Well, this week as usual has been a little crazy, but I think we are getting the hang of it!
Tomorrow we are planning to get up early and go to The Woodlands Mall. I feel so bad for my girls because I am not a mall person at all. I hate going to the mall. I like to go to the specific stores I like and not have to pass by all the other ones. I love book stores and antique shops to mingle around.
My girls are the typical teenage girls who love the mall, the girlishness of shopping around, and of course scoping out the boys!
Luckily this year will be a growing year, not only for me, but for them. I will struggle through letting them grow-up, and letting them go a little at a time. It is hard to be the mother of two girls, it is a dangerous world out there, one I am too familiar with myself.
This year we decided to have an exchange student come and stay with us. We tried it last year and didn't have much luck with a young girl from Brazil, never again will we host a girl. There are enough hormones in this house already! So we decided to give it another try after having Luiz, also from Brazil with us for a while last year. He touched our hearts in such a way that he gave us hope for the program. Many thought I was crazy to have a boy, 18 yrs. old at that, in my house with my girls. One wouldn't understand unless they give it a try. They don't all come here looking for girls. Besides, once living in the house, they become part of the family. Axel has quickly fit in well. He gets along with the girls wonderfully. He has become their brother. It isn't a relationship that is forced, it has come naturally. We prayed for a while after our bad experience to put the right child in our path. With Luiz's help last January, I began going through the profiles. I trusted Luiz's instincts to help since he had lived with us and would know best how to find a suitable match. We are so happy with Axel.
Well, he will be going with the girls tomorrow to the mall. Not only do I feel good having him with the girls, but I feel good about having them there to show him around and introduce him to American teenage life. We will see how it goes.
For me, I will be here catching up on some work and reading, Eat, Pray, Love!
Till we meet again,
Amy
New stage in Life!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Where do I begin today...
There is truth to the saying that when you wake up late it sets the mood for the whole day.
So...I woke up late today to my two oldest kids had mixed the bus, Axel and Kayli. Axel is our eighteen year old exchange student from Sweden. He has quickly found his place in our family. He is very funny and not hard to please. He is very open-minded and not judgmental in the least. Next to Luiz he is quickly earning a place in my heart! However, the boy does eat! A lot!
I had to take the kids to school and decided to take my youngest to school as well, she hadn't missed the bus, but was very nervous about taking her first Math test. I wanted to spend those few extra moments in the car with her, encouraging her, letting her know it was going to be okay. She was so down saying she wasn't ready for the first test. She struggles so badly in Math, just as her mother did. I know in my heart she is trying her best and that is good enough for me.
After dropping them off I was headed back to the house to start my workday. I knew the gas gauge was low, but I know once the red light comes on I have 20 miles worth of gas. Well, I am going down FM 149, and my car begins to slow, then it is sputtering, then it comes to a roll and finally a stop. Needless to say the gas light never came on. I am freaking out...it is a good 5 -7 miles in either direction to a gas station. I'm thinking okay, Adam is in San Antonio, Mother-in-law is in Arizona for 2 months, call brother-in-law who is in Houston, sister-in-law is at work, and every friend I called was unavailable. This is what happens when you live in the country. So, finally I called the local tow company, I explain I don't need a tow but will soon because the back of my truck was sticking out into the road. I asked if they deliver gas and luckily they do...it only took $50 and about an hour. Still it was a blessing seeing how I was in my pajamas, only had ten dollars in cash, one check in my check book, and left my credit card at home. This one of the great things about living in a small town, because she knows our family, I was able to call her when I got home to give her a credit card number.
When I finally did arrive at home I began my work for the day. About an hour into it, Adam called to let me know he was leaving San Antonio and would be home in about three hours. Due to the rain, there is no work this week. While I will enjoy having him home for the week, it will make for a tight week with one less paycheck.
God always provides for our needs, so I will, as always, place my trust in Him! So, with all that, I will be going to bed a little early this evening, and waking up tomorrow to a brand new day!
