Happy Friday!
I’m so ready for the weekend as it has been one busy week. My husband started a new job this past Monday (actually working for my family’s farm!), so our schedule/life has drastically changed. He has to be at work by 6:30 a.m., which is luckily only a 3 minute drive from our house, and he doesn’t get home until 5:30-6:00 p.m. each day. In his previous job, he didn’t have to be at work until 8 or 8:30 and he had the flexibility to work from home (although he did have to do quite a bit of traveling), so as you can see, it has been quite a change (but for the good!). Instead of waking up when Keenan and Mirella wake up, I’ve been getting up with my husband at 5:00 a.m. to workout, drink coffee and have a little quiet time to ourselves before he leaves and the kiddos wake up. Surprisingly, I have enjoyed this new schedule because I feel like I have gotten so many things done (including my workout) before the day has even started. But, my husband and I haven’t been going to bed as early as we should, thus leaving us both pretty exhausted. I know it will take another week before our bodies get adjusted to this new schedule, but I’m looking forward to a little rest (hopefully!) this weekend.
It’s a little weird and not quite sunken in that my husband is now farming. He went from business attire to grungy jeans, plaid shirts and a floppy hat overnight! I always said I would never marry a farmer due to the long hours and sacrifices, but as the saying goes, never say NEVER! I’m excited for our children to experience farming and grow up with it first hand as I did. Growing up in a farming family taught me a lot about the world around me, where our food comes from, responsibilities, sacrifices, what hard work really means and how rewarding it can be to see the end result of what you grew and/or raised. So, here’s to a new chapter in the crazy thing that we call life!
When I sat down to write this, I intended for it to be completely different, but I guess this was on the forefront of my mind. Before I go, I’ll leave you with one my favorite picture and moment from this week…Keenan reading to his sister!
Have a great weekend!
Questions:
Have you had to adapt to a drastic life change? If so, how did you cope?
Any fun plans for the weekend?
I grew up on the farm and then did exactly what my great grandma told me not to do… married a farmer 🙂 Like you said, never say never! My husband is working longer hours these days since they have started planting. Farming is great because we have extra time together in the winter, but the spring and fall do get a bit long!
Waking up early to have time with the husband is the best 🙂 The problem I have is being quiet enough. I need to turn on a fan or something so our son doesn’t wake up, too! I swear he sits and listens for us to get up in the morning.
Since my husband will be working tomorrow, my son and I are going on a lunch date with a friend. Hope you have a great weekend with your family!
I didn’t even realize your husband farmed and that you grow up on a farm! It’s so nice to know someone who leads a similar life as me! My husband is working longer hours now, getting ready to harvest peaches and then walnuts in the Fall. The Winter will be nice when things slow down. What kind of farm to you have?
Our son is the same way! He has been getting up when we get up and he refuses to go back to sleep! Today, he woke up at 6:00 and when I asked him why he got up so early, he told me he wanted to spend time with daddy and I (which melted my heart, even though I would have loved the extra hour to myself!). I’m thinking of getting a noise cancelling machine and putting it in his room, ha!
My husband works on a farm that grows soybeans, wheat, edible beans, barley, and sugar beets. We rent 80 acres from the farm and this year my husband is growing soybeans. I can’t even imagine what a peach farm would look like, but that would be so cool!
A noise cancelling machine may be the ticket! It is tough when that’s the only chance the kids get to see daddy, yet it throws the rest of the day off for my son when he’s up so early :s 9 am comes around and he’s already yawning for a nap!
Hey! I adore that picture of your kids. SO precious!! I have adapted to several big life changes and like my Pastor says “the only thing constant in life is change” you will be fine!
I’m Nellie I found your blog through Kim–nice to meet you! 🙂
Nellie, it’s nice to “meet” you! Thanks for stopping by! Your pastor speaks the truth, life is all about change. It makes things interesting!
So cool that you husband is working on your family’s farm- I hope he loves it!! It’s a hard life but also so very rewarding (as you already know)!!!
Love the picture of your 2 cuties!
Thanks! Yes, it’s a lot of hard work, but definitely rewarding!
What an exciting change! My husband grew up farming and his dad still farms so we’ve talked about the idea of taking over for him in the future… He loves his job now too much and I personally don’t think I could move to the small town they farm in. Who knows what the future holds though!
I didn’t know your husband grew up farming! Where is he from? My husband loved his job, too, but after farming for a week, he has a different energy, something that I haven’t seen before. He is definitely exhausted at the end of the day, but in a weird way, he is also energized by it.