Workin' Cheap

Today is the first day back at work for my wife since the whole gallbladder incident started. I don't remember exactly when she stopped going to work, but I believe it was in mid to early February. For those of you keeping score at home, that's about 8 weeks or so. Needless to say it was a big adjustment for all of us this morning, as the kids haven't had to wake up for really the last three or four weeks with any consistency. They weren't as sad as their mom, though, who longed to stay home with the kids again. It was a scenario that we all were getting used to, I go off to work, they stay home and do whatever it is they do when they stay home, which can include getting ears pierced without discussion. (Which is a story that may be coming soon.) But the good times had to come to an end and so today at 6 in the morning when my wife was supposed to get up, they did.

I'd love to be able to make enough money to allow her to stay home with the kids all day and be the stay-at-home mom. I'd love it even more if she'd make the money and allow me to stay home all day...but such dreams are what makes life worth living, yes? Maybe not. But as I was pondering how this may be possible, I realized that I have many jobs but not all of them pay well, I've got my regular job here at the school district, then the web work that I do for a few different people. Those pay well, but they're not consistent paychecks. I sometimes help my cousin with his videography work, but again, doesn't pay consistent. Then I'm managing my son's T-ball team, but that one's a volunteer job. And it actually can cost me money if I'm not careful. So for you few fans out there, if you know of a job that I can take where I can make boatloads of money for little effort, let me know. I'm interested. Until then, however, my wife has to keep that job that she hates. Sorry, babe.