Moms, I just don't know how you do it. I work 10 hours a day and get to leave right as the "witching hour" rears it's ugly head. I don't have to get up in the middle of the night. I don't have to do laundry for a girl who changes her clothes 4 times a day. I don't have get up early in the morning. I get paid to hang out at the mall, play at the park, sit and read stacks of books at the library, color, swim, walk and get a million huggys.
But today, I am tired. It's Friday. My tank is running low. I'm planning on taking a nap while Rose and Phillip are napping. I hear the back yard calling our name for our afternoon activity.
We've been going at break neck speed this week. Trying to pack in as much fun and outdoor time as we can, before the weather locks us inside. We've played hard and made messes. We've laughed, screamed, sang and sighed.
I'm going on vacation tomorrow and will be back on the job in a week. R&P's parents are not used to having to entertain the kids for that long. Last winter, I was sick for 3 days and when I came back to work, their Mom almost kissed my feet. She was overwhelmed and admitted that she had trouble keeping up with them. They are older, and faster, now. Should be interesting to hear how it goes, without me.
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hey, you should know that i wanted to comment on your blog so much that i went through the annoying ordeal of setting up a google account (had to re-do it about 15 times as 1 year old kept banging keyboard at inooportune moments, and then i couldn't properly read the #$%^! word verification) just to do so!
anyways, i love your blog. it is SUCH a great insight. i wish we had you as a nanny - you sound extremely committed and good at what you do. please keep writing!
Thanks, aussiemum! I promise to open the door a little wider, with more stories and info. Those kids keep me on my toes and this vacation should help give me a little breather.
Well, I'm a stay at home mom, and believe me. Help like you has to be SO WORTH IT. My sanity challenges me a lot, but I do it because I have to. Once in a while I call in the reinforcments for a couple hours break...
oh, what I wouldn't give for an au pair or a nanny a couple of days a week :)
i'll be honest and say that i do it by heavy drinking in the evening. just kidding! but it is hard. but it's worth it. i have 2 under the age of 3 and sometimes i just have to let things go. laundry isn't folded? oh well. dishwasher is full? too bad. toys all over the place? who cares! what keeps me somewhat sane. when i get frustrated and annoyed, i just step back and realize that i am blessed and beyond lucky to have 2 such wonderful beings in my care. (but really i do like some wine at the end of a long day! )
and i should also add that my husband is awesome and often times watches the girls so i can be foot loose and fancy free somewhere other than here!
I think it would be hard to a nanny because as moms we have the secret right to yell at our kids or occasional spank them when nothing else works. If you do that, you could loose your job. Although, sometimes I wish I could be fired or even just have a day off. You are doing great and your employers should feel so lucky to have you!
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