We are now settled into this rent house for the time being. We met with our builder this last week for our preconstruction meeting to make sure that the plans that the builder received are the same plans that we signed off on. Everything was A-OK. The ground on our lot has been “cut” but concrete hasn’t been poured, yet, because of all of the wet weather. We get a few days of good weather in between wet storms but its not enough to dry the ground up. So, we are hoping it will be this coming week.
A few years ago, when both boys started going to school all day, I decided to work part-time instead of full-time. I just couldn’t see myself working those extra hours and paying the extra money for just a few hours of before/after school child care. When crunching the numbers, I ended up with more money at the end of the month by working part-time without childcare costs than I would have full-time with that expense. Well, starting this month, I am now working full-time again. BUT, I still get to take the boys to/from school. The majority of my working hours are at my home office and a few days a week I spend a couple of hours at the Global Software office for meetings & such. I LOVE it!!! I get up & take the boys to school, work for a couple of hours at home, workout, shower, work for a couple more hours (at home or go to the office), pickup the boys from school, evening activities, then I work for a little bit longer after they go to bed. I get MORE work done from home than I do at the office! I still get the flexibility to do what I need to do as a mom and also keep up with my professional skills. It’s the best of both worlds!
The company I work for is based out of Canada and I handle the accounting for one of their divisions, Global Software, here in Oklahoma City. But, I have added on the accounting for another one of their divisions that is based in Texas. I really do enjoy it.
Now time for some pictures:
Kaleb was a little camera happy this day and went around the house taking various pictures. He snagged this one of myself & Kameron, my little lovey-dovey boy.
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February 6, 2010
After having one bathroom in the house for the last 9 years, we FINALLY have a 2nd bathroom in this rent house and the boys still insist on using our bathroom! They are combing their hair for their basketball game.
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February 6, 2010
Kameron getting his “guard on” at his basketball game… HANDS UP, KAMERON!
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February 13, 2010
Kaleb getting his “shot on”. TWO!
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February 19, 2010
It’s Friday night & I let the boys stay up late. The house got really quiet and I came into the living room to check on them and this is what I found… they wore themselves out!
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February 20, 2010
My neice, Anna, plays on a competitive fastpitch softball team. They had a fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner where over 100 people came to show their support. Some of the men of the team (dads, uncles, cousins, friends, etc) dressed up as women and had a “talent show”. It was HILLARIOUS! The “woman” with the most money in “her” bag at the end of the evening won the Softball Crown. (faces have been blurred for humility reasons, ha!) On the way home, Kameron says “Mom, those were really men, right? Then, how did they have boobies?” I was laughing too hard to explain it to him!
