15 More hours!

Jill comes back tonight at 11pm. It's only been 5 days and 4 nights but it feels like 2 weeks. I spend a good amount of time with the kids each day (remember, I have no friends and no hobbies that I do alone). And since Im not into video games (which makes me the only male under 40 in our church that isnt obsessed with video games...), Im not one of those tv-dads that never plays with their kids. But I learned some things these past 5 days:

• I need a break from my kids
• Kayleigh and Sydney get slap-happy way too easily
• My kids need to expand their breakfast preferences (Cheerios and oatmeal every day is lame)
• Home schooling is not easy (I prefer lecturing to college kids over teaching fractions to a 5 year old). 
• Here is how Kayleigh would answer in a game show if I was their usual teacher:

• And here is how smart-alec Sydney would answer:

• I cant work from home. People who do either dont have kids, dont really 'work', or have a sound-proof airtight vault for their home office.
• Laundry is easy, but I cant figure out how Jill folds things so well. I just cant fold anything in a way that doesnt make it look like it randomly fell from a great height and was then shaped into a square by an animal.
• It's hard to find time to exercise when you're a single parent. But at least I can jog with the girls now (Kayleigh is able to ride her bike at an 8 min mile pace now).
• Our girls look way cuter and more obedient on the blog, in real life they are messy and extremely lazy.
• I cant do pigtails or pony tails well. In fact I dont know how to use a hairbrush. I havent needed a hairbrush since high school. Someone at church noticed my 'good effort' on the girls hair but I had to admit it was pretty weak.
• Im sick of eating cheese and crackers for 3 meals each day. I need Jill to get groceries. 
• The girls will fight to the death over the honor and privilege of getting the mail -who knew?
• Jill and I make a good team. I never want to be a single parent. Being a parent of one is hard. But, perhaps Im a wimp, after all, "One is enough, when it's you."

Im sure Jill will have lots to post when she gets back. She did send me one picture from her cell phone while she was in Mexico (this was taken in the orphanage courtyard):

-Kevin

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