Quick Update

I knew it had been awhile since I posted, but I didn't realize that it had been almost 3 months! Well, in that time period, both Courtney and Christina have been placed into their long term homes. So it is now back down to 4 of us. It is a bit quieter now and I now don't have to be in town EVERY day! Praise the Lord! I'm reimbursed for mileage, but of course that money comes when it comes and as you know the prices of gas just keeps going up! So needless to say, I'm looking forward to being home a bit more. When we do get another placement, we are really hoping for 3 and under in age. It will defintely suit our family better at this point in our lives. My sweet husband took on a regular full time job. This has been a huge adjustment for us since he has been self employed for 10 years! The hours are good in the sense that they work 4-10 hour days and your one floating day can be when you want. He mainly uses Friday for that floating day. He is fabricating helicopter parts and really loves this side of aircraft mechanics since he really enjoys building and creating things. The down side is that it's just over an hour away from home, so he is gone about 13+ hours a day. Also gas is killing us--I'm considering a moped.....LOL!! :) We are very thankful that he is working though and was able to find a job without any hang ups. Construction here is at a stand still like it is in so many other areas. Though we do know several people who are quite busy in construction right now due to where they live. With all this now supposed 'free' time on my hands I've been trying to get the paper piles back under control and working on budgeting. Hmmm, maybe I'll get back to writing more often too. The snow is all melted now except for a few patches here and there. All four goats are expecting babies. Dora is due anytime now. I believe that she is having twins since she looks like she has a whole watermelon sideways inside of her! This will be quite an experience for me since I was raised in the city. I have several neighbors who are ready to help me if I need it. I've been reading a lot but as with everything, physical experience is going to be the learning key here. If anyone has been following this for a bit, then they have read about Camp Omak. Well, I have 8 amazing women willing to come here to my house for Mother's Day weekend! We are all looking forward to seeing what the Lord has in store for us and what can be learned from where we all are in life right now. All my boys are going somewhere....camping, hotel.....who knows. They are excited to be having 'man time'. Though Jack has made it clear that he wants to have a donut at some point during the weekend! That's it for now! More soon......