Working Girl

As most of you know our circumstances in life are not the best right now. Seth has been out of a job for over a month and despite his relentless attempts to find something it seems that nothing is panning out. Thus a few weeks ago I was shopping in the old Walgreen's I used to work at over 5 years ago, and to my surprise, the same manager worked there. We got to talking and he asked if I needed a job. I was not exactly looking at that point but I said maybe. He told me he didn't have anything at his store but he would let me know if something came up. Less than 1 week later he called me because he did have an opening in his store and he wanted me to take it. It was a tough decision. The pay isn't great and I would have to leave the kids, something that I really didn't want to do. But at this point I can't turn down money. The store is really close to where I am currently living and so I again have joined the working world. My first official day was December 5th and the ensuing first week was really though. I worked close to 35 hours in the first 4 days. Honestly it could be worse. The hardest part is being away from Abby and Briggs for so long, its like leaving my heart at home. Despite pumping at work ( which is awesome :( ) I am still starting to loose my milk. I miss my family all day, I missed Abby's first #2 potty, and I miss Brigham's little face, since he changes so much every day. But at this point I count my blessings. We have a roof over our head (thanks to my dad and Cindy) and food to eat. Seth has been a trooper taking care of the kids, looking for jobs and being a great husband. So that is why if you call, I don't answer and it takes me days to do anything anymore. By the time my day ends I just want to crawl into bed and sleep.