I have been wanting to blog for soooo long now! Ever since Kaylee's birth, really. But life got really crazy after that, and the busy-ness of life took over, I guess. I have also wanted to post her birth story, but have been adding to it/editing it on and off for a while now. Plus, it's super long (I'm rather loquacious when writing about anything important to me), so I'm thinking I may need to condense it for a post.
Anyhow, life is good for the three of us. :) We had a wonderful summer filled with many, many good memories with family members and friends. I think that because Joe's job lets him off during the summer, and because we live so far from family, that, in a way, we live for the summer. We build up all this anticipation and excitement about what we're gonna do come summertime, and it's like we really come alive and get to do things we've wanted to do and be with people we've missed. But it's not like we don't enjoy all the other seasons and soak them in. We love it here in Signal Mountain, and we love the friends and church family we've become a part of. They've all been such a blessing to us. It's just different, that's all. No one can replace your family or hometown. There will always be a special place in your heart for those things.
Now for a quick update:
Joe is back at school teaching 7th grade Geography this year. He enjoys only having one prep for the year. Right now he's trying to find an assistant wrestling coach for the high school, and I think he just found a head wrestling coach for the middle school. That's all been rather stressful for him, just not knowing what's going to work out and whether it's all gonna be on him this year. *groans* I need to pray more about this. I don't want to be another "wrestling widow" this year!! :p
I've started back teaching, though rather slowly. It is such a challenge trying to figure out how to schedule lessons around Kaylee's schedule, because that can change due to different factors during the day. :/ Also, this is still somewhat of a new place to me, so getting my name out there is tough. I'm not the type of person to take initiative and put myself out there. It can be discouraging to see how long building my studio can take... :/
Kaylee is crawling now!! :) It is so awesome and exciting to watch her purposefully move toward and discover things. I love that she is curious about things and looking into them. Yes, it keeps me on my toes and yes, she can get into dangerous things quickly, but it's such a relief that I don't have to be the sole source of entertainment/stimulation for her. That may sound bad (like I didn't enjoy it or something), but really, it's because I don't think I'm a very creative person, and I felt like I was continually wondering whether she was bored of what I was showing her, whether she got tired of the same old things, whether she was being stimulated enough/talked to enough, etc. Now I can see something she wants to see and show her it or talk to her about it or interact with her about it. I just love it!!! Most people are like, "Uh oh, no more fun for mama" when I tell them she's crawling, but I'm really enjoying it, despite the new challenges it's presented. :)
Ok, so while I feel like the content of this post was necessary, I also feel like it was rather dry and boring. Kind of ho-hum. Well, gotta start back some place. Hope I'll be more inspired next time I write! ;)
