Is it August already?

The summer seemed to come to an end way too quickly for our little family. I am usually a little sad to see the summer end because my husband and girls both leave me and I seem to get a little less rest. However, this school year began with a lot apprehension on my part. I am confident that I was more nervous than my girls were to start a new school. As a parent, I always want to make the best for my children and transferring the girls to a new school was very nerve racking for me because I wanted to know that the schools were equally educationally compatible. Then, this morning for the first time, I allowed my girls to ride the bus to school. This was not an option at our last school and they were so excited this morning but I stayed behind and watched as they walked up the sidewalk, approached the bus stop, and minutes later hopped on board. I did shed a tear. It is only the second day of school this year but the girls seem to really like their new school. Each of the girls has a friend from the neighborhood and a member from their class at church in their class at school, so that helped make the transition easier for them.

Aubree 1st day 3rd grade

Ginny's 1st day of 5th grade

Today, was not a good day for me. We had a contract on our last house and were set to close tomorrow but today the buyer backed out. It was discouraging but at least we will get the earnest money back, right? Wrong, the other agent neglected to get a signature, however we have e-mails confirming all was well, she did not get the appropriate form signed and returned or if she did it get signed, she did not return it and is now stating it was not signed. Then Jacob William comes to inform me that Christopher needs a nap, so he locked him in a room. This was a problem because Christopher does not know how to unlock doors. After a few minutes of thinking, I was able to come up with a solution and open the door. Minutes before Jake got home, I was overcome with a peace though. Christopher had fallen asleep on me and after searching for Jacob William , I discovered that he had crawled in his bed to go to sleep. As I was sitting on the couch, pondering why the house deal fell apart (after all, we had fasted and prayed for a contract and then to close the contract after we got it), Aubree and Ginny start dancing and playing so cutely one with another and I was reminded that amongst my sadness today, I am blessed. The evening is drawing to a close with dinner, ice cream, and father's blessings as the school year begins.