This season is hard!

     This year has been so different in so many ways.  I have homeschooled and had only one child living at home before but, this is so different.  H was my first child to homeschool. Girls are so different than boys. I also had a group of  homeschool and stay at home mom friends who had children around my daughters age. In addition we had a neighbor girl who was 3 years older than H and she played with her almost everyday. With J there are no neighbor boys to play with. Sure there are boys in the neighborhood, but they are on the other side of the neighborhood. They go to public school and have different schedules. Although I know plenty of moms in my neighborhood I don't know them well and don't consider them my friends. Homeschooling one child who doesn't have any real friends, is tough. Its lonely for both of us. I think its even harder in winter. There is not much to do inside for boys. The past 2 years he has played sports. I thought that would make us both some friends. NOPE. Last school year he went to private school. He had 3 kids he said were his friends, but once he no longer went to school there none of us kept in touch. I don't really know what the solution is to my problem short of joining a homeschool group which is already to late to do this semester. I hope next year we can put him back in private school.  We stopped driving the 45 mins to church( he didn't have any real friends there anyways) and hardly go with my husband to the church he leads at( no real friends there either) which is a 1.5 hr drive. We did visit a local church 2 times, but so far I have not felt like its where I need to go.  Im in limbo.  I'm in limbo with everything it seems.  I miss H and C so much and it truly puts me in depression most days. 

Its already 2019!

Lets face it.... I'm horrible at keeping this blog updated. With the new year here and so many changes over the past 2 years I thought it was high time I dropped a few lines.  We are almost empty nesters. It wont be long now. Time has already gone by way to fast.  Our girls are both officially adults
 18 & 21. In 6 months our son will be a teenager.... ugh... I'm so NOT ready! Our daughter C moved in with friends in 2016.  I have only seen her a handful of times since then.. Long story.. another post... Our daughter H is following her dream as an intern and learning about worship leading about an hours drive from home and we miss her so much when she is gone. Neither one of our girls have their drivers license which is completely their choice.   H wants to get hers soon. Our son J is currently being homeschooled by me, but that could change at anytime.  We had him tested at a learning center and although he is 12 years old, his maturity and learning is that of a 6 to an 8 year old... We haven't told him the results of the testing because we don't want to harm his self esteem, and frankly I don't think he would really even understand it. He already doesn't understand why he can't do things other boys his age can do. He played football for the second time, first was at age 5,but does that really count? He loved it, but didn't get to play to much.  I think the coach realized he is not good at following directions...HAHA!
I've been loving my job for the past year and a half working at a wedding venue. Dream job.  Right before that job started my daughter H and I started a company dressing up as princesses for birthday an tea parties.  It was fun while it lasted. Now I need to decide if I will continue alone or just sell everything. Husband has been killing it in the Texas local country music scene with his band and leading worship at a church on Sunday mornings. My little stinker Scout passed away in May 2016 and shortly after we got a new fur baby Audrey, and she is truly my baby.  I take her with me when ever I am able.  She has even stolen the husbands heart, all 6lbs of her. We still have the two boxers as of now. A year ago the husband rescued a kitten from  a friends yard. We gave her to J.  She sleeps in doors at night and in the day runs around our street with two other fat cats who come up and steal her food on our porch. Our house is still a work in progress.... Hoping this is the year it is DONE!
Id love to put it up for sale and move.  Well that's the short story.... until next time.