What are you doing tonight?
By Amy
@artemis432 (7474)
Abernathy, Texas
August 25, 2007 6:41pm CST
My husband, whose company contracts to Customs/Homeland Security had to work for four hours tonight. Usually, if he works weekends its because someone else took the night off (he works nights). Usually its slow on weekends and he has nothing to do but play his portable PS2, watch tv there or talk to me. Tonight though, they're finishing up getting ready for an inspection by the President, who owns a piece of his company and the head of Homeland Security.
I'm sure we'll still talk often though - if I wake up!
Normally, he works on the planes, doing pre and post flight checks and other work. Tonight, although I'm sure they'll be doing normal maintainence, and then some. I'm sure he'll be a bit greasy! They have to go the whole nine yards. And they're all going to have to the maintenence person's job - who takes care of the hanger and such as this person was fired. And he did a lot of work around the house today too. He insists on doing the vacuuming until we get our vaccuum from MI or we get a new one - he says vacuuming with our is too hard! And he cleaned up our wash room too. Finishing up the laundry I left there yesterday when I got my migraine. So he'll be tired!
We likely wouldn't have done anything - he may have made some fried rice or something, but its nice to have him here. This is a perfect night though as I had a migraine yesterday so today I'm absolutely exhausted. My baby is asleep on my lap and I think its an excellent idea. I think I'll put him down a little earlier and go to sleep myself.
Not a very exciting Saturday Night I know...the nice thing is, I have Sunday evening with my husband as he works nights so doesn't return to work until Monday night - so Sat and Sun are our usual nights together.
The nice thing will be seeing his time and a half on his check when it comes in. It will only show four hours - he'll be back by nine - I'll likely be long asleep by then though!
So after that long-winded explanation of my Saturday night - what will you be doing? What do you wish you were doing?
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@ranitam22 (1146)
• United States
25 Aug 07
Tonight my boyfriend will be watching the Colts game while I'm half glancing at the game and on the computer. after that we will probably watch a movie or play a board game.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
26 Aug 07
Sounds like what we would normally be doing, each at our computer, watching something on tv - not sports though. And maybe play one of the board games I bought a few months ago from Ebay.
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@ranitam22 (1146)
• United States
26 Aug 07
I never thought about buying board games on Ebay. Thanks for the idea.
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@medstudents4 (826)
• India
26 Aug 07
hi artemis432,i liked your schedule..;-)well dear today is a really good day for me because its 5.25 in the morning here in India and i feel so happy that finally i made myself determined enough to get up early to study:-)GOOD MORNING DEAR..you must be thinking i am at mylot and not studying..well i was studying but i have taken a break of 10 minutes and i just opened mylot account to have some lovely discussions a bit..well i'll probably be studying today and at night i am planning to watch a movie..which one..amm i think i should watch Whats eating Gilbert's Grape..i have heard about it and its a really good movie.tell you a secret why i want to watch it..well its Daniel Radcliffe's one of the favorite movies and as i like harry potter a lot so i think i should go for this one.i will be watching at approximately at 10 0'clock and i hope it gets finished by 12..as i'll have to sleep then to keep my routine stable.i'll also be having a pizza(supreme pizza)while watching it(i'll be making that too)so it would be fun you see.i think i should stop now otherwise i'll get distracted by thinking about those wonderful moments..LOL.and its 5.30 now;-)got to gooo..bye and have a great day..!!
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
26 Aug 07
I'll be over for the movie - great movie - and pizza - what time will you be expecting me? LOL. I chuckled when I read the real reason why you want to watch, What's Eating Gilbert Grape? I won't tell!
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
26 Aug 07
I'll be there or be square - don't eat all the pizza!
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@Aurone (4755)
• United States
26 Aug 07
I am watching TV with my husband. I spent all day at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego. So I am tired and he usually sleeps all day anyway. I wish we spent more "quality" time together talking and such but right now since he is busy with grad school I will take TV watching time when I can get it.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
26 Aug 07
My husband sleeps all day too! He works nights - by the time he's awake, I've been up all day with the baby and I'm sooooooooo exhausted already - if he woke up mornings we could spend more quality time together on weekends.
Wild Animal Park - that sounds like fun...?!
Watching tv is still an activity you're doing together. He's investing in your future - I can understand wanting more quality time though. :)
@8ctavarium (552)
• Australia
26 Aug 07
Planning to take a good night sleep. In about a few hours that is once I finish whatever I have to do for the day, a good and long sleep is just what I am waiting for. And long overdue too after some stressful periods finishing assignments and homework.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
28 Aug 07
Sounds good, BTW, looks like the President got more than just a lunch with a mayor and an inspection at the hanger - on his way from the airport - one of his police escorts was killed in an automobile accident.
