Happy Birthday Brendan

Brendan turned 12 on Thursday. He is getting so mature. Brendan has been such a blessing and a good learning lesson. I was happy when I just had the two oldest boys. Then I found out I was pregnant with Brendan. I was not the happiest in the world. I thought I had a bad sinus infection but found out I was pregnant instead. David was in the military. I did not want to have a baby on the army base. Plus I was missing my family so much. Then I was told that Brendan was a girl. We were so excited. The night before I was to have him I told David that we had better come up with a boy's name. We decided on Brendan Gabriel. When Brendan was born they told me he was another boy. The doctor asked if I was disappointed. I said definitely no. The first couple of days that I stayed at the military hospital was a complete nightmare. I not only was recovering from a c-section but also had to take care of a newborn who wanted to cry all the time. The military hospital policy was the baby stayed with the mother 24/7. Finally a nurse came in one night and said some babies want to sleep with their moms. She then put him in the bed with me. I never had another problem out of Brendan. He always has loved to cuddle. Brendan still is a loving and gentle soul. My mom says he is a good buddy. Brendan's middle name fits him to a tee. He even has curls like an angel. All the old ladies love to touch his curly hair. We are so blessed to have Brendan. The Lord knows exactly what to give people when they need it the most.

My favorite Christmas song

I just love this song. I love that it is from Joseph's perspective.

This past week was so busy. The only day I was home was on Tuesday. I decided today that I am going to take the rest of the year off. I have home schooled all year practically. I am just tired and need a rest. Not only that but there is a few things to be done before Christmas. I am going to groom the dogs this week, enjoy my week at home, go to Maggie's recital on Thursday, and celebrate Brendan's birthday on Friday. I am still praying the Lord will send some money so I can finish Christmas shopping. I cannot believe this month is almost done. Life goes by way too fast.

School

School seems to be going better with Maggie. She finally is catching on to reading. Maggie surprises me with her math. A lot of days I look at her math lesson and think there is no way she will get this. But Maggie seems to catch on real quick. The boys are doing okay. I think Brendan is finally catching on to easy grammer. He took his first test today and made a 100. I was so excited. The older two boys are going to take their ACT on Saturday. I really hope Micah will get the score he needs to graduate. I am sure he will do fine. I really would like to go back to homeschooling three kids again. I don't know why I feel this way because Micah is my easiest. I guess I know Micah is ready to move on. I will continue to update on our school year through the year.

Fun

We had a pretty good day today. We got the Christmas tree and decorations up. Even if you are not in the mood for Christmas just seeing the excitement on children's faces will put one in the mood. We went to the deaf play tonight. Every year we are not disappointed. It really puts into perspective what Christmas is all about. Going to this play is a great way to start off the holiday season. Days like today make for great memories.

update

I have not posted in a long time. I wanted to update everyone on our life. We are doing fairly well in school so far. Maggie seems to be picking up on her reading. She tells me every day that reading is her favorite thing in school. Maggie informed me today that she is glad I am her teacher. After all the trouble we have had I am surprised to say the least. Maggie is so hard to pin down. She seems to get everything real quick and then is bored. I don't know if this is good or bad. Math is going pretty good. I really like our math curriculum. It seems to suit Maggie. Brendan is doing better this year after a few changes. He still does better when he takes his medicine. Brendan will be turning twelve in a couple of weeks. Time goes by too quick. Jacob never seems to have trouble in school. His grades definitely reflect that. I am ready for him to start getting motivated to get a job. But Jacob in typical form is not anxious to grow up. He always has preferred to take his time doing things. Micah is doing better in school this year. He is anxious to graduate. Micah is now working produce at BiLo. He seems to like it most days. He is ready to spread his wings. David is doing all right in school. He is still on only 30 hours a week at work. God has provided by sending extra computer jobs on the side. David made a change in his schooling and is now going to become a programmer. I have been physically feeling better. I am just so tired all the time. I need to get more motivated. Life seems to be going too fast and I seem to be going in slow motion. I will try to post more as time moves on.