A Month Down!

I cant believe it’s already been a month that I’ve been staying home with the girls. Some days it feels like it was just yesterday that I quit my job, and other days it feels like forever and a day! I can already tell that Ace has really gotten used to us being home all of the time. Whenever I take the girls to the park or somewhere that he can’t come with, he gets really upset and whines and barks after we’ve left. He seems to really like having us home. Poor guy doesn’t really get much of a break, but he doesn’t seem to mind. Even now when Im typing this out, he’s stationed beside Kensi’s high chair waiting for her to drop some of her lunch. She hasn’t disappointed him yet! The little guy is going to get fat from all the food the girls drop for him!
There has only been a few times that Isabelle has asked to go back to daycare. At first it made me feel sad because I thought she liked being home with me. But Grant said that after a few years (or even less time) she really wont remember what it was like to be at daycare. Which she did have some great memories of daycare, but I can do without her asking to go back. Grant told me that he’s seen how much the girls love being home with me. They’re happier, they haven’t gotten sick once, and Im a lot less stressed and more happy too. I don’t get upset at little things anymore, and Ace stealing their sandwiches don’t make me as mad.
But now I have to find ways to save money here and there. We’re by no means scraping to get food in the pantry or diapers on the girls, but every little bit helps! I’ve already found a few things here and there that I can do. Like not putting pots and pans in the dishwasher and hand washing those. That way I don’t run the dishwasher as much and we don’t go through the little soap packets as fast. Or if Grant can let me know in advance that we’ll be going shopping, I can look for coupons or look at the Cartwheel app for Target. The biggest saver I think is going to be the amount I drive. Now that Im not going back and forth to work and daycare, I drive a ton less which will save on gas. I’ll have to go somewhere at least once a week so the gas doesn’t just sit and get bad, but other than that, unless something happens, I really don’t need to go anywhere.
I’ve been really getting into my flowers too! I planted some Stargazer Lillies and have been really excited to see them bloom. There’s other flowers too, and I didn’t think I’d get into them as much as I have! Maybe gardening will be the thing I get into; my hobby! I want to start a small vegetable garden in the backyard too. Not anything big, but just a few things to start off with that we use a ton of; tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, potatoes… nothing too big.
I am so glad that I am able to stay at home with the girls. I was a little worried at first if I could do it, but Im seeing what a great opportunity this is for us! I love watching the girls get into trouble, and just seeing them grow!