I was woken up this morning, just 15 minutes before my alarm was to go off, by a thunderstorm. I love thunderstorms but Kaleb does not. My first thought this morning as I looked at the clock and saw that it was 4:45a.m. was that I hope the storm didn't wake him up. We had left the kids window open just a little the night before because the house had been very warm. We've had some unseasonable warm weather the last few days but I refused to turn the air on in our home. Luckily Kaleb did not wake up until just after 6:00a.m. which really is pretty much normal for him. Now as I sit here at my desk in my nice little office and look out the window I can see it pouring down rain. It's dark and gloomy outside and it is supposed to stay that way. At least I can see in my office though. When I first began working at the church the light was so bad in my office that if it was gloomy like it is now it was almost dark in here. Now I have two very good overhead lights that make my office very bright. Just recently the board approved a new monitor for me. Since I sit here each day and work on the computer putting bulletins together and PowerPoint presentations and all the other things I do, and my little 15 inch monitor was just not cutting it. I was able to get a 22inch wide screen monitor. It's almost double the one I had and it makes working on the computer so much easier. I can see everything I'm working on at once and I don't have to magnify it 200% to read it. Since after going 30 years now without needing glasses or contacts my eyes are beginning to feel my age.
Well I am just a rambling on and on about nothing really. I guess you could say I'm a little board. I could start working on some of the things I need to do for Vacation Bible School since this year I am THE DIRECTOR. The last few years I've been the co-director and this year I have kind of taken it over. I just have to really push myself to organize it and get it together. I have many wonderful volunteers who help and without them I could not do this. This is a big leap out of my comfort zone. I have to get up in front of the church and make a few announcements and I will have to get up in front of the kids and talk some too. I just really felt that this is what I was supposed to do this year.
I have this part of a newsletter up on my wall here from one of my favorite Christian fiction writers, Susan May Warren. She writes, "I spoke this past month at a school, and used 1 Thessalonians 5:24 as my basis- "He who called you is faithful to do it." Yes, that verse is talking about perfecting our salvation, but I also think that when God asks us to do something, like be a mom, or run children's church, or even write books, He's already there, providing crayons or patience or even bull-riders. I don't know what God is asking of you today, but I pray that you see him providing in surprising, delightful ways that remind you that you are not alone in this. Because, God has your back."--- Whenever I am in need of that little boost I look over and read that and I know that God does have my back.
Well I think this is a great place to end my rambling blog. I hope you feel God at your back in all that you do.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
I HATE TUESDAYS
Why do I hate Tuesdays you ask? Tuesdays I am up at 5:00a.m. I only have time to exercise for 10 minutes because I have to get in the shower because Justin has to get up at 6:00 and get ready for work. It is the only day of the week that he goes in early. He leaves at 7:00 while I finish getting myself ready, Abbie and Kaleb fed and Abbie ready for school. I get Sophia up and get her fed while I get Abbie on the bus at 8:00a.m. I finish packing up lunches and the diaper bag and get Sophia and Kaleb in the car to take to the baby sitter. I drop them off and get to work and finally sit down after being awake for 4 hours already. Then at 10:45 I leave work drive to Abbie's school and pick her up, because here Kindergartners only go to school for a half day. A half day that is really only 2 hrs. and 45 minutes long. After picking her up I bring her back to work with me. We stay a little late since it takes a little more than 30 minutes to pick her up and get back to work and then I go get Kaleb and Sophia from the baby sitters. Finally around 2:00p.m. I head home and work on laundry and all the other fun things that I have to do around the house. This is why Tuesday is my least favorite day of the week. I know that it's really not all that bad but it makes for a very long day.
Abbie has tonsillitis now. She's had strep 2 times and now tonsillitis in less than a year. It's the only thing she ever gets. She is rarely sick and now you wouldn't even know she was sick except she sounds a little weird. She has more energy than I could ever hope for. She is in constant motion. She is doing great in school even though it's not a long day. She brings a book home to read every night and then has to answer reading comprehension questions on a computer about what she read. She has math work she has to do each week and they even have health and social studies. These are things I do not remember doing in Kindergarten.
Kaleb is doing well in pre-school. He's going to be are shy one though. He doesn't like to bring too much attention to himself. For some reason if he messes up he says "I Quit" "I'm just a dumb boy" I don't know where he gets this and why he says it, but Justin and I have been really working on him to realize he is not dumb or stupid or anything like that and that he should never just quit something because he messes up.
Sophia has decided to potty train herself at 21 months old. I am certainly not complaining. I was really not looking forward to potty training because it was so hard with Abbie. Kaleb wasn't so bad but Abbie was over 3 before she was fully trained. Sophia has decided she wants to be like her older siblings and use the big potty. She's doing pretty good we have a ways to go but she understands the concept and isn't scared of the toilet which helps a lot. It will be nice to have her potty trained and out of diapers. No, this does not mean that we are ready to have another baby. That is something that at this time is still up in the air as to whether we even have a 4th child.
I am beginning my 6th week with Weight Watchers. I've lost 8.6lbs. I'm at the spot where I always seem to get stuck so I've been working really hard to get over this mark and move on. I have to say that I love going to the meetings though. I really enjoy the lady who runs them. She lost 140 pounds on Weight Watchers 11 years ago and has kept it off. It is really helpful though to go and get to interact with other people who struggle with their weight just like I do.
Wow this blog is super long. I guess if I blogged more often I won't have to type such long ones. Now that I remember my password I may actually take the time to blog more often. Well It's about that time for me to leave and go get Abbie.
Until later:)
Abbie has tonsillitis now. She's had strep 2 times and now tonsillitis in less than a year. It's the only thing she ever gets. She is rarely sick and now you wouldn't even know she was sick except she sounds a little weird. She has more energy than I could ever hope for. She is in constant motion. She is doing great in school even though it's not a long day. She brings a book home to read every night and then has to answer reading comprehension questions on a computer about what she read. She has math work she has to do each week and they even have health and social studies. These are things I do not remember doing in Kindergarten.
Kaleb is doing well in pre-school. He's going to be are shy one though. He doesn't like to bring too much attention to himself. For some reason if he messes up he says "I Quit" "I'm just a dumb boy" I don't know where he gets this and why he says it, but Justin and I have been really working on him to realize he is not dumb or stupid or anything like that and that he should never just quit something because he messes up.
Sophia has decided to potty train herself at 21 months old. I am certainly not complaining. I was really not looking forward to potty training because it was so hard with Abbie. Kaleb wasn't so bad but Abbie was over 3 before she was fully trained. Sophia has decided she wants to be like her older siblings and use the big potty. She's doing pretty good we have a ways to go but she understands the concept and isn't scared of the toilet which helps a lot. It will be nice to have her potty trained and out of diapers. No, this does not mean that we are ready to have another baby. That is something that at this time is still up in the air as to whether we even have a 4th child.
I am beginning my 6th week with Weight Watchers. I've lost 8.6lbs. I'm at the spot where I always seem to get stuck so I've been working really hard to get over this mark and move on. I have to say that I love going to the meetings though. I really enjoy the lady who runs them. She lost 140 pounds on Weight Watchers 11 years ago and has kept it off. It is really helpful though to go and get to interact with other people who struggle with their weight just like I do.
Wow this blog is super long. I guess if I blogged more often I won't have to type such long ones. Now that I remember my password I may actually take the time to blog more often. Well It's about that time for me to leave and go get Abbie.
Until later:)
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