Changes

Life can certainly through you some curve balls. I have been dealing with some extended family issue which I will not go it to here. Lets just say that it will/can effect our family and possible plans to have the boys here. Wont know more until we hear from Social Services or maybe even tomorrow when we talk to the Home Assessment worker.

On another note, my mom is giving us bunk beds, a larger kitchen table, dresser and car seats for the boys plus all their clothes. This will take pressure off us to purchase these things and make budget planning little easier. If the boys don't come to stay here the bunk beds come apart and the girls will have their own beds so win/win either way.

This is my second week working weeknights and I forgot how SLOW Mondays and Wednesdays can be. I know things will pick up after the 15 so just need to keep myself busy at work until then. Gives me lots of time to think of presents for the kids and Tyler. Been talking with ppl about the RC helicopter Tyler wants and trying to figure out which one to get him. He actually is the easy one this year as are the teens, Veronica and Cara are different stories LOL. Well I should sign off and head to bed 5:30am arrives early LOL.

The craziness of the past couple of months

It is now November and we are still working on getting the boys here. What a long process and sometimes very discouraging. The girls are still in their own rooms until we find out a possible time for when the boys are coming and then I will start transitioning them into one room. We have not seen them since early July, their birthdays have past with no family and it looks like Christmas too will be an event without family. I am sure they are feeling unloved right now, all I can do is push that we want to see them and see if my requests are answered.
I start Christmas hours at the mall, so my days will get to be very long. I have a full day home, so up at 5:30am to make sure the teens are up and getting ready for their day. Check email, play some FB games, read and try to write my Blogs, Dress and shower around 6:30, day home children start to arrive at 7:30am, Lunch and nap at noon, then they leave by 5pm. Dress for work at Cleo and head to work for 5:30 until 9:15pm home and hopefully to bed by 10:30pm rinse and repeat every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until Christmas. I might even be working Christmas Eve.
Now on top of that, this week I have to finish a couple of craft products to submit to a Design Team call. Have everything out I think I want to use, have to do to Layouts, a card and an altered item. I am super excited but also scared. It would be great to be selected over everyone else and to work with a great company and have their products for free for a year LOL, but it means I will have to step up my abilities and there will be deadlines of course.
Any how it is time for me to sign off and go take care of my family before all the craziness starts for the day. Take care everyone.