I’m a member of a great community called Fire Wives. This is a very supportive community to help all of us wives deal with the every day issues that pop up. We vent, we cheer, we cry together when big events happen.

Angela has started a great weekly post called My Husband Rocks. We understand that a lot of times we need support on this forum because stuff goes down, or we want to shake off the little stuff in life and not drag our husbands down with it. There is enough on their plate without bringing every little daily thing to their attention all the time. So Angela wanted to keep a great positive vibe going and created this weekly post. If you go on there you can read mine, I’m busymomma on the boards. If you join us over there make sure and give a shout out that you found us through me I’d love to hear that I helped bring more wives/girlfriends/fiance’s some help.

IT’S MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY!

So many reasons why. I love the color green, been my favorite color forever. My family and another family used to get together every St. Patty’s day when I was growing up and try to make the whole meal green. As much as possible. OH MY, can you picture it? Do you want to picture it? LOL Some of the things we laughed over and ate were amazing. Great memories.

Hmm, another reason that’s even bigger? Oh, well, Momma here be a wee bit Irish. I’m full blown American Mutt, but the top notes are Irish and Native. lol I celebrate everything with a shot of whiskey. Life, death, weddings, waking up today. Everything goes more smoothly with a great shot of great whiskey. Or on some days with a great shot with great friends, of horrible whiskey. lol Whatever the case may be Is the Irish in me the reason I have the ability to hang with all the guys in our life? Maybe, have no idea if it has to do with how I’ve become the woman I am and how I can deal with everything all of them go through and help pull them out of any funks.

But the top reason I love St. Patty’s Day?

It’s the anniversary of hubby and my first date. 19 years ago we officially went out. I can still remember my best friends Mom saying we argued like an old married couple. The banter back and forth hasn’t changed much since that first date, we are still full of sarcasm and rib each other daily. lol

I’m Irish and proud. Toast to ye whether ye be Irish or nah God knows I will have a toast to every one of you tomorrow.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all my brothers and sisters out there!

Of course there are many, but I’m going to focus on one that is so much better than the norm!

I’ve gotten to be good friends of one of the girls on dispatch. She’s PD dispatch and the way we got to be friends is around about and I don’t want to type it all. lol But she’s a good friend and there are so many nights like tonight that I’m up texting/IMing/or facebooking with her. Tonight we hit a huge HIGH.

Um, I am working on being a work from home ONLY Mommy by the time the kids get done with school mid-June. I will keep my seniors class as I totally love teaching them. But I will drop most other training.

My dispatch girlie is on a crazy schedule like hubby. She has nothing off for a long time cause she is competent and takes so much OT. But alas, I got her to confess to an early shift schedule on a sunday night. Guess what? Hubby is on his 4 day. If we go skiing then it will just be a little later, but I can take the Monday off and he can get the kids off to school.

Can you see why the crazy schedule works? Oh, then let me explain further. My longest best friend has kids and hubby has to work regular job and the second longest best friend has to get kids off on Monday and get to work teaching. OH MAN, I’m spoiled. I love this schedule and I see how funky things happen to friendships. Thankfully I have my new friends that are on funky schedules or understand so they are not offended when these things come out.

My dispatch girlie and I will hit it for sure. She gets off early that night. But I’m pretty sure my “regular” friends won’t be able to make it.

“Regular” friends deserves a whole new post to itself.

Today marks the anniversary of his official hire date. 2 years since being hired and 1 year since probation got over.

We’ve wanted this for so long that it seems like so much longer. It’s truly what we’ve been meant to be a part of and I always knew it. His talent and expertise are not wasted here. He is appreciated for what he brings to the table and those that can help him with his career have noticed. This is what I’m most proud of. He knows his stuff, this isn’t a job to him. He truly cares and I’m happy that others see this as well.

This is only the beginning of a long career as I push him upward. Finishing up his college degree is going to start soon so he can start moving up the ladder. lol

But for right now I just want to wish my incredibly sexy and loving Fireman a happy anniversary!

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Oh boy are you in for a lot here.  This will be the smiles, the giggles, the laughing on the floor and the tears that keep you in bed.  This is the nitty-gritty of being a fire fighter wife.  I’d have it no other way, but that doesn’t make it any easier.

My husband was born for this job, truly it is his calling.  I was born to be by his side and I support him 125% in his career choice.  But it’s difficult so many times and I hate for him to always have to hear about it.  He understands that it is difficult with all the shift changing and OT that happens last minute, but there are no other options available.  It is what it is.

You’ll hear about it all here.  Follow along and feel at home.  I look forward to hearing back from so many of you.  We truly need to stick together and help each other.  Because we only have each other to call for back up!