Whew! I have not sat down for 1.5 weeks. This working thing is really cutting into my time. There is no down time between coming home and running right smack into kids and their activities. It is going to take a while to get everything sorted out. My kids are used to having me at home, so picking up some of the slack is not what they are used to, so there has been some retraining going on (like emptying the trash, putting dishes in the dishwasher, etc…).
Today K. said that they read a book at library called “One Potato, Two Potato” about a family who can throw a potato into a pot and have it double. He said that he would want to throw me into the pot so there could be two of me - one to work and one to stay home. That would be wonderful.
In reality, my job is 5 minutes from home. The people are great. I do feel like I have parachuted into Outer Mongolia, but that is getting better each day. I couldn’t have asked for a better situation. It does seem almost magical, so while it hurts to be away from the kids, I am very thankful to be given this opportunity.
I did manage to get my nephew’s birthday gift done. No pictures, but it is done. So a little sewing has been done. I also want to make some blouses for work. When to find the time? That is the next big thing to figure out.
