if till the Spring of 2012 I will FREAK OUT at the beginning of every semester? Over the last week, I have once again had a roller coaster of emotions: excited, nervous, tearful, happy, sad, full out crazy. I have been alternating from getting ready to just laying around like it will all happen by itself ;-) I must say I did a little TOO much feeling sorry for myself over the last week. Over and over again, I was asking myself these burning questions:
How am I going to make it work? my kids, Dax time, class schedule, 4 kids schedules, laundry, dinner,........ all the UNKNOWNS
What do I do when the kids get sick? Am I going to take a puking kid to the Dr. just to have an excuse or will Dax take off work or maybe Leah will watch them (THEY AREN'T EVEN SICK SOOOOO WHY AM I PLANNING THIS IN MY HEAD)
Am I missing out on time with the kids being in school myself? Are they only going to remember me studying all the time?
Can I do this? Am I REALLY doing this? Why again AM I doing this...NOW?
Over $500 in books.....BOOKS....I am talking about 4 books.... WHY?
Am I going to FINISH anything....EVER?
Why do I worry so much?
Ok, so I really already know the answer to these questions.
I know why I have chosen to go back to school.
I am loving school!
I know that I am fortunate that what I am loving will also make me a better parent.
The time I spend with the kids is all about quality. They know I love them.
I know that I have a wonderful supportive husband and 4 cool kids pitching to help me!!!
And well, I worry because............... I don't know but I thought just typing it out would help me feel better. My Spring classes start Tuesday....wish me (us all) luck and say a little prayer if you are so inclined!!!!
Kitty's nightly outings have been cut out because of cold weather! She has a FEW calm moments. The kids captured this one but in the next minute she was attacking their ankles, faces or trying to trip them ;-) 
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He is very sensitive that I am missing his daddy! I have been getting extra hugs & kisses.
the kids get hurt WAY more than usual,
and numerous other annoying little things happen the moment my husband leaves the country?
I sure love these LITTLE ones!
I read about One Little Word last year on Brene Brown & Ali Edwards blogs. Oops, I never got around to doing it but something just grabbed me this year on the Ordinary Courage Blog. I couldn't let another year pass without claiming my word.
We went to Baytown during the day on New Years Eve to see our dear friend the Ponds. They were our neighbors in Kyle. It has been strange the last year not seeing them EVERYDAY over the last year. Our crews were so excited reunite!
Another neighbor and friend (on the left) tagged along with them for the fun! I have known her since she was 4 years old....she is NOW 14years old! Wow, time flies :-)
We were blinded by camera flashes! We had fun playing games & eating Wendy's (Anne's mom) yummy food! OH....ham salad, Chocolate cake, and gingerbread cake with lemon curd!!!!!!
I miss afternoons sitting on the porch doing a whole lot of NOTHING together!
My girls love the boys too!
The kids and dads had fun torturing the geese!
Over the Holiday, we had some dear friends come visit us! These 2 families are very much like family. It is funny because many of our friends we made while living in Kyle fall into this category! Eventhough, I was very under the weather at the time we had lots of fun & ate tons of great food!
Working Puzzles
Monkey Brothers!
Buddies!
