What is "normal" life like?

As Tom's completion of his Bachelor's degree draws near, I have begun to realize how much life is going to change for us. These past few weeks and months have been especially crazy for us as a family. He works as a co-op full time during the day, Tuesdays and Thursdays he goes straight to school until almost or after the kids bedtime. Wednesday nights are crazy too as Keira takes an Irish dance class from 5-6pm before we head to church from 6:30-8:30 for various family activities. Then, usually one (if not both) of us stay after that time to rehearse for Sunday Worship.

So there you have it. We have the weekend together and MOST Monday nights we get to sit down as a family and eat dinner. Before children, I would have never imagined life this way. I see the importance of family dinner...at least most nights...for multiple purposes. Time for the family to put aside everything else and talk and also a time to teach our little ones Table manners. I would be lying if I said that when Tom is not home, dinner runs smoothly....most of the time, it is survival of the fittest....and I lose. haha.

I digress....in a few short weeks, life will change to something we haven't experienced in over five years. Time together. Now, I am not dumb. I realize that there will be other things that take our time, but oh how careful we will be when committing to anything other than our family.

My husband has worked hard, has maintained what I think of as at least a mostly healthy marriage, awesome relationships with all of our kiddos, full time work (other than about 8 months) all while working hard, first on an associates degree, then on to his Bachelors. He has gotten really good grades despite having a wife [me] who wants to talk his ear off sometimes while he is trying to do homework. (oops!).

So...in a few short weeks, this long journey that had a finish line that seemed so far away, will end. Just. Like. That.

And we will have a "normal" life. Like this...with more kids...haha

No really, I can't wait to see what God has for us in terms of a job for him among many other things but I know that He will not fail us...because He never has. His plans have been so much better than our all along and although right now, we don't know where Tom will work or exactly where we will be living, it is exciting and I know that God is holding us in His hands.

So....if you know of any entry level computer programming jobs...I know a great guy, full of integrity, committed, loyal and amazingly hard working :)

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