Catch Up - last 4 months!

It has been a few months since I have posted anything. It has been SO crazy!
I started working at the church the first week of September. This was only part time - 30 hours a week at most. Then to help supliment the difference, I also started working from home for a supplier - 15 hours a week. Right! I have ended up running myself ragged! I guess I never realized exactly how much work it would be holding down 2 jobs, keeping up with my 2 year old and husband, along with all the other "wifely" duties. I have been getting up at 7:30 -working for an hour or so for the supplier job. Get Caleb up, dressed, fed and to Tracy's house. Work at the church until 5ish. Go get Caleb from Tracy's, feed him (and me), give him a bath, read and play with him for a while...get him to bed. Then I head back to the office to finish work for the supplier job. Somewhere in all that there is laundry, cooking, cleaning kitchen, grocery shopping, vaccuming, etc, etc. Until the week of Christmas, I had not been going to bed until anywhere from 2-4am. Wow, what fun!

I have been seriously thinking about quiting work at the church. While I do love working there and helping out with the music stuff, I can not keep going at the rate I have been for the last 4 months. It is jus too much for me. It wouldn't be that bad, IF i could get more than a few hours of sleep each night...however, that has not quite been the case. On top of the extremely long days...I don't make enough there for nothing. I barely bring home enough every week to pay Tracy and pay for the gas back and forth to town every day for that week. I may bring home anywhere from 20-40 dollars a week, if I am lucky. It is just something that I have been thinking about. I am waiting for God to open the right doors, if it is the right door. I talked to my boss with the supplier and let her know that I am looking to just work for her - however, in order for that to happen, I will have to have more hours than 15 hours a week. It will have to be at least 30 hours a week - and that is minimum. Caleb does really good with me at home. I enjoy being at home with him. I will still take him to Tracy's - but it will not be an everyday thing. Just some things to keep praying about :o)

Sam was offered a new position at the police department. As of 1/1/2008 he is Detective! He is so excited. I am excited. He will be working Monday thru Friday from 2-10pm. I am not so fond of the hours he is working Monday - Friday, but at least Caleb and I will see him in the mornings.

We got a cat a few weeks ago. His name is Smokey. He is simese. Beautiful colors. Grey-Blue Eyes. Very lovable. Very lazy. He fits right in!

I am going to try and keep this up. I will do my very best not to let it be 4 months again before I post something. I just have to get this site figured out. Like how to personalize it with pictures. Or, how to change the backgrounds and all that jazz. :o) It will take time, but I will get it figured out.

Hope you have a Merry christmas and a Happy new year!

-Cole