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Praise God and Yea!!!! We bought a house and are so thankful and excited!!!! We lost our house several years ago due to a crook stealing all of our money out of a trust fund. (He is serving 5 years in jail for what he did to us and others as well) The world's system has repeatedly held us down and told us that owning a new home was not possible at this time or any time in the near future. Well, God had other plans and has answered our prayers. We have begun packing and will be moving right after the New Year. The kids have been so helpful and somehow find the energy to keep up with me. Or maybe I'm miraculously finding the energy to keep up with them. We make progress every day and I'm trying to make it so that we can relax over the holidays. It has been really cold here and the kids have been amazed by how quickly things freeze. Earlier, Keren and Lydia poured cleaning solution into the trash can and set it on the deck. Within 15 min. or so, it was frozen and they were shocked. I had tried to warn them, but they had to see it for themselves. Keren just went in to change out the laundry she had started. She had forgotten to start the dryer and all the towels were frozen. She looked at me with shock and said, "What do I do?" I told her to start the dryer and then chuckled. We have been very thankful for our warm abode during this cold snap and our packing, cleaning, school, and playing has kept us from getting cabin fever. (So far that is) My youngest girl, Gengie, put her coat on the other day and said, "I'm not taking it off until we move to our new house." I tried to explain to her that it would be many days, but she was determined. She wore it until bedtime, even through her meals. This stand only lasted the one day. It will be interesting to see if she comes up with any more ideas. Gabe lost his first tooth last night. His new tooth had begun to grow up behind the baby tooth, so I told him it was time to pull it. I tried a string, per his request, but the tooth was just too small to tie off. So, I grabbed it and started pulling. Of course the tears fell and he squealed and yelled at the IMENSE pain he was in. Hubby and I rolled our eyes at the dramatics. Pop, out came the tooth and at that same time, Gabe said, "Momma, I want you to use the string to pull it, not your hand." So I sat him up and we discussed the approach he wanted, while he cried and kept telling me about how much it was going to hurt it I pulled it out with my hand. With a grin and chuckle, I told him that he had a great idea, but that it wasn't going to work. "Why?" I opened my hand and showed him the tooth. The tears promptly stopped and a grin spread across his face while he poked his tongue into the hole. Off he ran to look in the mirror. After 10 minutes or so of gazing at his new mouth, he walked passed me, smiled and simply said, "Thanks, Momma," and kept walking. My heart smiled. He was especially excited to join his sisters in the race to see who loses their teeth the fastest. He was about 6 months behind them and feared that it would never happen for him. Growing up can be so stressful. Have a blessed day!!!
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