Weekly call from Drew concluded last night with his reminder that he’s close to 1\/2 way through his tour. Good thing too. Apparently when I’m not the one traveling I miss him more than expected. Granted he was gone for a long time before he left for KAF what with the course in Montreal and his quick stint in Calgary. So by those standards we’re closer to 80% of the way through his time away rather than 50%. <\/p>\n
Mostly I miss the conversations we have. We talk about some of the silliest and fun things. Serious stuff too. Sure we get to talk for 30-40 minutes a week but it’s not the same. Mostly, it’s just too short and there’s too much yawning going on during than calls. <\/p>\n
Military families get notices of the types of things to talk about (or avoid) during calls to keep up morale. Avoiding fighting or whining is supposed to be rule #1. avoiding fighting is easy. We rarely argue. Too rational I think. Mostly we just rant, listen to each other and move on. Avoiding whining is harder. Our previous daily routine was to come home and rant or whine about work for 10-15 mind. Once out of our systems we moved on. A shared burden is an easier burden to carry.<\/p>\n
For the moment we’re carting around extra shares of our concerns lately.<\/p>\n
Perhaps that’s why I blog my whinging (not a spelling mistake, Scottish for whining). It let’s me share my day with Drew while he’s half way across the world. That way I can move on to whatever the next day brings. Tomorrow, I’ve got to head into work early to attend a meeting. Will need to try and get to bed early tonight. Not a good idea to sleep in… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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