ClassyTina Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 Hello out there in forum land. This is my first posting and I guess I am suppose to tell you a little about myself. My greatest accomplishment is meeting my husband and being married in the San Diego Temple. This was a wonderful experience for me and one I will never forget. My husband is a convert to the church and I will not say that our 13 years of marriage has been without it's ups and downs. What I can say is that after 13 years with the grace of Jesus Christ we now have a stronger and happier marriage then we ever have. Surprise, surprise when we started to follow the directions of our Father in Heaven more strictly our lives have been blessed. We have three wonderful children (4,6, and 11) that keep me busier then I thought possible. I used to work as a supervisor in claims for an auto insurance company for years. I never thought I would be able to stay home. I am glad to say that just a few months ago I was able to say good bye to my job and be a stay at home Mom. Not that our income has greatly changed, that it allowed me to stay home, but our attitude did on what was important. My husband, children and myself are being blessed and some how the bills are being paid. Tithing is a wonderful thing. What do I do now that I stay home. I have found myself doing more activities with the children, my house is cleaner, started family history, I wait by the door for my husband to come home from work ( he loves this) and I started an online business. I like to shop and had a hard time finding classy sleepwear that I could wear with temple clothing. So I started Classy Dream Wear. Well, school is getting ready to start. I am a little nervous as this is my first year being a stay at home mom. Any advise on how to manage staying in a good spirit when you hear children fighting and no longer interact with adults or get that pat on the back at work for a nice job. I did not mean for this to be so long. Quote
Truegrits Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 Welcome, Tina!Congratulations on being able to stay home, and on your new business! :) Quote
Maya Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 Hi Tina, I have to chekk the dream wear.. welcom to LDS.net, enjoy! Quote
goofball Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 Welcome to the site. I assume you are in sunny souther cal as you were married in San Diego Quote
ClassyTina Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Posted August 7, 2008 I am actually from central California. My grandparents worked at the San Diego Temple, so we were sealed in San Diego. At that time, we did not have a temple in our city. Quote
hordak Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 . I am a little nervous as this is my first year being a stay at home mom. Any advise on how to manage staying in a good spirit when you hear children fighting and no longer interact with adults or get that pat on the back at work for a nice job. I did not mean for this to be so long.Scheduled days/time off. Do not underestimate the importance of getting to leave work. Quote
StrawberryFields Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 Hey I checked out your site, good job.:) I think it is still important to interact with adults even if you do play groups or something. One thing that worked well is I found a mom in our ward that we traded weekly babysitting with for 2-3 hour time span. I usually went shopping for groceries. Welcome to the site. Quote
ClassyTina Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Posted August 7, 2008 That is a great idea. I used to grocery shop on line. Now that I stay home, I grocery shop at the store, and shopping with 3 kids is not always the most fun thing to do. I will have to try to hook up with someone in the ward. Quote
pam Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 I did the swapping of watching kids with another lady in my ward when my kids were young. I watched Tuesdays and she did Thursdays. 3 hours each time. That gave me 3 hours every Tuesday that I could count on getting some things done without children tagging along. Quote
Truegrits Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 I watch three girls for one of the Sisters in the Ward while she does her grocery shopping. She is so thankful for that time to get the things she needs for the family without the struggles of dealing with kids. And the girls LOVE the treat of staying with me...LOL Go figure! Quote
Listener Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 Hope your time at home is even better than you expect. Welcome. Quote
Palerider Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 hello and welcome to the site....:) Quote
choice Posted August 10, 2008 Report Posted August 10, 2008 Hi ClassyTina, I'm Choice:) It wld be nice to have some of your California sunshine in these parts, NZ. We are in the middle of a cold snap. I wld like to give you a great big online pat on the back for doing the most important job in the world. Looking after our future. Congratulations on yr new business venture. I will be sure to check it out. Welcome. Quote
ClassyTina Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Posted August 16, 2008 Well sunny it is, today was a 105 degrees. Too hot for me, thank goodness for air conditioning. I do not think I will like our power bill for this month. Quote
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