Well it's wednesday annnddd...

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Yesterday I was able to complete Week One/Day Three of my couch to 5k app. Which was perfect for me to complete last night since I wanted to bust out duct tape and place it over my husbands mouth.. I mean I would do it gently :) Getting outside to run reminds me of people that I've heard talking about how they "can't" get into shape because they can't afford gym memberships. Pshhh, last time I heard the great outdoors was F-R-E-E. So get your butt out there and at least walk. It makes you feel SO MUCH BETTER about yourself. Not to mention it's time to reflect on the day, it helps you sleep better, have more energy throughout the day andddd you get to spy on your neighbors. I mean, I'd never do that.

The fam and I leave on vacation in 2 days... 2!! I'm very excited as this is our first real vacation since we've become a family. It's hard to save for a vacation when you've got student loans, a mortgage, car payment, insurance, pool guy, groceries, gas, DAYCARE, credit cards.. and all that other jazz. Daycare expenses drive me NUTSO. NO ONE ever told me that I was going to fork out $12,000 a year for my son to be in a clean, loving, and educational environment while I work. At one point hubs and I looked to see if it would be financially better if I just stay at home. And I think that a lots of mom's have to go through that thought process. Between the car payment for the car that takes you to work, the gas to get there, the insurance to protect it, the clothes you wear there, the lunches you eat there, the coffee's you buy, the lack of time you have with your child on those days.. It might be better emotionally and financially to stay at home. Obvs depending on what your income is.

One thing I think about constantly (especially since hubs and I haven't gotten pregnant again) is the time that is slipping through my fingertips with little bear (this is one nickname of MANY for our little one). These teachers get to see my child sometimes more than me, and when we are driving home he tells me about his day and I get so sad that I am not spending this precious time with him. THEN I think about the days I am home alone with him and it's freakin' HARD. Bear has ALWAYS been a whiner and some days that's hard to deal with. I could possibly drive myself insane being a stay at home mom. Who knows, I think the grass is always greener of course. But each day that passes is another day of his youth I am losing. Even though the childcare is expensive I am thrilled to be able to have him in such a great place. We weren't always able to afford the best of the best for bear. We had him in a home at first which was about $4,800 a year. But that's all it was, a babysitter. There was no educational value to him being there. Then we moved him to a daycare near our then apartment and it was no different. The cost was about $1000 more a year but they just pushed him from room to room. Plus when I picked him up he was dirty, and speaking Spanish. DON'T get me wrong, I think it's great to speak a second language.. but when my son is asking me for things in Spanish before English I'm not down with that. Then we finally moved him to where he is now and it's ammmmazing. His teacher graduated from ASU with a bachelors in education, it's clean, they learn- and he comes home telling me things and explaining things to me that I probably could have never taught him.

Buttttt the cost...

Ahhh, I could drive myself crazy thinking about this. There is no easy, clear cut decision in our family over this subject. For now it is what it is.

Tomorrow I am to bring some jalapeños for our team pot luck (to go on nachos).. I accidentally picked up Serrano- whoops. Then I proceeded to cut them without gloves (which apparently google thinks is a no-no) and then wiped my eye. This is what happened: