Mad Eejits

Daddy Day Care 2 - 30 Jan 09

Its that time of year again. Sarah sets sail for the Spring Fair tonight leaving Ben and me on our own. It seems longer than a year ago since we last faced, endured and survived an extended period of Daddy Day Care, but then Ben has grown and developed so much over that year.

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Back for 2009 - 12 Jan 09

No sooner than I had posted, in August, that 3 months without a post must have been a new record for me, I knew that I had given myself a challenge. Through hard training, good discipline and impressive self-denial, I persevered though the long months of Autumn and into the midst of Winter. The journey has been tough but so worthwhile as I can now present to you over four and a half months of no posts! Oh, how I spoil you.

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Hectic - 15 Apr 08

That’s how life has been for the last week or more and its the reason for yet another spell of silence on Mad Eejits.

Where do we start? Well, Sarah’s dad had the flu. This meant Sarah had to work 6 days a week, rather than her normal 3 days, just to keep the family business ticking over. Which in turn meant we needed extra childcare for Ben, but unfortunately we didn’t even have his ‘normal’ childcare available as Sarah’s Mum had the flu too and my parent’s are away on holiday at the moment. On top of all this was the fact that it was my turn to be on-call for work, meaning I had to be contactable 24×7 and I had to handle a few late night issues during the week.

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Daddy Day Care Survived! - 08 Feb 08

Sarah arrived back home this morning, officially marking the end of Daddy Day Care Week and I’m happy to declare it a success. Ben and I both made it through unharmed, well-fed and cleanly clothed. I managed to squeeze in two nappy washes over the week, so running out of clean ones was never likely to happen.

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Daddy Day Care - 01 Feb 08

Tonight Sarah heads off to a trade fair, leaving Ben and me to fend for ourselves for a week. Its the first time that either one of us has been away, leaving the other one ‘holding the baby’ and I’ll admit to being slightly nervous about it. Its not like I’ve never looked after Ben on my own before, but there’s never been an ‘overnight’ involved before, nevermind 7 of them.

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Hallelujah, Here She Comes - 21 May 07

After several months of Sarah being rather a silent partner as far as Mad Eejits is concerned, this week should (hopefully) see her first post on the site, as she returns to work from her maternity leave. The last 6 months have flown by for me, so I’m sure it seems twice as fast for her.

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