Back At Work

Friday November 19th

Today is my first day back at work. It’s not been bad in fact almost too easy. My boss and I talked about plans of attack for paper work. Already had it in my head.

My husband is off through the end of December with Griffin and is coping well so far today. Griffin is not a big fan of the bottle I am definitely pumping more than he is drinking from the bottle today.

This morning wasn’t as emotionally hard as leaving Holly six years ago. I’m not sure if it is experience or leaving him with my Husband who got to deal with a realtor and a plumber today as well as being a stay at home Daddy.

Got to have a good conversation with my fellow co-worker about pumping milk and formula and our job which requires times that may not really work for pumping we think that we need to have a plan for it and look at how things could work. Some of my biggest fears have been around this.

We are still struggling with how we will cope with the summer. Financially with two kids in day care I struggle with how all scenarios will work out for me. In many ways there are emotional risks for me in all scenarios. What are the Scenarios well with me working and both Kids in Day care we will be about $3000at the end of August with out taking into account a possible raise in gas prices, any possible emergency funding issues. This takes includes formula and the subtraction of some of our debt payments. With out me working we are looking at only $850 in Debt and this takes into account that we have one less car and the same debt gone and again no emergency need for cash. Neither includes the ability to go on vacation in August, which we have done almost every year since Holly was born (we didn’t this past year because or Griffin’s impending birth and the associated travel restrictions place by insurance company). It’s ugly. The choice seems logical but then we would have to find a daycare spot and a job for me in September……………Arrrrrrrrg!!

Well I guess we will have to do some strong Budgeting. And see what we can and can’t do.