Stuff... :)

So, we have been on the run from one thing to the next lately. I am no longer doing home daycare. I am working for Chloe's preschool. LOTS of adjustmants going on!!!

The cat has fleas, the cat is not so much a girls as it is a boy... lol

Ethan LOVES to go to day-care.

Sooooo much more, however as I was typing up a note to a friend of mine (She lives far from us and I would so love to go visit her, but for now we spend time "talking" on-line)and I remembered something that instantly made me want to cry... I started this blog for a few reasons.

1. help our distant family keep up with what is going on with our family.
~I'm better at this some months than others, but it's ok
2. Start counting my blessings publicly to help me hold myself accountable
~I'm scared to go back and see the last time I did that the way I planned to when I started.

So, I knew I needed to post NOW and get back into the habbit of always closing my blog out with my blessing!

As I am typing, I feel blessed to have a pet for the kids that has lots of energy and is very playful. He never bites them (hard enough to draw blood or leave a mark) and he lets them haul him all over the place. Even as he is jumping all over my desk and making a mess, I am reminded of how much the kids love him.

I am so very blessed with this family! Today has been a good day. I have been working on small jobs around the house all day, and the kids have been good. Not much fighting, and I don't think we have had a single time-out.

I am blessed with great friends! As we talk more and more about our need to move, and see reminders all around me, I have a good friend here in town that helps me keep things in perspective and encourages me. I have a great friend on the east coast that I always know will cheer me up when I read her blog, an email, or a PM from her. We also have great friends in the DesMoines area that care about us and want to hang out with us.

Most importantly, I feel blessed to know that GOD loves me and wants what is best for me. As one dorr closed and I knew we couldn't survive the winter without more income, we trusted God to provide, and I have watched His hand in our lives in the little things, not just the big stuff. We will be ok, because God is on our side!!