I decided to get a part-time job, something to give me some time away from my kids and give me some extra cash. I started last week and it’s only Monday to Friday the hours vary from 3-5 hours per shift. To a lot of people that doesn’t seem like a very long time that I’m gone, but since Em was born I haven’t been away from her for more then around two hours, to go to a movie. The only “alone” time I get is when I go to the movies or work, even then I’ve tagged along a child more then once to the movies with me.
Because my job is in a warehouse, every time I come home from work I’m all sweaty and dirty (awesome right?!) so I jump in the shower. K my oldest always ambushes me while I’m in the shower, and asks me these questions EVERY single time.
1. Did you miss me?
OF COURSE I did!
2. Who did you miss the most?
My response is always the same “I missed you all sooooo much”.
3. Did you miss Méme too?
Yes I missed Méme.
4. Can you count while I put my pajamas on?
I usually humour her on this one and count. Only to receive a “I heard you counting while I was in my room, I told you to count in your head”…clearly I’m always missing this actual request. Even when I do count in my head, she says that she couldn’t hear me counting. Sounds like she’s setting me up to fail.
5. Do you have to go back tomorrow?
Yup I have to go back, I work Monday to Friday. Every day you have school I have to go to work.
6. Who’s picking me up at the bus tomorrow after my school?
The same person that picks you up every day.
7. Do you like washing your hair?
Sure.(Oh yes, after a shift of lifting heavy boxes I love washing my hair using my sore arms. It’s the best!)
8. What kind of shampoo are you going to use, the green bugs or the pink bugs, or the white bugs?
Which one do you think I should use? (Please pick the closest one) *Just a note my kids used to be afraid of using shampoo for whatever reason. So I convinced them that the shampoo is just different coloured bugs that clean, and they’ve called it that ever since.*
9. Who’s going to watch us while your gone tomorrow?
You will have school, so your teachers will watch you. Mémé will watch the others, then once your done school she’ll watch you too.
10. Why is the shower boiling?
Because I love hot showers.
*Dalton says “You don’t have hot water. You have fires of mordor type water.” (Lord Of The Rings reference)