Life always throws a curve ball..

Well - what is that saying "life happens when you are busy making plans" - something like that. Since my last post - most of the stuff we had planned on worked out but I have since been hit with a curve ball or a couple - funny how it happened to me mostly..

Steven is in High School - woohoo! He likes it, he likes the ladies too, the band is good - he has gone to band camp and they have learned 3 out of the 4 songs for the marching band program. He is really happy about that. He is going to seminary every morning to his dismay. But all in all he is doing well.

Sophia is going to a different school, Discovery Point. The other school we wanted didn't get funding and at the last minute we found out so we were scrambing to get into another school. Two days later we got the call and fortunately this school is closer than the other one so it all worked out. Her teachers are great and she is being a really good helper in school. She pays attention and wants to make sure her teachers know she is paying attention. Too cute!

Kevin starts back to school today, 8/17/09. He is taking 3 classes at KSU. One of which is online but the others are during the week. MTWTH. Fun!

I, Angie, am not doing what I had planned. I am very disappointed and annoyed by the whole thing but my time will come. I must be patient. I had my classes scheduled for the longest time. I had my financial aid paperwork filled out (to my knowledge) then found out 1 1/2 weeks ago that I didn't have the CORRECT paperwork filled out. Nice! I instantly filled out the right paperwork and was told to go ahead and pay for classes. So I took my trusty Visa card to the computer to take care of that business because I would be reimbursed. Needless to say - KSU doesn't take Visa - who doesn't take Visa??????? Seriously. I threw the card on the desk and walked away. This was Sunday. Monday my paperwork had gone through but would probably take a few weeks. My classes ended up dropping on Monday because of non-payment but on Tuesday - on a whim - I check my financial aid - I had gotten my award... Yay, right? Wrong! I couldn't get back in one of my classes because now it was full. I needed 2 classes to be part-time which is required by the financial aid. Rock meet me meet hardplace. One class scheduled but can't take it because of financial aid requirements.. School is not in my immediate future. :( But I will not give up hope. Everything happens for a reason. I will live! :) I have started writing, so that is good. I am working on 2 chapters simultaneously. If anything, this has pushed me in that direction and to go look for a job/job. Hopefully everything will work out how it is supposed. I am getting really tired of where I am at right now - emotionally, physically, mentally. Time for change, please!

Seek Wisdom!

Wow - here we go again! Lot of things going on in our lives right now. Most of which involve school - getting into school, registering for school, getting ready for a new school, preparing for classes etc. There is a whole lot of learning going on at our house or will be shortly!

Kevin is still at Kennesaw and is planning to go this summer for a month - one long month! 4 days a week for 2.75 hrs a day - fun for both of us - especially with our schedules right now. Then back to the regularly scheduled semester in the Fall.

Steven is taking a small hiatus with Grandpa starting Saturday. They will be travelling all over the place camping, fishing and basically having a relaxing summer vacation. Yay for him!! He starts High school in a couple of months - wow, WOW, WOW!!!!!!! I am too young for this - at least in my mind. He also has band camp this summer - no band camp jokes please - we can't help ourselves though - "this one time at band camp...". He is growing up so fast - it is almost hard to recognize him under the big boy exterior and muscles.

Sophia will be home with mom this summer, hopefully working on being a good little girl. We have to look for some things to do to keep her busy. So far, we are doing the summer reading program through the library. Maybe we can find some other activities that will keep us both busy as big brother has his own things to do. She will start Pre-K in the Fall at Primrose - they have applied for the GA Lottery Pre-K program and we are on the list of students in the class! We are waiting to hear if they have been approved and then her adventure will begin.

I am gearing up to start school in the Fall - yep - I said it! Back to school for a couple of years if all goes as planned. I believe I have figured out what I want to do when I grow up - miracle of miracles! It just took 35 years!! Some people think I am crazy - I don't really care. This was one of those things that hits you like a ton of bricks - an "ah ha!" moment. So yes, I will be joining the ranks of student once again. This time in a new direction - one that should bring joy and happiness (flowery music is playing in the background) but seriously I am excited about what the future holds. I will post more as I know more. I am trying to get my classes scheduled and it has been a bit of a chore but if memory serves that is the norm. I have felt like I have been in a holding pattern lately. Not anymore!

