Do you have any help?

We often get asked by people who know at least a little bit about our family if we have any help. For a very long time, my answer has been, "No, but Matt works from home, so between the two of us, we have a lot more flexibility than other families might and we're able to make it work."

However, as of two weeks ago, we can now answer "Yes, we do!"

For fifteen hours a week, we have a young woman coming over to spend time with Krassimir and Reuben. She's here in the morning twice a week to take Reuben and Krassimir to their appointments.at the private therapy center, freeing me to focus more on the home schooling around here, and Matt to work uninterrupted on his "real" work. Then she comes in the afternoon three times in order to get the boys off their buses and give them some one-on-one time for activities. Sometimes she and Reuben take his bike out (and he comes home wet after throwing rocks in the retention pond near the high school!) and that lucky Krassi has gotten a few chances to get out in his swing, and play on the slide.

Needless to say, especially this year as I'm carrying Baby, the physical work it takes to get the boys out is a little more challenging than it is at some times, and we're so very grateful that we've got her working for us!

It's incredible how much breathing room fifteen extra man-hours a week can provide!