A place to go

One of the things I love in time like these is my BLOG. I initially started this blog to document my life as a open journal and what the Lord has been doing thru my life. Also, as of late I've been documenting just the randomness of what goes on in my everyday life. I love that I can come here and vent so to speak.

I logged onto blogger Saturday night because I really NEEDED to vent but I was taken away from the screen to tuck my girls into there beds. I think it's a good thing that happened. Sometimes is best not to say what is on your mind when you are feeling emotional. Not that what you will say will be bad but sometimes what you say when you are emotional you sometimes don't always mean.

A month ago when Aaron left Portsmouth to come up to NoVa to start his job he was in a car accident. A 18 yr old girl hit our car. Well, it's been in the shop for about a month now and we are supposed to get it back next week. Since that has happened we have had a rental in place of our camry and of course the family car that I normally drive.







This past Saturday I ran into the back of a Tahoe with the rental car. I was on my way to the post office and of course not knowing the area I was skeptical on my where abouts and also a little cautious. I HATE getting lost, especially by myself in a unfamiliar area. I saw the sign I needed to take and the way traffic was moving I missed the sign if I should go right or left. (The upcoming road is a road that is rt 1 south with the arrows and rt 1 north with the arrows) I glanced again to see if I would see those signs again and as I did that I was driving thru a intersection/light. Before I crossed the intersection the lane was a straight lane and soon as I drove thru the intersection the lane turned into a long turning lane ( I didn't realize that until after the accident was over. ). Traffic was moving and then suddenly stopped and I was glancing for my sign in the midst of the lane changing that was when I realized I was going straight into this truck. Once I realized that I immediately swerved to the left avoiding hitting him head on but I couldn't completely avoid him.







I don't know if any of you have ever been in an accident but I have been in some where it wasn't my fault and I of course have been in some where it was my fault. Let me tell you that is not the best feeling at all. You feel like crap..to put it literally. I felt bad for so many reasons.







Your confidence about yourself goes from THIS to this..... ( I mean that as literal as you see these words. You just feel like a horrible person and that is exactly how I felt Saturday.







Well, when you happy smiling little girls it's hard to just sit in your grief.







I had to stop feeling that way and realize the following:

1. How thankful and tremendously blessed I am. Undeserving-ly SO!!!

2. How blessed my family is.

3.You also realized it could have been worse.

4. You also feel how small you are compared to the bigger issues going on.

5. God humbles you...No doubt!!

6. You also realize how in control God is of EVERYTHING, not that you didn't know that before but just a reminder.



So we have had quite the weekend or month since living here. For a second you ask yourself Should we have not moved here ? Well, just like I was discussing that with Aaron I told him and he agreed, No I can't deny that the LORD had his hand completely on the situation for us to move here. I can't deny how he intricately worked it out. It could not have gone smoother. Aaron said from the outside looking in it might look bad, but we still remain faithful even when the going gets tough to God.

Our LOVE remains for GOD ALWAYS!!!!





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Public school

One of the BIG things I've done since we moved up here was to go take a tour of the public school that Ava might be possibly going to. EEK!!! Well, here is how it is for me. Aaron and I have never been dead set on wether or not she would only do one thing her entire school career. (We would just play it by ear and weigh our options each year and re-evaluate. That is still how we will operate regarding their education.)

One thing meaning, just home school or just public or just private. I think there are plus and minus for all of the above but this truly is for me one of the biggest decisions I've had to/make as a mother. I think Aaron looks at it differently than I do, not saying that is a bad thing just saying it is a different thing. He feels right now that is our only choice is to send her to public school I say not really, because I could always home school her this yr again. Mmmmhmmm....Oh.....yeah! I only have a 3yr old, 10 month old and by the time school starts a newborn to addition to a almost 6 yr old by the time school starts. I can do it. easy peasy. Hmmm..I could but....but....

Before we moved up here I did some research on the schools up here. The ratings and what other parents were saying about the school and the teachers. I took this into consideration, considering that I wanted to be in a good school district IF I was to send her to public school. I've been public school all of life with the exception of preschool. Preschool counts. :) Aaron the same except I think he did kindergarten private. and then went into 1st grade public.

