Jeff's on nights

Jeff's recent schedule has required him to leave for work at 7:15 pm, and then he returns home around 6:30 am. This has caused us to adjust some of our home behaviors, such as eating dinner at 5pm instead of 7, sleeping opposite times of each other (I sleep with a body pillow at my back; he sleeps in the middle of the bed), and Charlie getting to watch movies every morning so I can catnap on the couch (you know, that mom sleep where your eyes are closed but you still hear everything) while I decide if I'm going to throw up or not (I haven't yet, but I have gone through 3 boxes of Saltines this week). I did, however, find several benefits from this schedule change: first, I have lots of time to clean up the house after Charlie goes to bed without husband interference; second, I have time to sew after Charlie goes to bed, and I am halfway finished with a new quilt for her, a "Daddy quilt" made out of Jeff's and Charlie's old shirts and patches of things they like or have done together, and third, I get to see my smokin' hot husband in his police uniform every night he works. Who doesn't love that? Also, Charlie loves Jeff's uniform, and says "pretty badge" when she sees him wearing it. When I get weary, I remember this too shall pass; next week he starts the equivalency academy and will be living there for two weeks while he learns state and local law, more self defense, and other fun stuff. Then once he comes home, he will work days again, and I can stop telling the body pillow to pick its socks up off the floor before I fall asleep.