Doesn't Get Much Better...

Since I now have more free time on my hands (well, not really a lot of "free" time, but much more time to spend with my kids since I left my job last week) I really wanted to do more fun activities with them.  So we spent the afternoon swimming at Grandma and Grandpa's house!  There wasn't much of this last summer, so I'm hoping to get quite a bit in this year.  Looks pretty tough, huh??

  

Here's to more fun in the sun!   Hope you are enjoying your summer as well!

Breathing Life Back Into My Blog!

Wow, the last time I posted on this blog was over two years ago!  SO much has happened in those two years!  I will attempt, over the next couple of weeks, to bring this old blog back up to date and fill it in with the major happenings that our family has gone through since then. Lot's of updating to be done on here too (it's a little outdated and boring)!

To start it all off...today was my last day of working for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.  I have worked for them for over a year and a half as a Senior Ad Sales Rep.  I've learned so much and met the most wonderful people. It was a bittersweet day, since I love everyone that I work with, but I'm excited for the new adventure I am about to begin too!  I am starting my own business that I hope to launch sometime next month. 

I am also excited about spending more time with my kiddos!  I still have three out of five that are school aged.  It goes so fast, I need to enjoy this time with them.  They deserve it!

The youngest two...who wouldn't want to spend more time with them?

I am also very excited to be able to devote more time to our homeschooling!  I'm already planning some fun things and projects that I've wanted to do, but have not had time for. 

Most of all, I'm just excited to see what the Lord has in store for our family!  It's a little scary stepping out in faith and trusting that He will provide, but I know that He will!

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jer 29:11

My Little Excavator Operator!!

Yesterday, Ana got to be an excavator operator!  My brother is an operator and has his own equipment.  My parents need a rock wall built.  Since we are temporarily living at my parent's house, Ana got to help her uncle move rock (after he dumped it from his dump truck) with the excavator!  She was SO excited!!

HUGE rock!

 

Getting ready to dump the rock

Ana using the controls!

 

This is fun!

All in a day's work!

When I asked Ana if she was going to grow up and be an excavator operator (haha!!), she said in a very adamant tone, "No, silly!  I'm going to be a mom and have 18 babies!"   :-)  Good luck, my sweet girl! 

The next two pictures I just had to include to brag about how nice of a day we had yesterday!  In the 60's and so sunny!  It was heaven! 

Did I mention what a beautiful, spring day we had here???!!!

Gorgeous view!

Happy Spring!

New Blog...New Beginnings!

Well, I am going to make a whole-hearted attempt to combine my three blogs (home school/family, adoption, and Denice's Creations) into one.  For those of you that have followed my other blogs, you know that I pretty much fell off the face of the earth!  (Many times it felt literal!)  We adopted our youngest daughter in September, returned home from Taiwan from getting her and our house sold (been on the market for 2 years!).  Then a whirlwind of new baby and moving pretty much overtook me!  We are now living above my parent's garage until my husband retires from the Air Force (April 30th!) and we make the big move across country to Wisconsin!  It has definitely been a year of change, school not getting done like I would like, not being able to do the sewing I would love to do for Denice's Creations, lots of compromise, adjusting, and patience!!  I'm sure the upcoming year will not be too different!  I'm still putting this blog together so check back often to See what I've added!

Thanks!