Home Alone

I'm a little worried. Ed's going away for the week, and while I'll be joining him on the East Coast next weekend, in the meantime, I'm going to be left to take care of the little family all by myself. I'm not sure I'm up to the task.

That kind of bothers me because I used to pride myself on just how independent I was. I lived alone for 10-12 years, and I always managed to take care of my affairs better than most people I knew who had families (or at least a wife at home) to help take up the slack.

But that ended over three years ago. Since then, Ed and I moved in together, and I quickly became the stereotypical "married" man who can't take care of himself. I don't buy the groceries. I don't cook. I barely remember how the microwave works. Ed takes care of all that, plus he takes care of the 4 kids all day every day while I'm off to work at the office. Now, they're all going to be dependent on me to take care of their needs, and that should make them very very worried.

Lucky for them, their food doesn't require cooking. I just have to remember how to pour it out of a bag and into their bowls.

Beyond all that, I'm thinking the house is going to seem really empty. I think I can figure out how the TiVo remote works, but I probably won't feel like watching anything. What fun is TV when you have to watch it all alone?

Wish me luck. It's gonna be a long week...

Comments

[Scott-O-Rama]

Well, if you need some company, give us a call.

[Buckaroo]

a very belated welcome back! Sorry to hear all about the rain though. Glad to hear you guys had a good time.