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A Few Extra Weeks

September 14th, 2017 at 08:12 am

They've asked DH to stay until Monday. He was going to come home on Friday, but now he will come home on Tuesday. He will only be at home for a week. In that time he has a dentist appointment on the 19th to get the permanent crown put on, he will be taking his dad down to the cancer center in Seattle on the 20th, doing a butcher session for the animals that have hit weight on Thursday or Friday, going over his parents' wills and living wills, and hopefully getting a day of rest in before hopping back on a plane and going up to work 5 weeks straight.

It might end up being a little longer. If we can get even one day into November that will cover another month of insurance. Which would be really helpful to the budget, but not as helpful as three extra weeks of work will be.

Someone got offered a new job, but had to start right away, so he quit and they are needing to cover that position. There is someone who can do it, but that leaves her position unoccupied during that time, so DH will be covering that one, which is stuff he does anyway.

It will be hard not having him home for very long, and I won't even get to see him on the one day at all, but we have gone through longer separations than this before and can do so again.

I will sock away as much money as I possibly can from the extra work. I certainly wasn't expecting this, but I am so glad it is happening. I think I will be able to stretch it into two months expenses, which means we can go further without an income if we have to, but hopefully it won't take him as long to find a new job this time.

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5 Responses to “A Few Extra Weeks”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    September 14th, 2017 at 11:36 am 1505385379
    1505385379

    That is good news!

  2. ceejay74 Says:
    September 14th, 2017 at 03:47 pm 1505400444
    1505400444

    Great news, though the separation will be tough.

  3. My English Castle Says:
    September 14th, 2017 at 04:27 pm 1505402829
    1505402829

    Sounds like you're handling this well, and this could help you tide things over.

  4. rob62521 Says:
    September 14th, 2017 at 04:31 pm 1505403072
    1505403072

    I'm sure it will be tough having him away, but hopefully the extra money will help on the financial front.

  5. LivingAlmostLarge Says:
    September 14th, 2017 at 07:02 pm 1505412130
    1505412130

    Great news? Sorry for the separation, I'm not sure to cheer or be sad.

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