Working full-time with 2 kids, in a new state, without family is very challenging.

I keep trying to tell myself that it's going really well and I want to be positive but let's take a look at my my first 3 weeks of work:

The first two days of work I had to be at orientation earlier then the daycare opened so my mom drove 5 hrs to stay with us to watch the kids for those days.

Then our daycare only had a spot open for Natalia (but Josiah was still on the wait list) so Frank's parents drove 5 hrs to watch the baby while Natalia started daycare.

Then once Josiah's spot opened up, Natalia got sick. Needless to say, Frank's parents stayed with us a few more days to watch Natalia while she was sick.

Then a week later, Natalia got sick again. (A stomach bug that possibly never really went away). This time I had to take off work for one day and thankfully Franks parents drove here again, another 5 hrs to come and watch Natalia while she was sick for the 2nd time.

A week after that, I get a phone call at work that now Josiah is sick and I have to leave work to pick him up. So now, if I have to take off work again that will be 2 times in less then one month for my children being sick. Not to mention family had to drive 5 hours to come and watch them multiple times in addition to that. Oh- did I mention I haven't even been working for a month yet?

Wait, it get's worse. Now the daycare is closed for 12 days for Christmas vacation yet I have to work all but two.

Needless to say, it is extremely hard to work full-time without family nearby. I realize we are so very blessed to have such wonderful family that is *happy* to drive here and help but still- it is a lot to ask all the time.

I'm also sad that for me to be at work for 8 1/2 hours, the kids have to be at the daycare for 10. Not to mention an hour car ride home in city traffic.

Lord, I love my job, I do. But is working full-time not what you want me to do right now????