Growing Up!

Jacob with a catapillar on his face

Jeremiah with Jonah in the whale on his face :)

Darcy wanted a heart

Jessica on Easter

Spring Fling

My little ones were determined to do this... Jacob and Darcy made it with no problems but Jeremiah couldn't pull himself up at the top... he actually took the harder way. I wanted him to get another chance but the line was waaay too long.

Darcy

She keeps me laughing!



Look what I can do!

I'm stuck! Get me outta this!

Motivation

I need to lose weight but I'm too impatient to do it the right way. I want immediate results! I've got saved up prescriptions of phenemine that I keep saying one day I'm going to start and stick with it. Today might be the day. I took one this morning and maybe I can stick with it. I know weight plays an important part of how I feel - physically & mentally.

On the flip side phenemine messes with me emotionally.... big time! It makes me really sentimental and sappy. I try and refrain from sending sappy emails or making emotional phone calls. Those of you thats received one knows what I'm talking about ;) lol

My relationship with my husband has always been great but here lately its been awesome. I love him and miss him deeply when he's not here. I feel like I can talk to him about anything and he want judge me. I can say things completely wrong and he knows what I meant to say :) He's the most compassionate person I know. He completely selfless. I wish I could be more like him.

Down to the Wire

Next Monday is my last day of classes but between now and then I have a lot to do! Today I take a Math test, Wedesday I have a lab final and Monday is my math and lecture final. Jessica has a sports banquet on Friday night and my hubby is working late every night and on Saturday too. So pray that I can get everything done. I'm looking forward to being off this summer so maybe I can tackle some projects I've been putting off.

My hubby was supposed to work this past weekend but b/c of the weather they decided not to. So he hung up some shelves for me in my laundry room :) I get really excited over small things... but hey! at least everyone will have clean clothes now. I organized several cabinets and the laundry room. I need to tackle the barn! I also would like to paint my bathroom upstairs and a desk that I bought Darcy at a local thrift store. I'm thinking about turning the office into a usable guest room since we never go back there anymore. It's become a catch all for all sorts of things. I also want to line of some fun things to do with my kids over the summer.

The Funk

I'm in a funk and could use some extra prayers.

Sickies go away

It all started with Darcy running a fever early Monday morning... she stayed home monday & tuesday but on Wednesday I sent her back to school thinking she was finally over it. She still had a lingering cough but no more fever. Last night the kids were picked up for church and I was at school and matthew at work. We both walked in the door minutes apart from each other a little after 7pm. We enjoyed a few minutes together before it was time to get the kids from church. But as we were walking out the door the phone rang and it was a lady from church.... Jacob was running a fever 102! We rushed right over and I apologized over and over. I hadn't seen the kids since 8am so I had no idea he was sicky. I kept all the little ones home today to try and rest and recoup. I called the doctor this morning and I have just now (literally) been called back. They won't call anything in and as of right now they're trying to figure out how they can all be seen at the same time. Apparently strep throat is going around again.... we had that a few weeks back! I'm hoping we're not going through another round of it.

To top it all off... I'm finshing up my semester and I have finals next week but its hard to study with the little ones home with me.

Extra Prayer Requested

Starting today Matthew will be making a 2 hour drive to work every day. Leaving the house around 4:30am and getting off work at 5pm... driving straight through downtown birmingham traffic. Its only supposed to be for a few weeks but the timing is not really good. I'm finishing up this semester and finals are just around the corner. There's also a lot of end of the year stuff happening with the kids at school as well. Its going to be really hard on my husband and hard on the rest of us as well. He's a huge help with the kids and house. I know him and he'll come home and feel guilty about not spending time the kids so instead of eating, showering and going to bed he'll try and stay up with the kids and do all the things he normally does... but with him getting home around 7 or later he's not going to have many hours to do those things. He's going to be exhausted!

Good News!

I have some good news!!!! I'm transfering to Wallace and start the nursing program in the fall... which means I'll graduate a whole year ahead of time... so now instead of graduating in May of 2013 the same year Jessica graduates... I'll graduate in May of 2012! Whooo hooo!!! Its a full time program and I'll be depending on my parents to help out a lot... in fact they've agreed to be at my house 2x a week by 7am to get my little ones up and ready and to school by 8 b/c I have to leave my house by 6:30 to make it to class in Selma by 8am. I'm glad its all coming together. I'm regretting big time not doing this sooner but I can't keep going looking back. This is where I am now and I'm doing it now!

Unrelated news... Darcy woke up in the middle of the night running a fever so she's home with me today. I'm skipping class... not good b/c we have a test coming up and exams just around the corner. Matthew offered to come home but I can't ask him to do that.... if he doesn't work he doesn't get paid! Well I'm being begged to play Uno with Darcy... gotta go!

i'm alive and well

I've been neglecting my blog b/c I don't have anything interesting to say. I'm taking the summer off from school. I'm transferring to another community college. I'll hopefully start the nursing program in the fall and finish in May 2012... a whole year earlier than what I last thought.

Kids are all doing well. They're ready for the summer... every morning the boys tell me they hate school and don't want to go ;) I can't say that I blame them.

gotta go to class :(

Happy Easter

The B6 crew hopes you all had a wonderful Easter weekend with your loved ones - WE DID!