Bad blogger am I

I have done a lot of thinking about blogging ... not ANY blogging. lol. Guess that kinda happens when you have kids and get busy. I have 50 billion things racing through my head. So, want a little insight as to what's going on that has me so busy?


~ home schooling two children with 2 VERY different needs.
~ Keeping up with a 7 month old who thinks that she should either breastfeed every 2 hours or eat solid food (NOT baby food)
~ Keeping a house running well (*snort*)
~ Re-arranging 2 rooms due to acquiring some new furniture
~ Making several gifts for Christmas that I am SO excited to give
~ Planning field trips and activities for our winter co-op with the KC Homeschool group
~ Trying to figure out the perfect food combination for our two pups
~ Did I mention keeping a house running well?

Several of my friends have been dealing with severe trials in their life and I have spent a great deal of time in prayer for babies who have been through, or are still going through, a lot. I look at Monkey and realize she could have the same problems in just a blink of an eye. I need to be grateful for every moment of every day. So with Thanksgiving being just around the corner (and my baby boy turning 7 o.O) here is just a basic list of what I am grateful for:

1) My VERY supportive husband and my children that live, and don't live, with me.
2) The fact that I  have been nursing for 8 months regardless of the trials.
3) The fact that my husband has a job that allows me to stay at home.
4) Children who want to learn at home as much as I want to home school.
5) My church family who offer a place of sanity and help when I need it - even from people not in my ward!
6) Having a vehicle that I OWN, not lease.
7) The ability to sew and provide for my family
8) My online friends who provide humor when I need it and help me find grounding.
9) My health!
10) The knowledge I have learned over the last year that money isn't everything and when pushed to your breaking point ... you find out who you really are and what you are capable of. That your mother and father are almost always right even when you can't see it at the time. That when you go back to the basics, you are so much happier.

I'm broke but I'm happy
I'm poor but I'm kind
I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah
I'm high but I'm grounded
I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed
I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby
What it all comes down to
Is that everything's gonna be fine fine fine
'cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving a high five
I feel drunk but I'm sober
I'm young and I'm underpaid
I'm tired but I'm working, yeah
I care but I'm restless
I'm here but I'm really gone
I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby

What it all comes down to
Is that everything's gonna be quite alright
'cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is flicking a cigarette
And what it all comes down to
Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet
'cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving the peace sign
I'm free but I'm focused
I'm green but I'm wise
I'm hard but I'm friendly baby
I'm sad but I'm laughing
I'm brave but I'm chicken****
I'm sick but I'm pretty baby

And what it all boils down to
Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet
'cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is playing the piano
And what it all comes down to my friends
Is that everything's just fine fine fine
'cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is hailing a taxi cab