[~A2~]

Hi all

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Regards

Ali

[ironbutterfly]

GOLD (even if it is quite a few days after a thread change! )

How is everyone doing?
We're slowly plodding along, looks like DH will take a few days off so he can be home for xmas. Although we aren't big xmas people here I think he just wants to get off site because they will be on skeleton crew anyway.
DH is home tonight for shift change. The only good thing of him working so close and being DIDO.
Anyone here working on an 8/6 day roster? How does it go routine wise for you? It looks like they may change over to this roster come new year (current 2/1 week) and was wondering what people thought of it.

[Iliketophaff]

Organisationally we are fine (is that even a word?) - in fact, life is pretty smooth. But the lonlieness at night has begun

[tarnsv]

Hi Everyone,
I havent been in here for awhile as I am in Hospital!! Was admitted 2 weeks ago with severe abdo pain worse than labour I swear!! It all happened as I was dropping of DH at airport to fly back to Perth to then fly to mine. I wasnt sure what was going on and somehow managed to drive to the hospital with DD screaming cause I was in agony she was scared and DS was trying to calm her down bless him.

So long story short, I had a special scan to day on my Gallbladder after a sh*tload of other tests, now my Pancreas is showing to have problems as well so I have a MRI on Monday. Have had CT and Ultrasound and X-ray as well as Gastroscopy none of which have shown stones or anything but still in pain still not eating a lot and of course with the Pancreas deciding to join the party it will be a few more days here!

DH flew home on Friday MIL was looking after the kids and I was hoping I would've been out ages ago but alas I am not and MIL had work to do so DH flew home early which is awesome cause it means not only is he home but I know have his internet stick!! WOO HOO


I finished up work and was looking forward to all the great things I could do but instead I have been stuck in here.. Oh well could be much worse. - Well wait the clear diet I was on for 3 days was horrid now I am on Free Fluids which is much nicer....I dream of the day I can eat a big bowl of Ragu or some hot chips mmmmmmmm until then soup ice cream and jelly it is..

Hope everyone is good. Hopefully I will be out before DH goes back!!

Will keep you updated

Tarns

[mamagot5]

Hi y'all,
I'm a forum virgin, and only started our FIFO lifestyle in july this year.
We have also only just relocated from Nth QLD to Perth this past week with our 5 children (1boy,11 and 4 girls 8,5,3,22mths) Hubby Mc Hubberson does a 4wk1wk shift at Cape Preston, but is hoping to get over to Barrow Is. ASAP.

We are also homeschoolers, so if anyone is in the nth Perth area (h'schooler's or not )
I'd love to say hi

Due to our naivity in costs getting here (i drove with the children) Our xmas in Melb is cancelled, but bonus is we have Daddy-O home for 3 full weeks over Chrissy!! - you think we excited??

Glad I found you to remind me i'm not the only one living like this

Bernadette and Crew

[ironbutterfly]

Oh my it's quiet!

Well hope everyone is doing well, and looking forward to their christmas .

tarnsv- hope everything is ok now. Are you looking forward to the move?

hi mamagot5- nice to meet you how do you go with the 4/1? We did it once when DD1 was 3 months and said never again. I think he missed us the most.

Thought I'd share some sites/forums.
There is a www.fifofamilies.com.au set up by a Perth mum. There is also www.miningfm.com.au setup by a SA mum and a few others. Both a really new sites but have some great advice miningfm goes into tax and other stuff too which great when your tryign to get your head around those things. (and in no way am I affiliated with them, I do however use them )

Well we are looking forward to chrissy, DH will be home on xmas eve morning provided the river doesn't swell. The area to the north and out the back of town has had heaps of rain so fingers crossed!!

Merry Christmas to all

[*~*Melinda*~*]

Hi

We are talking about doing this, DP interviewed last week for a 2/1 roster, we currently live in CQ and would have to relocate to Perth or within 2hrs of the airport.

Are we crazy ??

What is something you wished you had of thought of before you decided to be a fifo family?

[mamagot5]

we are only a few months into our fifo life (he started in july) but my thoughts are maybe only up to an hour from the airport?? DH flight out is at 05:30 so you don't really want to be up and driving 2 hrs at 3 in the morning but than maybe it doesn't bother you ?? his flights into perth are at 19:30 so that could mean getting home at 22:30, with young ones it could get hard ??

ironbutterfly, we seem to managing well so far, as i said the children are homeschooled so we do a "4 week term" and 1 week "holiday" rather than 8-10 weeks and 2 weeks like mainstream school. this way when daddy is home he can spend all day with them rather than after schoo.l before he started fifo, we never saw him at all as he would leave at 5am come home at 6pm see the children at their worst (witching hour) and go out in the shed with our business on the side. plus we occasionally get to skype when the reception is good at his end oh and thanks for the links will check them out now.

seeing as how he is home ATM i'd better spend some time with him

hope your xmas is merry
Bernadette and crew

[ironbutterfly]

Melinda- I agree with mamagot5. With in 1 hr of the airport would be better. Unless he flies out later, although most do leave 5 or earlier in the morning. If they do night shift he'll be home about mid morning (mostly the operators) If he's a tradie it will most likely be the evening they are home.
I'd also suggest staying over CQ for awhile because FIFO life is not for everyone. It would save you the emotional and financial costs of uprooting if you decide the lifestyle is not for you.
As far as being crazy, not at all lots of perfectly insane women do it all the time !!!
For us we get to see more of DH and get more quality time with him. He's not tired or distracted by work.

mamagot5- I could never do 4/1 let alone with so many kids! 2/1 and my patience is breaking! For us it's only mobile contact. We would skype but my laptop got fried and I'm using his netbook. Lucky the phone reception is improving so now he can sit out side his room and talk to me!

[~*Rainbow*~]

Hi everyone, I've just heard about this group, and was wondering if I can join? I don't have kids (yet!!) but DP starting fifo in July and it would be great to be able to have people to talk to and ask questions who understand it all lol!!!

DP is on a 2/1 roster atm, changing to 9/5days in July as he is doing a grad program. We relocated to Perth so that he could take the job.

I was wondering if anybody's OH does fifo from Melbourne to WA?? We are really missing Melbourne, and DP wants to move back there, but the company has said they will not arrange the extra flights from Perth to Melbourne until after his grad program (another 1.5 years) which is fair enough, so he was thinking about arranging his flights himself. Does anybody do this?? Can anybody tell me what their experience with this was?

I cannot imagine how you all do it, I find fifo really hard and we don't have kids yet! You are all amazing!