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| Before Christmas Eve Mass |
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| Christmas Eve |
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| These two are so silly |
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| Life with a Tween |
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| L wanted to leave Santa a beer to bring on his vacation when Christmas is over! |
Big Present Time...
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| Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night! |
7 hours ago
Friday, December 27, 2013
Christmas 2013
It's 2 days after Christmas and I am still putting away presents, still eating leftovers, still trying to recover. We had a wonderful day(s) but now I am looking forward to the new year. Here are a few of my favorite shots form this holiday season...
A lot has happened....
Well, a lot has happened since I last posted.
While I was in full swing of getting the kids ready for back to school mode, things came to head and a serious talk about going back to work came up. My mom retired last Fall, so we did take that into consideration as we discussed what would work for our family.
Now, I will tell you, I was in complete panic mode. Scared to death to go back to work. I talked about it here when I was in my "OMG, I am turning 40 and having a mini midlife crisis"
Here is where I truly believe I have angels watching over me.
I made a random phone call to a local preschool and asked if they were hiring. There were looking for an Extended Care person (Daycare) and I left my name and number. Perfect, it is exactly what I did for 11 years! A few days later, I received a phone call from the director and we had a really good discussion. The position was part time, with extra hours available when subbing in a classroom. My regular hours allow me to get the kids off to school and my mom can be there for them to get off the bus. It is 5 minutes from home. I have to option of summers off to be home with the kids. Again, my angels were looking after me! I went in for a formal interview, loved it and was hired!
Now, my last blog post was August 12 and I started after Labor day. So, in a matter of three weeks, my life completely changed from what I had been used to for the last 7 years. I had definite thoughts on being a stay at home mom and had the memories of working while having babies, but working with three school age kids is a whole new game. When they were little, we came home, ate dinner, played and went to bed. Now there are three sets of homework to be finished and checked, dinner and extracurricular activities. It is actually crazier now! We are taking it day by day though.
I am really looking forward to the slower winter months to get into a new routine...until baseball season comes knocking at the door and the craziness begins again!
While I was in full swing of getting the kids ready for back to school mode, things came to head and a serious talk about going back to work came up. My mom retired last Fall, so we did take that into consideration as we discussed what would work for our family.
Now, I will tell you, I was in complete panic mode. Scared to death to go back to work. I talked about it here when I was in my "OMG, I am turning 40 and having a mini midlife crisis"
Here is where I truly believe I have angels watching over me.
I made a random phone call to a local preschool and asked if they were hiring. There were looking for an Extended Care person (Daycare) and I left my name and number. Perfect, it is exactly what I did for 11 years! A few days later, I received a phone call from the director and we had a really good discussion. The position was part time, with extra hours available when subbing in a classroom. My regular hours allow me to get the kids off to school and my mom can be there for them to get off the bus. It is 5 minutes from home. I have to option of summers off to be home with the kids. Again, my angels were looking after me! I went in for a formal interview, loved it and was hired!
Now, my last blog post was August 12 and I started after Labor day. So, in a matter of three weeks, my life completely changed from what I had been used to for the last 7 years. I had definite thoughts on being a stay at home mom and had the memories of working while having babies, but working with three school age kids is a whole new game. When they were little, we came home, ate dinner, played and went to bed. Now there are three sets of homework to be finished and checked, dinner and extracurricular activities. It is actually crazier now! We are taking it day by day though.
I am really looking forward to the slower winter months to get into a new routine...until baseball season comes knocking at the door and the craziness begins again!
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