Back to Basics Life Quest continuation

After having our second child we have figured out a few things. First priority was to keep me home to raise our children.  Second was to find a job skill for my husband that could support all of us. This was not an easy task but being where we are now, seven years later, I am thankful for my husband's tenacity. He is self employed now and works from home which makes our family life so much more special.  We also chose to home school our children first because we had moved so many times. It isn't easy balancing everyone being  at home but the rewards are so great.  Now it is a necessity that they are all home and  home school. We can pick up and go on a family vacation pretty much any time of the year.  Another thing that we have learned from living off of one income is that getting a babysitter is a challenge on a tight budget.  A friend of ours gave us the idea of babysitting trades.  You ask other couples with similar age children ( ones that will have a positive influence on each other ) and ask them if they would like to trade out nights for babysitting. One night you go out and the next week is their turn.  So far this has worked out well for us.  It is free and usually so well received because as I'm sure most of you know how hard it is to get out regularly ( I mean just you and your spouse ).

And as you all probably also know is that if you don't nurture yourselves as people then you aren't usually as effective as a parent. =(        .   .   .   more to come  .   .   .