There's a Spring in My Step

Psssst ... I have a secret!

Shhhhh. Be very quiet ...

I MADE MY LAST EVER DAYCARE PAYMENT HUZZZZZZAAAAAH!

Ahem.

I guess if that's going to be a secret, I probably shouldn't yell it so loud? BUT YOU GUYS. While there are  summer camps and activities and all of the things that make big kids more expensive than little kids around the corner waitign for me, still! I'm done paying someone to hang out with my baaaaby while I work all year round! HUUZZZZZAHHH!

I might be excited about this.

While Mila is absolutely worth every penny of the $45,000+ total I spent on daycare over the past five years, and while her care providers have been fantastic, let's back up. $45,000. That's not an exaggeration. That's a lot of money is what that is. I could have bought a REALLY nice car with all of that. Instead, I bought safety, playtime, and learning time for a sassy little blond kid who today threatened to take away my cell phone if I don't take her on a Disney cruise soon.

True story.

Do you know how many Starbucks lattes I could have bought with that money? Over 7,000! For real! Someday when Mila reads these words, I hope she realizes that I love her more than I love 7,000 lattes. It's real close, but I do.

What is $45,000 in Disney vacations? Two? Three? (I joke ... it's probably 8 or 9, as long as you don't eat while you're there.)

It's four Steak-n-Shake franchises.

It's 3,000 pairs of jeans from Target.

It's a really nice down payment for a house.

It's 135,000 Cow Tales. Have I mentioned that I'm addicted to Cow Tales lately? I totally am.

So while I'm a wee bit sad that the tiny baby who was just born is headed off to kindergarten soon, I'm not sad to slam the checkbook closed and say ALL DONE!

Comments

[Caitlin]

You have the cheapest daycare ever! I'd be happy playing twice that in Boston...😕

(If that doesn't sum up the childcare problem right there...)