My big yet hard for me news

It has came to a point in my life that I have reached the end of my homeschooling days. I never thought this would happen. I wanted so much to school my children all the way through high school. Things just have not panned out the way I wanted this year. I won't go on and on about what has happened, but I believe this step is the best for me and my family.... at least for now. If the boys want schooled at home later in time then we may do that, but right now they will begin public school on Monday the 8 th. It is hard to actually do this. I have had some rude comments such as "It is about time you quit playing school" Now that one wounded deep. I was NOT playing school. We did school everyday just like "real" school kids. My kids earned their grades just like the next kid. But oh well! I do feel like a failure, hopefully in time those feelings will go away. The boys are excited yet scared. It kinda hurt to see the excitement.... I mean I really worked hard with them and did things for them. I took them to K-mart on Friday and let them pick out their backpacks and trappers along with other goodies (school supplies and such). I did buy them some new shoes (which they had some nice ones, just not new) and a pair of new pants and a shirt for their first day. They both have very nice clothes already cause I bought new clothes a few months ago. But the boys' said Mom, "Can you get us one "cool" outfit?" I am a sucker!!! I want the boys to look nice cause I know when I was a kid I was made fun of. I don't want that for them. Anyway that is my big news!!! I plan on making some homemade chocolate chip cookies and have them ready for them for when they get home from school. I will take some pics of them to share. Melanie is going to take me cause she knows I am going to be a mess.... crying all the way back home. I feel like I am sending my boys' to the lions den! Ugh! They will be riding #2301 bus, which Melanie thanks that is my dad's old friend Larry Harper's bus. I sure hope it is. At least I would know the driver!

So I guess the boys' will go to school for 2 weeks then be off for Christmas break then start back again. I got all their grades together along with all the rest of the paper work I needed. Melanie said 2nd 9 weeks ends at the end of January. I went a head and added up what grades I have right now so their teacher would have a Midterm report for them. Go Mom!!!

I also took the baby back tot he doc on Friday for another checkup on this rash. He gave him some medication so we shall see if that helps. I will say he slept all night!!! Yay!!!!

Remember our troops

If it is not one thing it is another. Isaiah is sick now with a cold. At one point he was sort of sounding like Darth Vador. I hope he does not get worse! I hate when the kids are sick. Brian was gone all day. He had to help his dad over at his uncle's house to fix some of the ceiling tiles then he had to go to a Sister's house from church who just lost her husband. Doug's funeral will be Saturday at 2 and the viewing is from 6-9 at our church. I am thinking about seeing if Annette will need any help with cleaning the church to get ready for this. And we may have a dinner downstairs on Saturday for the family. I think if each person brings a few dishes there would be plenty of food, plus we could get a meat and cheese tray as well. What a hard time especially with it being the Holiday's. It seems more people get depressed around this time of year. Brian's friend is an EMT and he told him you would not believe the people going to the hospital over depression around Christmas and the New Year. So sad!!! I suppose with the economy the way it is and not a lot of $$$$ people are even more depressed than normal. Not much else going on around here. Right now I am watching Isaiah get one morsel of cat food and bring it back and forth to the cat which is eating it up! He is growing like a weed. Earlier today he was stacking some containers I have in the kitchen then putting them back. He is learning!!!

Well the title is Remember our Troops this Holiday Season....

I got an e mail from a friend about sending cards to recovering soldiers. Here are the addresses to do so. Pass the address on!!! Support our TROOPS!!

In the USA:

A Recovering American Soldier

c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georica Avenue, NW Washington DC 20307-5001

In Germany: (one regular stamp is all that is needed)

A Recovering American Soldier

Wounded Warriors Program

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center/General Delivery

Chaplain's Office CMD4

APO AE 09180