Well, back to what I thought when I toured the school. The staff was nice. The teacher who showed me around and the recep. The school is old but they are completely renovating over the summer. This school is actually divided. k-1st grade goes to one school and directly across the street 2nd -5th attend the other. so I like that the smaller kids are with the smaller group and not intertwined with the BIG kids. Anyway, even though the tour was nice, I still had to wrap my brain around this. 2 weeks later I feel better about sending her there. I have more peace about it.

So we will see how it goes. I haven't registered her yet....so......

How did you come to the decsion or how will you come to that descion on your child's education?

New church

I'm still here....

Still no cable so I can't really blog and by the time Aaron gets home from work with his laptop I'm too tired to think a complete sentence.

I think I can do it tonight. I'll try to get you up to speed of things that have happened over the past 2 weeks. WOW. We will be living here for 2 weeks tomorrow. Time has flown but doesn't it when you have the youngins' running around. :)

We had neighbors come ring our doorbell the day after we moved in to introduce themselves. They have 1 son who is 14, and 2 girls one girl who is Jazmin, (will be 5 tomorrow actually and we are going to the birthday party) and the other daughter is Lily 3, same age as Gabrielle. The Dad is a M.D. and he does research for breast cancer and he is also on the board for our Homeowner Association. The mom is from Thailand and she is very sweet. The girls have become fast friends and they play often during the week.

So far we still like the neighborhood we moved in and the neighbors. We do have another set of neighbors who are overly helpful........ They live in a group home. I guess I can't really think of the political correct word to describe them but "slow" and my apologies to someone who has a friend or family member like this.

They have enough knowledge about certain things, Chris was asking Aaron where he works and he was trying to educate Aaron on that, the city we live in there is only Com cast and Verizon for cable, internet and phone.


Aaron met one of them the night before we moved in he (CHRIS) came up and introduced himself to Aaron. Aaron was a bit concerned but we have talked to the neighbors and there has not been any trouble. There are 3 clients total there, Chris told Aaron. So far it seems like they go somewhere during the day and the Manager has a lawn business that they have them involved in to keep them busy. Whenever I see them they eager to wash the car or mow the lawn so still a bit of a concern there but so far things seem fine.

I have Aaron's smart phone during the day to GPS my way around here, So that has been helpful. I, by myself have gone to the grocery store, Joann fabrics.

Speaking of Joann's my dining room chairs had been re-upholstered by husband by my husband a yr ago but they had gotten so filthy with the kids spilling things on them that it was time to get a new dining room table/chairs.

Instead my sister in law had a wonderful idea to recover them with a chocolate leather. With the leather if something is spilled, it can be wiped off simply, instead of having to indure the pain of the most embarssing looking chairs EVER because the kids have spilled so many kool aid drinks, bowls of cereal, bowls of fruit cocktail juice on them. WELL, she did that for me yesterday. I will be posting pictures.....SOON. I also will be posting pictures of our house soon. I've gotten a few request.

So that is just a little bit of what has been going on...more to come.....

one of THEE toughest descion I've had to make as a parent....

Ava turns 5 in October and the state we live in they require you to be 5 by Sept 30 in order for you to start kindergarten by Sept 7. Easy enough for us, We decided to home school her. Well, now that we have moved away, and we have done a little bit of research of the schools here in the area we moved to we have been greatly considering sending her to public school. I have some reservations about that.

one of THEE toughest descion I've had to make as a parent....

Ava turns 5 in October and the state we live in they require you to be 5 by Sept 30 in order for you to start kindergarten by Sept 7. Easy enough for us, We decided to home school her. Well, now that we have moved away, and we have done a little bit of research of the schools here in the area we moved to we have been greatly considering sending her to public school. I have some reservations about that. Will see what the Lord has in store for us.

What a week !!!!

