Wondering...

I look around my house that God has so greatly blessed me with and can honestly say I am at a point in my life where I am thankful for the dirty dishes in the sink because that means we had food to eat, thankful for all the laundry piled up because that means God has bless us with clothes to wear and thankful for all the dirt my family tracks in because that means we were healthy enough to come and go. However... How do my kids manage to go from this... To This in just one week! And from this... To this...in just one week? Now I understand my deep desire for this!

First Week Down!

YEA, YEA, YEA!!!! The first full week of school is behind us! We have checked out books, bought more supplies (I know that book cover was NOT on the original list!) and even failed a test! And E1 started running this week! I am trying sooooo very hard not to get excited! I love to run and if I talk to much about it she would turn the other way and declare running was the worst thing ever thought of. She is every bit of the 13 year old she is! I love her to bits though. I love all my Es! Each one is so special and so very different. But I'm sure you guys all know and feel the same way.

I am really sleepy and in total denial that I was so lazy this summer and loved every minute of it. How quickly I grow tired of one routine and look forward to the next. Give me a couple of weeks and I'm sure I will be looking forward to next summer with anticipation. Having them in a great school where I am not the only one praying over them sure does help! What great teachers we have been blessed with! Of course I feel this way now...just wait until the assignments start pouring in and I can't keep them strait! I'm sure to change my mind, only to be reminded all to quickly how very blessed we are to be where we are. Yes I am well aware that sounded corny and shallow but it was the best I could come up with on my binge of sugar and pizza I consumed trying to keep up with my kids energy! What was I thinking?

Hope all of you had a good start to school too. And I hope you are as tired as I am! That would make me feel better and not so "What the heck's wrong with me" ish. Maybe if I joined E3 in a game of Wii I would feel better and wake up. Or better yet why don't I just lie on the couch and watch him play. That would feel even better!

A Frist For Everything!

Oh My!! As if I have time for this! I have enjoyed reading some of my friends blogs so much I thought I would give it a try too. I'm still not sure about adding pictures but know I will figure that out soon. It's Wednesday which means no homework for the younger guys and a light load for E1. School is off to a great start. The kids are happy and get into the van with smiles. My prayer is that it is well for all of us. The start of school can be nerve racking for kids and parents. I forget how nervous I get each year. Nervous for my kids- that they will have friends, have fun learning, not show that side I see when I think I can see the horns sprouting from their blond heads! I hope that through this I can be as entertaining as some of you have been for me. And to reassure you that you are not in this alone and we all have days that we wish we could forget.