MMMMmmmmm... BACON!!!!!

I have been working recently on being more "house wifey." I am FAR FAR FAR from the housewife type. I'm more of a go getter type. However i have always respected and envied the housewives of the world. My mom stayed home and she made us home cooked meals (that i still beg for from her) and showed us that staying home is more work than a job outside the home. Then my older sister became a stay-home-wife, then a mom. She does cooking and is a bit of an organizational cleaning nut (which i am not) and makes it all seem so easy. When i got married i knew housewife was never an option. Then as i start to think about motherhood the idea of staying home is weird to think about. So tonight there were some happenings that really made me proud, i'm not  housewife or stay-home-mother material but it's good to know i can at least feed my family.

So i came home ready to cook (very odd feeling for me because i was really nauseous, but oh well) and the chicken we had... was bad. then the ground beef we had... was bad. So i needed groceries. Since i am between jobs (will post about that soon, i promise) finances are VERY VERY tight this month. So we had no budge for spontaneous grocery shopping i broke into a bank (shaped like a gnome) and counted quarters. The end result was $15 in quarters $5 in nickels and dimes and $7 in ones. i took these to the nearest grocery and bought chicken, ground beef, salsa, cheese, cottage cheese, tortillas and kool-aid (for a friend as a thank you). i go to self-checkout and pull out all my change. Nickel by Nickel and one quarter at a time i pay for my food... all $27 worth. The lady behind me stares in disbelief for awhile and then laughs and laughs and laughs. She is bent over and i FINALLY finish paying then she asks me how long i have been collecting quarters. I tell her my husband and I try to pay only cash for things and that generates a lot of change. Then we have 4-5 piggy banks to distribute it between and it's a nice little surprise when we break into one of them. Se said that's smart and thanks for the laugh.

So then i went home and cooked. i made my mom's Tatertot Casserole and it tasted just like hers! We made enough to freeze 4 meals and leave 3 for the week. Then i tried for the first time making Chicken Enchiladas. I don't really like enchiladas but Kel does. So i made 4 freezer meals and 3 week meals. Kel was so excited about having homemade meals and some frozen for anytime access AND that it cost only piggy bank money that he did ALL the dishes.

It felt good to cook for my family, but it felt even better knowing i don't have to do this everyday. i am exhausted in the best of ways.  i love and respect all the women who work in order to provide for their family. i also love and respect all the women who stay home and care for their family in a much different way. It will definitely take a while and a lot of learning/mistakes/adjustments but i am branching into a little bit of both worlds. i will be working an odd and irregular schedule that will allow me a chance to provide for my family while still giving me time to care for them as well.

I am excited to be a working mom who can not only bring home the bacon but fry it up too!