Priceless

Sorry, this will be another post without pictures. I promise I'll get some more up soon. Today was supposed to be my first day back at work, but I got a call at 4:45am saying I was getting a "mandatory to stay home." Most people would have been excited to have another day to stay home, however as many of you know I carry the benefits for the family. I'm still waiting to hear how this will impact that. Also for you moms that have had to go back to work after kids you know the emotions of returning to work. I spent last night getting daycare bags ready, work bag ready, lunch packed, etc. Now I have to do this all over again on Sunday night. I was not scheduled again till Monday. The kids still went to daycare. I'm on a list to be recalled if the census increases so essentially I'm "on call" I'm going to try to have a productive day and get some work email caught up on and do some mandatory education (all without pay, of course!) I guess things could be a lot worse, but I was all psyched up about returning. I enjoy being a nurse and I'm so thankful I have a career that allows me to work part time, and spend most of my time at home with the kids. Last night Amelia was playing with her piggy bank (David had suggested she count how much she had in there after a previous conversation.) I told her mommy was returning to work the next day and how much would she pay me to stay home with her.... she brought me 6 cents! After this morning's call I'm thinking that was a pretty good offer!!