Hello again!!!

I am still cleaning up from our camp out this weekend!! And  YES, I did enjoy it despite the fact that not all my family could make it AND despite the fact that it RAINED Saturday!!!   But, hey, we still managed to get dinner cooked and it stopped raining before the campfire... so I was a "happy camper" 

Jump back to today and I'm really trying to figure out why so  many things have gone wrong with this house??? We have  had NOTHING but trouble with our septic system... I don't think we've even gone 6 months unbeaten problems!!  It is really frustrating!! Especially after paying $450  a little over a month ago to have it pumped and it is acting up again so soon!!!  Between this and we still aren't sure the house is "leak proof", I'm just a bit frustrated with this house!! What is God teaching me?? Well, I for one don't know other than I'm sure I'm  not learning whatever he is teaching me!!! Otherwise it wouldn't still be happening!!! Right???  We haven't been in this house for 2 years yet!! I'm ready to tell the builder he can have it back, but I doubt at this point he would be willing to take it!!  Silly me to think I should be able to shower, wash clothes and flush toilets on a daily basis!!  Big Heavy Sigh!!!

 

On that note, I will add the things I am grateful for...

1) I have a roof over my head

2) I have healthy children.

3) My husband is healthy and able to provide for us.

4) Our house can be used to for large groups, such as our e-groups, and many family members arriving before Christmas.

5) We have a wonderful Church, an amazing home school group, an outstanding youth group, and an encouraging e-group!

6) My children are developing relationships that I pray will last as long as some of the ones I have, good Godly ones!!

I'm sure there are more things that I am thankful for... please share with me on comments what you all are thankful for!!  God is an Awesome God and I should give him thanks even when I can't flush the toilet!!

Picture this...  Me, hating coffee (Love the smell, hate the taste)... but I thought, maybe if I drink coffee I will try to get up early and survive by using caffeine to keep me awake!!   So, I let dh (dear husband) make the coffee so it is ready Monday for both of us to drink early in the morning. 

1)mistake one, ds (dear son) tried to set the timer, but I bought a "cheap one" and it was late in starting so dh didn't even get coffee.

2) I pour myself a cup to take with me for my errands, add plenty of creamer and sugar and head out for the morning.   I take my first sip  *GASP- SPUTTER-CHOKE*   ok, it tastes like Tar with an aftertaste but I need the caffeine so I'll go ahead and drink it...

3) Did I mention I drank it on an empty stomach???? So halfway through my favorite place (NOT) the commissary I realize that my stomach is appealing my choice of caffeine!!!  Sigh... but I suffer through and get home.

4) I clean out the coffee pot and realize that dh nearly filled the filter with coffee (Ok, maybe I exaggerated a bit, but there was a LOT of coffee grounds in there)... so maybe that's why my body reminded me of the coffee that whole day!!!

5)I don't think I will EVER drink coffee again!!!  At least until I make it using one fourth the amount of coffee!!

 

 

Sorry, I would post more often, but my dc (dear children) keep me running!!  I wouldn't want to bore you if I don't really have much to say here.

Now that I have teen children I remember back to my wonderful teen years!!  I was on the go from the time I got up until the time I went to bed.  I always enjoyed being on the go, having a full schedule!!  So now why is it so much tougher on me now that I am an adult with a family ?? And DON'T SAY it is because I'm old!!   I wonder if my problem is I let the added responsibilities of a household get to me? When I'm on the run all the time the house doesn't get cleaned (even though I have wonderful children that help me do most of it) and the meals don't get cooked (I'm working on that one with my wonderful children) and the laundry doesn't get done!!  I am learning to take "One Day At A Time" although if you don't schedule your month out in advance, things don't get done or you schedule more than you can do in a day.  I think if I had a maid and chef to take care of the cleaning and the cooking (I don't mind doing the laundry) then I would not feel as much stress!! But since I know that won't ever happen, I need to learn to be more organized and not feel guilty if everything doesn't get done on the day I think it should get done!!