Some thoughts for the day...

Today James left for work again. He was home for about 11 days. The job before that, he was in Pennsylvania for 5 weeks.

I have mixed emotions when he goes to work. When he goes, it means that me and the boys are alone. It is good to spend the time with them cause they are growing so fast. It means I have to fix the things that need to be fixed while he is gone (i don't mind it at all). And when I can't do it myself, Brady is always good to help me out.

But on the other hand, when he goes to work, it means that he is getting paid. And when he gets paid, our bills get paid and we can pay down our debt that increased when he wasn't working for 6 months.

It means that we can get projects done that need to be done. Like the stairs in the garage. When we put a door into the garage from the house, James put in a temporary staircase. It was a bit steep, but it was worked for the time being. Then while he was home he was able to build a new one. It is much nicer then the last one. He did a great job on it.

Also we started cleaning out the garage (that needs to be done at the end of the summer anyways ). James and I made some very cool shelves for the garage. He saw a pic of them online, and they turned out so cool! They hold some much of our crap that was spread out on other shelves through out the garage. But we were not able to finish cleaning out the garage before he had to go back to work.

I love and support James in everything that he does, tries to do and that he has accomplished for his family and himself. He can do anything that he sets his mind to. I love his willingness to try new projects, and then the look on his face when he gets them done!

I hope our boys are picking this up. You can only teach them so much as children, then they are on their own with what you taught them. And it is up to them to do with it what they choose.
I think we have done a good job with our boys. Time will only tell.

Summers almost gone...

Today is the last Sunday we have before my kids put on their new clothes, new shoes, new backpacks and head off to school. They both will start on Thursday Aug 20th. That will also be Karlee's 17th birthday!! I can remember the day she was born! Time is flying by to fast!!

I love it when my kids are home for the summer. I love laughing with them. Austin has become such a clown. I am already expecting phone calls from his teachers. But that's ok, that is who he is. And I am grateful for him! I love snuggling on the couch with Kaleb. He is also starting to develop his own sense of humor. He doesn't always make sense, but he sure tries.

Kaleb is going into his last year of elementary. 5th grade. And Austin is heading off to 8th grade! WOW my kids are getting old! I love that they are developing into their young adulthood, but i do miss them as my little boys.

I remember people telling me when my kids were younger, to cherish every moment with them because they grow up so fast. I thought, yeah right, whatever! I thought it would never go by fast enough sometimes. Other times i wanted to pause time and hold onto it forever. But the time sure does fly by. I see young moms when they are in the store with their kids throwing a fit and i just chuckle. I miss it, but i don't want to do it again. lol

We had a scary thing happen last week with Austin. I am grateful for the wonderful people that helped save him! Not that i didn't know before, but life is so fragile. And when you are given a second chance at something that you thought you might not have had, you need to do everything in your life to the fullest!

Getting older

Yesterday was my birthday. I don't care to much in celebrating my own birthday, so i don't look forward to it coming each year. But it does no matter how hard i try to avoid the day.



On Saturday Julie and her family came up to Brady's and Chelsey's for a bbq for my birthday. It was bitter sweet. James wasn't there. He has been working back east for a few weeks now. I don't thinkhe has been home for my birthday in 3 years. lol. That's ok though :) And this was the first year with out my dad being there. That was hard for me. I kept my sunglasses on (we were outside) so that if I got teary eyed, it wouldn't show.



Over all I had a good Birthday. One of the best in a few years, but the worst also cause I will never have another one with my dad again. But I do know he is there for me and with me everyday.