THANK YOU!!! Stay at home Moms*supplement income?

April 23, 2004

Thank you all who have responded to my question with your great

suggestions. I am lousy at arts and crafts; I can't even draw a

straight line with a ruler (LOL). I really need to do something so

that I will be able to stay home. We live in a rural area and we

commute to the city. If I were to continue to work, daycare near

where I work would run us around $ 225.00 or more a week. I also

figured with the time spent on the road commuting each day, I would

only see my child 3 to 4 hours each day. My child would probably end

up thinking that the babysitter was its mother.

I used to sell Avon years ago and did pretty well, so I will check

into that again. There are also a lot of estate auctions in the

area, so Ebay is a possibility also. I have also considered working

part-time in the evenings at the local Wal-mart / K-mart, but my

husband vetoed that. As far as babysitting goes, it's still a

possibility. I just don't want to get stuck with a child from hell,

but I have a lot of closets and duct tape (LOL). I have been working

with a local agency and they have a contract that is drafted between

the parents and myself, if they are a no show they still have to

pay. And the best part is that the child and myself would be on a

probation period, so if I have a problem child or the parents we part

ways. Also before and after school care would work even better, so

that way I would not have to deal with the kid all day.

Again, thank you all for your responses; I will keep you posted as to

what avenue I take

Lana

EDD 8/24/04

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