...since the last time I blogged. Why, do you ask?
Well...
I thought about this question several times over the weeks. I was feeling bad about not blogging as much as I want, but then I realized that I'm just a very busy person. Here's a list of what I do:
Girl Scouts Assistant Troop Leader (every other Monday)
Work full time at Habitat (Tuesday - Saturday, but sometimes Mondays get thrown in there)
Volunteer Coordinator for NWSA TAG group (when needed)
Food and Beverage Coordinator for Homeschool Historical Ball group (when needed)
Crocheter (almost every day)
Wedding and Event Planner (weekly right now)
Photographer (when needed)
Update three blogs (when I can)
and most important -
Wife and mother of 5 (25 hours, 8 days a week)
I AM going to try and do better. I want to do much better.
Anyway... on to household news.
Last time, I said there would be big news coming real soon... it's taking MUCH longer than I thought, and now it's probably not going to be news until about February. When it happens, you'll definitely know... but until then, we all have to just hurry up and wait - as they say. Who "they" are, I don't know. But they do say it.
Updates on the kids:
Iyana has put in her application for UNCC for her Business Admin degree, and her graduation from Johnson and Wales is set for May! We are so proud of her - she's made the Dean's list every term! We hope she gets into UNCC... she can then live on campus - which will make several people in my house pretty happy... hahaha!
Dianna is actually going to audition for another show! She's been excited by being backstage and hasn't really cared about being on stage. She's auditioning for Footloose... we'll see what happens. In the meantime, she's been asked to assist with backstage work at a local Theatre company here in Charlotte. We're also going to visit UNCG and UNCW because they have pretty nice Theatre programs from what I hear.
Deven was just cast in another play - Big River, which is going to be at CPCC the end of February. I'll update as it gets closer. We've also re-registered him in NWSA for 2013 - we'll see what happens. He's doing great at home, but his attention is still an issue. The home atmosphere allows him to get up and move when he needs to, but that's going to change if he goes back to school. Something we're still working on.
Ahja did not want to be in JROTC, but now she's warmed up to it. She still has the great report card she's always had... except for one grade. She wanted so bad to take French, and she has a C (gasp!). She hasn't had anything lower than a B in 4 years, so she was shocked. I told her it would happen - 9th grade is a BIG adjustment. I know she's trying hard, so I'm not stressed about it. She'll do great.
Janiyah is amazing us in school! Her attitude has improved, and she has A's and B's! She's excited about her progress, and we're happy for her.
Lawrence and I are about to celebrate 15 years of marriage.
15 years. I still vividly remember meeting him, our first time hanging out, and our first date. We've been together for 18 years now, and I actually couldn't be happier. We've been through some serious rough patches... and I think if we can get through that, we can get through anything thrown at us. God has given me my perfect mate. I don't know what I'd do without him.
So now that you've been updated, I'll make sure I update you again soon after Christmas.
Until next time!
