I recently attended my 20th high school reunion...yeesh, how on earth did I get to be 20 reunions old? Well, okay, only 1 reunion old, actually, since I didn't attend any of the priors. But a guy there asked me how many kids I had, and when I answered 5, he seemed to be thinking really hard about something. "Oh, you must stay home," he announced. "How could you possibly afford a nanny for 5?" And why would I want to? Ha! If one chooses to have 5 children, one most likely has a strong desire to spend lots of time with said children, which certainly must alleviate "nanny-neediness." Yes, I stay home. And I love to stay home! I have a B.S. degree in Foods and Nutrition, and that fits well with staying home and feeding 5 growing people and one very fit husband.
But now staying home has a whole new meaning for us. We (I) are (am) embarking on a new journey...we have taken our kids out of the local (and beloved) Christian school and are going to try home schooling. It is a daunting prospect, but I, for one, am SUPER EXCITED!!!! I am writing this blog for myself...to document this journey. Hopefully, when my motor begins to wind down, I will be able to go back and see how excited I was. That might just be the momentum I need to continue going forward.
So that's it. I stay home. I home school. I am, without a doubt, Domestically Employed.
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