Exactly a week ago today and time as well, Aaron ( in the moving truck), myself (in our spare vehicle), his Mom( in her car) and his Dad( in our Black Armada) were on our way to start a new chapter in our lives. As we arrived at our house here in Northern Virginia at about 1 a.m.. This week has been filled with, well just getting familiar with everything.





Neighbors


Shopping


Our new House


Education


Churches


Aaron's new work schedule





These are the things I have been trying to get used to this week. I will make more elaborate post on each when I have better computer access. Right now problem at hand is I have NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cable or Internet. I know !! You ask, how is it that my husband is a Manager for a cable company and I have cable or Internet.

( Right now, I have Aaron's smart phone, but c'mon, there is only so much you can do with that. lol. I can use Aaron's laptop when he gets home at 9:00 at night but I'm totally exhausted by then. So that is what I'm using. totally grateful for what I do have please don't think I'm not just a little hormonal right now. )



Well, we don't live in the area that Aaron's job services. We live outside it, so we would have to go through another company to get cable. Aaron's job, they have courtesy accounts thru another company in the area we live in for Internet and cable access. Aaron's peers at work say that the company is really Slllloooowww. Someone even mentioned to him, it could take up to 6 weeks !!!

Let me assure you I'm not an addict, but cable and Internet sure do break up the day when you have 3 little ones and there is a growing baby in your stomach and your physical activity is limited more and more each day.

Anyway, I'm sure you want to read about my pity party of not having cable or Internet.........NOT, but when you don't have it NOW and you did have complete access to it and you expect to have complete access to it. especially when moving to a new area, well, it kinda aint cool. lol.

boy

MY Boy!!! :)



His hand up to his mouth.....Look at his muscles. He seems like a lean little guy.

His legs.....He is stretchhhing....

His Boy Part......

boy

MY Boy!!! :)



His hand up to his mouth.....Look at his muscles. He seems like a lean little guy.

His legs.....He is stretchhhing....

His Boy Part......

So MUCH to get caught up on...

I'll start from the most important update that I haven't updated my blog on yet. Of course if you are reading you will know that we are having a BOY !!!!!!!!!

Girl #1 Ava
Girl#2 Gabrielle
Girl #3 Eden
Boy #1 ?

Yes, 3 girls and finally a boy. I felt confirmation within in me that week before my ultrasound. His movements were sooo different from the girls. He is alot more active than they were. I've been sick this whole time with him and the girls I was only sick the first few weeks of pregnancy with them. He is a strong little guy. His movements are much more intense.

This whole process of him being born and seeing how he will fit in the family will be interesting. The dynamic, oh...is it ever going to change. hahaha! Should be alot of fun.

Right now, when I have spare time (haha). What is spare time again?! I hope to find a theme for his room. So I'll let you know what I find. I have a friend where her theme for her baby boys room was Airplanes, but his Daddy fly's airplanes. I still think it's cool. =)

Busy, Busy, Busy.....

Well, I wouldn't say I'm to busy to not have gotten on the computer and post on my blog. I guess so much has been happening I have not really been able to get in deep in to thought as I used to do a few months ago.

So much is happening and I think we are coming to a close of the busy part of our lives being so jam packed that we will soon be able to have those quiet, calmer more thought provoking moments as a family.

If you know me, you know that I, at times am and can be a quiet person. For me to be quiet is for me to be a thinker. So that is one thing I'm looking forward to again not being so busy that I can have those quiet moments back to be my thought provoking self that I am...not nessecerailly quiet but just thoughtful in my own sense.

Busy, Busy, Busy.....

Well, I wouldn't say I'm to busy to not have gotten on the computer and post on my blog. I guess so much has been happening I have not really been able to get in deep in to thought as I used to do a few months ago.

So much is happening and I think we are coming to a close of the busy part of our lives being so jam packed that we will soon be able to have those quiet, calmer more thought provoking moments as a family.

If you know me, you know that I, at times am and can be a quiet person. For me to be quiet is for me to be a thinker. So that is one thing I'm looking forward to again not being so busy that I can have those quiet moments back to be my thought provoking self that I am...not nessecerailly quiet but just thoughtful in my own sense.