Kiddos

   So I realized after two too many negative, whiny, complaining posts, it was time to change my attitude. We can only go around feeling sorry for ourselves for so long, right? Yes I get tired. Yes I get stressed. And yes, I question my choices at times. Me & every other person in the world!! Especially us moms, right? But I can never question my choice to be happy!! Not just happy, but joyful in ANY situation! :) And I have sooo much to be happy AND joyful about! I have these bright, wonderful, funny little people in my life that I get to be with every single day. And an amazing man I get to walk beside as my partner. My kids are growing & changing every day and along with that, comes a few growing pains. But we will take the good with the bad :)
   Roman is now enrolled in Butterfield, which is a Charter High School that works on independent studies. He does such a great job of staying on top of his work load and then helping out at home. He seems happier, more relaxed and has time for some extra curricular activities, such as the Explorers program. He worked all of last weekend at the county fair directing traffic and parking cars. And of course, he acted like a total goofball, dancing and shaking his booty the entire time, I'm sure! He is such a good kid and I am so proud of him. I'm excited that he has the potential to graduate from Butterfield by the time he's done with his junior year, which would make him only 16! Aaagghh!! And along with that, means that he can start college sooner. He can take classes at PC as early as he would like, but since I spend so much time running kids around, he has to wait until he has his drivers license.
   Katie is finally buckling down with her studies and coming out of her shell a bit more with our homeschool group. She really enjoys learning when it is FUN for her, which challenges me to make it fun :) An upcoming field trip to Save Mart & Staffords chocolates ought to help out with that! And fun science experiments seem to get her attention. Thank the Lord for the internet, because I am NOT a science experiment kind of person. And the one I thought sounded fun, concerning helium balloons, was NOT fun for her! She agreed to do the experiment, but it resulted in tears because apparently, she had a very serious attachment to the balloon, that I wasn't aware of at the time. Oops!! She is making huge progress in her power chair. That has changed her life!! She is so independent, she has freedom, she explores and it makes her so happy!! It makes her a little sassy too, but that's just one of those little growing pains I mentioned earlier. She now has her communication device and I kind of have that up & running. It's beneficial during school time, but she doesn't use it for functionality quite as much as I would like her too. Once the rep comes out and gets it set up & mounted to her chair, then hopefully she'll start using it more frequently. So many BIG changes in such a little life! But she's adjusting really well & learning to go with the flow. Which she's never liked! If there was ever a child that likes structure & routine, it would be sweet Katie! She has always had a great dislike for change!
   Paisley is going to be a quick learner & even though she has a hard time keeping her attention on one thing, she is getting to where she can do it when she is absolutely forced to. She wrote lower case a's the other day. She recognizes words when she sees them & you can just see the wheels turning in that pretty little head. She learned how to swing by herself today, which means a lot less cries for mommy. She is eager to please and has a mind of her own. The words that come out of her mouth sometimes are straight from my mouth to her ears! She is a little mini me and I'm not quite sure how I feel about that yet!! I'm so proud of her & she loves getting herself patted on the back :)
   I am just loving these kids that God put in my life and I thank Him everyday that they are such good kids! They keep me busy & they definitely keep me on my toes, but they are proof that God wanted to give me the desires of my heart:) Isn't it funny how He seems to know what He is doing? Even when we don't realize it? I continue to be amazed at His AMAZING love! I just need to keep reminding myself that I'm NOT doing everything wrong! My kids are good kids. They are being raised right and they are being raised to love God. Katie possibly wants to get baptized, which is just wonderful! I am looking forward to Bryan being off on a Sunday so that we can move forward with that, but in the meantime, I truly know that she loves God and that is what is important for her salvation. So I leave you with this: Proverbs 22:6-Start children off on the way they should go, and when they are old they will not turn from it. This is my goal. This is why I do what I do everyday. And that promise is what keeps me going. :)