@wonderful1 (2075)
• China
26 Aug 07
after dinner, i take a walk with my boyfriend, then we go back to see a movie with sitting on my favorite carpet. frankly, i feel very happy, because he is tired after work, so he doesn't want to take a walk with me, but we dont take a walk for a long time, we take a walk everyday a few months ago, because he hasn't to work hard.
now we decide to marry this year,so he has to work hard to earn more money for our new house. i hope i can give him a help, but now i earn too little onine. i believe everything will be better.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
26 Aug 07
What a great attitude. Am I write in interpreting that you don't like your walks - that you are happy that he is too tired to walk? I'm sure you are emotionally supportive of him, and that can mean the world!
Have a wonderful day, Wonderful!
@rainfalls (4)
• Malaysia
26 Aug 07
hurmhh... by this hours i should complete two of proposal for my assignments. at the same time i'm waiting for my friend get online, i wanted to tell him that i've been thinking about him a lot lately. and i don't know why. but heck,... i don't think i've a heart to tell him that. now my machine showing 3:51am and 10:51pm at his place. he didn't show up till this hour, so i should get to bed now.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
17 Sep 07
rainfalls, I hope you look back on this and tell me what happened with your friend, I'm glad I'm moving this closer to the front of the queue so that I check out some of your discussions tomorrow - perhaps you wrote about it! lovely name choice - have fun mylotting.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
26 Aug 07
I am watching television and having fun on my computer.
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
17 Sep 07
I adore everything HGTV! One of my favourite channels - great choice for an activity. I hope by now you will have gotten sleep.
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@abbamoney (66)
• Vietnam
26 Aug 07
watch movies on my laptop, surf internet, ... as usual. i'm not a people person.
@dreamleaper17 (702)
• Philippines
26 Aug 07
It's good to know that in spite of his tiring job, your husband still finds time to care for you and your baby, cleaning the washroom, helping out with the laundry, cooking fried rice! Wow! I actually pray that if ever God has in it in His plan for me to get married, He'll be sending me someone who knows how to do the laundry and cook! =)
As I've never been married, my life basically revolves around my family. I am currently jobless so most of the time, when I'm not in church, I'm just home.
Last Saturday, I was supposed to wake up early to participate in our church's songleading/dance workshop for Sunday School teachers. Unfortunately, I got hooked up with the PC last Friday night, looking for music on the web, that I lost track of time and only 'remembered' that I haven't slept yet when I noticed the sun peering through my window!
So my Saturday was rather uneventful, except for the fact that I made a sort of interactive review game for the Kinder-level kids I'm 'serving' in Sunday School. It's Sunday (oops, it's already Monday?!) as I'm writing this and our church celebrated it's 23rd anniversary. The kids had potluck so they enjoyed lots of goodies and games with their classmates. I wasn't able to facilitate the review game I prepared though because there wasn't much time left. Well, I have faith that if God wills it, I'd be playing that review game with them some other given Sunday. I was also blessed by the fact that the person I confided with just a few Sundays ago gave an inspiring testimony about how God worked in her life -- and in her marriage. It just made me see that truly, God is in the business of transforming people's lives and I was further encouraged to keep on knowing God more and being available to serve His purpose. =)
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
17 Sep 07
I really liked your response. I love that you made that game for your your kids at church, I need a game like that, I know about as much as they do about organized religion. Thank goodness I believe god exists in nature and in our hearts as I'm not much for joining a church way too many people!
My husband sometimes has tiring days, sometimes its slow and he's allowed to just play his miny PS@ for hours. Either way, it is nice that he helps out, specially when I'm nursing or the baby has fallen asleep - or if I get a migraine and come down to see he's cooked or something.
Your life revolving around family sounds like a strong and solid one. You have the rocks of both a spiritual and community life. This is a good thing.
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
17 Sep 07
I really liked your response. I love that you made that game for your your kids at church, I need a game like that, I know about as much as they do about organized religion. Thank goodness I believe god exists in nature and in our hearts as I'm not much for joining a church way too many people!
My husband sometimes has tiring days, sometimes its slow and he's allowed to just play his miny PS@ for hours. Either way, it is nice that he helps out, specially when I'm nursing or the baby has fallen asleep - or if I get a migraine and come down to see he's cooked or something.
Your life revolving around family sounds like a strong and solid one. You have the rocks of both a spiritual and community life. This is a good thing.
@banjiexia (63)
• China
26 Aug 07
My boyfriend likes playing games on line, and he will go shopping with me on sunday. If I feel really unhappy, he will give up his plan and be with me, and so am I.
