Happy Monday

Good morning! It's Mon. We had a great weekend. Sat. I got to sleep in, clean the house without any kids present, and food shop alone. Who knew I'd be excited over chores? LOL. I also got more stuff packed. Two weeks and 5 days till our move. I am excited, yet wishing we had actually moved already and this is a lot of work. I am proud of myself though, everytime I pack a box an equal amount of stuff goes in trash or in give away pile. We still have way too much stuff though. We are SO blessed. God is so good to us. Have a great week! -Becky in NJ

Happy 28th Birthday to Lauren (my friend since first grade, over 20 years ago)!!!! I love you!
Happy Birthday to Aunt Donna!!!! I love you!

time to relax

hello! it is 9:30 at night, and I am not stressed from putting any children to bed. Jason is visiting with his dad, and Joshua is sleeping at my mom's (one of his favorite things to do.) I have cleaned my bathroom, cleaned out my car (has not been done in 3 months-I even windexed the windows), paid all bills due, wrote out my new calendar for Aug. ( I just got a great calendar that starts in Aug. from www.flylady.com), I also made myself dinner (cheese ravioli's with sauce and beets- I love beets soaked in vinegar) and watched a little tv. I feel so relaxed. Today I also cleaned my room a bit more. Next, I will pack a few more boxes ( I aim at 2-3 a day and 1 bag of stuff to get rid of via garbage or give away to someone or on www.freecycle.org .) Then I will do a devotion and read before bed. The best part is I get to sleep in. This is my favorite thing to do. I really appreciate my mom keeping Joshua, I need a break. I spend all day everyday with him. This is my mission to raise my kids while being there as much as possible, God has blessed me in this desire so much. I have never had to go to work full time away from them. I was a nanny and now do the in home daycare, so I am still available for them. I know many single parents have to work outside the home and I feel for them, but I am so grateful God has allowed me to work my jobs around them.
Have a great weekend yourself, and try to relax as well!
-Becky in NJ

Positives in my life

Hello! Positives in my life:-
Only 1 daycare child today (less work for me, and she plays so well with Joshua)
-we were invitted to a pizza and pool party today
-Joshua is sleeping over my mom's tonight-I get to sleep in tomorrow
-In 3 weeks I am moving from an apartment to a house with a fenced in yard (we are so excited)
-I will have money to pay all July bills
-My car is still running
-I only work 4 days for July & Aug. and have Wed., Sat., & Sun off
-God is sustaining us even through only 1 daycare child
-My friends who are fundraising for the orphanage in Haiti they are adopting from have almost met there goal to bring a genarator and air conditioning to the orphanage http://campgirdwood.blogspot.com/
-My mom made it home safely from vacation
-my brother who hurt his knee will not need surgery after all
-my job Tues. & Thur. teaching social skills to autistic children is going very well-I know all of you!!!!

it's http://campgirdwood.blogspot.com/ find out about fundraiser and how you can donate!!!

sorry for another post on the same day, but as I was praying God wanted me to share the good works of my friends Courtney & Brian. Courtney was my friend in high school and we still talk and keep in touch (they live in FL now.) They have 7 children and are adopting 2 sisters from Haiti. They are awesome parents, follow God, and are so blessed. Please check out there blog to the right they are fundraising for air conditioning and more for the orphange in Haiti. If you can send only one dollar (if we all did) this would make a difference. The address to donate is on there blog. Thanks for taking the time to read this, oh and please pray about it. Thanks! -Becky

Jason & Joshua