I haven't been on here in so long because I have been busy getting ready for VBS, which starts on Sunday. Yikes!! I am in charge of crafts. I'm counting on 30 kids. If we have more, I'm in trouble! I'm counting on the fact that the oldest kids get to play games outside and the fact that last year our highest number (including teachers and helpers) was 47. I really wanted to do crafts that aren't going to go home and go in the trash. It sounds like a good idea but has proven difficult to come up with 5 crafts that work with a wide variety of ages and won't go in the trash right away. Hopefully I'll have some pictures of the finished products after next week.
Besides that, we are still trying to get the process of Brad transferring to NC underway. The fact that his boss is out of Louisville is holding things up! Brad refuses to tell him over the phone. But he is in town tomorrow and Brad is planning on talking to him about it if he sees him. But he did tell me even if he didn't get to talk to him, he was calling the HR lady, who is also out of Louisville, to tell her he wants to transfer. So I have been painting up a storm! Whoever said that everything has to be sparkly white and clean when you sell your house should be punished!! 11 years, 3 kids and 2 dogs sure puts a beating on a house! Just when I think I'm about done, I find more doors that need painted (closets!).
Then there are bible club lessons and July is my children's church month...And the kids being home so we have had dentist appts, orthodontist appts and regular dr appts. Thank goodness soccer just ended.
If you can imagine, the housework is being put on the back burner. The house is a disaster area. It always is, but with spending so much time on other things, it really is now!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Summer time!
Today was the last day of school for my kids and I am so glad! I know they are as well. We are all ready for a break.
Hannah had an amazing year. She was on the A-B Honor roll all year, which is great compared to her straight D's of last year. Her teacher is retiring, which I'm sad about bc she is so amazing and I was going to request Ryan have her for second grade. Her teacher helped me choose who Hannah should have next year so I am praying she continues having amazing years one right after another.
We started piano lessons a few weeks ago. She has had 3 so far. Hannah is our musicly inclined child. Brad nor I have a gift for music so I'm not sure where it came from but she loves it and I love it that she has something to love! She does not have confidence in herself and I'm hoping this brings our her inner star. We will have to stop once school starts again if she can't handle both things.
Ryan....I'm not even sure what to say about my boy. I love him to pieces. He has his father's heart. Always putting others first, unless it is Hannah, then he puts her last. Siblings! He also had an amazing year. His teacher says he is so sweet and says "yes, ma'am." He is so much farther along than Hannah was going into first grade. I'm giving his teacher credit for that.
Abigail still has 2 school-years to be home with mom. She is my little fire cracker! I'm nervous about how the baby is going to do in school. She isn't afraid to tell you what she wants and she has the sass to go with it.
In other news, Brad and the union guy have been playing phone tag all week so he still hasn't talked with them about the details of starting a job with them. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, see my previous blog post.) He is your typical guy who doesn't talk about anything. I want to know plans, how he feels about the situation every single day. I don't feel any sense of urgency from him. Meanwhile, I have already painted 2 rooms. I can feel the chances of us moving decreasing with every passing day. I just want to know which direction we are going in!
Hannah had an amazing year. She was on the A-B Honor roll all year, which is great compared to her straight D's of last year. Her teacher is retiring, which I'm sad about bc she is so amazing and I was going to request Ryan have her for second grade. Her teacher helped me choose who Hannah should have next year so I am praying she continues having amazing years one right after another.
We started piano lessons a few weeks ago. She has had 3 so far. Hannah is our musicly inclined child. Brad nor I have a gift for music so I'm not sure where it came from but she loves it and I love it that she has something to love! She does not have confidence in herself and I'm hoping this brings our her inner star. We will have to stop once school starts again if she can't handle both things.
Ryan....I'm not even sure what to say about my boy. I love him to pieces. He has his father's heart. Always putting others first, unless it is Hannah, then he puts her last. Siblings! He also had an amazing year. His teacher says he is so sweet and says "yes, ma'am." He is so much farther along than Hannah was going into first grade. I'm giving his teacher credit for that.
Abigail still has 2 school-years to be home with mom. She is my little fire cracker! I'm nervous about how the baby is going to do in school. She isn't afraid to tell you what she wants and she has the sass to go with it.
In other news, Brad and the union guy have been playing phone tag all week so he still hasn't talked with them about the details of starting a job with them. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, see my previous blog post.) He is your typical guy who doesn't talk about anything. I want to know plans, how he feels about the situation every single day. I don't feel any sense of urgency from him. Meanwhile, I have already painted 2 rooms. I can feel the chances of us moving decreasing with every passing day. I just want to know which direction we are going in!
