TRAILER!!

And just like that...my life as a full time working mom came to a close, and I'm back to my usual! It feels like I completed some big race or something. I knew it would take a lot of energy and we'd all have to sacrifice, but I knew it would be worth it. It so was. It was bittersweet to walk away from a job I loved so much and return to my neglected dirty house. I have so much to do in the next month and have many plans before I go looking for work again in September. My boss says she'll be waiting for me once the kids get back to school! Since one girl just quit, I could have worked all summer in a casual position, but I hadn't planned for it and didn't have childcare for August. And frankly, working in the summer isn't much fun and doesn't pay much when you pay for full time childcare! The timing for all this has been perfect as we now will have August as a family and have had such a fun July. The boys are kept busy in daycare and Riley just finished his second summer camp! And we found a tent trailer!! I had searched around for months, and looked at quite a few. Finally last Saturday morning, I saw a post on Facebook of one and asked the lady immediately if we could see it. She lived 5 min. from our house. It was perfect and we told them we'd buy it the same day. It is a 2000 Coleman, and has everything we wanted, with beds for 7 (incl. a king and queen!), fridge, stove, awning, outdoor shower etc. We got our insurance on it today and just need our hitch put on the van. The kids are sleeping in it right now on the driveway. We are so excited to take it out camping and already have 9 days booked in campsites from here over to Vancouver Island.

So I'm sad that my job is over, but so happy to have had the experience at the hospital. I felt like hugging every one of my patients goodbye and hope to see them walking the streets sometime when they are well again. I hope the next job will be just as good and that I can find a more even balance of home and work life...maybe working half time. For now I will just enjoy my kids, getting caught up at home and sitting in the sun. :)

hardest job of all

Wow, so here we are in SUMMER! It has been such a different one than my last 10. I didn't get that massive change of lifestyle when the kids came home from school on that last day, because Monday morning we were still all up and out the door by 8am. I still had to make lunches, go to work and then pick them up at daycare. It's very nice actually. I'm not pulling my hair out trying to think of activities that all three of them will enjoy that doesn't cost a small fortune. (Waterslides are expensive!) In daycare, the boys get to go to the waterslides, beach, Jungle Mania, the waterparks etc. and when I pick them up, they are pooped out from their adventures. This week Riley took Liam's spot at daycare so Liam could go to summer camp. Next week it'll be Rileys' turn for camp. We are enjoying having one kid each to wrangle, and life is just calmer than the usual bickering that the 3 can do! I've been slightly obsessed trying to track down a used tent trailer for our family. I've spent a few evenings on kijiji and craigslist, looking at the options. Unfortunately most of the good deals are at the coast, or get snatched up right away. I'm hoping we get lucky and find something local. Then we will plan our holidays according to if we have a trailer or not. My job ends in two weeks!! My goodness that went fast. I'm feeling sad about it actually, because I've really enjoyed my spot there in the hospital, and know it won't be the same. The girl I covered for is coming back, and sounds like she'll stay...so if I get a job in September, it'll be in a new location that will take some getting used to all over again. I'm trying to just enjoy this while it lasts, and then I'll be in full time mom mode again. Staying home with 3 boys is much harder than going to work. I never gave myself as much credit before this. Being a SAHM is not for the lazy! It is by far the hardest job of all! Happy summer everyone! Enjoy the work and the play, and the downtime floating in your dingy!