Just A Mom

I have worked, at least part time, since I was 15. In the early years of our marriage, I brought in the majority of the income. When the babies came, I just added them to the mix of daycare children. When Squirrely was a baby, Papa got a better paying job, and could now completely support us on what he made. But it was not a permanent position, so I kept working just in case. When I was pregnant with Mousey, he finally got on full time, I worked full time though the rest of my pregnancy, but when she was born, I looked down at her and at my older two and knew I was ready to be "just a mom". I finished out the school year and then the summer. A couple of weeks ago, the last ones went to school. Ten months after I first decided, I am now "just a mom".

Going for a un with my big girl...

Funny how those words actually mean so much. How being less is actually being more.

Shopping shenanigans... 

I can remember when my mom was just a mom of three. Homeschooling and having adventures and living life with us. I think those are the best memories of my childhood. I often refer to those days as "the golden years". Not everything was perfect, and not everything was happy all the time, but when I think about the kind of mom I want to be, what kind of life I want for my girls, that is it. 

Those piggies though...

My biggest challenge is the internet. It can be so so so good and have so much help and information... But it can be so so so time sucking too. I need to be careful about that... I am better when I strictly limit my internet time. Right now it is rest time so I am ok... But I have to be careful because even good intentions can lead me astray.  

Sweet sisters...

For now, we are figuring a lot of things out. We've started homeschooling and it is going great. I want to get on more of a routine with housework. Since we live with my parents, I dont do really any of the cooking, so I feel like I should be able to get in a laundry and cleaning rhythm. I have been working on decluttering to make everything easier and flow better. 

Sooo helpful with the laundry...

We are also going back and forth to NC a lot. We have the eight hour drive down to an art (art can still be messy lol) and I am hoping to do a post about road trips with kids pretty soon. Now that I am not working, we have a lot more freedom and I am looking forword to the adventures ahead. 

God is good. I love my life!