Well this is long over due

Seriously I have thought millions of times that I wanted to post but I am so busy with school and taking care of the kids that when I do have time it isn't spent on the computer but relaxing reading a book or something. So I just thought I would catch you up on our crazy lives.
Joey is officially doing kindergarten again. I am really sad for him but I want him to do well in school and so I am supporting it wholeheartedly. I know that it will help him to do well in first grade. Especially because I was talking to a friend of mine today and she said that her 1st grader is doing what our kindergartens are doing today. Last year was only a half day and so they didn't learn as much as this year. So they will be doing different things in 1st grade next year. I really need to work on reading with Joey. I hate doing it because I read all the time and can't stand listening to people read who are slower than me. I just need some patience from God to get through this. I have 2 more children to go through this so I really need the patience.
Atalie is 3 years old and rotten. WOW. I love her so much but she is mouthy and attitude queen and so funny all in one bundle. She always has something to say, usually smart alect, and some days I GO crazy. Then there are other days I just snuggle up with her and love on her. She can be the sweetest girl ever. She always say I love you mom and you're my best friend. I just love hearing those things. She is very sweet to Isaac. Always loving on him and trying to soothe him when he is crying. It is so sweet. She is so excited about going to preschool next year and is talking about it everyday. I know it will be so good for her.
Isaac is my sweet baby. 5 months old and wonderful. I love him so much. He is chewing on everything. I think he is getting teeth because he is drooling all over. Who knows when they will come in, it could be months but it has started. He is rolling over now and talking all the time. Sometimes I swear that he says momma when he is ready to eat and crying going mommmamommmamommma. I know he probably isn't but it is so cute. Today he was making me laugh because he was sitting on Joe's lap and I walked by. He followed me with his eyes and when I walked out of his site he started to cry. Then I came back in and he cried as I walked by. As soon as I picked him up he smiled at me and then turned and looked at Joe and started laughing. It was really funny. He really is a momma's boy. He cries all the time when Joe holds him but not when I do. Hopefully it is a stage and he will get over it soon enough.
Joe is getting ready to go to Honduras. He is really excited about it. I know it will be great for him, but it will be the first time that we have ever been this far apart. So that will be crazy.
I am starting work in the fall. I got a job at central baptist church here in owasso. I am going to work at the preschool there. I think in the baby room or the 1 year old room. I am so excited. I just wanted some extra money for the kids to do things and so that is what it will go for. Plus I really wanted Atalie to go to preschool and I couldn't afford it other wise. It will be great. I am still going to school, but right now it is kicking my butt. I am exhausted from it and math is killing me. I am ready for the semester to end. It is so much harder to do school with Isaac here than I thought. He is a little to demanding for me to get things done. It is wearing me out. I am a little worried about next semester because I can't do online classes anymore, and so I have to go to school which I don't know what I will do with the kids. It is stressing me out a little bit and I am worried that I won't be able to finish. I have gone this far that I don't want to quit, but it is getting hard. I knew it would so I just need to tough it out and keep going. Once I am done it will be worth it.
Well we are all doing well. We had a great weekend 2 weeks ago where we all went to see Bedtime stories and had popcorn and pop. Then the next night the Plantarian had a night where if you brought in canned goods you could get into the Plantarian for free. I really enjoyed it, but I think it was a little over the kids heads. They still thought it was cool and they got to look at the moon through a telescope so that was neat. It was nice because we don't do that very often.
My parents have finally sold their house. They are looking for a house here in Owasso. They don't know what they are doing yet but they are working it out. Hopefully they will get everything settled in Iowa and then find someplace here in Owasso. I am so thankful to the Lord for sending the right person to buy the house. That is amazing. He is so good. I know this lady and her children will be able to use the house really well. It has such a nice yard for kids and a lot of space for all their things. It will be great. I am still a little sad that my "home" is gone. Even though it isn't the house but the family it still is sad. But I am so excited to have my parents so close to home. It will be great. I can't wait.
Well so far this is super long. I better be off to bed. Good night all and God bless.

