Many more changes...as usual

Hey,

We have been in a whirl wind trying to get this and that done. We worked many hours trying to get our house ready for the housing assistance inspection. So much so that I have missed Dr. Appt's. and mailing in important paperwork, etc. Anyway, I have been under a lot of stress lately and to top things off, the lady I babysit for bounced yet another check. So I have given her notice and told her that I will not be babysitting for her after August. (2weeks notice). One less thing on my overloaded plate. We are no longer in the Georgetown ward and so we had to say good bye to our wonderful calling as Nursery leaders. Tears come to my eyes as I think about not doing that anymore with those great kids. Robert and I really enjoyed it there. But as you may as well know that it is just yet another part of our life that has been uprooted. We have also begun homeschooling with the K12 program. Georgia has accepted it as an online public school called Georgia Virtual Academy. They just do their work at home.

This started on Monday and officially on Wednesday. They give us a few practice days. There have been some materials missing, which makes school go a little slower. But as soon as we get in our groove we should succeed just fine.

But until then my throat will remain sore from yelling and my head will hurt from my headaches. And my tears will keep flowing until we can complete school work in 4.5 hours rather than 14 hours.

But if you think this is a very depressing blog, so be it, but I have already learned that these things must happen in order for us to raise above and learn from our mistakes. I have already learned some valuable lessons:

"Gentle ways often prevail when rough ones fail"
"Unity is strength"

this next one came out of our August 2008 Ensign (church magazine) entitled Grasshoppers, Purple Bathtubs, and Other Surprises

By Wanda I. Allen

"I’ve learned some of life’s most valuable lessons from preschool children: to greet each day with enthusiasm and eagerness; to pursue adventure despite obstacles; to delight in new discoveries; to enjoy spontaneous fun; to regard the eating of toothpaste and the emptying of sand-filled shoes on the carpet as minor problems, not major catastrophes.

I had thought my college classes prepared me to control my environment so things would always go smoothly. But I’ve learned that when five children are hungry or tired or both, things don’t go smoothly. When I accept this as an inevitable—even adventurous—part of daily living, I can be more flexible and less demanding. When I can scoop my mud-covered two-year-old into my arms and deposit her into the bathtub for an unscheduled bath—and remain unruffled—I know I’m making progress."

Each day is a learning experience and it is up to me on how I react to it. As I began this blog entry I was down and depressed, overwhelmed with despair. But as I enter the words of the article above, I feel a glimmer of hope and desire to rise above this....and I know I will.