Rather than laying off 15 percent of the staff, my company announced a company-wide pay cut last month. In exchange for a smaller paycheck, I now work "summer hours" (read: half-day Fridays) from now until the end of September. Today was my first Friday afternoon at home with Paul.
It was a chilly, but sunny day in Chicago. After a long walk to our neighborhood fish monger to buy dinner (eating fish on a Lenten Friday - Mom and Dad, aren't you proud?), I placed Paul in his Pack 'n Play while I removed his jacket. As a distraction, I started a game of peek-a-boo. Paul is quite fickle these days and I know that by tomorrow, he will no longer find this game so amusing. But as I soothed him to sleep tonight, he was still giggling with his eyes closed and his thumb in his mouth.
No comments:
Post a Comment