The wife has decided to get back into the career path and after many long talks with the lord an opportunity presented itself to her that she felt she could not pass up. While we were out in California last week she got a phone call from this company offering her a position. She told them that she was not able to sit down face to face as we were out of state.

Today when she was able to have a face to face meeting with them she accepted the position. She has always been able to go over and spend a few hours a day with her mother and make sure she was doing fine. She is concerned now that she will not be able to this and is wondering if she was being selfish. I told her that I don't see that she is and we prayed about it this evening and she came in after putting our youngest to bed and sat on the couch and told me that she was sorry for being so concerned about the whole thing with her mother and I looked at her and told her it was ok. God will make everything work out.

She has not had a job that she could not just leave to take care of things that may have arose during the day before and she is concerned. I told her that she is not alone anymore and that for the past 3 years she has been the care giver and supporter now it is time to allow me to take over. I know that god will give me the strength to take care of everything.

Just wanted to share.

Well congratulations on the job, that is a good thing. She should be glad to have you and know that her mom is still being cared for. Thanks for sharing.

Update on the wifes new job.

Mrs. N had been worried after not working outside of our company for so long that she would have a hard time adjusting to a schedule and learning all that there is to learn in the new career that she has chosen. She came home with this big book and all I could do was look at her and without realizing ask one of the stupidest things at the moment. "What is that thing? To which she replied my homework! Needless to say I kept to myself the rest of the evening."

Well I am adjusting to the role of super dad you could say. I have often thought that it could not be that hard to get the kids up, fed, and out the door to school; boy was I wrong. Mrs. N did this before starting the new job now it is I that gets the breakfast ready, lunches packed, and kids in the car to school. Not to mention that I have to go to the other side of town and do the car pool thing also. I have a new respect for single women and mothers period lets just say that never again will I ask Mrs. N to just let me sleep a few more minutes.

The mornings are tricky but man let me tell you the afternoons are even crazier. Go to two different locations to get the kiddos and then drop the car pool off and then run whatever errands need to be done and still get the kids to appointments and such.

I am blessed that the lord has given me the opportunity to experience this and have the chance to see that it is not as easy as I have thought it would be. STILL I WOULD NOT CHANGE A THING....OUR CHILDREN ARE A BLESSING FROM HEAVEN.

Yup I hate to say it but most men have no clue what all is involved in motherhood. I got lucky my hubby does now. He had ot be full time daddy and mommy when I had a couple of surgeries and was like wow!! Then I went back to work (a few nights a week because i refuse to put my kids in daycare) and it was such a shocker to him!! We now have a system. Since he has to be up by 7 most day he gets the big kids up and fed and ready to catch the bus. Then the twinkies get up anytime between 9-11 and I get then them up and changed and fed etc and take care of them all day as well as doing stuff around the house (if they let me). Then I take care of the big kids when they get home such as checkin out homework and catching up on the days events etc. Usually I am still throwin in a load of laundry etc. I am lucky that I have older kids and their only chores are the occasional room clean up and helping with dishes and laundry. If hubby works a late day then I cook dinner and feed the kiddies usually bathing the toddlers after at which time he is home and he eats then he does night ritual stuff. It is funny how we have traded off and we never discussed it.. it just kinda happened. Sunday mornings is both our day off and he gets up with the little ones and makes breakfast the big cooked kind not just cereal/oatmeal and we all enjoy a day of nothingness. It is funny how kids catch on to change.. the twinkies have a certain pattern that we do during the morning and daddy does it different and they will tell him so and they do the same thing if I try and do the night ritual.. Who knew all our lives would be dictated by such small ppl.. I wouldnt trade em for the world.. Of course I would be hard pressed to be talked into anymore too lol He says he is lucky to have me and I say I am lucky to have him.. I am ok with that