Pleased to Meet You

At the encouragement of my fiancee, I have decided to start journalling online and out in the open about what all I do as a stay-at-home Daddy on a day to day basis.  

For starters, my name is Randy as you can probably already see.  I'm going to keep this entry brief because I don't feel well.  Perhaps this is not the most interesting day to start this, but what the hell?  Anyway, I am newly turned 28 and am currently willfully unemployed.  My fiancee, Abby, and I decided back in September of last year that instead of her and I both working and losing money to babysitters, I should stay at home and become a full time student.

Abby is a bartender and makes more than enough to maintain us comfortably.  She is an amazing woman, the love of my life and my biggest supporter.  She also likes to throw firecrackers while I'm on the computer to scare the beejeesus out of me.  Any and all suggestions for retribution can be left in the comment box below, thanks ahead of time :).

I am a veteran of the Army and am currently using my GI Bill to pursue a degree in the fine art of the English language.  By using my GI Bill, I mean that I have been attending school since September and am still waiting on some unnamed source in Muskogee, Oklahoma to hand another anonymous person a piece of paper so that my school bills quit piling up (that's a whole other rant I wanna save for later).

Currently, along with pursuing higher education, I am also writing and publishing my first book.  Exciting, right?  I have written stories, lyrics, scripts, poetry, and fantasy wars between food groups for as long as I knew how to write sentences.  The first book, which I won't give out any juicy details quite yet, is a collection of poems and stories by me and some illustrations by my brother, Nic.  

Lastly, and most important, I am a stay at home Daddy.  My son, Emery, lived full time with me from 2008 when he was 15 months old to last summer when he turned five.  His mom and I agreed to switch the living arrangements when he started kindergarten, but I get him as often as I can have him.  Even more in the summer and during the holidays.  My life didn't really start until  my little man came into this world six years ago.

Abby's son, Gunner, lives here with us all the time.  Gunner may not be mine in blood, but he certainly has me by the heart.  Our days as a pair are filled with bug hunts, forest exploration and the fine craft of cooking.  The days when Em is here to complete the trio are my favorite albeit trying at times.  We have superhero fights, dinosaur digs, and sports days.  Both of my boys are my world entire.  Except. . .


We've got a baby on the way!  Our little corner of the world will be completed in September when Abby and I have our daughter, Elsa Janice (pronounced Jah-neese, not Jan-iss).  I am overwhelmed internally by becoming a new Daddy again, but I play it pretty cool on the outside.  Never really did I dream of having a daughter.  I've watched and helped raise nieces.  My anticipation is on the rise here lately as summer's end draws near, I'm going to begin painting and organizing her room in the next few weeks.

I do believe I have rambled enough for an introductory post.  Most likely, I will do further introductions to more of the people near and dear to me as the posts are posted.  The idea of doing this is really appealing, so hopefully you come check back tomorrow night.  Stay classy.