All Quiet on the Forever Front
The wife and kids have been gone all week. They’re visiting the weirdo-in-law in Seattle. The kids like going up there because the weirdo-in-law loves to spoil them. Last time, she bought them each a pony and a goose that can lay golden eggs. My wife got a Ferrari and I got a bag full of doggie doo-doo.
I feel conflicted about the trip. On one hand, I have the whole house to myself. I can do whatever I want, whenever I want. Like staying up until 3 am doing nothing important. Or eating lemon cookies for dinner. Or defeating Michael Phelps in the 100 m butterfly by 0.01 second.
On the other hand, I miss the wife and kids. With my wife gone, I have no one to annoy. And with the kids gone, I feel like I’m missing out on their lives. Any minute now, I expect my wife to call me to tell me the kids discovered an error in Einstein’s theory of relativity.
Hopefully, the kids will come home today instead of tomorrow so we can get back to snuggling:
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Isn’t it funny how you (or at least I) can look forward to nice, quiet alone time and all you can think about is when will they be home.
What a snuggly picture!
I know. And when they come home, they’ll drive me crazy again.
Your posts make me laugh. I’m not sure which is funnier - the lemon cookies for dinner or the doggie doo-doo you get from the in law. Just so funny.
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I’ll stop by your blog and see what it is your doing. I’m not sure if I am worthy of being featured. I’m actually a very boring guy.
So are you really sleeping in this photo, or just exhausted from the trials and joys from parenthood?
I think I was trying to sleep, but the kids had other ideas.
Awwww You’re completely bitten by the family man bug. :) Love it.
Hugs,
Holly
And it didn’t even hurt…much.
You mean you didn’t take the time and test drive the Ferrarri with the optional car seats on the roof?
Quiet house can be a lonely house. Savior it for now, I’m sure it will be busy soon…
She took the Ferrari with her. You know, because she got the optional car seats for the roof.
You mean you haven’t been sleeping all day? Dude, get with it.
I got it backwards. Been staying up later, but still getting up at the normal time. Something must be wrong with me.
I should remarry. I miss having a spouse to annoy too. Hope they come home soon with more than doggie doo doo for you.
Is that a proposal? If it is, you need to at least bring me flowers or a power tool.
I hope your family is now home safe and sound. My husband is home at the moment, he is hanging out for us to move to be back with him permanently… poor man has only been seeing us once a fortnight for 9 months.
The family came home tonight. About time. I was waiting all day.
Yay, DF. Bet you’re happy now and your wife is wondering where all the lemon cookies went.
Funny you should mention that. My wife didn’t use to like lemon cookies. Now I got her hooked. Big mistake. Now I have to share.
Aww … that was a really sweet post. There should be more men like you in this world.
I don’t think my wife would agree. She’s only using me for free baby sitting so she can go shopping.
Oh I see they are back…what gift did you get this time !
Nothing, nothing, and more nothing. But at least they are back.
In October I will be missing my wife and baby girl, for the same reason. I will try to remember how to play Madden again. SportsDad
Awww. So sweet. You didn’t have any all-night poker buddies to snuggle with while they were gone? Glad you got your kidlets (and wife) back :)
Aw, this is so sweet! I love the picture.