Wondering

So I haven't worked in a real job almost a year now. I quit working at the YMCA when I found out I was pregnant with Isaac, (that isn't the only reason but you know) and I haven't had a job since then. I really like staying home and enjoy the time that I have with my family at night but now a job opportunity has come up and I am thinking I might take it. Joe and I talked a little about it and really it is at night after 9 and only for a couple of hours. It would be cleaning the Bailey Golf course club house. Not anything big but maybe what I have been wanting. Just some extra money to help us get bills paid off and not feel like we can't do anything because I don't want to have no money left over. I also would like to buy a lap top so we can give our PC to the kids and let them use it to play on and then eventually school work. So I really do think it would be a good thing. Plus Joe could golf for cheap. Well I will let you know if I take up the offer. :)

The weekend

So I decided that I wanted to spend some quality time with my husband this weekend, (okay really not that quality because it was with about 30 junior highers). Anyway, he asked me if I wanted to go with him to Ignite the Junior high missions trip at our camp and I thought why not, I can cook and Joey won't spend his whole break playing video games and watching TV. So we went. It was a great weekend. I really enjoy cooking for the kids and watching them realize that life isn't always a breeze and working is hard sometimes. It was fun watching them work and watch some of them freak out because of mud or paint got on their clothes. It was just a blast. The kids did an awesome job fixing up the camp and it was a good experience for them, getting out and helping out by doing ministry work. It was cool. Joey and Atalie had a blast while we were there also. I love watching them hang out with the older kids and there were some really good kids here this weekend that I was glad they got to hang with them. They are good examples to my little children. I just pray that I can be a mom that helps them along the path of God so they will be God like when they get older. It really is hard work but I have seen from some of my friends how rewarding it is. I know that it is never ending but being a parent is worth it 100%.
While we were at camp Isaac had his 3 month birthday. He is getting so big. I can't even believe it. WOW. He laughs all the time and talks all the time. He is doing well sleeping through the night and loves to have people talk to him. The first year always flies by and it makes me sad because I love it when they are babies and so soon they grow up and start talking and walking and somehow they get older and older and then one day you are taking them to kindergarten. It is crazy and wonderful and sad all in one emotion. :) I have been cherishing every minute with Isaac and am so thankful for him everyday. He is such a huge blessing in our lives. Joey and Atalie both love him so much. Every morning Atalie wakes up and says "is Isaac awake, can I kiss him." Before Joey leaves for school he comes and gives Isaac a kiss. It is so fun to watch them interact with him. Joey said this weekend (after sleeping in bunk beds at camp) mom I want to get a bunk bed so Isaac and I can sleep in it together. The funny thing is Joe and I have been searching for a bunk bed for Joey to have in his room so when Isaac is older Joey and him can share it. :) HA HA. We will see if Joey actually wants to share with him when he is old enough.
Well It sounds as though Isaac is hungry. Off to feed my baby. Goodnight and God bless.
Liberty

HMMM

Well I sure enjoyed the beautiful weather God gave us today. It amazes me that we are in February and it is 70 outside. Seriously, that isn't even possible in Iowa. :) HA HA. This week was a different week. I think I am still getting all my hormones back together after having Isaac. Somedays I was in a great mood and loved the day then the next I was just in the mood to lay around and not do anything. I don't know why I just was. I tried doing different things, like taking Atalie to Chick fil a to play and eat there, and that helped. I really think I need to make a goal of leaving my house and doing something fun for one day a week. That way Atalie has fun and so do I. I can't spend all my time sitting at home doing nothing.
On a happier note, I signed Atalie up for soccer. She is so excited. I thought that way she will get to meet other girls and have some excerise in the process. She doesn't get out much except to church and I want her to be around other people. She has wanted to play since I signed Joey up for Flag Football in the fall but she wasn't old enough. So I told her when she turned three she could play. So I hope she likes it. We will see how she does. She is only 3 so it is mainly for her to get out and do something. (of course)
Isaac is getting so big. He is laughing all the time now. The other night I was sitting by him on the couch and I kept saying "boo" to him and everytime I did that he would burst out laughing really loud. He is so cute. He loves it when you talk to him and he won't stop smiling if you continue to talk to him. He is the sweetest baby. He also is sleeping pretty well through the night. He goes to bed around 11:30ish and then wakes up anywhere between 5-9 depending on the night. So that is WONDERFUL. A little more sleep for me and a schedule for him. YEAH.
Joey is having a rough time. He was exhausted this week and didn't want to do anything, including going to school. Plus the fact that I talked to his teacher for Parent/teacher conference this week and she said that she doesn't think Joey should go to the first grade that he should stay back in Kindergarten one more year. I knew it was coming because I see him struggle everyday just doing his homework, but it is still hard to hear. He just isn't getting his letters and isn't reading well, and can't sit during group time. I know that it is a struggle for him and I know that his maturity level isn't where the other boys are and he should stay back I just feel bad for him. I know in the end it is probably better for him and I will make it as pleasant as possible for him, but still it doesn't make it any easier. It will be okay. I know it will and Joey will do great. He just needs some extra time. Well it is time to make some pizza, yumo!!!!!

