Well, it is offical. 10/19/12 and I have moved in to the computer room and am sleeping on an air mattress on the floor. Not that it is such a big deal. I haven't slept in the bedroom more than 20 nights since mid-February. Can't take the snoring, the thrashing, the randoms hits/kicks (those last ones being all completely unintentional). Kent is an active sleeper and as of late, I just can't handle it any longer. His movement are completely driven by his sleep, and he'd not harm me no matter what. I've slept most nights in my chair in the living room since Feb. At least on the air mattress I can now stretch out.
I was supposed to have the futon bed in the spare bedroom, but he never got around to cleaning out that room even though he told me it was the FIRST thing he'd do when he was laid off from Brock. Layoff date was 8/30/12, and it is 10/29/12 today. Yeah, like that happened. So he spent his last free weekend cleaning out the computer room. Only fair, I guess. He spent most of the time he could have spent cleaning out the spare bedroom over at Brian's, working on a new carriage for the swivel gun. As usual, he fiddlefarted around until he suddenly had a job. That has happened for 3 years running. And this time I wasn't understanding about it, because enough was enough. I had to come first in this. Yeah, I come first in a lot of things, but this was a life threatening situation for me, and there was not getting around it this time. I know I pissed him off, but it if don't stand up for my life, who will? No one, that's who. Kent hasn't been ill like I have to truly understand what it is like for me.
He was hired 10-24-12 at a place over in Lafayette, on second shift (boo, hiss) but at least it is a job. And he was a direct hire, not hired via a temp service. Which means he gets more money. And after his 90 day probationary period he will have benefits. Yes! Benefits! Gonna cost us a bunch, but by claiming my social security check after I turn 62 we will have enough to make up the missing funds plus pay for the medications and doctors, etc. Yes! Now if only...
I don't know if I'll ever be able to sleep in the same bed with him, at least as long as he snores so badly. The snoring had been getting a little better since he was out of Brock and no long in the dust in Brian's garage. But that will probably be changing now that he's back to work. He says the plant is clean, but factory is a factory is a factory, and dust and debris accumulate... We'll see. After he gets some benefits we may look in to having his apnea diagnosed, and see if he can get the CPAP stuff so he actually sleeps deeply. Maybe I can tolerate that noise of a night. All this remains to be seen.
Maybe if we get a sleep number mattress to properly support us, he might lay more quietly. And then again, maybe not. He has not been working for nearly 2 months and the thrashing is suddenly worse...It is work related, that is for certain.
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