Thankful

I have so much to be thankful for, and I am pretty good at being thankful for the obvious things. But...I need to do better at being thankful for the blessings in disguise that often get overlooked. If I didnt have floors to mop and tubs to scrub then I obviously would not have a home. If I didnt have shirts to iron & a lunch to pack then I obviously wouldnt have a husband who works hard for me every day. If I didnt have the queasies then I wouldnt have a tiny babe growing in my tummy. If I didnt have a mountain of laundry then there wouldnt be anyone to wear & dirty the tiny socks & soft pj's.

I am so so thankful that the Lord has blessed me with my precious family. I love Shane & the boys so much & I could not even imagine a second of a life without them. I am sad for people who dont have what I have.

Life Right Now

I feel like life has changed so much the past few weeks. We did decide to enroll Brendan in school. we were hoping to wait a while but he was being increasingly difficult regarding his schoolwork and he asked if he could go now. He seems so, so happy about his choice. I have mixed feelings. I believe homeschooling is best and I feel very guilty for not making it work. But it just didnt seem fair to keep him in a home full of toddlers all day. The first day I took him to school I came home and started to pack away our homeschool materials and thats when the tears started!

B going to school has really changed our day. It has helped me be more disciplined about getting up, dressed, room cleaned, breakfast prepped, & laundry started before the kids wake up. I also have much more time for the little ones & I am hoping this helps their behavior some. I have a huge chunk of time (naptime) to clean up or rest and then we go pick him up. The structure so far is nice; I was feeling like a slacker before. But I do miss him a lot. And right now I should be playing with the kids but I am hiding out on the computer.

The pregnancy is going well, I am starting to feel a little better but I am still pretty tired.

3 years old!

Isnt he beautiful! Yesterday Nathan Joseph Michael turned 3! He has become such a big boy and he continues to make me laugh every single day! Nathan was only my youngset for a short time but in my heart he is still a baby to me! He loves trains and books, cars and animals. He is a wild animal one minute and a cuddle bug the next! Happy Birthday baby boy! Mama loves you so very much!