Final Shift

So just this past Saturday, I had my last and final shift at Bath&Bodyworks. Can't say that I'm going to miss going to work "after work" and not having any of the weekends to myself. I am going to miss the people that I've met during those 8 months (even though it was a revolving door). Bottom line is that I decided to quit because the extra money wasn't worth time away from Caleb. I didn't know that Caleb really understood what was going on until yesterday....when I announced to him that I quit my second job and that from now on I'll be home every night and weekends. He kept asking me "no more work Mommy?"....and for pretty much the entire day, he was stuck to me like glue. It made me feel sad that I had done it for so long. I had assumed (incorrectly) that he wouldn't notice.

So yesterday was the first day of my new plan to have more time for Caleb and Jay...and it was WONDERFUL. We spent a few hours cleaning and organizing the house and then sat down to watch "The Soloist". We cooked and ate and then cooked and ate some more. This pic is of Caleb eating his standard breakfast fare (minus the waffle he usually requests but for some reason he wanted us to make him toast and then didn't eat it).

So now we'll try to eke out the next month and enjoy all the time we'll have together.

And b/c I'm a nerd like that, here's a pic of me at B&BW for old times sake...