Monday, June 4, 2012

And summer begins...

This summer has been much awaited, much anticipated. This would be the beginning of my 11th "summer vacation" as a teacher. But instead, this is the beginning of my first summer as a stay-at-home mom. We have been working toward this goal for nearly 4 years and it has taken the love and dedication of both sets of grandparents and my very hard-working husband to get here. I've had a lot of people (many of which are working moms) say "you're so lucky" and "I'm so jealous". But this isn't a gift that has fallen into my lap. My beautiful birthday bouquet? Definitely a gift that fell into my lap...


But staying home? This was a well-thought out plan that involved financial components, lifestyle components, and priorities. It was a plan that involved doing what we believe is best for our family. And I just happen to be on the receiving end of this most perfect plan. Let the good times roll!


2 comments:

  1. You planning to homeschool the girls?

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    1. We are planning to homeschool kindergarten. It's very exciting, and rather hilarious at the same time. I NEVER would have imagined that I'd homeschool any part of my children's education! It's funny what becoming a mom will do to you, right? :) The school district here has a "virtual school", so we can actually enroll there and they provide the curriculum, etc... as well as a district contact if I have questions. It's a nice feature in that it allows me to keep a close eye on the district's curriculum so that when the girls eventually make an appearance in public schools, they'll be on the same page. But really I just want to keep them home so we can play all day long!

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