I want to sing the praises of my dh, if I may!

[trulymadlydeeply]

My dh is FAB!! Not only is he kind, generous and supportive to me (and very funny), but he's a fantastic dad as well.

We live abroad but came back to the UK for New Year. Last weekend I stayed in the UK to work for 5 weeks (sob!) and he took our 3 small dcs back to France with him. He has been running our business, doing the school run (to 3 different schools), doing homework, cooking them healthy meals, doing the bath routine, taking them to all their activities and playing with them without so much as a murmur (apart from "I miss you").

I'm so proud of him - and of them as they are coping brilliantly with my absence.

I just wanted to share it with all of you too. Roll on Feb. 9th when I can go home ...

Hooray for Mrtrulymadlydeeply

Hi, it's hard being away isn't it? Good for him. I did six months of me working away Mon-Fri and only coming home on Friday nights and dh looked after both children and worked ft oth. It was hard on everyone.

Have you got netmeeting? you could read them a bedtime story over the internet if you have! I hope you're enjoying bits of it too.

It IS hard - the time is going interminably slowly, and I won't see them for the first 3 weeks. How did you manage 6 months www?!

I'm trying to be positive and do nice things, but feel awful about spending money when I'm here to generate some to take back. Also finding being back in school slightly stressful - not knowing what I'm going to face every day in terms of kids' behaviour and having been out of the teaching loop for over 3 years. Still! At least I've got a skill that I can use quickly when we need it.

I've never heard of netmeeting - could you explain a bit more what it is and how I do it?

Many thanks.

Well at least I was going home every Friday night, although I was leaving again at 5.30am on Monday mornings. And I was living with lovely ex mother in law who is a sweetie and going out for dinner occasionally with ex dh (we're friends still), so it was bearable ish. I collapsed in an exhausted heap at the end of it, we all did.

Netmeeting is a free (it was last time I looked anyway) Ms Office application which enables you to have a meeting on a webcam. Have you got one? Or an Eyetoy for a Playstation, because you can use that as a Webcam, hang on, I'll find oyu a link.

here

You're a genius, www. SO many thanks,

xxx

Well done to both you and your DH! I have done this kind of thing a couple of times and rather enjoyed it - but only for a fews days to a week. Being in sole command meant I was able to organise everything to suit myself, be very clear with DC about rules etc and be proud of the result. Thus when you return you might watch out for where DH has changed the routine and be sensitive about how you "reintegrate" back into the family so as not to undo his good work. I am sure this will not apply to you but I think my DW used to get a bit jealous to find everything working so well without her and then picked on a few holes. But the fact that you are singing the praises of your DH (a rare event it seems on this site) shows that you are very appreciative and I am sure will let your DH know that.