SO I HAVE BEEN A STAY AT HOME MOM NOW FOR FOUR YEARS. WHEN MY OLDEST DAUGHTER JORDAN WAS BORN I DECIDED THAT IF ANYONE OTHER THAN MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY CHILD THAN WE DID IT WOULD NOT BE WORTH IT TO WORK. WELL I HAVE BEEN A HAIRDRESSER FOR 16 YEARS AND AT THAT TIME (11YRS AGO) MY BOSS WORKED WITH ME AND I WORKED 2 DAYS A WEEK AND EVERY OTHER SATURDAY. SO SHE ONLY HAD TO GO TO THE SITTER 2 DAYS AND MY HUSBAND HAD HER ON ANY SATURDAY THAT I WORKED. THEN WHEN SHE WAS ALMOST 7 LITTLE MISS RILEY CAME ALONG AND I QUIT WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE HOME. STAYING HOME HAS BEEN THE HARDEST AND MOST REWARDING JOB I HAVE EVER HAD. I SOOO LOVE IT.

I HAVE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS FILLED IN AT WHERE I USED TO WORK AS A HAIRDRESSER WHEN THEY NEEDED ME. RECENTLY MY HUSBANDS JOB HAS SLOWED WAY DOWN AND WELL THE FUNDS JUST ARE NOT WHAT THE ONCE WERE. SO STARTING THIS WEEK WILL BE THE ACTUAL START DATE OF ME WORKING BACK AT THE SHOP ON SATURDAY. AND IF SOMETHING EVER COMES UP WHERE HE HAS TO WORK I CAN CUT MY DAY SHORT AND TAKE MY KIDS WITH ME.

I HAVE ALSO JUST GOT HIRED TO WAITRESS AT THE LOCAL BOB EVANS. I WAS HARD ON THEM BECAUSE I WANT MY CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. NO WEEKENDS AND I WILL ONLY WORK FROM 5PM TO CLOSE. MY MOM AND SOME VERY CLOSE FRIENDS WILL BE KEEPING THE KIDS FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS ON THE EVENINGS I HAVE TO WORK UNTIL EVERETT COMES HOME. I TOLD THEM I AM A MOTHER FIRST AND FORMOST AND IF MY KIDS ARE SICK I WONT BE THERE. THEY AGREED TO TAKE ME ON AND I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP MY HUSBAND GET OUT OF THE JOB HE IS NOW IN. YOU SEE IT IS HARD TO FIND A NEW JOB WHEN ITS THE ONLY INCOME. SOME IS BETTER THAN NONE. ANYWAY I DO NOT PLAN ON IT BEING LONG TERM----JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET OUR FEET BACK ON SOLID GROUND. WISH ME LUCK!