Blogger has a new layout for blogs. On one hand I think it's really neat, bascially you can see all my past posts on one page, but on the other hand I think it's takes away from it's indiviuality. I am going to leave up the new format for awhile and see what I think. I may change it back later.
We have had some ups and down in September. Our van finally died last month and we have spent the past month trying to get a new one. We managed to get one from a questionable car lot and it ended up giving us more trouble than it was worth. Since we had 30 days to return it, we went ahead and cut our losses....*lesson learned*. The only problem is that left us with out a car. I know in some areas living without a vehicle is doable, this is not one of those areas. It was very hard for a couple of weeks. We didn't have the money for a car, and didn't really have any way to get it. We had to rely on our wonderful friends for rides every where. I started a Novena to St Jude. I prayed that he would help us come up with the money, and a vehicle that would be worth what we were paying. With God's blessing St Jude came through for us. The power of prayer is beyond amazing.
Maddie and I are about to start our second month of homeschooling. It is going alright. I feel very overwhelmed at times and wonder if this was the right decision. Academically she seems to be doing well, although, she does push me a lot and she tries to do as little as she can get away with.
This seems to be a busy season in our lives. We are overloaded with activities right now. The kids are in lots of sports and clubs, plus, I am taking several classes at the church. I am glad the kids are really involved but, I will be happy when things slow down. Then again, with the holidays coming up, I am not sure when that will happen.
