Don't forget your FOUR TIRED Children are missing you as well.:D

Tom

I know, I know... I have a lot to do when I get home. There is more to me getting home than just being with the Family. I need to hit you up for a unity bracket!

Congrats Matt, you deserve it. I took a similar cut two years ago that did not work out but now I am happy with the new - new job and agree with you on the money and family front. I missed a lot of my kids growing up and regret not making the move sooner. The money thing will work itself out, it always does- the time and family thing is much more complex. Don't forget to add the impact on your health in there too.. You come out a winner in a big way then.

Health, YES. I was really starting to get depressed every day here. It was to the point that even talking to my wife wasn't cheering me up any more. I just really want to be home with the Family. I have lost close to 30lbs while being here by using my time to walk 4 miles almost every day since I got here until these last 3 months. I have just lost the will to do even that. I know that I have to get home to stay on the right track to continue getting healthier and get this funk lifted from around me.

the only thing that I have been enjoying the last couple of months is my weekend at my friends house where my new project is at that I must get finished up before I go home. hopefully the transmission will get me there.

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Congratulations, Matt, on heading back home. I understand what you have been going through. I am right there with you, as I am 7 months into a 9 month separation from my family. I go home every other weekend, but the gloomy days hang around for both sides. My daughter just doesn't understand. Once everyone gets settled again, I'd like to get the Houston group together to meet the great people that I have around me now. I don't see why we can't have the comraderie that the guys in the great Northwest have.

Mine is not quite as bad as yours (or Matt's), but we are rapidly approaching the 5 1/2 month mark. Thankfully....we're almost there.

Donny...I think it'd be great for all of us to get together, once things finally settle down. I'm looking forward to getting back to work on the cars, too. I haven't been able to do much lately between everything going on at work and the house.

Yes, a Houston get together would be great!

The time away really does get to me after I'm back here a couple weeks after being home for a weekend. I am thankful that after this weekend I am going to look at routes to get me home that will possibly take me through Lufkin so I can take home the long haul award! That would be a nice stop point for a little while to get some food, chit chat, gas and head home! Be home for dinner with the Family!