I have no pictures, but there has been a whole big bunch of stuff going on in our household lately. I was going to wait to post all these happenings, but I have a few free minutes now and might not again for a few months, so here goes.
First, Ben has quit his job as a framer. Next week will be his last week. It is bittersweet for him. He has been framing for almost half of his life and enjoys it some of the time (mostly when the weather's nice) and I think he will miss it more than he thinks. But, with the economy the way it is, his job has been unstable the last little while. It has been stressful for him. The company he works for has been great to him and finds him as much work as they can, but lately it hasn't been enough. So, we have decided to work together in the child care business. I will be expanding my business to include transportation to and from school. Ben will be my driver and helper during the day. Which brings us to our next big change:
We will be purchasing a minivan! I am not too excited to own a minivan, but I guess it is necessary. Ben is out of town, so I get to be the lucky one to go car shopping by myself. Then I will be extra lucky and get to sell our car, which in the last two weeks has been making funny noises. I took it in to get looked at and found out that the transmission is going out and will take thousands to get fixed. Yeah! So we won't sell it for as much as we hoped, but hopefully enough to get a decent minivan.
Finally, to add to all this excitement, God decided it was a great time to send us another little angel! We will be having a baby in March. I have been stressing out because I don't have any medical insurance and have to have this baby in the hospital. So, on top of trying to find a minivan to buy, sell my car, and work on getting my daycare up to code to transport kids, I also have to figure out how to pay for a pregnancy and birth. Because, all this has too be done before school starts in 3 1/2 weeks, and Ben is out of town, I have been extra stressed!
At least, I get to go on a trip to Chicago with my some of my favorite friends this week-end. Hopefully, it will help me relax and forget my troubles for a day or two. I'll post again when things settle down in a month or so.
5 comments:
Wow, Wendy! That's a lot on your plate! It will all work out. CONGRATS on the baby! I wish I was there to help you with any of the million things you've got going on :)
Congratulations on your little one that's on the way! I hope things settle down a little for you! Things will work out - they always do!
Congratulations! I'm so excited for you. Sorry things are stressful right now. It will all work out but it's still hard. I wish I was going to Chicago. I hope you have fun.
Good luck and let me know if you need anything. I am super excited for you!!
Wow! Sorry I didn't know all this stuff the last time we talked! Now I want to know how the daycare is going, how Ben likes it, and what kind of van you got! I hope you are feeling okay with the pregnancy; it's hard enough being pregnant with your own kids to take care of, let alone a whole daycare! I will call you soon so we can still plan a get together now that I'm moved and a little more settled.
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