Tuesday, January 11, 2011

what I traded...


Back in November I abandoned (more like ran as fast as I could) the days of sitting in a cubicle in front of a computer.... Sometimes I admit I miss the steady paycheck, the hour long lunch breaks, and the shower every morning!


But, I think my trade is pretty sweet! One of the things we did after I quite work is cut down all our expenses, we took Max out of pre-school, which I was kind of sad about, and kind of not, I do all the same things with him at home that he did at school, and really this kid needs no socialization, He has nooooo problem being social.

What we traded was every day Max and I volunteer in Ollie's class. Max loves this, for an hour each morning he is also a kindergartner. He has his own book box and is reading.... That is right, the kid can READ and he just turned 4.

He does calender with the kids, and does the first math problem of the day. I think 5 hours a week in a classroom setting where he is challenged is a great trade for four hours a week at pre-school...
God knew what he was doing when Brian and I prayed about what to do, about work, about our family, about our decisions....and man oh man are we being taken care of.


So my days are now filled again with cooking and cleaning, and playing, and walks in the park...sometimes feeling sorry for myself, but I have done the other side, the working outside the home and trying to hold it together... I know where my place is, I know this time will fly, I know there will be plenty of work left for me in this world once my little men don't need me as much.

and I am happy being just where I am.

3 comments:

Tiffany said...

That is awesome that they let Max come in to the classroom! The boys need momma around...there will be plenty of time to work as they get older. Sometimes we have to make sacrifices to make it work, but in the long run it's worth it and they will do better (as evidenced by the fact that Max is READING). Seriously, there were kids in Lily's K that couldn't tell shapes, colors or letters (stuff that Riley is doing at 2!). Have fun with your little men, they won't be little forever!

The Manlupig Family said...

That was the post of the year! Thank you!! you took the words right out of my brain!! except I'm not there yet. Give me a couple more months. And you know what?! I'll try my best on the days I want to complain to not. Because I know how hard it is to work away from them! I can't wait.. I can't. And Kudos to you guys for being such great parents!! :) Truly an inspiration> :)

WhenSheWasGood said...

I didn't know that you'd left CBI, but I am SO GLAD to hear that you've had a successful return home to those fantastic little boys! Maybe now that I'm no longer on long holiday hours at work, we could have lunch sometime? Big hugs to you all!