Can you believe it?

I am really here, posting on my blog. Nevermind that it after midnight and I should be in bed. Everyone is asleep, I can get on the computer, I can do as I please. OOOOooooh!

I think I have decided I like a full class load better than this 3/4 load. I feel so unbusy and I find myself procrastinating worse than ever. I have a test and a paper due on Tuesday (don't feel bad for me, my load is quite light actually) and I have not done any of the reading for the assignment and very minimal studying for the test. I cannot bring myself to sit and do it. I try and I get sidetracked. Tomorrow I will have to force myself to get some of it done at least.

The kitchen is pretty much done, save for a few minor details. Dad made a huge pantry that still needs doors, the front door is being replaced (but haven't gone and bought it yet) and then a piece of trim has to go up after the door is replaced. The outlet covers need to be picked out and purchased and other than that, I really think we are done to the final touches of putting things away. At any rate, we can once again cook in the kitchen, sit at the table and it is wonderful! Today I was a cooking fool. I made 3 batches of a casserole (one for mom to take to her cousin's house...she just lost her son. He was 31 and died in his sleep) and I made two cakes (again, one for mom to take). We also have a new dishwasher...built in and not portable like the old one. Very nice! I promise to take pics eventually. LOL.

Everyone has been getting sick around here lately. IT seems to be almost ongoing for some time now. But the past week has been especially rough. Seb got diarrhea on wed night so i kept him home thurs. that continued through friday. Today he has been fine. Makenneh and I were snuggled in her bed friday night, sleeping, when she wakes up to say "Mom, i think im gonna puke!" I flew up out of that bottom bunk bed faster than I ever realized my oversized body could move. I reached to flip on the light to help and out it came. All over the floor. No stopping it. Oh my gosh the smell was wretched. Absolutely wretched. I start to try cleaning it up, i gag profusely, to the point I thought I would lose the contents of my stomach. She stands by the bedroom door and next thing I know, she is heading for the bathroom with diarrhea. The poor thing was stuck on the toilet for quite some time with the garbage can in front of her just in case. Meanwhile, I continue with the clean up. I sprayed so many things the room probably smelled of something i dare not mention. I did not care. It was gagging me. Makenneh lays down on the couch and I get the first mess cleaned up. This time, I put a sleeping bag under her and bring her a grocery bag lined bucket to do her business in. I sit in the chair nearby and read my book. She drifts off to sleep. All seems well. I doze off and she is back up puking. It happened one more time after that and then I was finally able to get some sleep. What was left of the night. Today she felt much better. Jeremy got sick today...and I had a queasy stomach. I can't tell if mine was from having to clean up after her or if I was actually getting the bug. I don't want it. I just realized I wrote a whole entire lengthy paragraph about my daughter getting sick. I so do need to get a life. LOL.

My sister is in Georgia right now with her family. Her hubby is checking on a business offer he received. They have been down there for almost two weeks. She called today to say that they are going to come home in a few days, button up things at home, and in four weeks they will move to GA. She told me to start looking for jobs down there and of course, there are several options off the bat for us. I will ahve to look into universities to decide where to go to get my BSW. The plan is to let the kids finish up school and try to move this summer. I would prefer to not pull them out of the school year. We obviously have some loose ends to deal with before we can even think of moving like that. But, I truly feel this is the door the Lord has opened for us and we need to walk through it, even if it is outside our comfort zone. I have thought about how many people (myself included at times) will complain that God does not answer prayers. In many instances, I think he does by providing us with the opportunity to get there. However, we are so busy looking for our wishes to be dumped in our laps all neatly packaged. In the meantime, God has maybe provided us with an opportunity, but we choose to either ignore the opportunity, think of the obstacles in the way or we take the answered prayer and give the credit to someone else or take it for ourselves instead of thanking God for the answered prayer. It reminds of me something I read sometime (may have been in the church bulletin, words from the pastor) of the man who is running late and prays to God for a parking spot as he drives around the full lot. He comes to a parking spot and rather than saying Thank you, God, says, "Nevermind God, I found one." Now, of course, this little story is not based on a specific true happening, but it is what we tend to do nonetheless. All that to say, I feel that this is our answered prayers. This opportunity was given to us by God and it is for the taking. Sure, there are things that scare me about such a huge move. I have never lived outside of the town I live in now...(at least not more than 15 miles from where I was raised). I have only been out of the state I live in a few times. But, I feel the time is now. A fresh start, a chance to achieve our goals, to grow, to do well. I am excited, even if I am a little nervous, too. The timing is even perfect. We have NOTHING to lose. Work is scarce around here, my schooling is almost done (at least this leg of the journey..i graduate in May) and we are living with my parents. We have nothing holding us back...no overmortgaged house, no careers. We have family but they will never be more than a visit away. And in time, i am sure we can get dad on board with joining us! LOL. The plan is to try to move this summer. It would be perfect. However, if it doesn't work out that way, we will look to plan B....which would include waiting a year, if need be. Either way, I feel it with every fiber of my being that this is what is intended for us. Jeremy should be able to get his license there, he will have a job, no problem, and i can attend college down there to finish up my BSW. He has an aunt that lives 8 hours south of where we plan to live, an uncle that is about 4 hours south, my sister will be in teh same area, my only true friend will only be 8 hours away. And no more Michigan winters! And as my brother in law said, we gotta get out nwo because we don't know where the light switch is so we can't be the last ones out of this state! lol.

Well, it is now after one am and I am tired and need to get to bed. I am glad I was able to get on here nad finally post....now it's off to rest my weary head!

Good night all

Still here

just don't get much time on computer. I just wanted to check in. CLasses are going great. Internship going well. Kids are doing well.

I will try to stop in later and write more. Kitchen still torn up......shoudl be done in the next day or so, but i am not holding my breath. Ran into all sorts of obstacles.