So apparently we are all ready to learn something new! How about you?

Stop the ride!! It is going Too fast! :)

Well folks, it seems that December slipped through my hot little hands. Christmas was fun and incredibly busy. I wanted to enjoy it more but alas, it was not to be this year. I can hardly believe that we are more than halfway through January. It has been very busy and we have had our share (already) of ups and downs. Seriously - it is just the first month of this New Year!

Steven has made the Middle School soccer team - we are all excited for him - him especially. He tried out last year and didn't make it but this year he was on and made it. He also turned 14 the day after Christmas. That freaks me out - a lot! He is able to go to the church dances (if he wants to) and moves up in church with the older boys. He never talks about girls so I asked him if he likes girls?? It seemed a valid question. He looks at me intensely and says "I LOVE girls." LOL I about fell out laughing but I tried to contain myself. This was good information to me. So I left it alone. I have already picked out his future wife and have joked with him about it - how they would make the perfect couple - I think this young lady makes him nervous. :) It is really cute. He has plenty of time before he needs to start thinking about all that nonsense so I am not bringing it up again for a really long time. :) He enjoyed Christmas - he got a BMX bike and has been trying new tricks on it. It keeps him busy. We measured him last week and he is 5'6" tall now. He looks so grown and his voice has pretty much changed. When I look at him it is hard to remember the cute little boy who used to run around all the time. I get tears in my eyes at how I will never get that back but he has grown into such a handsome, amazing, caring, sweet young man it makes that seem unimportant. When he goes off to college and hopefully a mission I wonder if I will feel like my job is done? I guess I don't have that much time left to find that out. Time certainly slips through your fingers.

Our Sophia is a busy little girl. So curious and strong-willed - complete mind of her own. She doesn't hear no - ever! It is yes to her - no matter what. We are trying to instill - please, thank you, yes ma'am, no ma'am etc. Time out is where she hangs out. She is an artist and our walls, furniture, and anything else she gets her hands on are her canvas. Frustration is a state of mind for me with her. We are similar yet different. I think I was a little less of a young rebel - more of an older rebel. Maybe this is the worst it will get and we can mold from here??? We are praying that will be the case. I am thinking that is wishful thinking. :) She loved Christmas though - she got her beloved Cupcake maker and the slippers she asked for as well as a bunch of other stuff. She said it was the "BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!" Her facial expressions were priceless. I need to post some pictures.

Kevin started back to school last week. He is taking 3 classes this semester - one Management class and two IT classes. Needless to say I won't be seeing him on Monday, Tuesday and for a few minutes on Wednesday. He has 16 classes left after this semester. Our goal/his goal is to finish before Steven starts. I think that is do-able. He was on vacation last week and was trying to earn the Husband of the Year award. I think he may have succeeded. He cleaned bathrooms, cleaned our carpets, did laundry, dishes, made dinner a few nights and let me sleep plus he did a lot of the running around picking up and dropping off children, grocery store runs, bank runs, etc. He is amazing. I feel blessed to have him in my life on a daily basis. I don't know what I would do without him.

I have been having a hard time lately. We had a pregnancy scare which freaked us out - we don't want anymore children so it made us come to that realization pretty quickly. I believe it was a miscarriage but it was so early it was hard to tell. I am not upset about it - maybe more grateful. I really think our family is complete but you never know. We have decided to take matters into our own hands so I am getting my tubes tied next month (so Lord if you feel it is in our best interest to have another child you have a few more weeks to make that happen). I will be 36 this year and feel too old to be having anymore kids plus the last pregnancy nearly did me in with the whole uterus pulling apart and nearly dying thing. They said it was safe to have another one (after they did some tests) but it would be incredibly high risk. I am thinking "No thank you!" They are also going to do another procedure that will freeze my uterus. One of my friends joked with me about freezing my vagina. I thought that was funny. How uncomfortable would that be?? I am sure my husband wouldn't come near me. The frozen tundra... Anyway...I am told it is safe and better than having a hysterectomy. I say "Bring it on!" Pray that all goes well. It will happen on February 9th. I have also been busy looking for a job. I am sending out resumes but not as frequently because this procedure has a week recovery period.

I will try to be better at updating this - hopefully with pictures next time. I love pictures. :)