1 week

Little E has been extra lovey since my 1 week stint of work.
I am really trying hard to find evening work so they can have mommy or
daddy with them at all times.
I have to admit that was the worst week of my life.
Being a stay at home mom is by far most the hardest job I have ever done.
Example.
Right now I have a sick 4 and 5 year old, both running fevers and one of them decided to upchuck his lunch...while eating lunch.
Yeah no fun.
Yet, tell me why I was more than happy to be the one cleaning him up, telling him it was going to be okay, then pulling out my trusty shampooer to clean up the messy carpet?

Maybe in the past I had in some way taken for granted the opportunity I have been given.

This past week I volunteered for Zenny's class field trip and E and I took a trip to the market.
With Zenny we watched a play together and we sat side by side under the trees at the park to have lunch with A LOT of kinder kiddos.
I was freezing my bottom off but that was A-Okay.

On our grocery trip E insisted on sacking all the fruit we bought at the store.
He wanted apples and more apples, he said he wants to make applesauce.
So we picked all kinds of apples so we can tie on our aprons and get to work this coming week (pics to follow).

I have been so happy this week words can not express.
Nope, no sleeping in, woke up the same time I did when I had to get to work.
On my feet all day?
Absolutely.
Do I get to watch Oprah?
Nope, I DVR and at that never really get to catch up.
But I was able to make hot breakfasts for my boys, watch Zenny walk to class, Watch E flash a winning good-bye grin at me as he settled in class, picked up BOTH my kids from school and really enjoyed my day, watching, playing, reading, cleaning and cooking for my family.

I truly am the Cook, Maid, Driver, after school care, and all those wonderful things wrapped into one.

I don't get paid, I have no vacations, and have no adult conversations aside from knowing what Diego did on television, yet there is no better place I would be during the day..... no better place.