The past week has been very chaotic for me. I've come down with a bad sore throat (I'm actually pretty sure it might be strep--of course that statement didn't seem very sure, did it?) just after I finished up a week long dose of nasal congestion. This one has been bad enough that I was hardly able to eat or drink anything for 3-4 days. I'm not getting much sleep at all, due to the pain and to the fact that just as I drift off to sleep, I start snoring and wake myself up again. Needless to say, I am not functioning on a full tank at all.
Monday was my day to register for my tech classes. Registration started at 8am and I was feeling like I was getting something accomplished at 8:40 when I logged on--only to find that the class I needed to take was already full. I couldn't believe it, although P said the same thing has happened to him--wish he would have told me that sooner. So, after quite a bit of talking, we've decided to put it off until next semester--and try it again then. But I'm kind of realizing I don't want to go back to school. I like my life the way it is right now. I like being able to stay home with the kids. I think I would hate going back to school, I don't think I'd like nursing...
This afternoon when P was home for lunch we were talking about it a bit. And I realize I need to get a job to bring extra $ into the household. Last year at this time I was working part time, and we're starting to miss that extra $ now. Why not just get a job you ask? Because at this point in time, daycare is too expensive for us to swing. Full time for 2 kids. So we would need to work opposite shifts. The problem being that Pat doesn't really work shifts. He's over to the farm by 6:30-7am and many nights isn't home until after 10pm. So, I'm not really sure how I would find a job that would work into those few hours. Before Omega was born, they had given him every other weekend mornings off so he could be home until I got done with work. But when we chose for me to stay home, that time off ended--not to mention his boss's wife got a different job, and I'm not sure how I could find a job that coincided with hers (she milks when P doesn't).
I also decided it was time to make the kids help out around the house (okay, I know I've decided this before, but we're trying it again). Which means the kids are staying up later in order for TO to have time to get her homework and chores done. It's all been a lot of extra stress for me, but I know that it needs to be done.
After the kids' first visit to the dentist, I needed to take some action to get the kids brushing. So now, I'm making sure that they're teeth are brushed morning and night, flossed and night. However, it's definitely turned into some I'm-getting-special-attention-from-mom time. Problem is, since I never bothered with brushing before, they're just learning this--so they need someone going behind them and re-brushing. But I'm sure getting tired of the amount of time and...
Okay, enough venting and grumbling. I'm going to go have a cup of hot chocolate and curl up and watch my shows and try to forget about my life for a few minutes.
See what happens when I don't have any library books in the house? And that was a choice I made.
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