Jazz Band |
In less than 2 months, our third child graduates high school. Shortly after that, we'll have our first grandchild. Then, in the fall, one of our youngest starts Kindergarten. That is a level of insanity that only those with large families will understand. Not to mention college planning and packing and moving, summer jobs, Senior pictures and announcements and on and on and on....
Barbie Cupcakes for a 20th birthday celebration. |
When people find out we have so many kids, there's two questions the inevitably ask (at least in this part of the country). The first is "Are you Mormon or Catholic?" and the second is "How do you do it?" The answer to the first is, of course, "neither". The answer to the second is "Just keep moving". Yes, if you look at the details, it looks hard. Especially when I am disabled and can't work, my wife is working part time and going to school full time and our finances are scary to say the least. But step back and look at the big picture. We have clothes on our backs, food in our stomachs, and a roof over our heads. The rest is luxury. And we have many luxuries.Others might not see it that way, but compared to 99.9% of the world, we're insanely blessed.
First Jr. Band concert. Lots of nerves. |
The trumpet. It's loud. |
I'm still on the downward slope, health-wise. Though it is slower. Still trying to get in with the neurologist. No matter how many times I call, I just get the voicemail and they never return my calls. Frustrating. But I seriously think that I"m at a point where everyone is throwing up their hands and saying "we don't know what do to, sorry, go off somewhere and die". But maybe now that I have insurance, that will make a difference.
The weather has been miserable. The wind is tearing up our house. I need to get some pictures and file a claim on our home-owner insurance to get it fixed before it gets worse.I wish we had a wind turbine because with all this wind it would generate enough electricity to power us for a year.
Well, that's enough rambling. Have a happy.
Gorilla. Eating poo. |