Tuesday, October 7, 2008

You don't know what you got till it's gone...

ok, so I have been babysitting kids part time for several months, and then a couple of weeks ago I started 2 kids full time. Jordan is still in school (finishing up his Masters this year) and we do need the money, or we could live in a cardboard box and save the mortgage payment... tempting sometimes. Anyways I feel like I am locked up! I no longer have the freedom to take my kids to the mall to see Clifford if I hear last minute that he is visiting, or to go to the Zoo on a whim because it is a beautiful day. I can't even go to playgroup with the other ladies in the ward because I have 4 children under 4 that I deal with every day. Really as far as children go, they are some of the easiest children to take care of, but I miss my freedom...

2 comments:

Kristy said...

i took a girl in for a few mos full time that was 16 mos old. I can SO relate as it was impossible for me to go anywhere with a little baby and two 1 1/2 year olds. I couldn't even take them in a stroller to the park since they were too young to walk by themselves. I stopped after a little while cause I was going insane stuck at home.

Marie said...

I hope you manage to get in your yard a little each day. Just some outside time can do wonders for that cooped-up feeling.