Nine more days......

What was I thinking giving a months notice. I am so ready to be done with work. The kids only have a few more weeks left of summer. I can not believe how fast it went. We have not taken any big trips, but the kids have went on several field trips with their summer camps. Last week Brendan went on a hike, cruise down the Rhein River, and to see a castle. Zachary got to go to Warner Brothers Movie Park. They had a good summer, I just missed most of it! :-( So I will enjoy the week or two I have with them before they go back to school and start planning some great trips for Fall Break. We are still hoping to go to the states for Christmas...but it might just be wishful thinking.

A new beginning...

It is funny how a person can take things for granted...get so caught up in the "wants" that they truly forget what is important to them. I was that person. I had the degrees and I wanted the money. I got a GS-09 job and the pay was great. Much more than any mom who has been at home for 8 years could ask for. BUT there were long hours and exhausting days and the opportunities for quality care for children over here are nonexistent. Sooooo, I have once again decided that my family will come first...It was a journey I had to take, but I am back where I belong. I gave myself 6 months to try the working mom bit, and for now, it is just not for me. No amount of money in the world is worth the guilt I felt allowing someone else to spend more time with my children than I did. Soooooo, I will be back at home within the next week, cherishing every moment I have with each one of my children. They grow so fast and I know that noone can care for my children like I can. And now I know how lucky I am to have the opportunity to watch them grow up, see each milestone, and cherish every mess they make!