Family

Do you know what I do not like? Not one little bit?
Tonight we happen to have 2 different things happening at the same time. Baseball practice and Julia and I have the market research thing at Target.
Part of the reason that it was so important when Cullen got out of his 2nd shift job was because he was not a part of our family for 2 years. You don't see the kids AT ALL, for days and days at a time when you work from 3-11. They are at school, and then they are in bed. You might see whoever is home for a little while, but if you're Cullen, you need to be running when you can, so you don't really get to see them much either.
So yay, normal hours. It's summer and they are busier now. Which means longer days, and when you're salary it kinda sucks a little bit but whatever. It'll be "worth it" in the winter, right? Except last winter he was doing 40 hour work weeks also. So now it's 50 hour work weeks and he works this Saturday too.
He just had the balls to call and ask if I can ask my parents if they can help get CJ to practice because he's not sure he's going to get home in time.
UM, NO.
This is when you say "I got here at 7am, I am leaving at 4 because my kid has baseball and that's plenty of time to be here working for you, thank you."
Shouldn't everyone live in Nickiland?
You should, really. It's just better here. Family comes first. I'm not asking him to leave EARLY and not put in his time. But then again he couldn't muster the courage to tell his boss, who happens to be our dear friend, back when I had my hysterectomy that he needed FIVE days off from work, and not just FOUR, leaving me to my parents who saved me AGAIN. What 34 year old relies on her parents so much? THANK GOD they are there. THANK GOD for the relationship they have with their grandchildren. It is more precious than Gold, and I'm thankful every single day that my babies will have that. And for my parents, that they get to know their grandbabies in such a terrific way. They actually KNOW them, what they like and what they don't. It's great.
But.
We are a TWO PARENT FAMILY NOW. GET YOUR ASS HOME IN TIME TO GET CJ TO BASEBALL PRACTICE.