I quit my day job. Well, one of them. Still a stay at home mom, but no longer a stay at home babysitter. It was time. I've had no energy to do anything fun with the kids for a while and no patience either. I've not been a nice babysitter lately so I know they'll enjoy their new one much better. I just haven't had the energy to do much of anything and haven't been getting home until around 7:00 most nights, so this was the right decision. I'm looking forward to spending some one on one time with Clara and getting started on my list of to-do's before baby gets here.
I'm a little worried about how Clara will adjust. She absolutely loves playing with Samantha all day, so we may have a bit of an adjustment period. I guess it's better that it happens now than closer to when the baby gets here. She starts swim lessons next week, so that should help break up our days a bit and give her something to look forward to every day.
I treated Clara and Samantha to a farewell fast food lunch. We stopped by Sonic on the way home from the YMCA and all the kids got a candy sundae and I got them all a little "sorry I'm dumping you" present, you know, so they don't think I hate them and all. Can you tell I'm feeling a little bad? I'm the absolute worst at quitting jobs.
2 comments:
Ahhh, yes. This grandma enjoyed it! Thanks.
I, for one, am so glad that you're finished with the stress of the baby-sitting. The schedule it forced you into was really beyond the call of duty. Hopefully Samantha and Clara can have some play dates, occasionally. I know it's been a good thing for the girls.
I had been wondering how you do it. I was wondering how you were going to continue to do it down the road, especially with it being summer and all. I hope you get to slow down and maybe catch a rest every now and then. Good Luck!
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