Monday, June 3, 2013
To move or not to move, that is the question.
For weeks now Brad and I have been praying earnestly and without ceasing (in the shower, in the car, while I'm cooking, you name it, I've been praying while doing it!) about Brad's decision to relocate with his company or leave the company and work for the union.
I debated about writing this post because if you know us, you know we are very good at talking and planning and then not doing anything. But I know that basically everyone who will read this has been thru a big move at some point in their lives. Some more recent than ever. I also keep going back to the time mom and dad moved us to the dreaded WV, which I now hate to leave! So I ask, how did you know? I know the obvious answers of God will make it happen if it is his plan but I am on a constant roller coaster of yes, no, maybe so. I just don't feel GOd saying one way or the other what we should do!
A few years ago, Brad's boss sold the elevator company and moved to NC to start a new office with the company who bought his company. Confusing, I know. There has been an open offer for Brad to come work for his former boss ever since he went to NC. You all know that my parents are in NC. My first reaction is yes! we should move. But in my heart I know we need to be where God wants us to be. That doesn't necessarily mean NC. So I have been very hesitant every time the issue of going to NC has ever come up. I just want to do what God wants and not go just because it is what I would want.
Well, a month or so ago BRad decided he needed to make a change. I don't want to go into all the details but I stand by him as his wife. His options are to go to NC where he could start tomorrow and has a guaranteed job. Or try to get into the union where he "could" make more money and "could" pay tons less for our health insurance. Not to mention we wouldn't be moving. But he is guaranteed to work about of town 4 days a week and have a 3 day weekend with the union. We all know that money isn't everything but being able to pay way less than $500/month for insurance for our family is a big plus! If that is even true.
We said we would try the union first and if that didn't work out we would go to NC. So Brad was expecting a call from the union on Friday but no one ever called so we basically gave up on them and were about 80% sure we were going to move to NC this summer. We thought God was opening that door since the union people never called. This morning I got to work doing things to prepare for painting so we can get our house up for sale. Then BRad texted me and said he was waiting on a call from the union!
I had just talking myself into the fact that moving wouldn't be so bad and having to do it in the 2 1/2 months the kids are out of school won't be hard. And now we might not be going.
This is just one of those times when I wish God still spoke audibly to His people!
Please pray for us that we would make the right decisions concerning our family. But more importantly that we would find what God wants for us and be willing to follow Him, even if it means staying here.
I debated about writing this post because if you know us, you know we are very good at talking and planning and then not doing anything. But I know that basically everyone who will read this has been thru a big move at some point in their lives. Some more recent than ever. I also keep going back to the time mom and dad moved us to the dreaded WV, which I now hate to leave! So I ask, how did you know? I know the obvious answers of God will make it happen if it is his plan but I am on a constant roller coaster of yes, no, maybe so. I just don't feel GOd saying one way or the other what we should do!
A few years ago, Brad's boss sold the elevator company and moved to NC to start a new office with the company who bought his company. Confusing, I know. There has been an open offer for Brad to come work for his former boss ever since he went to NC. You all know that my parents are in NC. My first reaction is yes! we should move. But in my heart I know we need to be where God wants us to be. That doesn't necessarily mean NC. So I have been very hesitant every time the issue of going to NC has ever come up. I just want to do what God wants and not go just because it is what I would want.
Well, a month or so ago BRad decided he needed to make a change. I don't want to go into all the details but I stand by him as his wife. His options are to go to NC where he could start tomorrow and has a guaranteed job. Or try to get into the union where he "could" make more money and "could" pay tons less for our health insurance. Not to mention we wouldn't be moving. But he is guaranteed to work about of town 4 days a week and have a 3 day weekend with the union. We all know that money isn't everything but being able to pay way less than $500/month for insurance for our family is a big plus! If that is even true.
We said we would try the union first and if that didn't work out we would go to NC. So Brad was expecting a call from the union on Friday but no one ever called so we basically gave up on them and were about 80% sure we were going to move to NC this summer. We thought God was opening that door since the union people never called. This morning I got to work doing things to prepare for painting so we can get our house up for sale. Then BRad texted me and said he was waiting on a call from the union!
I had just talking myself into the fact that moving wouldn't be so bad and having to do it in the 2 1/2 months the kids are out of school won't be hard. And now we might not be going.
This is just one of those times when I wish God still spoke audibly to His people!
Please pray for us that we would make the right decisions concerning our family. But more importantly that we would find what God wants for us and be willing to follow Him, even if it means staying here.
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