Adjustments

This has been a really long week, and I think we've all learned some valuable lessons while learning to adjust to new things. I worked Wed - Fri last week, and then I've worked every day this week. I did have this afternoon off, but then I'm scheduled to work again tomorrow. This was the first five day week I've had since before I became a mother, and I'll be honest, I just don't know how working mothers do it. I pointed out to my wonderful husband and the kids that they've all become very accustomed to "mom can take of it while she's home all day". I'm pretty sure they all think that dinner, laundry, and house cleaning happen magically while I'm sitting around eating bon bons all day. Okay, I'm overdoing it a bit, but it's been a rough couple of days. Tomorrow we are headed to my in-laws for a very quick Easter trip. The timing is not the best, but we haven't seen them since Christmas. I'm trying to balance life as a working mom, but my most important job is "mom". I hate telling the kids no when they ask me to play a game because I've got laundry to fold or 101 other tasks to complete. The nice thing is that my job doesn't happen in the summer and I'm so looking forward to our time together. At the same time, I'm so very aware of how fast they are growing, and I certainly don't want to wish away the next two months!