Study Time...

  Two years ago we sat down as a family and made a commitment together that it was time for Jt to go to paramedic school. We could use the little extra help financially and Jt had always wanted to be a "medic". When he was younger and trying to get hired he also made plans to get into school but the week before he started he was picked up as a Firefighter instead. Now he is still a Firefighter but also a Paramedic this is sometimes hard to explain to people but I will try. In the fire service there are generally 4 positions on and engine company; Captain this is the guy who is in charge of operation, Engineer the driver and pumper he keeps track of the engine and drives to calls, when the call is a fire his job is to keep water coming out the end of the hose, then there is the Firefighter Paramedic he is same rank as the firefighter but when the engine gets called to a medical aid, lady fell and cant get up or guy was jumped outside the bar he is the guy in charge of all medical care until the patient is either transferred to AMR or at the Hospital, then there is the firefighter who assists the medic on medical aids he is an EMT in fact all personnel are EMT it is your basic requirement. Now there is a lot more to their jobs then that but that is the basic info but as far as "Rank" there are only 3; Captain,  Engineer and Firefighter. So Jt gets a pay raise because now his abilities are more then EMT he can now push drugs give pain meds and do his best to get the patients to the hospital alive. But as a medic firefighter when they go on fires he is equal to the firefighter and still gets to go in to the burning building and fight fire. So my husband very much loves his job and the fighting fire aspect is so much fun for him he can talk fire like I can talk hair its crazy!

    Well its time again that our family could use the financial help and even beyond that Jt has almost been at his job for 10 years he is very good at it and one day will make an amazing Captain but he has a work ethic in mind that he does not want to go to that step until he has worked as all the other steps. He wants to have knowledge of all the things he will one day have to supervise. So we have once again made a decision as a family to take the next step. So its study time at our house which means when dad is studying we need to leave him alone and give him quiet time... and actually this go round he has been much better to get study time in while he is at work so it takes less time away from family and when he does study at home he is careful to do it after the kids are in bed and I am busy with my crafts. But with the study time I have notice another side effect that I have just decided to except at this point and that is a one track mind :P lol. When Jt is in study mode he has a hard time seeing anything else around him so his ability to do normal chores around the house to help me out slacks. Like I said I have learned to work with this and to be fair he is aware of it and improved leaps and bounds where only small things don't get done or they just don't get done right away. I have learned that it simply means my job description gets a little longer for the time being and I am okay with that. I cant say I have always been okay with it though :( its taken some personal growth on my part but as long as I get my husband back after the study time is all done Im good. Here goes nothing we will see what comes of it all I am happy that I am at a more peaceful place in my life and now having an 8 year old to be a mimi assistant to my job description also helps :) Bottom line is we need to work together as a family to make things happen we all have our jobs and dads right now happens to be study study study. Thank you for reading.

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