Midnight shifts

Hubs has worked a variety of shifts and rotations since being an LEO.  We have endured the 2 week day/2 week night rotation.  I hated it.  Just when you get used to them being int he bed every night, the rotation changes.  The same goes for the night part of the rotation.  We had the every returning shift switch rotation.  If he worked Monday/Tuesday day, he worked night shift all weekend.  I loved that.  He was home just enough to be content, but gone at nights just enough that I could crash early and get caught up on rest.  Now that Hubs is Sgt, we are on a 2nd shift type rotation.  Hours are mostly noon to midnight.  This shift really does have its pros and cons.  One major pro...he is home every night.  One major con...he comes home at unGodly hours.  Thankfully he is usually home around 1230.  Sadly I am usually awake when he gets in.  Either I am still up doing the mom thing, or I am snuggled up with my Kindle reading.  If I am not awake when he comes in I am shortly there after.  This would be because even though the bedside lamp is on, the big bright overhead light usually comes on.

I will say however the biggest Pro of the shift, is that he is not a road officer now, he is more of a detective.  Do you know how much stress it takes off of you knowing your husband isn't answering calls as much.  I always tried not to worry when he was working but I mean let's admit it, your gonna worry.  Don't get me wrong I still worry, but just not near as much as before. 

I love the flexibility with his department.  We live just outside the city limits but he is still able to come home and see the kids if he is on a stretch of not seeing them for a few days.  I guess when delaing with the stress of the LEO lifestyle you gotta find bright spots where you can.

A day to be remembered

Today is the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on US soil in American history.  Innocent lives were lost, and lives were changed forever.  I think it is safe to say that all Americans that were of "remembering age" can tell you where they were at the moment they heard about the attack 11 years ago.  I personally was heading to class at the local community college.  I was 20 years old. 

This attack and the events that followed are what prompted Hubs to go into law enforcement.  He felt the call that day to do something and this was the end result. 

So on this anniversary let's pause and remember those who gave their life, either in the actual plane crashes or the rescue efforts that followed.  Let's also pause and remember the families left behind.