Hi Ho, Hi Ho...

It's off to work I go. Thanks to all my family and friends that sent me well wishes this week! Going back to work has been hard, especially with Rick out of town. And it doesn't help that Ella cries every morning when I drop her off. Her teachers assure me that she is fine within a few minutes, but that doesn't help the guilt much. It's so hard to strike a balance. For me to be able to stay home with the kids here in Vegas, we would have to move to a much lower rent area, and Bradley would have to leave his great school for who knows what. And, we wouldn't be able to plan trips home or to Disney World or anywhere for that matter. I've often wondered whether I should try one of those work at home internet businesses, but I wouldn't be able to get anything done with Ella around (remember the magnet incident?). I've also wondered about selling something like Pampered Chef or Southern Accents, but you have to be gone nights a lot, which would be ok now that Rick is getting off of shift work, and we only have one child in an activity (Bradley just started swimming 5 days a week - Lord, help us!), but what happens when Ella wants to start dance? This is what makes it tough to be a grown-up! How do you choose which option is the best for you and your family? For now it's the first option - leaving a crying toddler at daycare, fighting the traffic, sitting in a cube 9 hours a day, and bringing home the bacon. If only we had a Marlene Forbes living next door that could take care of the kids for us... life would be great!!