Wednesday, November 12, 2014

It's Hump Day!

We are half way through the week!  Two weeks from today we will be on the first day of our Thanksgiving break...woo hoo!  Andrew and I were discussing last night though, that breaks, much like weekends, aren't what they used to be.  It used to be that breaks meant there was nothing much happening...it was TRULY a break.  Now that we have a teen in high school though, it simply means there is no school but the other activities carry on.  Robert will have dive practice twice (have I mentioned his newest endeavor...diving?) over the Thanksgiving holiday, but it'll work out.

This evening Robert will officially be inducted into FFA (Future Farmer's of America...it's really just an ag-science class) and will also be recognized at the President of the Greenhands (Freshmen FFA members).  He has to give a speech, and we are equally excited and nervous for him.  Tomorrow evening will be the annual cross country ceremony...always something going on!

Yesterday I was able to spend hours out and about doing some Christmas shopping.  In spite of my feelings about shopping generally speaking, I actually enjoyed yesterday.  I think it was because I was able to accomplish a great deal and I feel good about it.  I really feel like there is a plan for what we are getting everyone and I feel much less overwhelmed.

So, life is plugging right along.  I've been doing lots of praying this week as parenting a middle school student feels like it is just about the most wretched thing on earth.  I'm grateful though, that we got one through already, and I just continue to pray that I am able to be the parent each of my children needs me to be!

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