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A
‘farewell and thank you’ to my
coworkers:
First,
I want to say thank you for throwing
such a nice Farewell party.
My thanks go out to all my
coworkers for thinking about me as I
continue on the path I have chosen.
I
have to say that this was a very
difficult decision to make.
Every day the scale would teeter.
I felt that having a good job
with excellent benefits was the best way
that I could contribute to our family.
The people I worked with were
great and despite the chaos, I enjoyed
what I did.
But
then I would look at our little miracle,
Madison.
She deserves to have our love and
attention.
With no family living nearby, she
would need to go to a daycare if I opted
to continue working.
Oh, how much I would miss as she
grew.
I was jealous at the thought of
someone else getting to experience all
of her ‘firsts’ before Daddy and I
would.
With
time running out, I needed to make a
final decision.
So I stepped back and really
examined the scale.
Much to my amazement, it was
heavily weighted by the selfishness I
scooped onto one side.
The people I worked with felt
like family, but my husband and my
daughter ARE family… I want
to be able to contribute financially,
but I need
to provide for them emotionally and
physically.
Thank you for all your
words of encouragement along the way.
Thank you for your continued
friendships. Thank you for all your advice.
Just thank you.
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To
my darling little Madison:
From
the time I found out about you until a
few months after you were born, I
pondered what would be the best for us
as a family. My
mommy gave up her job to stay home with
her family and I believe that it made a
big difference in the kind of person I
became.
I know it was a difficult
decision for her, as it has been for
me…But just like her, I realize being
home with you is the best thing I could
do.
She
taught me how to cook, how to dance and
how to crochet; She played with me, got
me interested in puzzles and the list
goes on. My
mom was the one who first taught me
about accounting. I
don’t remember how old I was, but I
couldn’t have been more than eight or
nine when she let me help her balance
the general ledger of my dad’s
construction business.
We would sit at the kitchen table
and flip through that big book.
We had to find a penny by adding
the black numbers and subtracting the
red ones.
It was like a puzzle and I
thought it was fun.
That’s what started us on the
career path that ultimately led to this
farewell party.
Every
day I look at you and watch you grow.
I teach you, nurture you, comfort
you and play with you.
From the time we wake up in the
morning until we fall asleep at night, I
care for you… Just like Grandma Lanee’
did for me and like Grammy did for
Daddy.
My
career may be taking a detour, but my
job as mommy is just beginning… and I
couldn’t be more excited.
I love you.
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