So it's been way too long, I know! We are hoping to revive our blog starting today =)
Geoff started work last week as a District Public Health Nurse for the County of Los Angeles. His office is a block from our home and his hours are 8am to 4:30! Several times a week he is able to come home and join us for lunch! It has been worth the 6 month hiring process and wait! It's hard to believe that after the last 5 years of school he has finally reached this goal. We are so grateful to our good God for the tremendous provision, stamina, strength, grace, mercy and patience he has provided along the way! What a journey. And now we are on to the next.
With Geoff's job starting, I ended my short term job at Biola and am back home adjusting to school and life with 4 active kids. It's taken more adjustment than I thought it would! People are always asking me what our days are like since we homeschool. Really every day is different and crazy. We have a shell of a routine but nothing is ever completely predictable. Evie is crawling now which adds a whole new dimension to daily life. I feel like I've added lifeguard to my job description. With school and life taking place mostly in the living room there is always something small and enticing for her to put in her mouth, no matter how often we vacuum. She HATES the removal of said enticing objects.
I'm feeling the limitations of our walls and space more than I ever have before. I find myself thinking more and more about what life would be like with one more bedroom? A large yard? Hmmmmm.....probably just as crazy! But I do need to do a spring purge. Trying to get a towel to clean up a spill while having several games fall down and spill all over the closet is discouragingly counterproductive. So is having glass spice jars fall out of the cupboard onto the glass crock pot lid. Any joy I felt in planning ahead with the crock pot disappeared with the glass shards of the lid being swept into the trash.
On a more fun note I thought I'd share these two great websites with you all:
Paper Toys - Paper Cut-Outs - PaperToys.com
and this one's even cooler:
www.thetoymaker.com
You can print out models of toys and buildings and stuff. We haven't tried it yet since our printer is out of ink but I'm hoping to print some soon and let the kids be creative =)
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