By Myself

Well Dave has been gone for about a week now.  Due to there being NO jobs for him in our area he decided to head up to North Dakota.  It doesn't seem too glamorous.  His housing accommodations (although free) aren't the nicest and it isn't a 7-3 job like he's used to.  So far it has been long hours and usually in the middle of the night. 

We're doing ok here at home.  I must admit that it is hard.  I am a very spoiled wife especially the last 22 months with a house husband!  Dave enjoys cooking so to be honest I haven't had to cook a meal in a very long time and as sad as it is to admit I've pretty much forgotten how to do anything.  I don't usually get home until around 6 and it is hard to whip something up quickly.  I can make a mean frozen pizza but that doesn't really work for an 11 month old.  All last week the house was a disaster and we didn't get any laundry done.  Today was clean up day and tomorrow is laundry I guess!

We did this once before when Eric was a year old.  Dave went to Washington state for one month to work.  It was a lot easier then with only one kid.  The one thing I will never forget is mowing the lawn with Eric riding in one of those carriers on my back.  I'm sure it was quite a sight.  I hope I didn't damage him with all that loud noise!!  Then again, maybe that's why he never hears me...

Dave is going to see how these two weeks go up there.  If it is tolerable and worth it, he will come home for two weeks and then go back for three weeks and keep up an alternating schedule like that until he can find something a little more convenient and hopefully in the area.  They had wanted him to stay for three weeks this first time but we've got some pretty big birthdays coming up.  He'll miss Andrew's unfortunately but will be home for his golden birthday.  It'll just have to be a combined birthday party!

P.S.  Can a blog have a P.S.?  I just have to give props to the military wives and single mammas out there.  It's hard work all by yourself!