Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its back to work I go.......

Well, here it is, the day we have been counting down to for 7 months.  Today is my final day as Mr Mum.  Yes, that's right,  as of Monday I will be back in the working world.  Jo finishes her work today so we are doing the swap back to our "normal" roles. 

So what next for Mr Mum I hear you ask. Well, as of Monday I will be launching a new business empire from my recently rented office up the road from my house.  The office is well situated with a train station opposite, a Costa Coffee on one side and a pub on the other - what more do you need!!


What a 7 months it has been, I have learned a great deal over that time, and met some great people.  I now know the school routine like the back of my hand, I can locate the iron within 10 seconds and unload the dishwasher quicker than anybody.  But there is still one thing that has beaten me - yup, you guessed it - the buggy rain cover - to this day, I still cant put the blooming thing on, just as well the majority of my 7 months was over the summer!!

My time as Mr Mum has been eventful to say the least, sure its had its ups and downs....who can forget the time we lost Emma's Bob requiring a school wide search or the emergency chicken pox incident involving a rapid trip to the doctors, there was the Sports Day with picnic and I wont forget the occasional glass of Pimms with the Mumsters....However, overall I have enjoyed my time in charge and wouldn't have changed it for the world.

What started off as a five and a half week project turned into a 7 month role.  Before I started I had no clue about buggy covers or the school routine. I didn't even know many of my daughters friends, which looking back was a real shame.  Now, I can safely say I have met some good friends, and enjoyed getting to know my daughters friends.  I think, if the opportunity arises, it is an experience all Dads out there should go through at some point in their life.  It has definitely opened my eyes to my daughters lives and what the Mumsters out there go through on a daily / weekly basis.  As I have said before, hats off to the Mumsters - its not all coffee mornings and gossiping on the playground, a lot of hard work goes into making sure their kids enjoy school and get the most out of the experience, while enjoying some out of school activities and meeting new people.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped me through this time.  I have to confess the thought of being Mr Mum full time filled me with dread before I started, but the role has been made a lot easier by the help of the Mumsters and my family.  So a massive thank you to all of you out there who have helped along the way.  I wont list you all as you know who you are so THANK YOU from Mr Mum.

So, as the half term draws to a close with the winter closing in, the playground goes eerily quiet as everyone heads off home for a well deserved break.  The next half of term will start before you know it,  with everyone back to the daily routine at the school, the gossip on the playgrounds, the shouting at the kids and the mad rush at the beginning of school....and things will carry on as normal....but without Mr Mum....who will be thinking of you all from behind his computer screen.  

Thanks again everyone and I hope you have enjoyed this blog.  Its been a pleasure to write so I hope it has entertained you in some way.  

Have fun Mumsters and most importantly, enjoy those kids of yours - they will be all grown up in the blink of an eye.

Bye Bye one and all

Mr Mum
xx