Beginning 2013...

Well, this is a rare non school post.  I have so many new things happening that my head is starting to swim a bit...
- We are looking for a new church, which has been very hard.  We have been at NewLife for 12 years and leaving was not an easy decision, but we felt God had made it very plain that we were supposed to.  Our last Sunday was December 23rd, which was also the Christmas service and that evening was two candlelight services so we went out with a bang!  We have many positive things to say about NewLife and if it was not for the pastors and leaders there Brian and I would most likely not still be married and my children would probably be unpleasant brats (well, more so than they already are...)
- I'm starting babysitting again, a sweet little baby boy who is 3 months old :)  This will help provide the little extra money we need, especially since Obamacare raised our taxes $100 a month ;(
- I'm starting a Bible Study with some new friends in Mansfield.  I'm really looking forward to fellowshipping with some sweet women and delving into God's word!
-I've started volunteering at Richland Pregnancy Center.  I'm just going once a week and getting things that need cleaned for the 'Baby Boutique'.  After the past election I realized I was too emotionally wrapped up in who won when I should be following Jesus and caring about people.  Because of homeschooling I'm only able to help in this capacity at this point but hope at some point to be a 'Mentor Mom', someone who meets one on one with young women.
- I've been asked to be the secretary for Wyatt's soccer club Foundations Soccer Club.  This is such a blessing because player's fees are waived for board members!!
- I am helping teach the gym classes at the Mansfield YMCA during the homeschool Gym and Swim program, which is another blessing since I don't have to pay for the boys to attend while I'm helping so the boys get free swim classes!!
- I have started working out again, on a regular basis and with a goal!!  I want to run a 5k on my birthday on March 30th!!  I really don't care if I lose weight, though it would be nice.  I want to feel healthy.  I want to be able to do stuff with my kids and husband like hiking and white water rafting and not die :)

So, lots of new things going on.  But, I've prayed over all of them and feel like I'm the path God is leading!!  I'm excited to see what my family will accomplish in 2013!!

December in review

I had big plans for schooling in December. HUGE!  This all went down the toilet when Wyatt fell and hit his head and got a pretty ugly concussion on December 7th.  The doctor told us only to do what didn't stress Wyatt out or cause any difficulty...  So, the 2nd week of December we only did math and the 3rd week all we did was Sonlight...  Not how I wanted to finish out the year :(  We are only through week 14 in Sonlight!!  Ugh!
Other than that we had a fun Christmas Scout Pack meeting (I got Wyatt's den nice first aid kits and Wyatt cried because everyone else got better gifts.  Austin got a first aid kit too ???)  and many church Christmas activities.  Of course we had several Christmas' and Wyatt had his TENTH BIRTHDAY!!  Wowza!!  Since it was an even year he got to have a sleepover...
No pictures, we really didn't do much...
Hours- Wyatt had 53, Austin had 54, bringing their totals to Wyatt having 688 and Austin having 668...  The only book we completed this month was Sings Down the Moon.
Ugh!