Structure

I am dying for some structure or schedule or just a nice routine, busy or not. I'm not sure when that will be but it sounds nice.

So a friend led me to the website of www.hubbardscupboard.org. Its a Christian based character building. I started doing it this week with Hannah. She wants so much to be able to read. I was amazed that she remembered most of the bible verse and the song we sang. She woke up this morning telling me she remembered it!! And we read the creation story. It was fun. The bible verse this week is "But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way" 1 Corinthians 14:40. when I read it to her she said that I made that up so she would clean her room and make her bed!! She was shocked that God would want her to do that!!

We had a good time. But the biggest disturbance in our peace is soccer. Oh why did I ever agree to soccer? Oh because I thought she would enjoy it. It has caused a lot of trading days and disagreements amongst parents. Her first game is Saturday so I hope she participates!!

For the first time I have some goals that I want to accomplish but still trying to figure out how it all fits in. I want run the 8K in the Turkey Trot in November. I want to read more. I want to cook more things at home. I want to buy a house. I want to be more involved with the youth at church. But its hard to figure how to make it happen. And how to make it happen with a 4 year old. Luckily she wants to be just like me which means she wants to run, she wants to read, she wants to cook, she wants to meet the "kids", and she wants a safe place to live. There is a happy medium here somewhere. My biggest fear is that I will get frustrated and just shut down and do nothing. Its my job to teach my daughter. I want to teach and nurture and spend good time with her. I know all moms do. I love my mini me!!

And no blog is a blog with out a picture. This is Hannah, me, Rochelle and Raegan at the NB 1K. I ran the 5K in 36:01!!