Guess what? I don't have to say: Good-bye city life. whoohoo!

I should really be doing a million billion other thingy things right now. But I had to share my good news.

AFter finding out that for reasons I will not disclose, I have to return to work full time at this time (their reasons, not mine), I started to freak out about the daycare situation. After talking to my sister, I think I was close to convincing her to quit her job and be their nanny. It was going to be a huge relief for me, a good thing for her money-wise, but a bad thing for her time and travel wise.

While talking to our neighbor, Patrice, about this whole situation, the phone rang. It was the Baptist Church. They have two spaces for us. After nearly a year on the list and after being told they only had one space. So our girls can go to a daycare that is on our way to work and so close to Jeff's work that he can go see them at lunch. And if it doesn't work out, I can talk to my sister again.

Of course, I have lots of issues with the whole daycare thing in general. But frankly, I need an emotional break from taking care of babies. I need to walk two miles a day for a while. I think I need these things to fully enjoy my girls. I don't think I want them in daycare forever. I think I want to be a full-time mom at some point when it makes more sense. The daycare is totally going to make us poor, but we get to stay in our home with it's amazing view of the park. We get to have adventures taking babies on the bus. We get to stay city-folks for the time being. I think it is worth it for now. I don't know how I will feel leaving them the first day, but at least it is a controled environment (which a nanny would not have been).

Other news. Crafty bastards is tomorrow! Please say hi to me if you stop by. My table is next to Heidi's on 18th street! If you read the blog use the code word when you see me. The code word is SEAWEED! Is that one word or two? Oh well, code words are silly. So only use it if you want to be silly.

This is where and when:

Saturday, October 1, 2005 • 10am–5pm
at Western Market in Adams Morgan

Western Market is located on 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan between California and Kalorama in the plaza of the Marie Reed Learning Center - 2200 Champlain St. NW, Washington DC, 20009.