A down day...

So A was a champ.  I explained what was going on with me.  The foster mom of the dog is actually going to take her back and keep her.  She was pretty upset the night we adopted her.  So I have to give big props to A for understanding and accepting what is going on. 

We are now at day 6 in the hotel from the fire.  Everything is still good.  A has gone back to school.  G is starting to go a little stir crazy with no toys around him.  B has been able to go back to work and catch up.  Speaking of which, have to give her some credit; she was announced employee of the month.  I am very proud of her.  And not just saying that because I know she reads this. 

With this being said, Monday I will get back to my first post.  Documenting our transition from everyday average family to 800 mile separated parents.

A down day as a dad.

So as I commented earlier we adopted a dog for A after she got out of the hospital.  Tomorrow will mark her one week mark with us.  Unfortunately it will be the last day with us.  I have found out that apparently G and I are allergic to her.  G had a small rash that broke out on Sunday.  And I have had mysterious itching since Sunday, that has only grown worse.  We tried to trouble shoot every possible thing that could be wrong.  Hard water at the hotel, the smoke from the house, but alast I think it can only be one thing.  So I go from hero to zero in a week.  I am hoping she will understand.  And I am sure she will, but again it might take awhile to get over it.  So I will update after we tell her...

Ok so back to it...

I see I have been getting a little traffic here.  That is great.  So let me apologize to all of you for only having the one post on here.  As most of you probably know, I have had one hell of a month.  With the daughter being in the hospital for 11 days, we adopted a dog for her Saturday the day after she got out, and low and behold Sunday morning 2 am we had a small house fire.  Our dehumidifier caught fire and create a lot of smoke and soot damage.  Structure is just fine.  But we do have a lot of clean up.  Thankfully we have excellent insurance.  I will recommend MetLife to anyone.

I have started a new group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEO_Dads/.  I was having trouble finding active groups in my area, so I took it upon myself to get something going.  This group is mainly for us SAHDs, but I am not limiting it to that.  Stay at home moms, grandparents, or aunts and uncles are all welcome to join the group. 

So for those of you that are stopping by, thank you.  If you have any suggestions on the blog, let me know.  This is my attempt at anything like this.  The blog, the group, and yes I am even going to sign up for facebook to help promote the group.  So any help from you vets out there is greatly appreciated.

Tomorrow I will try and get back to my story from the first post and catch up. 

Just an introduction

Hello all!  I am new to this world of blogging.  I think I am catching it on the end, which is about where my technology lies.  Now do not get me wrong, I love the gadgets and the new equipment, but do not go along with most of the social networking.  Anyways this blog will be about me, a SAHD (Stay At Home Dad), and my family. 

This will include my experiences since I am a freshman.  Been on the job for a wee 5 months.

So to start a little background.  I was in sales for 10 years.  The last seven being a sales manager.  My lovely and intelligent wife B in the time, managed to amass 3 BS degrees and a Masters.  She accepted a new position 800 miles away from home, and was gone in two weeks.  This left me in my current position, SAHD.  While we had discussed this as an option, we did not have preparation ready for a quick two week lead in.  I remember driving her the 800 miles, helping her settle in to her extended stay hotel, and then flying home the next day.  We had been married for 12 years and had never spent more than two nights awayfrom each other.  Here I am alone, taking care of A - 11 and G- 9 mos.

Our game plan:
1. Quickly complete the finish of our walk out basement
2. Sell our existing home
3.  Find our new home
4.  Be reunited as a family by the July 1st.

I will let you know how this game plan worked out tomorrow...