Happy Day!

I found a babysitter! I went online to Florida Children and Families and found a list of in-home child care providers. I found someone that lives close and she is a perfect fit for our family! I shouldn't have gotten so wound up about it, I just hate when I don't have the answers right away. I really need to give it to the Lord instead of freaking out.
So I came home and told Josh that I found a babysitter and he said "I told you it would work out!" I said "You always say that." And he said "well, it always does!" I'm screaming in my head: because I work my butt off to make it go right!!

Grrr!

I plan and I plan and I plan! I made sure that I had a babysitter for this semester well in advance! She flaked out at the last minute and now I am stuck scrambling! I hate scrambling at the last min. I woke up at four a.m. this morning and couldn't go back to sleep because I am too stressed out about what to do! Grrr!

Just set up my phone to connect to my blog! Now I can send pictures and stuff on the go : ) Yay!

Christmas Story

Being a military family, we are well aware of the adjustment period that has to occur when your husband/daddy comes home from deployment. Well it is Christmas and it just seems to amplify the problem. No more just soft mom wearily letting you get away with the "small stuff". DAD is home, and it is truly time to get back into "ship shape". I do love to have him home, but I have to admit he is tougher on all of us.

Anyway, we had a great Christmas. The boys loved their presents and I am hopeful that the true meaning of Christmas got through to them. We have a tradition where we give them three gifts. The gift of Gold, Frankincence, and Myrrh. The gift of Gold is something that they really want like a toy or game. The gift of Frankincence is something to make you smell good, mostly this is shampoo and fresh p.j.'s. The gift of Myrrh is something to help you grow spiritually. This was the first year that Weston and Chase were interested in exchanging gifts. It was wonderful to see them thinking of others. I think next year we will start them drawing names.

Christmas is really a joyous time; however I always want it to be perfect. It never is. Why is that? Can't we have just a few days of perfection once a year? No fighting, no naughty behavior, and only love and smiles. Oh well, maybe next year ; )

OhWell!

It has been almost a year since I posted. I didn't realize how much work it was going to be to homeschool three children and go to school full time while my husband has been deployed. I am on Christmas break right now. I am enjoying it but I feel like I am missing something. I feel that I am supposed to be doing something (homework), and that I am getting behind. I know that I am not, but I was so used to working every minute.