Mothering Many

Ang. mentioned the other day that she is thinking about getting a retail job. Actually, I think it was more that the idea flitted briefly across her mind and was quickly quashed by a dose of realism. Even though she has only have the number of children I do, her financial reality is similar: retail sales jobs just won’t pay enough to fund the amount of childcare she would need, and without recent work experience, that’s all we’re “qualified” for.

It just struck me when discussing this with her to remind you all to do the math if you are thinking about going back to work. All the math. Don’t forget incidentals like the lunch money if you don’t have time to pack lunches anymore, extra gas, new clothes, ad nauseum.

Remember that lovely menu I posted on Monday? So far we have had tacos (not on that menu), beans and rice (not on that menu), and chuck steak (not on that menu). Tonight dh will be bringing home deli chicken (not on that menu). Are you noticing a trend (not on that menu)?

I haven’t been grocery shopping because the kids are having practice almost every night. The coaches keep them until they need landscape lighting to see their way home. There was no practice last night, but it was called off so late that I didn’t have the list made yet. I’m planning to go tomorrow night–my early Saturday morning WalMart runs having been canceled due to ball games.