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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can do this either way.

If you like work, you can just alternate between you and your dh who stays home when someone is sick. You can definitely make it work. [b]To make it a little easier, you can hire an after school nanny[/b]. But if you don’t want to do that, you can stagger work schedules so one of you is home when school is out.

If you want to stop working and your marriage is rock solid and you don’t care about advancement (or lack thereof) in your career, then you stay home and get involved in school and that kind of stuff. Personally, I would absolutely love to do that, but we are not in a position financially to do so. [/quote]

Things to consider if OP hires an after school nanny:
1.  If you need the nanny to drive your kids to activities, you'll probably need to let her drive your car.    You can't count on the nanny having a car big enough to fit 4 kids (since all kids are  still under 12 and will have to sit in the back.)
2.   It's harder to find part time, afternoon only nannies because most people need full time work to pay the bills.
3.   If you're only hiring her for afternoons, she won't be able to cover other needs (like snow days, teacher work days, etc.)because she will most likely have a daily morning obligation (like nannying for another family, or maybe classes if she is a college student, etc.)[/quote]

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