Friday

This Friday we are closing on our new home. 

2 weeks and 2 days from originally seeing it.

I cannot call it "Our Forever Home" as we don't know what God has in store for us. 

I can call it "Our Roots Home"

This home will give us roots like we have not had in many years. 

It will give us a church family that we love very much. 

It will give our daughter a bedroom that she has not had since she was 6. 

She is now 15. 

We are excited and ready to go.

I think.

Missy

Box Day

School has finally started around here.

We start slow and add in classes over the first 2-3 weeks.

Eventually we are carrying a full load.

A fuller load, the older my daughter gets.

This year is 8th grade and we are really kicking into high gear.

We use a curriculum called Sonlight for the core of our school.

Everything else kinda revolves around that.

We LOVE Sonlight and it is all that THIS daughter has used.

Our older kids used everything else.

This one lucked out. lol

Box day is a big deal around here.

When the FedEx man arrives it is such an exciting time.

Even in 8th grade she is still excited to see what we are going to do.

This year we decided to save some money and buy used.

So, instead of seeing the FedEx man we saw the ladies at the post office.

Not quite as exciting but, hey, it works.

So now we are going to be doing Core 6 ....World History in Depth Part I.

My Baby

My baby is 13.

I am not sure how that happened. 

I swear it was just yesterday that she was little bitty.

Now she is a teenager. 

Not a scary one, at least not yet. 

I had a flash back.... flash forward? this week. 

She started babysitting.

My baby...

Out of the blue, she is watching other peoples babies. 

I am not sure I am ready for this. 

She has been out of the house quite a bit this week and I see my future. 

I know in my head (technically) that she will grow up and move out. 

BUT I AM NOT READY.

She is my last.

My baby.

My sweetie. 

My lovely young lady.

I don't think I am prepared.