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CesEve99
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what do you dh's do on their day off?
CesEve99
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dh rarely ever gets a day off...he works every day! and the days he does take off its usually for something house/mady related.
dh's friend invited him to go fishing this morning on the boat...i'm so happy he was able to take a day to just relax and hang out with his buddy. for someone who works SO much i think he so deserves this!
usually what do your dh do on their days off from work?
what do you like to do on your days off from work? as for me, i love spending my days with mady...usually i'll take the mornings to myself and go for a mani/pedi or run some quick errands and then i'll pick her up early from her nanny's house and spend the day with her. usually i'll take her to the park, shopping, we've even gone to lunch at restaurants by ourselves...ahhh days off!!!
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Re: what do you dh's do on their day off?
we're in a much different scenario than most people. DH works 24 hours straight so when he gets home, he either goes for a run (to wake up) or takes an hour nap. Then he spends time wtih Abby while I'm able to catch up on housework that I cna't really do when I'm with abby for 24 hours alone. Then at least 1x a week we drop abby off with my mom and he and I get lunch or run errands together. It's weird, even though he has 48 hours off in a row, I really only get 1 day with him, the day after work he spends sleeping or in a really bad mood (lol i dno't blame him, though, he's sees a lot of awful stuff when he's at work!)
Dh only takes time off of work for either planned vacation (trips) or specific errands need to be done (usually house-related). However, on the weekends, he usually plays one day basketball in the morning for 1-2 hrs with is buddies. And the other day (3 out of 4 wks) he'll play golf.
Obviously, we don't have kids, so his alone time doesn't interfere with family time. I usually plan my errands around the time he's out doing his stuff. While he's playing bball, I do groceries and organize house. While he golfs, I go shopping, or plan a girls outing. And if I have something planned for the afternoon (baby shower, etc), I'll ask him to schedule his golf so we can spend the morning together.
"If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane" -- Jimmy Buffett
Well, DH's days off right now are Sun, Mon, Tue (he works 4, 10-hr days) and since I'm off for the summer, we have the days off together. Sat night or Sundays we'll try to see if my mom can watch L and we'll go out (movie, dinner, or just run errands w/out a little whinny voice lol). Mon and Tue we've been trying to do fun stuff. We'll usually leave one morning to run errands and then either go out in the backyard in inflatable pool, or go to our community pool, or go to the zoo. We still have to make it to the Children's Museum, Pinecrest Garden, the water park, and Seaquarium, but we'll see if we get to - we only have 3 wks left of me being off.
Oh, and we've gone to Matheson Hammock Park!
Once the semester starts, well, things will change a little. We'll see how that goes! At least Mondays I'll get out a little earlier so we can do something in the afternoon.
When DH is at work, I've been trying to plan fun stuff w/L. We've gone to Barnes n Noble, the public library for story time (btw, the West Kendall one has an awesome story/craft time - and it's free!), we've gone to the zoo, the pool, the park, etc. Or, sometimes, we go to MDC (to visit my ol' peeps) and Starbucks, or we'll go grocery shopping). I'm really enjoying this time off, I have to say! lol.
Like Jenny, my husband also has weird schedules. When he's finally home after a looooong time out at sea, we try to enjoy family time. He will do things I need around the house, take care of Ayden for a few while I run errands and play his online games. Poor man goes thru withdrawls when out to see. Obviously, we enjoy our family time more than anything, so I know after this deployment, computer games will be a thing of the past.
Laz works 6 days a week, so time off is limited. Sunday is the only day he doesn't work and that's our family day and we dedicate the entire day to hanging out just the three of us. Other then that- Laz goes to the gym before work every single day (including Saturdays) and he loves that. He considers that "his" time. Every once in a blue moon- he'll meet up with some guy friends for drinks or some cuban coffee after work. Now that I think about it- I feel bad for him. He really doesn't get much time-off for himself...
I don't really get much "alone" time either. I am always with my sidekick, Nadia (and I love every second). Every Thursday night @ 730 I get a manicure and Laz is in charge of bedtime routine, and once a month I go for dinner and drinks with friends (where Laz also puts Nadia to bed). And that's it...
MH has weekends off and we mostly spend it together - movies, pools, beach, parks, Seaquarium, zoo, errands, or just hang around the house. If he's not with us, he's helping his mom with her "projects" which may consist of; installing fans, fixing a toilet, and most recently - installing surveillence cameras on one of her properties.. Once in a blue moon he'll meet up with his brother and friends and go to a Marlins or Dolphins game. Come to think of it - he doesn't really have any "alone" time and well - sadly, neither do I. We don't have a strong family support system to help with the kids...its the two of us, and I wouldn't have it any either way. I love spending all my free time with MH and kids. I don't have much of it b/c I'm a WM.