Friday, December 20, 2013

Pictures


                                                    Halloween

                                                         Field Trip



                                                     New dresses
 
Grandma with Scotty and Stevie
                                         Grandpa with Elizabeth and Isaiah


                                                        A visit to Disney
 
Christmas party


                                    
                                              Halloween with Elizabeth.




Catch-up

So much has happened since I last posted. I'll go through my calendar and fill you in.

 I put my two youngest daughters back in our local charter school where they're in first and second grades. I still have one daughter at home who is waiting for a spot in the third grade to open up. It's been good for her at home, but I am not diligent enough lately to enforce the learning that should be taking place. One son is changing schools, so will only go to the classroom two days a week instead of five.

We celebrated our 33rd anniversary. Joel had his 13th birthday, but unfortunately he was sick so we didn't celebrate like a 13th birthday should have been celebrated. Isaiah and Elizabeth both had their birthdays as well.

I decided that I wanted to get a job so I enrolled in a First Aid/CPR class, a food handler's course, got a typing certificate, applied for jobs, took tests, and went on job interviews. I interviewed at the post office and a school district. After sitting in the post office training and interview I knew that was not the job for me. My life would not be my work and that is what they were asking of the job applicants. I accepted a job at the school as a special education classroom asst. three hours a day, but had a knot in my stomach for a few weeks, sicknesses and personal issues kept creeping up in my family, and so I decided not to go forward with the job. It was a perfect job, perfect hours, but my job is in my home, for now.

My girls have been taking Amharic classes on Fridays. I took a class or two, but got behind and haven't been able to sit in the last few classes. Hopefully once they start back up in January I'll be able to sit in on the classes and catch tidbits of information that are handy to know.


James earned his driver's license. It helps to have another driver in the house. We bought back a car we had given to Sarah, and plan on letting James use it to drive around, but somehow I have lost both sets of keys. I have no idea how that happened, but it did. As Joe has been at home less and less it is really nice to have another driver around.

Speaking of Joe........he's going into the Coast Guard and has an April 15 boot camp date. I cried for days every time I thought about it. The thought that he won't be here any longer was tearing me up inside, but I know it's what he wants and part of his life plan, so in that I am happy for him. Just sad for me that I won't get to talk and see him every day. He's now working at Turning Point full-time since his first college semester is over. He would leave mid-semester so he withdrew his enrollment for the second semester.

My 8th graders have been learning about the Holocaust. They've been reading their textbooks, non-fiction, one went to the Museum of Tolerance, and two had two survivors come speak to their classroom. I'm glad they're learning about such important things and seeing and hearing first hand from those who experienced it. The speakers that came to the classroom were about the same age at the time of the holocaust as the students they were speaking to. That left an impression, to be sure.

I went to Jesse's for ten days. He and Sage have a new baby girl, Jaidyn Avery. She's as cute as a button. She gave her mommy a hard time during labor, but we all agreed she was worth it. Sage delivered at a birth center and I was able to attend. It was my first time in a birth center and I was impressed it. Even though her labor was very hard, she was able to work through it with Jesse's help and she did it medication free. The day before I left Jaidyn decided to make her appearance so I only spent about a day with her, but ultimately I wanted to be there for Jesse and Sage during the birth should they need any help, and that goal was accomplished.


I've had my sewing machine out and attempting to sew here and there. I made a wet bag for Arianne for her cloth diapers. I'm trying to sew a pair of rubber pants for a baby. I've also been working on a Bucilla Christmas stocking, but I need really good lighting for that, so if we're watching 24 then I can't work on it.

My son-in-law is here for the month of December to spend time with his family. Unfortunately he has to go back next week, and I know his little family will have a hard time without him. Hopefully time flies and May comes sooner than later.




                                       Hope you have a Merry Christmas!