The Nelson Narrative

So I've been at my job for about 3 months now and all I can say is I'm glad it's only part-time (not that it has to be-I could work full-time if I wanted but I don't want to until the girls are in school full time).  I can barely keep up with laundry and other household chores--I honestly don't have a clue how full-time working mothers do it (the ones without housekeepers, that is) and my hat goes off to them.  Here was my Wednesday evening, as an example: I got home from work at 6:30.  I don't go in until 9:00 to minimize the time we have to pay a babysitter (Paul works from 6:30 to 3:00), so I don't leave work until 5:30ish.  This particular day I left at 5:40.  I helped finish dinner, ate, then I cleaned up while Paul and the girls went for a bike ride. After cleaning up from dinner, I swept the floor, did a load of laundry and went outside to water plants.  While outside Paul and the girls came back, and the girls and I played in the yard for a bit (...

Our summer vacation has been pretty boring so far.  The girls have fun playing with their friends every day but we have yet to really go do anything (splash park, beach, lake, etc.) because of my working 3 days a week and so far my days off have all involved packing/getting ready to go to Crescent Bar, except for week 2 when I had a bad cold so still couldn't do much. Week 2 Monday through Wednesday - I worked, girls with babysitter but played with friends a lot. Thursday - wanted to take them up to see my mom but I had a bad cold so stayed home and cleaned while they played with friends off and on. Friday - More of the same.  We were going to go to Target and a few other places but realized the booster seats were in Paul's car. Week 3 Monday - work/babysitter Tuesday - work/babysitter Wednesday work/babysitter, then birthday party at friend's down the street Thursday - Another day off spent packing for Crescent Bar, but we did get out and run some erran...