Well it has been quite a day. If you think you worry about your kids, wait until they have husbands and kids for you to think about.
We went to Mass this morning, and I prayed for the girls, babies, husbands and of course the boys.
I knew Nina's appointment was going to be a tough one. She has been having such a hard time with blood pressure, swelling, pain, etc. She has been pretty frustrated with the whole medical community and I don't blame her. Well it seems the medical community that is in the business of delivering babies is shrinking rapidly and there are only a few doctors in this area that are doing OB. I think her doctor is delivering approximately 1/3 of all the babies in Harford County, and most of them were born within the last two days! He has been at LD and in Surgery pretty much continuously. So Nina has had a rather difficult time getting ahold of him. She is having problems, but I guess they don't warrant emergency treatment and that's the priority right now.
So we went and the doc said she looks well enough, but to give him a call if anything changes. I know that she really wants Lilly on the outside!
Laura has been having a time getting Lucy to understand the concept of bedtime. I know it must be exhausting having to be "on" all the time. Lucy is so smart and she seems like she is always just bursting with the need to accomplish something new. Laura has been fighting a bug for a couple of days and today it caught her and knocked her out for awhile. She is better tonight, but it's tough that I can't just go over and help out. I'd love to take Lucy home for a few hours and give Laura a break, but I can't. Fortunately it was shortlived and she is feeling better tonight.
I started working on the business again last night but it's kind of a catch 22. I have to have a license to start working. But I have to pay for the license and I still haven't done any paying jobs! I know I can find lots of people who need organizing, especially homeschoolers, but it seems somehow wrong to charge for it! I feel like I should be helping out my friends. I don't feel right getting paid. I love doing that sort of thing. I really enjoy setting up systems in my own house and it's fun to give people a hand and see them start enjoying their vocation. That is really all I am trying to do. I think there are lots of women out there who just don't get a lot of joy out of running their homes, mainly because they are discouraged about the overwhelming size of the job of getting organized. God gave all of us the vocation that is right for us. I know God wants us to be fulfilled and at peace with His gifts, it's just that not everyone has the background and the experience pull it all together. I hate to think that there are women out there that may give up schooling at home simply because they feel like they can never get beyond the piles. I really want to be a part of the solution. I just don't think I am prepared for the business part of it. I have to get that way though. I need to get beyond the lack of initiative. Ugh. Maybe tomorrow.
I do have a name and a motto for the company. I have a very loose business plan.
More on all that later.
Well we must say our prayers. It is very late and the boys are still up, blowing up balloons and letting them fly all over the kitchen. They might not be tired but I am and Paul has Soccer in the morning. I'll have to take pictures.
