Work, Work, Work!

Jim has been working a lot lately.  Between Vargas & Son, the Cemetary & Nestle he is very busy all week long!  He usually leaves the house in the morning around 8:30a & doesn't return until long after we're all in bed for the night..normally around 12:15a or so.  With these hard economic times amongst us all he is forced to work a lot in order to keep us financially stable.
I'm not sure many people realize the sacrifices that we have to make in order for me to be a "stay at home" mom.  There is no doubt that in order for the average family to keep a roof over their heads & food on their table they need to have at least two incomes coming in.  The bottom line is that Jim works hard, long hours so that our children can have their mother raise them, not a daycare worker nor a school teacher.  You see, we asked for these three beautiful children:

 We were blessed with our children.  I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to not greet them when they wake up in the morning or tuck them into bed at night.  I can't imagine what it would be like to miss out on any of their milestones, such as this one:

 8 days shy of 9 days old & Miss Savannah Elaine Vargas has learned how to stand!  And I was right there to capture it on film:

I can honestly say that I know all 3 of my children inside & out.  I am with them from the time they get up in the morning (around 6:00a) until the time the last one goes to bed (around 8:00a).  I'm raising them.  They are my job.  How is the pay, you may be wondering?  Well, can you really put a dollar amount on watching your children learn & grow?