Ah, another crazy morning. This time Ella thinks its ok to wake up at 5:30 in the morning. Really?? Her room is dark, black out curtains and all, plus the sun isnt even up! What possesses her to wake up that early? She didnt even fall asleep until almost 8 last night. Im still holding out hope that is because of the move, her room, and/or the new baby as to why she gets up so early. Right before we moved she was sleeping in until 7, sometimes 7:30. Ugh, here's hoping for a later morning tomorrow...
Sunday's are Mondays in this house. My husband leaves for work at 5:15am and takes the only car we have. When we lived in Oregon, i got to keep the car because he could take public transit to work. He also didnt leave until almost 7. But he started later and in turn, got off later. The kids didnt see their dad 4 days a week. He left before they got up and he got home after they were in bed. It was worse when i worked as a nanny and lived an hour from my job. Plus he worked nights. I'll never forget those years. We struggled financially, still do, and we struggled in our marriage. I woke the kids up, had to get them fed and dressed and out the door by 7 for our hour drive to work. Hoping and praying there was no accident on the freeway i took. My bosses were both doctors, and i prided myself in always being there as on time as i could and not calling in sick. Which i guess is how i've always been. Had perfect attendance in school until freshman year. Never even called in sick when i worked for Kindercare for over 3 years. I like to be reliable :). ANYWAYS...woke, fed and drove the kids an hour to work, where i added 2 kids to my then 2 kids. Worked 10 hours, took my 2 kids and drove the hour home. My husband would say hi and bye, leaving 10 min. after we got home around 7p. Then dinner, bath and bed, to start again the next day. This was our routine for almost 4 years.
Now that i think about it, he was still home while i was at work and
should have totally had dinner ready for me and the kids when i got
home! hahahaha yeah right! As much work as it was, it was well worth it though. I got to bring my kids to work with me, so in a way, i was a stay at home mom, i just didnt stay home. I also went crazy lol But i also fell in love with the kids i nannied and they will be a part of my family always. Before becoming their nanny, i was nanny for 3 girls, who were 1, 6 and 8 when i started and i was there for over 3 years. Even though they are now 11, 17 and 19, i still keep in touch and still love them very much! They even became the only babysitters we used, which was rare, but still! :)
Well, already vacuumed the house, swept the kitchen, put laundry in and skyped with my sister. Not to mention feeding the kids breakfast and snack. With as much as im on my feet..i should be skinny! The baby is finally taking a nap and to get a min. to write this, i put Dora on for Ella. I rarely turn the tv on during the day but sometimes i just need a minute in my own head for a second with my own thoughts :)
On a completely different note, im wondering if i should let Julia wear her Halloween costume to school, if they let them. I spent a lot of time and effort on it and dont want it ruined before she can even trick or treat in it. But then again, i did spend so much time on it, i'd hate for her to wear it once for only a couple hours. She has a halloween shirt she can wear if they arent allowing costumes or i decide to not let her wear hers. Hmmm, any suggestions??
Have a great SUNDAY~
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