my friends, only to listen to each of our children in the background acting out to gain our attention once more. Whether your husband works locally or travels, your conversation sees its limits.

Just today, we were on our Skype call, which I highly recommend, with a camera of course, and the kids were bouncing so fast that he couldn't even see them! I had to hold the camera still, while holding them in my lap so he could get a good glimpse of them! So of course I couldn't have a needed conversation with him. Now, he'll come in just about the same time we get up in the morning, he'll have been flying all night, and he'll be utterly exhausted. The transition from cockpit conversation to Kristie conversation is one we've laughed about for years! He'll need the skinny details, and I'll just want to ramble on and on. I'll forget that the man he needed to talk to about the airplane called, that his dad called, that he needs to sign this, pay that. All I'll really want to know is how long he wants to stay awake, what food he wants, is he planning on a long hot shower, or does he need to jump in, jump out, and dive in the bed.

So we'll be heading out after he starts his day with a long nap, and we'll hope to spend under $100.

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