I'm working from home now, which is great!. It feels good to be back with my kids and involved with our group again. All is well. One drawback to full-time working is that I just no longer have time to keep up with my blog, so I'm not gonna try. I've enjoyed doing it, and I appreciate those that have read it. Hopefully I'll get back to it someday. Until then, see ya in the real world! :)

I sang my solo today in the Christmas cantata at my church. It went really well! Unfortunately, due to the icy roads, a lot of people didn't come to church today, so the auditorium was only about half full. But the choir did a great job offering praise to God, so it was worth it!

I learned on Friday that, due to a VERY stupid mistake on my part, I didn't get my 98% accuracy, so I have to wait another 2 weeks to start working from home. That's of course assuming that I get 98% accuracy the next 2 weeks. Positive thoughts and/or prayers would be most welcome!! :)

I was reminded this weekend of how amazing my children are! To preface, my ex has a "stepson," Zach, from his first marriage that JJ of course has grown up around, and my ex has a roommate. So, the boys and I were going to Wal-Mart to buy Christmas gifts, and we were talking about who we were going to buy presents for. I hadn't given a single thought about Zach, but JJ remembered him and said that we should get him something. Then JJ thought, all on his own, that we should get daddy's roommate, Chris, a present because Chris brought JJ 2 lollipops from his work one evening a week or 2 ago when JJ was at his dad's. How very, very sweet and thoughtful! It turns out Chris wasn't expecting to get any Christmas presents this year from anyone and so was very touched by JJ's thoughtful gift.

For an unschooling moment, we were on the way over to Jeff's house today. I don't remember what we were talking about, but JJ asked how to spell mommy which led to, "How do you spell . . .?" over and over again. I know it doesn't sound like much, but for someone who regularly doubts her ability to provide an unschooling lifestyle for her kids, it was tremendous!! Wow, this might actually work for us! Of course, I don't expect him to remember how to spell any of those words; I'm just thrilled that he's interested.

Shane has been amazing me constantly. He learns a million new words every day! Okay, a million may be exaggerating, but I literally cannot keep track of all the new words he says every day. I know it's normal at his age, but it's just so cool to hear! And he understands almost every word we say. I'll ask him to do something or ask him a question, and he does it or answers yes or no according to his true wishes. It's so cool! He definitely knows what he does and doesn't want! He repeats so many of the words he hears us say, and it seems like once he repeats them he knows them and what they are and when to use them. He's not stringing sentences together yet of course, but he knows so many words it just amazes me all the time.

So, all in all, this has been a great weekend, even though I don't get to start working from home. Besides, working in the office at an hourly wage for 2 more weeks will allow me to get faster and better before I go home to being on production-only pay, so in the end, it's probably for the best.

That's about all for now, so until next time . . .

Not sure how long it's been since I've blogged, but I figure it's time. Work's going okay. I'm getting better, so hopefully I'll be home within a month. That would be awesome! I'm missing being with my boys, and I'm missing our FYI stuff. I feel like the boys aren't getting to do much of anything during the day, and by the time I get home, I'm too tired to do much with them. Not that we really did a lot before. I myself have never been much into crafts or baking, so we don't do much of that stuff. But, being away from home everyday has made me really want to get into all this stuff. I keep reading and hearing about all the things other kids are doing, and I know I need to do more with the boys, so I'm going to work on that.

Anyway, since I'm at work so much, I don't have a lot to report. I did get a couple purple streaks in my hair. It was really cool the first week. After that, it faded really fast. I keep trying to go in and get it redone, but the hairdresser has been out all week. She is supposed to definitely be in tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to getting it done then.

That's all for now. Until next time . . .

It's been a couple of weeks since I've blogged now. With working out of the house, I don't have much time or energy to spend on the computer. It's rather like having 2 full time jobs. I work all day, and as soon as I walk in the door at home I have to be mommy until bedtime. Some days are easier than others. The kids seem to be handling it all well, and thanks to wonderful Christy, JJ is able to continue participating in FYI. Actually, all my friends have been tremendously helpful with the boys while I've been doing this, and I want them all to know how much I appreciate it!

I got my first paycheck today which was awesome! It's not that it's so much money, but it's enough to live on which is about twice as much as I was making. I am having doubts though of whether I'll be able to get fast enough to make money doing this w/o having to work 12 hours a day. I'm sure I will be fine.

I seem to be having a down week. I'm not sure why, but a lot of stuff seems to be bothering me that doesn't usually bother me. I guess I've been focusing on what I don't have and what I'm doing wrong instead of what I have and am doing right. I should probably make a list of all my blessings. I'm sure it would make me feel better.

The boys are doing really well. Shane is learning new words and ideas every day which is a lot of fun to watch. JJ is doing fine too, but I feel like he's really missing out on experiences that I can't/don't give him. But that's going back to what I'm doing wrong, so I guess I should let that go. I know everything will be great! Until next time . . .