Wiped out

Yeesh, it has been a rough couple of days. In an effort to get the kids to sleep later on mornings when there is no school I have tried to let them stay up later but it doesn't seem to be working lately. No matter what they are up at 7:30 and ready to go, when all I want to do is lay in a self-pitying puddle on the couch :). I honestly would prefer it if I could go to bed earlier but that is just not going to happen, at least not until mid-December when my job situation changes. Boy will that be a happy day, I would so love to get more than 6 hours a sleep.

I really need to get some pictures of the new house and Samantha's first day of school up, I am so behind on everything! Actually, before I get new pictures of the house I need to clean it first, as if I would ever have time for that. I consider myself lucky when I get the bathrooms cleaned and we have dishes to eat off of and clean sheets. Only 2 more months, I can make it, I know I can. It will be worth, that is just what I have to tell myself. Then I will have a nice break for Thanksgiving and get crackin again for Christmas. I heart Christmas!

Getting gazelle intense

In an effort to get "gazelle," as Dave Ramsey would say, I am currently working 2 jobs, one full time and one part time. Let me tell you, it SUCKS. I swear all I do is work, clean, and I am worn out! However I am happy to be making decent money and after I pay off some piddly credit cards and get the car situation taken care of (we need a bigger car and no payment really) we will be sitting pretty, well on the way to having 3 months expenses in the bank for a rainy day. Then we can start saving for a house again. That will be a glorious day.

Now we aren't as gazelle as some people, but we also don't have $50,000 in debt. We are keeping the cable and I will still be feeding my sick Gymboree habit in an occasional basis, but I did scale back the grocery budget and the nice thing about living in such a small town is our gas bill is almost nonexistent. I haven't' gotten gas in 2 weeks and I have only used 1/4 of a tank! So awesome. Now if the Chik-fil-A down the street would blow away in a strong wind and stop tempting me with their delicious chicken sandwiches!

I am alive...

although I thought I wasn't going to make it for a bit. I have been sick as a dog the last couple of days, yesterday I could barely get out of bed, let alone work. Thank goodness Samantha didn't have school. Still feeling kind of cruddy but definitely better.

As much as I love summer I am so ready for fall this year. I can't wait for the leaves to fall, pumpkin pie, Halloween, etc. This has been a crazy year so far and I am just ready for it to calm down some.

Would they have anything in common?

Lately Samantha has been asking me for a sister, which I particularly hilarious. She is not at all interested in another brother, she says we don't need anymore because we already have two, she just wants a sister. I asked her why and she said "I like sisters." How cute is that? Obviously, I cannot gaurantee her a sister (and I would love to have another little girl, got to even things up a bit around here!) but it got me thinking...would they have anything at all in common. Would she be jealous from the get go or would she adore a younger sister and be as great as she is with the boys? Samantha is so awesome with them, it is unbelievable. She has not ever been jealous of them, they give each other kisses and hugs all day long, she is great about sharing with them and including them in things. She helps me when it is time to feed them, I don't know what I would do without her really. I am just wondering if it would carry over to another sibling or not, this time there would be at least a 6-year difference between them, which is almost twice what is in between the boys and her. And if that were the case, would another child be totally left out? I mean, Samantha has school and school friends and the boys have each other. Who would another sibling have? Me?

I just don't know...really I am just pondering at the moment, don't anyone be expecting a pregnancy announcement anytime soon :)

Welcome!

Welcome to my new blog! Other than crappy Myspace blogs I don't have much experience with blogs, so this is a new experience for me. I don't have any particular direction I am wanting to take this, just an outlet at this point. I hope to keep it updated everyday but we will see how that goes, it can get pretty crazy around here!