Thankful

I love Thanksgiving! Maybe it's because it's in the fall and I love fall. Or maybe because my birthday is around this time too...... Or maybe it's the pumpkin pie! Yeah, I plead guilty to that. I LOVE LOVE LOVE pumpkin pie!
I have so much to be thankful for this year: my children, a wonderful husband, food to eat, my health, lots of friends and a great extended family! Thank you God for these many blessings!

Hello!

Hello! Sorry I have been absent sooooooo long ;) I have been very busy. This whole working mom thing is hard. I hardly talk on the phone anymore either. It feels like I'm wasting time I could be spending with my babies or doing something more productive....so alas I have been MIA. Things are going fairly well here.
The neighbor is moving and gave the kids their swingset, the kids are over the moon about this! They always want to go over and play on it, and I wouldn't let them unless the neighbor was out and they asked permission. So, now it is theirs and they can play until they drop! They are out there right now playing in fact.
We brought Abigails cat Remington to the clinic to get neutered this morning. She is heartbroken without him and started to cry as we left. I felt bad for her, she is so attatched to him. They have to go back tonight when I am at work to pick him up. I should post a picture of him here soon, he is a cute cat. Loads of personality too.
Work is going good too. I am training at the customer service desk now. Not sure how I'm going to like that, I really don't want to deal with the angry customers.....but the time sure flies there.
Anyway, enough of my rambling. I have to get some things done before work.

May God help us

I still can't believe it. I have tried closing my mind and heart to it. But I think he's here to stay.....America has elected for the first time a Muslim and Socialist. Congratulations! If you voted for him, pat yourself on the back, your life as you know it is now over. Change! Thats what people say about him. Well, you'll get change alright, but I don't think it's going to be the change people are dreaming of. I am amazed the number of people that didn't take the time to research the candidates, they are just going with what the media says or voting because of race. You can be just as much racist for voting for someone because they are black as for not voting for someone because they are black. I DID NOT vote for Barrack Hussien Obama and it had NOTHING to do with race. It had everything to do with him being a card-carrying Socialist. Nazi-Germany anyone?

More to come....

Trying to post more

I am going to try and post more, even if it's just a little every day :) Before I made this blog, I kept a journal online. It was completely private, so I could say what I wanted about anything or anyone and not worry about it. Now, being I have friends and family reading I feel I have to censor what I say. lol. Anyway, The kids went to a Fall Party at the church last night, I had to work :( They had a blast though and each came home with a bag of candy. Work was crazy busy when I got there, then about 6 pm it totally died. So slow....it stinks when it's so slow. Then the time goes by so slllllooooooooowwwwwwwllyyy. Oh yeah, I got my first pay check Thursday!! YAY!! $220!!

Tired

Whew! I have a new respect for working moms. I am so exhausted!! It's been 1 1/2 weeks since I started at Wal-Mart and my word have I been tired. Then to top things off, my husband got laid off :( It's nice because I'm able to see him during the day instead of me working at night, him during the day and us never seeing each other. But, financially it's going to be tough. Thankfully he will get unemployment. In all his company laid off 8 people, one guy had been there 7 years. My husband has a job interview here and one in Michigan, where we grew up and lived all of our lives. So, we have a huge decision to make......and soon. I guess a lot of it rests on if he even gets an offer from either of them.

Work!

I no sooner wrote the last post when I got a call from Wal-Mart. I had put applications in at every place in my town that I would work at. I have not worked in 14 years and really didn't figure anyone would hire me, lol. Now those of you who know me are probably shocked, I am probably one of the last people you would think of to go back to work! Believe me it was NOT what I wanted to do! My husband in the past has taken 2nd jobs at night, so I would not have to. But since we have moved here, to Kansas.....well lets just say it's a little more expensive here than we thought and without my husband getting his overtime we just couldn't make it. I mean when you have $50 left for gas and groceries for a week and you have 5 children, you know you're in trouble!!So, we talked about it and I decided that this time was my turn and I would work after my husband gets home from work. That way we still home school, I have all day with my babies and no daycare or babysitters.(which is VERY important to us) Now, this is only temporary, my husband has had several interviews and is activally looking for a better paying job. He is one credit short of a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering so, he should get paid better than he does. It's just this economy is making things difficult :)
SO, anyway, I got a call from Wal-Mart within a couple days of putting in my application and was called in for a interview and offered a cashier job (seems their desperate for cashiers here)I was beyond shocked. So, now I am a working woman for the first time since I've had children 14 years ago. The kids are doing great with it so far, granted it's only part time and in the evening/night. I think we are all going to learn a lot from this. My husband and I to appreciate each other more, the kids and I to spend the time we have together better, no arguing and bickering. It still seems to be a VERY strange thing so far. Wish me luck learning all the cashier stuff! I have never ran a cash register, lol. This more than I bargained for :)

*~Happy Birthday~*

It was Bubbas birthday yesterday. He is now 8 years old. How fast the time flies!! We had a family b-day party for him this year. Last year he had 2 parties, one family (my in-laws were visiting) and one with his friends! So this year we just did a family party :) He was happy, and we were happy. He's a very easy to please child and for that I am thankful. I also brought him to McDonalds (his choice) for a Happy meal and to Wal-Mart where he picked out a small gift. It was nice to go out just him and I. We had a great time and lots of laughs! I do so enjoy spending time with my children. You would think after home schooling them and being together all the time, I would want to get away more than I do. I guess I often remind myself these days will be over too soon and I will be alone and to enjoy them now. Not that they don't drive me crazy some days, because believe me, they do :)