It's Icy again.

Well it is icy again.  Oklahoma weather is so crazy.  I would rather have snow then all this ice.  It is so different than where I grew up.  O well.  Joey is so glad not to have school tomorrow.  He loves being out.  He makes me laugh.  Hopefully they have school on Wednesday though because they are supposed to have the 100th day of school this week.  Maybe we will practice counting to 100 tomorrow.  :)  So I am talking to my dear friend Amber on webcam right now.  It is so nice to have a webcam and be able to chat with her.  I think that is the hardest thing about graduating from college is moving away from some of the best friends I have ever made.  I miss Amber so much and all the fun we had while in Moberly.  It also is nice because our husbands were the ones who brought us together because they are best friends.  It is wonderful to have couples where we can hang out and never tire of each other.  Sure do miss that.  Wish she lived closer.  It is a bummer.  But at least I know that she is always there if I ever need her.  :)  Love you Amber.  :)  

Well tomorrow is a slow day.  I hope that I don't have school tomorrow night.  That would be awesome.  Well we will see.  The weather might be good to me tomorrow.  Goodnight to all.

WELL I SURVIVED!

Well I didn't think I would but I survived the first week of school back.  It wasn't to bad.  It always takes me a couple of weeks to figure out my teachers and to get into a schedule of homework and such.  My math class really made me feel stupid this week.  I didn't pass the math test at the school and so I have to start with basic math.  So I sat here all week and started with adding and the subtraction and then multiplication and then division.  What a lovely week.  I spent it doing stuff I did in the 3rd grade.  It was really annoying and I was really frustrated.  I know it will get a little harder as we go along but it sure made me feel dumb having to do that all week.  O well. I guess I need it to get a degree.  

Isaac is doing so well.  He got his first shots this week.  I hate it when they just start screaming and screaming, but as soon as it's done he stopped screaming.  He was a bear for 2 days straight afterwards.  That made it hard for me to get all I needed to get done here.  Luckily he did really well this weekend while joe was at midwinter and I was able to catch up on all my laundry.  I am so glad.  I hate laundry but when you get behind it is the worst.  

Joey and Atalie are doing so well.  Joey is busy with school and now he has a book he has to read every night when he gets home.  He has been having a hard time learning how to read.  I think he would rather spend the time playing the wii.  I try to get him to do other things but he refuses and only wants to play the wii.  I finally have told him that he only gets 1 hour when he gets home to play the wii or watch tv and then he has to turn it off.  My only problem is I do other things when he gets home and I forget to tell him that he needs to turn it off and he usually gets another 30 minutes or so.  So I need to be more aggressive on that.  

Atalie I think is ready to do something else.  She loves being at home but I think that she is ready to hang out with some other kids during the week.  I think it will make things easier with me because then she won't bug Joey as much as she does when he comes home and she won't be all over me all the time.  Plus she won't be at home watching TV to much either.  It will just have to wait until next year when she can go to a preschool.  

