Has it really been TEN months??

I really wanted to be a better blogger....

A lot has changed in the last few months. My family life, well, some things have improved, but still overwhelmed! Jacob failed 7th grade - that absolutley rips my soul apart. How did I fail this amazingly brilliant child? Did I believe he was 'smart enough' to handle it himself without my consistent guidance? He doesn't act like it's a big deal to him, but school starts in a couple of weeks.....It hurts me so much because he has gone to school with the same kids since KINDERGARTEN and now they won't graduate together.... I always envied the kids at school who had known each other their whole lives - I guess because I moved so much and that is something that I missed out on. I entertained the thought of homeschooling him this year and seeing if we could "catch up" but I know after this summer I don't have the discipline to do it (or patience!) I've been working from home this summer to "summer homeschool" the kids - well, it hasn't gone too great. I LOVE being home though. We've done pretty good but I don't have the time to work and homeschool.

I resigned as the Volunteer Coordinator for Heroes for Children in April. It was a tough decision, but it had to be done. It was taking too much out of me. It was distracting me from my family. It was hard! Jenny and I have apparently grown apart, that's been really hard for me to let go of too. I don't know why, but it does.

I need to get to sleep. The girls are gone for THREE days! I get to sleep ALL night!! WAHOOO!

I've got something else excited coming up so I want to talk about that more later......

Fishy