June 5th, 2017 was a milestone day for our family. It has been 365 days since Lizze moved back home, with me and our boys. This move ended our almost two year separation. You can read earlier posts about what life was like prior to one year ago. I’ll try and give some brief background …
Category: Reunification
Feb 05 2017
General Update: We have 2 important things to talk about
There are two things I need to touch base on in regards to our day today. By far, the most important update has to do with Mr. Gavin and his eating of the raw chicken. I kinda joke about the ridiculousness of this but it’s actually pretty serious or could be very serious. Gavin has …
Dec 12 2016
UPDATE: Seven months after my wife moved back home…..
It’s been seven months since my wife and I put our family back together. For those tardy to the party, we spent about twenty months apart after she suffered what our marriage counselor calls caregiver burnout, along with what turned out to be undiagnosed bipolar disorder. I’m not going dredge through the past at this …
Sep 27 2016
Positives and Disappointments: Four months after my wife moved back home
I’ve tried to be as transparent as possible during the almost two years my wife and I were separated. I focused on my personal struggle with the monumental loss, as well as how the boys and I were managing on our own, with me as a single Dad. I wanted to try and set a …
Sep 03 2016
What life is like three months after my wife moved home
I guess it’s fitting to do an update on how life is going, since Lizze moved back home. It’s been almost three months now and frankly, the time has just flown by. The physical act of moving Lizze back into the house hasn’t caused any significant issues for anyone, aside from the expected hiccups as …
Aug 21 2016
I think the cookout went okay
We got home a couple hours ago from our first family cookout/get together since Lizze moved home. I think all things considered, it went pretty well. It’s going to be a work in progress as we move forward but move forward we must. The boys had fun, although our stay was almost cut really …
Aug 21 2016
Today will mark a major milestone in our new journey as a reunited family
There’s a cookout at my parents house today and it was at Lizze’s request. She’s worried that the awkwardness won’t be gone and it will make ruin Thanksgiving. This will be the first time Lizze and my siblings will be in the same room since she left. The whole idea is to just get …
Aug 03 2016
Two months after my wife moved back home
I wanted to do a general update and share how things are going, since Lizze moved back home. It’s been roughly two months since we decided to put our family back together and it’s been a journey. When I say journey, I don’t mean to infer anything negative. Anytime your life takes a new direction, …
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