My husband has been away at work since the beginning of March and was due home on 2nd July. This afternoon I had a phonecall from him to say that there is a problem with the fuel they are carrying on his ship so they have to take a detour to discharge the old fuel and get some new fuel. This means the ship will be delayed by about 2 weeks and my husband will be home 2 weeks later. I know it is only another 2 weeks but that is a long time when I have not seen my husband for so long, also he willstill have to return to work in the middle of september as he has already received details of his next ship. That means he loses 2 weeks of his leave. Every day we have together isprecious so it is not niceto have to lose2 weeks.My daughter has even been crosssing the days off on the calendar.I have not told her yet that he will be 2 weeks later. She will be very upset. 2 weeks is a long time for a 6 year old.


I am feeling so tired and really ready for my husband to come home. Now I still have over 6 weeks to go. Sorry for going on, but I feel very emotional tonight. I have not been handling nightimes very well just lately. I just want my husband to be here with us. I miss him so much.