Comments on: Who We Are http://firefighterwife.com Who do you call for backup? Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: HotWife http://firefighterwife.com/about-val/comment-page-1/#comment-18141 HotWife Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:50:14 +0000 http://firefighterwife.com/?page_id=2#comment-18141 Welcome Shipley's wife, glad you found us. Hope your husband makes it safely home soon. Welcome Shipley’s wife, glad you found us. Hope your husband makes it safely home soon.

]]> By: Shipley's Wife http://firefighterwife.com/about-val/comment-page-1/#comment-18134 Shipley's Wife Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:25:38 +0000 http://firefighterwife.com/?page_id=2#comment-18134 My husband of 14 years.. has been a firefighter for the last 10.. last night he was dispatched out to the Los Alamos, NM fire.. so i googled Firefighter wife to see if there was anyone else out there in my same position. Our husbands are brave, and they love what they do.. but us ladies need to stick together for support! I will keep up with this blog, thanks! My husband of 14 years.. has been a firefighter for the last 10.. last night he was dispatched out to the Los Alamos, NM fire.. so i googled Firefighter wife to see if there was anyone else out there in my same position. Our husbands are brave, and they love what they do.. but us ladies need to stick together for support! I will keep up with this blog, thanks!

]]> By: HotWife http://firefighterwife.com/about-val/comment-page-1/#comment-292 HotWife Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:27:34 +0000 http://firefighterwife.com/?page_id=2#comment-292 Erika, so glad you found my blog then. BTW, that is how we spell our daughters name. lol We don't run into that spelling very often. Cool :) It is very difficult to get used to. They are there, then they aren't. If they take OT then they can be gone for a few days. I am blessed that I work for myself and also cursed in this way as well. If he wants to run and play, then I have to be strong and work, or take off and play and then know I have to scramble for bills. LOL Both options are worth it though! The first two weeks of academy were very difficult. Then I got used to him being gone for 4-5 nights a week. Then it got all thrown off again because he graduated and was on days for a few weeks. OMG, that was a mess. I was used to all this time to myself and getting things done when I wanted to. But I of course loved having him home again. So many emotions. This is why I started the blog, so everyone knows they aren't alone in their feelings. That you don't have to have guilt for those feelings and that honestly, we just do the best we can TODAY. More than most professions, I think we all understand that we only have today. So make the best of what is thrown at you. I have found that I do much better if I set my schedule myself. I don't rely on knowing if he'll be off work, or if he'll make it home to watch the kids. I make plans for most days for him not to be there. Having him be a volunteer previously helped with this I think. We didn't have a ton of competent volunteers right before the departments merged and especially at certain times of the day. So if there was a call, he really did need to go on the calls. It taught me not to be selfish. But it also taught me to be selfish. If I need or want him to be home, I tell him so. Who doesn't want to hear that they are wanted? lol Erika, so glad you found my blog then. BTW, that is how we spell our daughters name. lol We don’t run into that spelling very often. Cool :)

It is very difficult to get used to. They are there, then they aren’t. If they take OT then they can be gone for a few days. I am blessed that I work for myself and also cursed in this way as well. If he wants to run and play, then I have to be strong and work, or take off and play and then know I have to scramble for bills. LOL Both options are worth it though!

The first two weeks of academy were very difficult. Then I got used to him being gone for 4-5 nights a week. Then it got all thrown off again because he graduated and was on days for a few weeks. OMG, that was a mess. I was used to all this time to myself and getting things done when I wanted to. But I of course loved having him home again. So many emotions. This is why I started the blog, so everyone knows they aren’t alone in their feelings. That you don’t have to have guilt for those feelings and that honestly, we just do the best we can TODAY. More than most professions, I think we all understand that we only have today. So make the best of what is thrown at you.

I have found that I do much better if I set my schedule myself. I don’t rely on knowing if he’ll be off work, or if he’ll make it home to watch the kids. I make plans for most days for him not to be there. Having him be a volunteer previously helped with this I think. We didn’t have a ton of competent volunteers right before the departments merged and especially at certain times of the day. So if there was a call, he really did need to go on the calls. It taught me not to be selfish. But it also taught me to be selfish. If I need or want him to be home, I tell him so. Who doesn’t want to hear that they are wanted? lol

]]> By: HotWife http://firefighterwife.com/about-val/comment-page-1/#comment-291 HotWife Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:19:30 +0000 http://firefighterwife.com/?page_id=2#comment-291 Hi Vanessa, you can subscribe to our feed any time using your favorite feedreader. I personally love google because it's easy and I am in there all the time for emails already. You can also click up in the corner and you will see the feed there. Otherwise there is no joining needed. Just jump on in to conversations as you see fit. :) Thanks for stopping by. Hi Vanessa, you can subscribe to our feed any time using your favorite feedreader. I personally love google because it’s easy and I am in there all the time for emails already. You can also click up in the corner and you will see the feed there. Otherwise there is no joining needed. Just jump on in to conversations as you see fit. :)

Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Erika http://firefighterwife.com/about-val/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Erika Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:33:06 +0000 http://firefighterwife.com/?page_id=2#comment-104 Hi Val! I'm so glad I found your blog! My husband has been a wildland firefighter for a few years, as well as a volunteer firefighter. He was recently hired by LA City and is in the Academy process. Needless to say, our lives have changed drastically. His schedule is different, and I'm finding it hard to cope. Oddly enough, when he used to be gone for 2 weeks at a time, I found it much easier. Now that he's got a different schedule and is home more, it's harder for me to connect. Anyhow, I'm hoping to connect with you to perhaps learn more all about this :) Best, Erika Cope Hi Val!
I’m so glad I found your blog!
My husband has been a wildland firefighter for a few years, as well as a volunteer firefighter.
He was recently hired by LA City and is in the Academy process. Needless to say, our lives have changed drastically. His schedule is different, and I’m finding it hard to cope. Oddly enough, when he used to be gone for 2 weeks at a time, I found it much easier. Now that he’s got a different schedule and is home more, it’s harder for me to connect.
Anyhow, I’m hoping to connect with you to perhaps learn more all about this :)
Best,
Erika Cope

]]> By: Vanessa Irwin http://firefighterwife.com/about-val/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Vanessa Irwin Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:04:38 +0000 http://firefighterwife.com/?page_id=2#comment-102 I am wondering how i may join this site, I also started a site on face book called california firefighters wives/partners. thanks vanessa I am wondering how i may join this site, I also started a site on face book called california firefighters wives/partners. thanks

vanessa

]]> By: HotWife http://firefighterwife.com/about-val/comment-page-1/#comment-72 HotWife Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:45:21 +0000 http://firefighterwife.com/?page_id=2#comment-72 Hi Dorie, Thank you so much for commenting and the compliment. Hi Dorie,

Thank you so much for commenting and the compliment.

]]> By: Dorie http://firefighterwife.com/about-val/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Dorie Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:02:41 +0000 http://firefighterwife.com/?page_id=2#comment-71 Just wanted to drop you a note and say that I enjoy your blog!! happy St. Patrick's Day. Just wanted to drop you a note and say that I enjoy your blog!! happy St. Patrick’s Day.

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