Change

Hello Blog. I've missed you.

There's a funny thing about life. It's constantly changing. Sheryl Crow sings about change. It was Obama's mantra. But whenever you hear people talk about change, it's always someone else who has to go through it. A change will do you good. Change sucks.

So what changes have happened since I last posted? Isaac is in 1st grade and he's doing fantastic. He excels in math and reading, both which he likes to do at home just for fun. Right now we're having a tough time with Spring Break (one of those autism change things), but we'll survive like we have the ones before. Brooke has gotten older, bigger, and crankier. We dealt with colic and continue to deal with acid reflux. She's incredibly needy. She's crawling now which I'm so grateful for, because of course I worry. Early Intervention might still hear from me, just to get her checked out and make sure she stays where she should be. Dan works. Lately he's been doing the LOOONG shifts where he's gone for about 12 hours a day, and these are usually 8 or 9 days in a row. I'm starting to think this is God's punishment for me complaining about Dan's work schedule BEFORE this. You know, one of those parent things that goes, "I'll give you something to complain about!" Yup. By the time Dan gets home at night and I've just gotten the kids to bed you might imagine how much I need quiet and alone time.


(continued 15.5 hours later)

You see, this is the trouble I've had posting blogs because it's hard to get the (undisturbed) time needed to sit down and write them. Also the reason I spend so much time on Facebook because of all the interesting things I can do using only one hand and with only 40 seconds of free time.

Other changes? A new house. We moved from our tiny 2 bedroom duplex to a large 3 bedroom house. It was only $50 more per month than what we were paying and about 500 sq feet larger. We had to take it! Now if only all these boxes would disappear...

A new van. Our red lemon that we bought last year finally had to go. When a $700 vehicle needs a $2000 new tranny, it's time to let it go. Our new van is a Dodge Caravan. Even though it's completely manual (windows, locks, mirrors, everything), it's still so nice because it runs! I wonder how much it'd cost to have automatic locks put in?