Oh bla di, oh bla da, life goes on....

a new home. 

on a farm. 

a farm cottage, if you will. 

moving from a home where i lived with my (then) husband for nine years, and had three children in.

scary isn't even the word i'm looking for. 

but, it seems exciting as well. 

something i can actually do on my own. 

a space original to me and my kids. 

then, in the middle of the stress of this life change, 

liam, sick. 2 hours to children's hospital. 

he's fine in the end :-)

Life is good

oh what a day...

is today.

lots of pressure at work. LOTS of pressure at work.

financial pressure. LOTS of financial pressure.

however, i came home with laughing kids and a crockpot full of chili... and a warm bed.

which is where i'm headed now. here's to hoping tomorrow is better than today.

Am I always catching up?

Yes. Yes I am.

That is the way it will be, I suppose.
So busy lately with the close of summer, into fall.... school starting (so much homework for 1st grade!), getting into new routines, I've been oh-so-busy at work... and then of course just the normal living of this life.

A few things we are starting or trying to keep up doing around here--
keeping on routine! This means bedtimes, and uptimes.... this is hard for this family!
I'm trying to do a 'No Spend Challenge' of sorts. I know everyone has heard of this in some form or another.  Well, with birthdays, Christmas, school expenses, clothes for kids, and my bills jumping up a bunch starting in October.... well, I'm trying to cut corners and save wherever I can. I have really been feeling the financial hit of being a single parent lately.

So, I am going to try to keep up, and blog every day this month... even if just a photo. I think that it will help me be accountable :-)

Here are a few 'catch up photos' from an outing in Athens a few months ago. Yes, I know... I'm very behind ;-)

the lamb

Happiness is::

Chocolate chunk Belgian waffles.
Breakfast outside.
A smiling, funny boy.

ketchup

Hello from Jenny-Land!

Yes, I'm still here. I've just been veeerrrryyyy busy. 

Kids and their things.

Me and my things. 

All combined make for a very busy life. 

I've been taking more pictures lately, though, and have been so happy. Happier than I've been in a long time. And I'm excited to share some of those pictures, and to try to keep up with this blog....

Everytime I have the urge to post I'm reminded of what a good record keeping tool it is, and how much taking photos, and sitting down to jot a few words about my life, makes me realize how truly lucky I am. 

So here, just a few photos as of late. 

Farm visits 

(farm with a ZEBRA! As a PET! So stinkin' fun)

Lake trips. 

Family fun.