Staying home...never thought it would be my kinda gig.

Quitting work:  So back in January our caregiver/nanny gave notice.  The move to the new house was too much for her and her family on a daily basis, considering she was on until 7pm at night. So, we went through all the places Husband had used previously to locate a caregiver, set up interviews, met people, read "Thanks, but no thanks" email responses, either had no response from Middle boy to the person, or the person didn't respond to Middle OR they didn't want "part-time" work.

When has having a profoundly autistic child, or ANY child for that matter, been a part-time gig?

Anyway, after much angst, debate, number crunching and MY all-time favorite, the Pro's and Con's list, it was decided that I would give notice at work to stay home and take care of the family.  It was a big decision.  I had never been a stay-at-home mom, and I really liked what I was doing and who I was working with/for.

So with much sadness/anxiety I gave a one month notice at the beginning of February and stayed home.

Staying home:  March came, I woke up the first week and went through the paces.

• Kids up.  Check
• Kids fed. Check
• Kids who needed medications, medicated. Check
• New alarms working, so I don't miss anything anymore. Check. (I may have missed the bus a couple times and had to drive to school for Middle)
• House cleaned.  Kinda check. (We still had boxes to unpack from the move 2 months prior)
• Some projects marked off the list. Check and check.

I was really starting to get into a routine, and even had time to do some short notice stuff too. Like taking Eldest boy to appointments when Mom couldn't due to a conflict.  It was nice.

Going back to work:  So I got a call the last week of March from my old boss.  Wanting to know where I wanted to go for lunch for my birthday, we discussed it and plans were made.  Oh, and by the way, would you mind coming back for a few hours a day to help with the work loads?  Would I?!?!  Heck yeah.  I love these ladies, and it is during the time that the kids are in school. 

I never thought I would like being a stay at home mom, but I really kinda like it.  I don't know if I could do it with small kids.  I like when they go to school and I can get some time to do what I want.

Well, that's the crazy for now.

Have a great day.