I know I am not the first person to coin this term, but I mean it with every single fiber of my being. In order for me to stay sane in this crazy thing called motherhood, I really need a wife. And for around 25 hours a week her she is!
Abby With My Children
Now, I get how absolutely lucky I am to be able to afford some summer help. I also know that if Abby wasn’t in our lives, I pretty much would be an over-tired, out of my mind, horrible mother with the messiest house on Earth. To all you ladies out there who manage to do it all, seriously I am jealous. I don’t know how you do it, but I am in awe of you! I am not equipped with that kind of energy and patience.
So, at the beginning of the summer, we placed an ad in our local paper for a summer nanny. Seriously, the phone was off the hook and we had so many interviews that our heads spun! While there were lots of people who qualified as someone who could watch our children well, Abby was the only one that I thought represented who we were. She has a similar personality and really her and I have so much in common it’s scary. And yes, this is important…it makes the way we work together, well work. Not to mention that the kids just love her and I am certain she feels the same way about them!
What happens is she comes for a few hours about 4 to 5 times a week. During this time I can clean and get the house in order. When I am with the children, I like to do children type of activities as much as possible and while I am teaching Brook to clean a little bit…doing the whole house with the children is not my idea of a good time. After that, I can work on the projects Travis has me do for the business…and as an added bonus, we usually lock in one date night a week, which is great for “us”.
So, in a way, she is like my wife. She frees me up from the children so I can do my housework, my “work” work and she also gives me some time to socialize…I am going to be sooooooo very sad when she leaves us for school in a couple of weeks. Don’t worry, I’m convincing her to transfer to ASU as we speak!
All I can say is, I am one lucky gal!
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