Till we meet again,
Amy
So...I woke up late today to my two oldest kids had mixed the bus, Axel and Kayli. Axel is our eighteen year old exchange student from Sweden. He has quickly found his place in our family. He is very funny and not hard to please. He is very open-minded and not judgmental in the least. Next to Luiz he is quickly earning a place in my heart! However, the boy does eat! A lot!
I had to take the kids to school and decided to take my youngest to school as well, she hadn't missed the bus, but was very nervous about taking her first Math test. I wanted to spend those few extra moments in the car with her, encouraging her, letting her know it was going to be okay. She was so down saying she wasn't ready for the first test. She struggles so badly in Math, just as her mother did. I know in my heart she is trying her best and that is good enough for me.
After dropping them off I was headed back to the house to start my workday. I knew the gas gauge was low, but I know once the red light comes on I have 20 miles worth of gas. Well, I am going down FM 149, and my car begins to slow, then it is sputtering, then it comes to a roll and finally a stop. Needless to say the gas light never came on. I am freaking out...it is a good 5 -7 miles in either direction to a gas station. I'm thinking okay, Adam is in San Antonio, Mother-in-law is in Arizona for 2 months, call brother-in-law who is in Houston, sister-in-law is at work, and every friend I called was unavailable. This is what happens when you live in the country. So, finally I called the local tow company, I explain I don't need a tow but will soon because the back of my truck was sticking out into the road. I asked if they deliver gas and luckily they do...it only took $50 and about an hour. Still it was a blessing seeing how I was in my pajamas, only had ten dollars in cash, one check in my check book, and left my credit card at home. This one of the great things about living in a small town, because she knows our family, I was able to call her when I got home to give her a credit card number.
When I finally did arrive at home I began my work for the day. About an hour into it, Adam called to let me know he was leaving San Antonio and would be home in about three hours. Due to the rain, there is no work this week. While I will enjoy having him home for the week, it will make for a tight week with one less paycheck.
God always provides for our needs, so I will, as always, place my trust in Him! So, with all that, I will be going to bed a little early this evening, and waking up tomorrow to a brand new day!
Till we meet again,
Amy
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
A new stage in life!
Well, this is my first blog. I've been reading other blogs lately and finally decided it was time for me to join the blogging world.
I am approaching a new stage in life. I have learned many lessons, yet still have so many ahead. I am married to one of the most simple yet difficult men in the world. Adam has been a saving grace to me, yet he has posed many challenges. He is an old school personality which drives me crazy sometimes, while it is the very reason I fell in love with him in the first place.
I have two beautiful daughters, Kayli and Maddie. They are the very beings that supply my every breathe. I prayed for a family of my own, one which I could right the wrongs in my childhood. It has been a wonderful journey so far, yet disappointments in myself as well.
I hope through this blog to share my journey, to help others maybe, or better yet to help myself record this thing we call life!
Please feel free to share comments and thoughts. Sometimes it may be short and sweet;other times quite lengthy. This is just something I am doing for myself, as a record of my life.
Till we meet again,
Amy
I am approaching a new stage in life. I have learned many lessons, yet still have so many ahead. I am married to one of the most simple yet difficult men in the world. Adam has been a saving grace to me, yet he has posed many challenges. He is an old school personality which drives me crazy sometimes, while it is the very reason I fell in love with him in the first place.
I have two beautiful daughters, Kayli and Maddie. They are the very beings that supply my every breathe. I prayed for a family of my own, one which I could right the wrongs in my childhood. It has been a wonderful journey so far, yet disappointments in myself as well.
I hope through this blog to share my journey, to help others maybe, or better yet to help myself record this thing we call life!
Please feel free to share comments and thoughts. Sometimes it may be short and sweet;other times quite lengthy. This is just something I am doing for myself, as a record of my life.
Till we meet again,
Amy
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