The weekend is too short

Last week was busy with long hours and DH being out of town and there was a lot of catching up to do. I think the hardest thing about being a working mom is having to cram everything into the weekend. The house was a wreck, the cupboards were bare, and I had a huge list of stuff the kids needed for their holiday parties at school.

DH's work party is next weekend and I ordered this dress from Nordstrom last week. I was gambling that it would fit, but it was a steal for only $40. And it is much prettier in person--the picture doesn't really do it justice. Fortunately it fit, but this weekend I had to find shoes to match. That was a challenge, but I think I came up with something that will work.

I decided to go with the agency to take car of my childcare issues this week. I told them I was concerned about their refusal to make any guarantees, and they agreed to let me try their service out a few times before I pay the membership fee. I really need to have back-up child care in place if I am working, so hopefully this will work out. When I was in school, DH was the emergency back-up, and had to take a kid to work on occasion. I don't think his new place is going to go for that. The agency is pricey, but not unreasonable on two incomes. Fortunately, our nanny is awesome and almost always available. I certainly can't fault her for not being available this week. I started working on such short notice--and it is the holidays.

So tomorrow it all starts again. I hope they have something ready to go for me in the morning. The case I worked on all week settled late Friday afternoon, and I was even able to leave early. But I hate going in without anything sitting on my desk, 'cause I can't bill my hours if I don't have a project.