The School Bells a Ringin' Again

So, here it is, school time again. I know Aubrey and Damien were not excited about starting school yet, However I on the other hand had some mixed feelings about it.
Happy about school starting::
1. I know they are actually doing something productive during the day and hopefully learning something.
2. I don't have to pay anyone to entertain Aubrey during the day while I am at work. Damien is good at entertaining himself most of the time. (When he's home, that is!)
3. It means that we are just that much closer to moving into our new house.
4. I am happy for Aubrey as she started a new great school out in Lavon, (where we're moving) it is a great school and she has already met new friends that live in our neighborhood. She has never had that before!
5. oh Yeah, I get to be lazy as far as not having to check homework or make sure lunches are made, etc. And it's ok if they stay up late, it takes alot of discipline from parents during the school year to keep the kids on schedule.

Not So Happy about school starting::
1. Missing Aubrey-she is staying with my niece in Lavon until our house is done. I didn't want her to have to start a brand new school mid-year.
2. Can't be lazy anymore-have to make sure the kids are on a schedule, check homework, bed times and yada, yada, yada.
3. All the fundraisers, Yuck!! They already sent Aubrey home selling magazines the 2nd day of school. WTH?
4. ?
Well, I guess I'm happier about school starting than I thought.

So, here's the deal'io-----Damien is a Junior this year and it finally hit me the other day that he's actually going to be graduating high school in like a year in a half. I feel a little panicked that he still doesn't know what he wants to do, but I will, as I always preach, HAVE FAITH! (And pray really, really hard.) When we move he is planning on staying in the house with Ma-Trudy to help her out and to finish school out there @ PSHS. I don't blame him, I wouldn't want to change schools in my Junior year either. He has gone to school with all of his Friends since the first grade. I have alot of mixed feelings and concern about leaving him when we move, I know this is what he wants, but I don't want him to subconcsciencly think we abandoned him. I just hope to God we are doing the right thing. Damien is a one of a kind kid and I wouldn't ever want to do anything that wasn't good for his soul.
Aubrey, Like I said is staying with my Niece, Jennifer and her husband and 2 kids in Lavon until our house is ready. She is in the 4th grade and is doing great. Charlie and I are very proud of her. We went to visit her last night and we were welcomed with a great big hug. She went right back upstairs and started doing whatever it was she was doing before we came in. She doesn't miss us as much as we miss her :(
As far as Emersen and Noah go, they are just a typical 3 and 4 year old and they tell us they love us at least 100 times a day and I will never get tired of hearing that, that's for sure!
Alright, I have gone on long enough today.
Until later...

First for everything

So, I am officially a "Blogger". I am not by any means a good writer, but my main objective is to document the funny, not so funny and heart melting moments of being a mother of 4 beautiful children and being married to the most wonderful prince anyone could ask for. So from the top, I have a 16 year old son from a previous relationship, whom I myself had when I was only 16. When I was 22 I married my prince, Charlie in December of 1998. In May 1999 we had our first daughter, Aubrey, who is now 9. After a few years we decided to try for another baby, I successfully got pregnant, but at about 6 weeks we had a miscarriage, completely faithful that everything happens for a reason/ purpose. We picked up the pieces and tried and tried again, (Charlie's favorite part) I know, I know TMI. I will try and spare you from all of the details. Anyways, in 2003, we again got pregnant with our 2nd daughter, Emersen, who is 4, and the princess of the family. Then after the untimely and self-inflicted death of my closest brother in October 2004, we again (not on purpose) were pregnant with "Mr. Man", Noah. He was born 1 week shy of my brother's to-be 36th birthday. So, there it is in a nutshell, me, my husband and my 4 kiddos, and the life I wouldn't trade for the world.