[CQ-Contest] Am I blessed or what????

[John Geiger]

Wow!  That is great. My contest time has been limited
since the birth of my 3 year old daughter, partially
by choice, and partially by sunspot numbers and a
fairly limited station. My wife has told me a couple
of times that if I want a radio, just go ahead and buy
it. Now what does that Icom 7800 cost again.....?

73s John W5TD

--- "Hershel L. Kreis, Jr." <w4tmn at verizon.net> wrote:

> A month or so ago, we had a discussion about our
> wives and contesting 
> here on the reflector.  I did not put my two cents
> in then, mostly 
> because my wife was still getting used to the idea
> of my contesting.  
> (We have only been married 5 years and I was not
> active when we first 
> married.)  I just got back into it last year after
> upgrading to a 
> General ticket.  Well, a year later (along with a
> few "assertive" 
> fellowship sessions) she has spent the second CQ WW
> DX weekend with me.  
> I made sure that I heeded some of K1IR's suggestions
> prior to the 
> weekend and it was heaven on earth.
> 
> Saturday, dinner and the accompanying beverage was
> delivered to the 
> shack personally by my wife with a loving smile. 
> She also kept 
> interruptions down to a minimum.
> 
> Sunday, she did not complain when I got up early
> (4am) after my nap 
> (using a very loud alarm clock) to work a few more
> contacts prior to 
> going to church.  My daughter even shocked my wife
> and I when she 
> announced at the door of the shack a loud "Whiskey
> Four Tango Mike 
> November" (the first time she has ever said that). 
> My wife, daughter 
> and two sons gave me the weekend pretty much to
> myself, and I just wish 
> that conditions on the air would have been that
> wonderful.
> 
> Sunday night after the contest ended, I put my
> little daughter (3 years 
> old) to bed and gave my wife a break from everything
> and she really 
> appreciated it so much so that not a negative word
> has been said about 
> contests.
> 
> I think she is definitely a keeper!!!  It truly is
> wonderful to be 
> married to my best friend who lets me play with you
> guys every now and then.
> 
> I can't wait for Sweepstakes weekend...........
> 
> 
> Hershel
> W4TMN
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