Mom IM’s you to make sure you’re still alive — because it’s been for-e-ver since you blogged!

I’ve actually had quite a few people get on me for not blogging lately. So here’s a somewhat update since the last blog post.

Charter School: Well, I went to the lottery. I was really disappointed because Doodle is #31 on the wait list. I know God has a plan, but it’s really hard for me to believe His plan is for her to stay at the school she’s in now. I know others whose children were on the waiting list last year and got in, so I’m holding on to the hope that she’ll get in. We’re trying to get her in to the 4th grade there. To give you an idea of the public school system around here, there were 2 spots open for the 6th grade — and about 175 kids on the wait list!

Walking Pneumonia: Almost 2 weeks ago, Duck was sick with coughing and congestion. I wanted him to go to the doctor, but he kept saying he was getting better — that it was viral and the doctors wouldn’t do anything about it. After he kept me up a few nights coughing, I made him an appointment and told him he’d better go. He was a good boy and went — the doctor said he had walking pneumonia, gave him an antibiotic and super-duper cough medicine, and he’s all better now. Doodle started coughing along the same time Duck did, but neither she nor I have it.

Allergies: I am allergic to many, many things: grasses, trees, pollen, house dust, pet hair, makeup, housework, laundry, work, etc. You name it — I’m probably allergic to it. Friday morning my nose started running and hasn’t stopped yet. So whether it is pollen season or the little bit of cleaning I tried to do Friday, I’ve felt run down. Yesterday I broke out in my typical rash — the kind that makes it sort of painful to be wearing clothes. Out comes the big sweatshirts (it was kinda cold yesterday!). The rash will go away in a few days and hopefully my runny nose with it. With this crummy feeling, I haven’t been riding my bike either.

Easter: I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. We ended up not going to church, which bummed me out but I needed the rest. I had to take Benadryl for my allergies — which knocks me out. Poor Callie did her best to wake me up at 7:45 am Sunday morning to see what the Easter bunny brought, but I couldn’t make myself move. She was excited to get a Google — did you know there’s actually some kind of animal from Webkinz that they’ve named Google? Amazed me.

Softball: Softball season will be starting soon — for all of us. Doodle is actually doing quite well with Duck coaching. We picked up some more girls on Doodle’s team, and lost a few. We’re still at 16 which is still too many for one team — and not enough for two teams. I’ll share some things about Youth Athletic Associations in another post. There’s too much to comment on in this post.

Slump: I am in a slump. I started out the year desperately wanting to be in God’s Will for my life and it’s just March — I already feel off-track. I haven’t been doing my quiet time each day or reading my Bible. Due to sickness and my motorcycle class, we haven’t been to church in 3 weeks — and I feel it. I’ve fallen into looking at other blogs and thinking I don’t have anything really important to say or share. I look at other women who are making money online and know I have the knowledge to do the same, something’s just holding me back. Whether it’s procrastination or the lack of follow-through I’m not sure. I had wanted to work my way to She Speaks, and I saw last week where they are full — they’ve started a waiting list. So if I go to this conference, it will truly be a miracle from God.