quote by Mary Wollstonecraft.
OK, so my sister pointed out that my blog has not been updated for a while. I guess she forgot what Jane looked like.
Soooooo..... she also wants me to announce to the two or three people who read this blog that I am retiring, as of the end of this year. Starting January first it is all bon-bons, oprah, and teased hair (a la Peggy Bundy). Me and Jane all the way, baby.
However, this is one of the easiest and most difficult decisions I have made in my not-as-short-as-it-used-to-be life. I really like being the boss. I really like work challenges. I really like making a difference in my community. I really like calling the shots. I really like being the boss (oh, I already said that one didn't I). On the other hand, the babysitter sees Jane more than I do during the week. I do not really know what happens at the babysitter all of those hours. I do not like that. I do not like that I was at a board meeting when Jane crawled for the first time. I do not like someone else raising my girl. I do not like missing out on the very best thing in this whole world: my family.
Just look at this ragamuffin:
10-7-2008
Photo taken just before this post.
Here is a photo of Jane wondering why my phone is talking.
She then picked up the phone, screeched, and hung up on Aunt Jodi. How rude.
September 19, 2008
9 months old
January 9, 2008
3 weeks old
These weeks and months are just slipping by - just like everyone said they would - and I don't want to miss another moment.
But, it will be hard for me to give up power, feel unimportant, and of course not make any moo-lah.
No doubt in my mind it is the very best decision.
5 comments:
it is the very best decision and i'm proud of you! what a decision! and there will be times when you'll feel "unimportant" (as you said), but you're not. what's more important than being a mom?
go stacey go!
Wow Stace! I am so proud of you. Does that mean we can make time to eat bon bons and watch Oprah together sometime??? I hope so.
PS... Jane is so flippin' cute!!!! I can't wait to see her again!!
I feel your pain. It is a tough decision to give up all you know (working and being "important") to being the diaper changer, taxi driver, grocery getter, nose blower, snack maker, time-out meanie! BUT, you also get to be the know-it-all mommy, boo-boo fixer, alphabet teacher, flash card flasher, coach, and confidant! I love you!
Looks like Stacey needs some more prodding to post another entry. What it's not like you're training for a full marathon. You should have plenty of time. Ha Ha!
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