It feels like I have accomplished a few things since last week. At one point I was feeling really overwhelmed as I was trying to decide on a washer and dryer. How silly is that? As I talked to my sister, she flat out told me not to kill myself over trying to decide on something that is merely going to wash my clothes. How simple is that? She was so right-- something I don't say too often. ;)

So as soon as I got off the phone with her, I went on the Costco website and ordered the Maytag Bravos. There. Done. They will be delivered this week.

And I am content with the price, the capacity, the reviews, and the fact that I am no longer stressing about something that is merely going to wash my clothes.

Another thing that John and I have decided on is doing the loft. He met with our contractor tonight that is currently doing the bedroom conversion and after learning the cost and time it will take to complete it, we are 99% certain that we are moving forward with adding another bedroom and living space to our home. It may be a little inconvenient now, but in the long run, we both know that we will be happy that we did it.

The interested buyer for our old home did not work out so we are back to the drawing board. Home sales are down again this month but we are trusting that it will all work out in His timing.
It always does.

Finally I got two calls back from different charter schools that serve the area that we are moving too. I had so many questions that I probably talked both of their ears off. Thinking that I would definitely prefer the charter school route if I chose to home school, being on my own seems a little more appealing. On one hand, I feel like I need someone to walk me through this decision, yet on the other hand I like the idea of catering my children's lesson plan to the level they are at. Some of you gave great ideas for curriculum-- none of which I found on either of the approved vendor lists through the charter school. Yet through a charter school, my child would get an allotted amount of money to spend on anything from social studies programs, to math curriculum, to horseback riding lessons, to karate, to creative writing, to even a computer-- and the kids would be tested just like they are now so that John and I can see how they are doing according to state standards. As of now, our new school district tells me that there is no room in kindergarten or first grade and that there is a waiting list for those grades. That means that Alex and Jonny would have to go to a separate school away from all their siblings-- something I am not interested in doing. Unless the school all of a sudden has spots open in those grades come time we move, I will embrace the challenge of homeschooling my two boys.

There. I said it.