Time seems to be flying...

The past month has flown by it seems.

School started for the kids August 3rd, so we have been grabbing school supplies right and left. It gets crazy with six kids in school.

Benji is in Developmental Preschool. I really like the set up. It's a reverse inclusion, so they bring in typically developing peers with the kids that have delays. Benji has come SO far it's amazing!

Micah and Josh are in Elementary school. 1st and 2nd grades. Things appear to be going well so far, still trying to get in the pattern of checking backpacks, doing homework, etc.

Allie and Brittany are in the middle school. 6th and 7th grades. We already have had to do Allie's IEP to tweak things for this year and I pray that she adjusts well. Britt is looking forward to being in advanced band and fall ball.

Kimmie is now a freshman in High School. So hard to believe that she is growing up so fast. I know I don't feel old enough on most days to have a child in high school. They had their first football game this past Friday, it was great. The football team lost but our band and flag corp swept the floor. This is gonna be a great year!

Things for me and Jeff are doing good. Once we get the fall schedule down it will be even better... LOL

I start college Friday. Gotta get up to Clarksville bright and early for Freshman Orientation. I am excited and anxious and scared to death. You know it's one thing when you are 18 or 19 going to college, but 34? with kids? scary.

Summer Schedule Ideas

So I was looking at our family's summer schedule and realized there are a couple things that are not set in stone yet. It concerns me since we have 3 that really thrive on schedules (aside from myself)

Our oldest was nominated to take an 'Algebra Camp' where she will get help with her math skills and also career training.. and the cool part? She will get paid! But we don't know if she is accepted or not. This matters because it is 5 weeks and from 9am-3pm. It makes it so we can't go to the zoo as much if she gets in. (Which is great! I mean help with her math, I don't have to pay and it opens doors for her!)

The same beautiful child has band camp for 2 weeks in the end of July. This is a definite. I have to remember to get sunscreen. :o)

We also have doctor appointments, vision appointments, therapy appointments, I think dental too... I am not seeing an easy way to schedule normalcy through this. I also know I will need some help here and there with having to take one kid in and the rest needing to be elsewhere.

I know it will be taken care of and I know God will provide the means.. it just gets to me not having a schedule in place.

In the middle of the kids scheduling I also have college registration on June 11. I keep telling myself that if this is of God it will work out. This has been a dream of mine to go to school for Journalism since I heard of college. (Okay... maybe not really but it's been a dream for over 20 years. Ouch.. )

Off to figure something out... Any of you plan for summer? Or do you just 'wing it'?

Since We've been gone

I believe it is safe to say that April was a busy month. I felt like I was continuously on the run. It was fun though.

Britt had softball. While we didn't do as good as we wanted to, we did better than we thought we would. They placed second in our district! Way to go Lady Colonels!

Everybody else has just been busy with school and life.

I have been accepted to APSU. Working on the financial aspect of it. Did get the pell grant so there is some money. Just need to get a better buffer. Thinking about a Stafford Loan but I would really rather not go into debt. Anybody know of somebody that would give me money to go to college?

The down side to all of this college stuff is that aparantly my High School Records misplaced my immunization record. I have called 3 doctors and 2 health departments to see if they had them and they don't. Everybody gets rid of records after so long. *sigh* So I have to get the MMR shots again. Today in about an hour I will be getting the first one. Then in 30 days the second one. Which BTW, I hate shots.

So that is pretty much what is going on with us. End of the school year. It appears everybody is moving on up!

A Time For Change

I have spent the last week looking into a college education. It's a bit intimidating.

I am looking at going to Austin Peay in Clarksville. Right now I am planning on majoring in Print and Web journalism with a minor in creative writing.

The process is nerve racking for me. It's not as simple as just filling out the application and scheduling classes. There's the college application, the FAFSA, requesting the high school transcript, and a whole lot of praying.

We do believe that this is God's will, we also pray that if it isn't that the doors will close.

This is a dream that is 20 years old. I originally wanted to go to Maryville College and major in journalsim right after graduation.

So... That is what is going on with me.