I've missed you so much!

It's been a long time since I had an entry for this blog and there's a couple reasons for that. First, our family went through some tough times and I wasn't quite ready to share all of that with the world. Some bloggers can put every marital, child-raising or career trial out there for discussion but I don't feel like I'm ready to share that deeply yet. For now, the really tough times are something my family and I will weather without the help of the virtual world. At the same time, I didn't feel it would be appropriate for me to keep posting like everything was fine. I think that this blog should contain a true and accurate snapshot, if not the complete picture.

The second reason I've been absent for five months is that going back to work has been really, really hard. Not because Kaitlyn hates daycare, (she loves it and is learning so much!) and not because I hate my job (I actually really enjoy it most of the time,) but because it honestly feel like a struggle just to get through each day until the weekend, and every weekend feels like we're just getting ready to manage the next week.

Five months after going back to work, I still wish that I was at home with Kaitlyn. I'm pretty sure that the people who worked to liberate women from the home didn't intend for us to instead be chained to our desks. It was meant to be a choice but inflation and economy, along with being the primary earner for our family, mean that I don't have that choice, and it breaks my heart.

That being said, we are settling in to a much better routine and I feel ready to write again. So expect more posts, more photos and more Mommy & Co.


Kaitlyn has been doing her best to deal with the cold this winter.

We missed the chance to say Mery Christmas!
Kaitlyn has grown and learned so much in the past five months.