WE DO!
Yay...as of February 1. I am officially a stay at home Mom.
Thanks to all of you, who wrote me about this subject. It really means a lot to me and I have hopefully gotten back to each of you.
Well, lots of things have been done and more to come:
- My daughter have been taken out of daycare. (Officially February 15.)
- My son's day in kindergarten will be 9-1:30. (And only paying for that!)
- Our house mortgage payments will stand still, for these years.
- I've quit the well fare system!!!
- We can get MARRIED and will do so sometime in February as well.
We were actually gonna get married secretly in September 2003. We had it all set up with paper work, our son was gonna stay with Grandparents and we were going to honeymoon in Paris!
Then I was hit with depression and came into the well fare system, which means my boyfriend would have to provide for us, if we got married. We couldn't afford that, so we didn't get married - but we did have a WONDERFUL weekend in Paris!
Yep....that's us....Self Portraying in Paris. Every time I see a SPT post, I think of us doing these photos ;o) So we already had the Honeymoon - time for a wedding!
It sounds like a good decision! It must be a relief to have it finalised. Thanks for sharing the photos from Paris, they're lovely... and hope you have fun planning your wedding.
Posted by: suzy | January 13, 2006 at 09:35 AM
Oooh... wonderful! Gorgeous photos. Congratulations!
Posted by: Fiona | January 13, 2006 at 11:41 AM
Congratulations on making the decision to stay at home and on deciding to get married next month. Love the pics, Kev and i take pics of ourselves like that.
Posted by: Nichola | January 13, 2006 at 12:20 PM
great you made a decision. peace of mind and exciting times ahead. Congrats on the marriage! didn't know about the depression and hope you feel lots better now!
*Karin
Posted by: karin | January 13, 2006 at 01:12 PM
So many exciting changes! Congratulations on this new chapter, its gonna be fun. You guys make a great couple by the way!
Posted by: Blair | January 13, 2006 at 04:02 PM
I think you will be so happy with your decisions. I love the Paris photos. What a sweet couple you make. Jeremy and I have had many honeymoons o.s and still aren't married and we have been together for 15 years!
Posted by: Jackie | January 13, 2006 at 11:11 PM
congratulations!!
house mortgage standing still?? that sounds wonderful!
:)
Posted by: tania | January 13, 2006 at 11:32 PM
Congratulations! It's all very exciting!
Posted by: manda | January 14, 2006 at 12:07 AM
congratulations on the wedding and childcare decision! i think everybody needs to simplify their life in one way or the other...i of course am always challenged to slow down and enjoy my kids.
super photos of Paris. i love that city and it was so nice to see it today!
Posted by: carol | January 14, 2006 at 03:32 PM
YAY!! Congratulations and good luck + a lot of fun of course!!
Posted by: Yvonne | January 14, 2006 at 11:38 PM
I was so proud of you when I read about your decision. It´s becoming more and more difficult to be a stay at home mum these days but what could be more wonderful!? I have 3 children and I didn´t go to work until my youngest son was 5 and at kindergarten. It was the most wonderful time and I´d love to have it that way again.ENJOY!!!
Posted by: claudia | January 16, 2006 at 11:16 AM
Congratulations, sweetie! These pictures are darling. Such great smiles.
Posted by: Alicia | January 19, 2006 at 06:24 PM