Sitting at home buried under 2+ feet of snow is not how I had envisioned spending my last week of maternity leave. I was finally getting the hang of enjoying myself…feeling more comfortable running errands, meeting people for lunch etc etc. Now I’m just trapped here, litterally…my car is in the garage and our 50 foot back alley that leads to our driveway is still covered in Saturday’s snow and now it will have another foot or more added to it on Wednesday. I had hopes of finishing off some errands, I still have things to return to baby-stores and I desperately need to get to a fabric store to finish some projects. Not to mention I had high hopes of going out and getting a bunch of new work clothes to fit my improved smaller frame. I also had a few leisurely lunches planned with friends too.
To say I’m disappointed with the outcome of this last week and the unavoidable reality of having to go back to work is an understatement. The bright side is I have saved a lot of leave because the government has been closed. I could probably postpone my start date, but I really want Royce to have his 2 weeks alone with Syd before she starts daycare March 1st. Not that he will be ‘alone’ because his Mom and then his sister Rhonda arrive next week to meet Syd. But still, it will be good for him to be the primary person in charge of feeding and entertaining this pip-squeak for a while.
The 16th is my first day back. Outside of my anger of my snow-covered last week, I am also having bitter-sweet feelings about returning. In the mornings when I’m energized and Syd is as sweet as sugar I want to stay home. But by 2:00 when I’m tired and I’ve exhausted my bag of entertaining tricks, I’m ready to go back. I’m sure my first week will be so busy and it will go by quickly. I’ve got a lot to catch up on, and will have plenty of fun figuring out how to get my pumping scheduled between meetings. I know I’m missed, I’ve gotten a dozen emails asking when I’m returning, so thats a good feeling and is sorta giving me momentum as I prepare for my first week back.


















