So, here's one more Skye-ism from this morning. You can tell we are under the fire over here from the evil surrounding us.
"Momma, you know that God sent us to earth for challenges, not just to walk around. I pray like every 2 weeks and I don't even drink alcohol. I just blow in the tops of the bottle that daddy has. That's all. I don't even like the taste of it. I'm not like the bad guys sitting around drinking bags of it."
Hmmm, not sure how to comment after that one. But, we do have our work cut out for us and it appears there are some things getting through to him, although how accurate? I don't know!!
I posted some of this over email, but basically our neighbors want us gone. They are arguing things that aren't even argue-able. Whether or not gasoline stored in open containers is dangerous...and now they don't like that our shoes are outside of our house. It's just basically one fire dart after the other. Instead of ignoring them and being passive or whatever you might call it, we've chosen to try and work it out. It's just tricky how that looks. In the next month, a new board will be chosen. Please pray that we will get in, IF that's what God wants. Personally, I have my things that I want and most of them just stem from wanting to be comfortable and not bothered. But we just don't always know the fine line between being a witness, stating truth (to those who are NOT interested and who see it as being hostile towards them) and just not doing anything but nodding our heads in passing.
On the home front, I've been very lax in my planning and organizing for school. I was doing great getting up at 5:30 to to devos etc...but because the house is so small, the kids are now hearing me and getting up too. (or at least that's what I sometimes tell myself when I'm lying there in bed after hitting the snooze button) I just gain so much more from my day when I'm up and at least showered before everything gets going. I like coffee, but if I don't get it right away, I'm not a mess. It's just that I notice that I prefer a little quiet and coffee before everyone rises (well the kids...Alan's long gone even before I arise for my early morning pee break)...but if I go to bed with the rest of the crew at 9ish...I just don't have any unwind time in the evenings as the boys are now fallin asleep (cuz of the time change and light) about 8:30-9. So, I'm needing to sort of sit down and look at everything I'm involved in and reassess. Skye did great on his school testing and is passing with A's and B's, which is good. I've started getting to know some of the moms at school which is VERY important for me.
On another note, I've taken the strength finders tsts and that has also helped with our marriage. and just with how I feel about myself...it's pride I know, but I'm just too over analytical with each thing that I feel/do.
Here's a pic of me completing my coin collection. AND I'M PROUD OF IT, SO NO SENSE MAKING ME FEEL WEIRD...IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE. And the second picture is so goofy..we have had so much fun at the zoo already and we've only been twice! (I know, I need a reduction)
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