So Scott and I have been thinking about preschool for the girls next fall 2013. I went to a Montessori school here in Charlotte that is very small and run out of a little house. I found that it was still open and contacted my old teacher about getting on a waiting list. He said they currently had an opening and he wanted to meet the girls and discuss it with us. So about 2 weeks we went to visit the school and talk about enrolling the girls. His wife died several years ago so he is the only one running the school and he only accepts up to 12 students but prefers to stay at around 10. He does ages 3-10, so our 3 would be a big part of the school. He is from Japan and although he has been her for many years (remember I went to preschool here) he is still a little hard to understand. Ultimately he decided that since he already had 9 students he wanted to wait til next spring or fall before adding our 3.
That same day we got a call from our church saying that there was an opening in their 3 year old preschool class and they could fit all 3 girls in if we wanted. Scott answered the call since he was at home and when he told me they called I asked him why would they call us out of the blue. We have a very large church and we have only been going for about 6 months so I couldn't imagine why they would call us. Well apparently I was on a waiting list, I do remember calling last February to get some information and pricing from several different pre-schools but we had planned on enrolling them next year not this year. So I called the lady back the next day to get some more details and really thought I was going to say no. We know it is a really great school, but it is more expensive than having our current nanny and we think she does such a great job we just didn't really see the benefit. The lady answered my questions and suggested that Scott or I come take a tour, I had already toured another preschool and Scott had not toured any so he decided to go. During this time we were having a few issues with Emma not playing well with her sisters, she is very outgoing and social and we think that having only her sisters around frustrates her. Along with this discussion about what was best for Emma also came a discussion about what was best for me. I had told Scott that at some point I would like to stay home with the girls and do more 'mommy' things. I've always felt I would regret not getting a chance to be a 'stay at home mom'. Until recently this has not been an option since I carry the insurance but with Scott's new job early this year he has similar benefits. So we decided that maybe Preschool would be best for all of us.
I then made the very very hard decision to leave my current job (which I really like) to stay home more with the girls. My boss was very understanding and encouraged me to stay part-time. This doesn't give me much 'free' time but will allow me to stay home on Tuesday and Thursday and do mommy-daughter things like library time and play dates and art class, etc. This won't really start until the end of September so I'm anxiously awaiting this change.
So with all of these changes we still wanted to keep our nanny but couldn't keep her full-time anymore. God was so good to us and I was able to find another twin mom that needed part-time help so we could both use her.
It is amazing how God was able to bring all of these changes together and make them work out in ways we could not have even imagined. It has helped to re-affirm that we are making the right decisions in our life at this time.
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