Something just popped into my head this morning and it came there b/c of a comment my 102 yr old client said to me the other day. She was a teacher for 40 yrs and she said she always liked teaching but was always happy to send the kids home at the end of the day and have weekends free. It suddenly dawned on me that step parenting is like being a teacher who cannot send the kid(s) home. At least in my case b/c we've had ss16 full time, I very, very rarely get a break. And since the skids aren't our own, it really is like being a teacher with no breaks. Depressing isn't it?

If you have read my previous posts you'll see we just recently moved into our new place. It's about half an hour from both bs15 and ss16's schools. I have a client that I work with every morning from right after I drop the boys off until noon and then 2-3 days a week I work with another client from noonish til 4pm.

I also work Saturdays and a couple evening shifts, but during the week is when the boy's school schedule is critical and that is what is already starting to break down.

Well we got moved in to our new place. It was a lot of work. I hate moving. Ss16 finally stepped up and helped very well on Sunday. Ss19 never did show up but another of dh's football kids showed up and helped with the heaviest lifting but then had to go back to work. A neighbor also helped out a lot. I was so beat by Sunday evening I just crashed. I had to work all of Monday but had the afternoon off today! Yesterday Dh ended up in the hospital with an almost stroke. He went in for a ctscan and they found a clot making it's way in his neck, so doc called him to come in asap.

Just a quick update from my post yesterday! We got the rental and the guy wants to privately sell and so we signed a contract for rental for 3 months and then after that we start paying a portion of rent for a down payment in two years and then cash him out. He is a great guy and this is his moms house he has to get rid of b/c it's costing him money. It's a beautiful rambler with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths on a wooded acre up against a large green belt. There is a 5 acre community beach park just 4 blocks down the road we can use for free with clamming, crabbing and oystering for free!