I'm bored out of my mind. Truman and I need to get out more, but we live 20 miles from anywhere and when you factor in breakfast, naptime, lunchtime, and picking Alex up at school at 3:15, we don't really have much time to justify an hour long round trip to town. That leaves us with the choice of going to the Ashland city park, our tiny branch of the Boone County Library in Ashland, or just staying at home. With the cold weather, the park is usually not a good option and because Truman doesn't read, the library isn't much fun either. So, we find ourselves spending most days at home, isolated from the rest of the world. Other stay at home parents probably feel this way, too. The difference is that they can walk or take a short drive to somewhere fun. Playdates, museums, nature centers, big parks, interesting stores, and other attractions are simply not realistic options for us. Don't get me wrong, I still wouldn't trade being a stay at home dad for a job in the real world. I also really enjoy living in the boondocks. But as we all learned from watching "The Shining," long-term isolation can make a man go a little nuts.
Come on spring. Daddy's got a serious case of cabin fever!
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