Things in the Moss household are just fine. The big news is that our basement will be done by summer!! I know...it is a miracle! (as this has been a 2 year wait). But, I am proud to say, we did not go in debt with this huge project. However, I loathe my basement right now. It is a money hungry, cold, eyesore. We will be amazed at how much extra money we have when we aren't spending it on the basement...right? Probably not, our money pit of a house is sucking us dry! But, with those true feelings revealed, I am truly grateful for my home. It is a good house. BUT, I have learned a lot about home ownership in this process.
The kids are doing great! Addison (age 7) is really enjoying school. She is learning Spanish through the Spanish immersion program at her school. I am amazed at how much she knows, and what a great accent she has. She corrects my Spanish now (which is highly limited with a Portuguese accent :) She is a very sensitive person. She is often worried about how others perceive her and how others are feeling. She is also one of the happiest people I know. She could make a party in a pig sty :) She loves to create things. She has started a scrapbook which I'm hoping will fill in the "Mom...I'm bored" times.
Moving along to my greatest challenge in life.....Connor :) (age 5) No really, he's such an interesting child. Connor is not motivated by anything, but joking and games. By the end of the day, I'm so tired of making up games as motivation, I could scream! But, as a positive note, life should be a fun game...right? It is teaching me to chill, which is hard cuz I'm a pretty uptight person. Connor is also very smart. He is already starting to read, and has a natural understanding of science. He is also obsessed with playing computer games....which is a daily battle since he can turn on the computer and get on the internet and find his favorite game sites (lego.com, disney, and pbskids.org). So...it is a battle because he is very determined person. Connor also started preschool, I finally gave into $75 a month for a little bit of sanity. He loves it!
Then comes my cuddler. Brianna (age almost 3) is a very stubborn, caring, affectionate, and strong willed person. And.....she loves her mommy. Granted, she loves her daddy too, but she needs ME. And I thrive on it. It makes me feel needed and special. When anyone in the family is sad, or crying, she will take her little hand and put it on the side of our face, and say, "owwwe, it's ok" She is talking....A LOT. It's funny to hear the little things she says. She also really enjoys playing by herself in her room, surrounded by her little pet shops, she "hoppies and mows" (bunnies and cats), or her latest is to sit in the toy box where all our stuffed animals live, and they talk to each other....for an hour or so.
Jonathan is doing well in his new job (well...been 6 months now). I love that man!
Me....it is babysitting central here at the Moss residence. I'm still adjusting to it and trying to stay positive about it. Breakfast entails feeding 6 children and getting 3 of them off to school. Late morning, I load up Brianna and another toddler, pick up Connor from school, and then another one from Kindergarten (all trying not to get yelled at by the safety patrol.....curse you Mrs. Bell). Come home, feed everyone lunch. Then load the 4 others in the car, pick up the other two after school. Get home, then feed 6 a snack. Needless to say, my grocery bill increased by A LOT, and my stress level on the increase too! I don't know what to do, honestly. But, I am running in the mornings with my dear dear dear running buddy. That is my sanity some days! Oh and the fact that 3 of them go home by 5:00 every day....phew!
I just need my basement done....that is all!
I hate posts without pictures. So here's one of the kids during our annual nativity on Christmas Eve.
And here..........is a hot shepherd. :)
