Jefflog

Today, I announced to my employer that October 31November 1 will be my last day at work. As of November 12, I will be taking on a new position as a full-time housedad.

The decision has been a long one, something that we’ve contemplated for over a year now. A year ago, it would have been a difficult task to take on. Babies, even your own, simply aren’t much fun to take care of. You feed them, you change their diaper, and the best you can get from it is a smile from them, if you’re lucky. Toddlers, on the other hand, may have their challenges but they can also be a lot of fun.

That fact, coupled with Hong’s recent job promotion and frustrations with our most recent nanny, has been enough to tip the scales to where it no longer makes sense for me to work. We could have opted to find another nanny, but we’ve already been through six of them in the past three years, most of whom left of their own accord for various reasons. The process of finding another one would be draining and likely only good for another six months or year anyway. Thus, I am stepping up to the challenge.

I hope to be able to share some of my thoughts and frustrations on being a housedad on this blog. I’ll likely re-theme it soon, and should have plenty of pictures to share once I figure out how to link pictures from my new photo gallery. In the meantime, I’m going to be pretty busy trying to wrap things up at the office.

If I had to pick my favorite fruits, the pineapple would be at the top of the list followed by the apple. Apples come in all sorts of varieties, and I like trying different kinds when I can come across them.

The Red Delicious seems to be the most popular, but despite its moniker I find it to be one of the least delicious. It is, however, the best looking apple, which probably accounts for its popularity.

Typically, I go for Gala apples. They’re almost always available at the grocery store, and the best tasting. I buy these from Costco 12-at-a-time.

We live just a few miles from the Conner Prairie Living History Museum, and they maintain an Apple Store open during the apple harvest season. I can usually find some unique varieties there; I recall sampling some Liberty apples last year, although they weren’t particularly memorable.

Earlier this week, I happened across some Honeycrisp apples at the grocery store. If they appear in your local store, I highly recommend picking up a few. It is the best apple variety I have ever tasted. Extremely firm and sweet, I could eat one of these every day.