Stay At Home Dad?... We Just Got One!

The Blodgett's are now the pround owners of a "stay at home dad". Not only will he be taking care of our little ones while I go to work, but I also see laundry and bathroom cleaning in his future (let's just keep this between us).

You may be asking yourself, "How did this happen?" Or, "Why aren't YOU staying home?" All good questions. Since this is MY blog and I can do what I want with it, I think I will tell you the non-Reader's Digest answers.

My husband (for the record, I dislike referring to him as that in conversation, I'd rather just call him by his name LUKE and so I will from this point on), was a teaching assistant at Harrison Education Center in Minneapolis Public School system for the past 2 years. He works with Emotional Behavioral Disorder (EBD) teenagers (tough gig). He took the job on a whim shortly before Colton was born because he wanted a position that he could enjoy and be closer to "home". Surprisingly, Luke loved working in education. He even thought about going back to school to get his license to teach with a focus on special education for EBD students. But, this year brought around some changes for Luke as he started to really think about what it is he wants to do for the rest of his life. A job shouldn't be just a job, you should love your job. Especially since you're going to spend over half of your life working it! So, we started having discussions...

Maybe I should leave the EBD field and try something else?
Maybe I should become a teacher?
Maybe I should finish my current degree?
Maybe I should get a business job?

One day driving home from Wisconsin, he decided to share a new idea with me - "What if I take over my dad's business?"

And so, we made the decision. We're working toward buying Luke's dad out of his company. We moved out of our own home and have moved in with my parents to save more money. Since this type of work is seasonal, we also decided that once Luke's season is up - He is going to stay home and take care of the kids, rather than try to find a second job. With gas prices going up and up and daycare breaking our bank account, this solution seems right.

Definitely more blogs to come about this new development! Can't wait to see Luke as Mr. Mom...