My parents are still having a hard time finding someone to buy their house.  It is really starting to wear on my mom.  She is tired of being home by herself during the week and sometimes 2 weeks in a row.  Then she has my dad for 2 days and he comes back here.  Plus she hates the fact that my dad is with the kids watch Isaac grow and she is missing so much.  It has been really hard for her.  I just hope that God provides the person quickly.  I have been thinking so much about them moving lately and wondering why God choose this time for them to move in their life. A time when it is so hard to sell you house and it is so hard to find a job and that is exactly what is happening with my parents.  They are trying to sell the house and they haven't been sucessfull and then when my mom moves here she will have to try and find a job and I am worried she won't because of how bad the job market is right now.  It is just all these questions about why now and what is going to happen when really I should be celebrating the fact that God has sent my parents to me and that they will be in my children's lives.  Sometimes waiting on God gets frustrating and I need to realize that he is in control and he is working towards great things for us.  I just have a hard time remembering that.  Really hard time.  I know it will all be okay.  My mom is preparing for Rain.  Keeping the faith that God will send someone so she is keeping her house top notch.  Well this was long enough.  It was good writing somethings that I needed to get off my chest.  Goodnight to all. 

Playlist

WOW this is great.  Check it out.  Love having whatever songs I want without Joe giving me a hard time.  :) 

Once again...

I am waiting for Isaac to fall asleep.  He is so funny because he doesn't like to sleep in his bed unless he knows that Joe and I are laying in the bed next to him.  He knows he is alone and he hates it.  Babies are funny that way.  They sense things like how we are feeling or what is going on that we might not be aware of.  These are all the joys of being a mom.  I love it.  I love having Isaac here to cuddle and kiss.  Joey and Atalie love Isaac.  They are constantly asking if they can kiss him or hug him or hold him.  Atalie always says I love Isaac he is so cute.  It is so fun to see how they are acting with him.  I don't remember Joey being this way with Atalie.  He probably was a little bit but Atalie is more mature than Joey was at the age of 3 so that makes a difference. It has just been a different journey with Isaac.  I haven't quite hit the huge difference with having 3 children, mainly because Isaac only eats and sleeps.  When he starts moving around I think it will start affecting me.  :)  He already is growing so fast.  It always goes by so quick.  It makes me sad because I love the baby stage and holding them and hugging them and since Isaac is probably my last one I just am treasuring every minute I have with him.

So next week I start school again.  I am taking 15 hours this semester.  It seems like a lot but really I am only taking 12 all semester I just have 2 classes that are 8 weeks and one is at the beginning of the semester and the other starts in the middle of the semester.  I really hope it goes well.  I haven't taken math since I was in the 11th grade and so I am a little nervous about taking Math.  O well it will be okay.  I am excited about my American Sign Language class 2.  I  loved ASL 1 and I can't wait to start ASL2.  I just hope it goes well.  I sure wish I had someone to practice with because that would really help me do better and help me be a better interpreter.   I hope I can succeed in it.  Sometimes I don't have very good confidence in myself and that makes me scared and not want to finish something or start something.   I have a hard time stepping out of the box into my non comfort zone.  I know I need to just do it but it is hard for me.  Well I know I can do it I just have to keep pressing on.  Isaac is asleep.  Goodnight to all.  

Life

So I can't make this very long but I just wanted to post this. Today was a wake up call for me in a huge way. Life is so short and sometimes you forget that when you go through your everyday lives. It is hard to remember it until something happens and you start to wonder if you might lose something you love so very much. Today I took Atalie to the doctor for her three year check up. She hasn't been sick and hasn't even been to the doctor since February of last year. The doctor was listening to her heartbeat for a long time and after she was done examining Atalie she said that Atalie's heartbeat was irregular. She said that a normal heart beat goes bump bump bump, but Atalies goes bump bump pause bumpbump really fast. She wanted to do an EKG on her heart and see what it said. So they brought the machine in and hooked Atalie up. It was hard for me to stand by her and watch her be hooked up to this machine not knowing what it was going to say and if everything would turn out ok. Of course you always think that worst and I just was thinking that I can't lose her she is so wonderful and I love her so much. So she finished the with the EKG and Dr. Galutia came in and said that she thinks everything is fine it is just an irregular heartbeat. She isn't concerned because the irregularities of the heartbeat are at regular intervals. They are going to have a pediatric cardiologist look at it but she isn't concerned. Thank goodness, but it really had me thinking. I was watching Atalie play and just loving every minute of it after the Doctor's visit and I thought this has got to be the hardest part of being a mom, letting go of your children. Not just when they get older and leave the home but letting them go in God's hands and knowing that he is taking care of them even if he chooses to take them to Heaven with him. That is something that I don't quite know if I will ever be prepared for. I think I will have to do a lot of praying over this. It was good for me to realize how much I do love my children. Sometimes I forget when I have spent every minute with them all day and I am just tired and want some peace and quiet, but they are so wonderful to me and I love being a mom.

