My Introductory Post

In late 2003, when we found out my wife was expecting our second child we made the decision to relocate. We’d had enough of life in the Vancouver/Lower Mainland area and had spent considerable time researching, reviewing and selecting a destination.

We decided to move to the Maritimes, where my wife was born and raised. We also decided that we would job hunt in a few cities at once to see what came up. Carolyn won the race, and was offered a job in her home town of Saint John. So in May 2004 we packed up the two kids – Bridget was 2 and Evelyn was 2 months old, and we had a one week house hunting trip. A whirlwind excursion where we viewed 17 houses in 4 days and left with a deal in hand, the house we now live in. We returned to Burnaby to wrap things up at home and work, and began packing for our July 1st move. After some initial settling in, Carolyn began work in September, and I applied to use the remainder of her Parental Leave.

That was the beginning of my tour of duty as a stay home father.

Recently, during yet another viewing of Barnie, it occurred to me that while the girls were occupied with the brain candy, I could be doing something much more useful with my time. However, I quickly rejected the idea as being unreasonable, and decided to start a web log instead. I promise I will try to keep my tales amusing, and will try to avoid rambling in such detail that will inspire hate mail. (Present rambling notwithstanding). With a 3 year old and a 10 month old keeping me busy, I can’t predict how often I will update this site, but it sure beats doing more dishes.

Here then, are my adventures as a stay home Dad, and other tales of my new life on the East Coast.

Rick