We've now had the twins for 4 weeks, and many things are settling into routine. As much as I saw the twins being a burden on top of my Mom, I'm realizing that they are actually a big help with my Mom. Mom is finally engaging with them and really getting a kick out of them. She actually calls me and asks if I need her to come over and help me with them.
This week, Mechanic was out of state, doing some handyman work that he committed to long before things went wonky with Stepdaughter and the twins. I've been on my own, and it's been really challenging. I think I would have been OK if I wasn't still juggling work stuff. I've still not finished up my end of year reports, and I've got a student working in my research lab this summer (again, committed to this long before things went wonky). I've managed, but it's not been pretty. I managed to lose track of the balance in the checkbook, and still haven't finished those reports. On the plus side, I've found that the twins will take a short nap in their stroller in a darkened lab, BUT I will pay with extra pent up energy in the evening.
Thankfully, we start half day child care on Monday. That will let me write/work with no distractions for half the day. Not sure where that $ is coming from, but we're going to shake our checkbooks until we find it.
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