Odds & Ends

So I have 22 days to pack! Ahhhhhh! I haven't packed this entire time because I've been so sick and so many things keep getting mounded onto my plate.

Ken is keeping me calm in the stressing out department. He is always such a big help with EVERYthing and he assures me that for this move he will be an even bigger help.

Check out this time line:

- May 19th - May 26th KENS VACATION TIME

- May 20th BABY'S 1ST ULTRASOUND (boy or girl?)!

- May 21st KEN'S 35TH BIRTHDAY!

- May 23rd - June 1st MOVING DAY (not sure which day)

- May 31st 2nd Year Wedding Anniversary!

That's a lot of stuff to take in in just 11 days! Geesh!

On top of all of this I have added even more to my plate. I have obtained a part time job in addition to my full time job. You may think I am crazy but I have good reason. It is not to make more money as we are making enough. It is because the opportunity came up and I cannot cast it aside when it means that I will be making a remarkable salary for working just 1 day a week after the baby comes!

The downside is I have to start NOW. But the plusses are just too great to ignore. I am hired on as a book keeper for my parents' business. The job only requires that I come once a week and do what needs doing. This may be a lot of extra to put on my plate right now. However, it means extra cash now (who would not want that?) and it means a permanent part time job in the future that only requires my services once a week. Once the baby has been in this world for 3 months my duties will increase to just one extra day per month (adding to a total of 5 days per month) but then so will my salary! The job will also require me to do some light work from home when needed but it is a small price to pay considering the generous salary my parents have so graciously offered.

Not only will this be a WONDERFUL way for a stay-at-home-mamma to earn an extra income but the work environment will accomodate my little once most comfortably! I will come once a week (when Ken is at work one day) and my baby will get time with it's grandparents! I see no downside to this opportunity!

Part time job, only 5 days a month, flexible days (whichever day I choose that Ken is at work), ability to take my baby to work for those 5 days a month, and the baby gets grandparent time!

So yes, I have added another item to my plate but I will be happy to consume it knowing that a nice dessert awaits me at the end of the meal!

I spend every free moment day dreaming of my baby, my maternity leave, my new home, and the moment where I can put my feet up and only concern myself with working one day at week and loving my baby!

I will still be classified as a stay-at-home-mother (which is all too important to me!) and yet I will still be making a decent contribution to the household income! The extra money I make will go towards savings, vacations, and college and wedding funds for the children.

Ken is very supportive of my decision. Although, he does feel very badly that I have yet more work to do until maternity leave kicks in! Just another 3 months folks and it's all over!

I am very excited for maternity leave. It truly means a whole new way of life! The most exciting aspect of it all, of course, is my darling baby!