January 2016

Happy New Year!

Cason's schedule went back to normal, and I went down to 10 hours a day, 5 days a week for the first couple of weeks & then switched to ( mostly) 8 hour shifts. Also, my schedule changed from 5pm-1:15 am to 9:15am- 5:45pm. We eat dinner as a family each night, I do homework with Lilli, put her to bed, and still have couple time with Cason. It's fantastic. 

Lilli got a really bad cold right before my birthday, so we decided to stay in for the night. I got Flowers, a new cabinet, &Cason made a nice dinner.

I got sick shortly after, and then Cason followed. And then... We each got a sinus infection. I've never experienced anything like it. We were so, so sick, & couldn't miss any work. We were sick for over 2 weeks, But as always...we survived it. Our life isn't always fun, but I'm grateful for our little family and that we are in it together!

December 2015

I've been avoiding posting about this month. As long as Cason & I work at the post office December is going to be a nightmare.

I worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a week from December 5- January 1st. Since Cason has been there for over a year, he gets some perks & only had to work 12 hours a day, 5 days a week for the week before Christmas. During that week I'd leave for work at 4:15 pm for my shift at 5. I got off at 5am and met Cason halfway between work and home to swap Lilli, so Cason could start work at 5:15am. He got off at 5pm and we'd swap places again. 

After work, Lilli and I would drive home, she'd sleep for a bit longer while I bathed, I'd wake her up, get her ready for school, drive her there, and then go to sleep at 8am and sleep until I had to go get her at 3:15.

So...life was pretty fun. We held it together better than I expected , but still...it was really, really hard on everyone. Lilli struggled with it and had some behavior problems and we were just so. darn. tired.

We actually had a really good Christmas morning. Cason made quiche, and we opened presents. This was the first year we could actually afford presents for each other! Then I headed to work for a 10 hour shift.

We skipped celebrating New Years Eve, since Suprise! I was working ( a 12 hour) &...that was how we ended 2015.