Connect What is the most rewarding part of being a mom?

When I come home from a long ten hour shift, the stress of the job just falls off of me when I step through the door and hear “MOM!!” and the sound of tiny feet running towards me. Despite all these long hours, it’s all worth it at the end of the day. Getting to make dinners, run baths and snuggle my babies in their beds, and for that I’m blessed to be their mom.

What is one memory of your kids that you will never forget?

The day we took family photos with just us four, something I was begging their father to do but he wouldn’t.. The kids were so so good, they smiled so beautifully, didn’t fuss about the muggy weather and were so polite to the photographer. The pictures came out beautifully and I will cherish them always and forever. After that I took the kids to Chilis for doing so well, which also happens to be their favorite place to eat.

What would you do with $20,000?

I want to do two things, put the money towards the children’s monthly child care and I would buy a used or new car that comfortably sits all three of my children comfortably. I currently drive a 2009 ford escape that is paid off but sadly it is not mine, it belongs to my soon to be ex husband. My biggest fear is the judge granting it back to him, leaving the children and I without a vehicle despite fairness.