After Nate’s slow winter last year, we decided to try something different this year. Nate stayed home more and I increased my work load (from 30 hr/wk to 40 hr/wk) on campus. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I put in 10-12 hour days on campus (crashing in the evenings) while Nate took care of the girls and housework. Tuesdays and Thursdays Nate worked while I stayed home (still putting in 5-6 hours of work).
Now that its spring Nate’s work is picking up and I’ve dropped back down to 30 hr/wk, staying at home all but Mondays. I have been really surprised by how loving my girls have been to me. They’ve been all cuddles and hugs throughout the day. We’ve been loving the nice weather. Here’s some pic’s from our neighborhood park.
We’ve also been working on a ‘new normal’. I’ve made the girls sticker charts to set up chores. Its been fun to see the girls learning to do new things and take responsibility. They LOVE to help with the dishes and laundry. Its not been all roses; Allie’s had a cold and Kylie (a.k.a. Cinderella) still has plenty of terrible-two-year-old tantrums.
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