Hard Times

We've been very lucky so far when it comes to work. My hubby, Sean has very rarely had a hard time finding drywall work to do. It usually gets slow in the winter around here because very few houses are being built this time of year anyway, but there's usually something like remodeling jobs. But this year is very tough. The only job the contractor he works with may have coming up (if he wins the bidding on it) is 3 hours away, but it's a huge job that will keep him busy until spring. He'll be away from home for several days out of each week. It will be great for us cash wise but since I'm usually out the door and on my way to work by quarter to 5 in the morning, I have to find someone willing and able to come over at 4:30am and get our daughters up in the morning and onto their buses to school since Sean will not be there for that. Oh well, things could be worse but I'm very cautious about who I trust with my girls. It's why I was a stay-at-home mom for them. Seems there are too many times when I see something in the news about "trusted" day care or babysitters who do horrible things to kids. I have no family living near me (both our parents have passed away and our brothers and sisters are far flung in California, Long Island/NY city, and Florida!

On one hand I really hope the contractor gets this job and Sean works it, but on the other hand I'm going to be a nervous wreck! At least they go to the same school district that I work for and I can check up on them.

I remember reading about a young girl (9 or 10) in rural China whose parents both had to leave her for months. She was left to care for her younger brother as well as an ailing grandmother and she had to quit school to do so. So yeah, things could absolutely be worse. I guess the girls will adjust and whomever I find to be here in the mornings will work out fine. ..hopefully. The biggest adjustment may be for our youngest, Jojo as she's Daddy's little girl and will miss him a lot. Well, no sense worrying about it until we know for sure it's going to happen, I guess.  I just have to prepare (and clean the house since we might have someone over here in the mornings!! ACK!)