Ok…we’ve got some major decisions coming up over the next few months.  This is what we are facing.  Where we are currently living, our school system really sucks.  From what we have been told, that after the kids finish Kindergarten at the school they are attending now, the schools are downhill from there.   We do have several choices for private schools, but with the kind of money Steven is making now, and me not working, there is absolutely NO WAY we can afford it.  And to tell you the truth, I’m not really sure that they even have a decent SPED program for Christopher and Allie, and right now, that’s our top priority.

So this is what’s going on…

We have been looking around at different places that have a good school system and with a good SPED program.  One place we are looking at, is the Gulf Coast, because we’ve heard excellent things about the schools down there, and it would be perfect considering there are many opportunities for jobs in the casino industry.  Even though, Steven is really tired of working in the industry, he has pretty much resigned himself to the fact that is probably the only way he can make the kind of money he wants to make, considering he doesn’t have a degree.  And these days, most places that are hiring are looking for that.

Since it is almost inevitable that we will be moving this summer, should we go ahead and start preparing to sell our house?  Right now, in the town I live in, it’s a seller’s market, and I’m thinking we should jump on that.  There have been 3 houses go up for sell on my street in the past few months, and they have all now sold.  I would say that’s a pretty good sign that we should be able to sell our house fairly quickly.  I just don’t want to be forced to try to move and sell our house all at once.

So I could really used some advice on this, if anyone has any suggestions or feedback.  It would be greatly appreciated and welcomed.

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Check out this neat video/slide show I made of the twins journey from birth to present!

When I started this blog, I did mention that I would be going through many ups and downs, well I’ve officially had my first down.

I’ve been sick for several days with an awful stomach virus, and then the last couple of days have finally felt like eating.  Well, I have found myself eating all the wrong things, because I guess I’m feeling sorry for myself because I’ve been sick and haven’t been able to eat.  Well, once getting over something like that, who wants to go back to eating responsibly?

I’m making a promise to myself to get back on track ASAP.  Most likely Monday, and I don’t know why Monday, but that just seems like a good starting point and I am making a promise to myself not to do too much damage until then.  Don’t worry, I’ll be a good girl…I promise.

We are sick again!  This is the 3rd stomach virus since Thanksgiving and it’s driving me crazy!  It started with Christopher a week ago Monday, and now I’m just now getting over it, and Faith had a couple of yucky diapers yesterday, but seems better now.  Now Emma has thrown up a bottle this morning, and is acting kind of puny.  Steven has made more than one trip to the bathroom already this morning, so hopefully that’s it and we’ll be done.  Allie has already done the diarrhea thing, so I think this will be it.

Now, I’m off to go fold the most humongous pile of clothes that I think I’ve ever seen in my entire life.

My sister and I have been trying to get together for the past six or seven months, and something has always come up or a kid would get sick, and we wouldn’t be able to follow through with it.  Well, as I’m typing this, she should be one her way here to Mississippi from Louisiana!  I’m so excited!  We don’t really have a bunch planned, just hanging out and visiting.  We’ll be back and forth between my house and my dad’s.  It will be a fun time.

….since we’ve had snow. And it did today!

Yes, we woke up to snow this morning. And the kids were so excited. Of course, they had to get out in it at 7:30 in the morning. It was coming down pretty heavy for a while, but it’s now stopped and is melting.  Anyway, here’s some pictures and a video.

Yay! We got our tax refund today! About half of it is already gone, because we had so many things to pay. But it feels really good to get some things taken care of, and behind us. I have so many other things I want to do with it, I can’t decide what to do first. We need so much and it’s just not enough to do everything we want. Some things will have to wait. I know one thing I’m doing, is buying some new clothes for myself. I’m waiting until I lose a little more weight. So far, I’m down 12 lbs. They say that every 15 lbs brings you down a size, but I think that I may have to lose around 20 lbs to go down a size. That just doesn’t seem like enough to me. But it will be nice to have some new clothes, I’m still wearing stuff that I’ve had for the past 6 years, including some maternity tops. And as soon as I do get some new things, that stuff is going to have to go!! Because this Mama, won’t be needing them anymore!