Back to Crazy

   Let me start off by saying, this whole lifestyle change stinks!!  I have been so excited to finally have all my health issues under control & be able to focus on a lower number when I step on the scale, that I have forgotten how hard it can be!  I have hit a stopping point, just shy of my 1st small goal, so I will have to work  on that a little harder.
   Hubby spent 2 1/2 weeks at work leaving me to handle the back to school shopping & prep in the middle of another hospital stay for my sweet grandmother.  I am so blessed to be with my kiddos now instead of working out of the home & feel even more blessed to be able to care for my GM & spend so much precious time with her.
   So yep, we are now back to school & at the end of our 1st week.  It has been easy & smooth sailing with the morning get up & go, until yesterday when Hubby was home.  Not quit sure why it always slows us down when he is home, but it definitely does!!  Then to add to our craziness, we have been in the midst of changing churches.  This decision for us did not in any way come lightly.  Hubby has been feeling the need for a change for a long while now, & there have been signs from above that it was needed for our family to grow in our faith.  Yes, this means that I am no longer involved in the children's ministry or in the social activities, but does mean that we are all 4 feeling the hand of God touching us each in a way that we haven't felt in a long time, which is beyond exciting!  The church we are now attending is huge in comparison, with 2 full services, children's group, youth group, & life groups for adults.  Attending the same church your whole life, which is small with 1 service of maybe 50 & being the oldest in the children's ministry of only 10 or less kiddos, you can easily see that our kids are nervous about joining these new groups.  With B being in the 5th grade, she would be in the children's group which meets during the Sunday morning service.  She has not felt comfortable enough to venture into that group yet, but with the youth group (jr. high & up) meeting on Wednesday nights, N gave it a shot this week & loved it!  He has always been our more laid-back, out of the spotlight kid, only doing band after trying many little league sports for a few years, so we all feel super-d-duper excited for him.  B of course did those little league sports till this year, which is when Girl Scouts really started kicking in high gear for her & she has started tumbling classes this week.  So during the 1st week of school we had an extra-curricular activity every day except Tues.
   Hubby is now home for 2 weeks (hopefully) & has already planned a cook-out for Labor Day which will turn into an all day affair, because off fishing from the back deck, which means I have to get busy cleaning.....yep, back to crazy!