Craziness in a trashcan!

Atalie and I were getting all ready to go and pick Joey up from school when the doorbell rang. Thinking it was just another jehovah's witness or something I didn't rush to open the door. When I looked through the peep hole there was a women standing in my lawn talking on the phone. I was thinking did Callie my dog get loose? Well I opened the door and she didn't even look up at me. I had to walk out to her. She finally saw me and said your trashcan is on fire. I turned around and sure enough my trashcan not even a foot from the garage door was already melted down half way and up in flames. I was in shock. She was on the phone with the fire department and asked for my address. I gave it to her. About that time another man stopped by and asked if I had a hose. Well since Callie chewed up my hose I haven't bought a new one and therefore I don't have one. He asked about an empty trashcan. Since Joe and I are hillbillies and keep tons of crap on our front porch I happened to have an empty trashcan on my front porch. We filled it with water and the man named Neil threw water on the fire until it went out. Then the fire department showed up at the house. They just picked through the trash to make sure it would start again and sprayed some water on it then they left. It was very crazy. I couldn't believe that the trashcan was on fire. Joe threw some ashes from our fire place that were still hot in the trashcan. That is why it started on fire. Well it was nuts but I am so thankful for Jill who stopped. She said cars were just driving by looking at the trash can but not stopping. She was a blessing and God sent her by my house so that the rest of the house wouldn't catch fire. Thank you Lord. I am also so thankful for Neil who stopped by and was smart enough to throw water on it. My head stopped working and since we had called the fire department I didn't think that I should do anything but of course I should have thrown water on it. God sent Neil my way also. Praise the Lord. He takes care of us even when we are least expecting it. Thank you Jesus.

Waiting for Isaac to fall asleep.

So I have been thinking about starting a blog for a couple of days.  I thought it would be a great way for me to write about my life and how I am feeling.  I also want a place to post pictures of my family and the things we do together so other's can see how we are growing and read about what we are up to.  

Right now I am sitting in my living room watching the food network (what a surprise) waiting for my newest little one to fall asleep.  He loves to be awake from 10-2 in the morning.  He is so funny.  Sometimes it takes forever for him to fall asleep and he will cry and cry.  Last night he did well sleeping in his own bed but woke up every 2 hours.  O well.  I love being a mom and getting up in the middle of the night is worth every minute.  :)  

Atalie and Joey are doing so well.  Joey is not looking forward to going back to school after 2 weeks off for Christmas.  He loves being home and playing his video games.  Sometimes it is so hard to get him away from them and go play with the other million toys he got for Christmas.  :)  I haven't tried to hard since it is break and I figure let him play all he wants and make some rules after he goes back to school.  

Atalie has started throwing fits a lot lately.  It has been really frustrating.  I get really annoyed when she cries because she didn't get to take a shower or go somewhere with me.  She just has hit that stage and it is so hard to get through this time.  I know she is three and it is part of life but really why do they have to do the fit thing.  GRRRRRRR 

Joe is working really hard at the church.  They just got occupancy for the new youth building at FCC.  It is so amazing.  He has worked really hard to get it all ready for Sunday.  I know it will look awesome Sunday morning.  I can't wait to be there.  It will be great.  We are so busy with church that it is very rare for Joe and I to take time for ourselves.  I seem to get frustrated that we don't take the time to go out on a date except for the special occasions like Valentine's day.  Maybe that is something that we need to work on for the year 2009.  Getting to know you spouse more.  That should be my revolution.  Not that I ever keep them.  Well Isaac now thinks he is hungry.  So much for him sleeping.  I am off to feed him.  Goodnight all.