HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my AMAZING, BODACIOUS, COLOSSALLY CARING, DASHING, EXTRAORDINARY, FAR OUT, GRACIOUS, HANDSOME, INSANELY INTELLIGENT, JIVIN', KOOKY, LUMINOUSLY LOVING, MAGNIFICENTLY MAGNANIMOUS, NOTABLY NOTEWORTHY, ORIGINALLY ORIGINAL, PLEASANTLY PLEASING, QUIRKY, RADICAL, SUPER-SEXY, TOTALLY TERRIFIC, UNBELIEVABLY UNDERSTANDING, VIRTUOUSLY virtuous?, WONDEROUSLY WONDER-IFFIC, X-TREMELY X-CELLENT, YUMMY-LICIOUS, AND
Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z(oops, I fell asleep)8-) HUSBAND!

AHHH, THE BEACH

In just shortly less than 3 weeks we will be sitting on the beautiful beaches of Charleston, SC. I am so ready. You know, actually more than being ready for the beach I am ready to spend a full week just soaking up my sweet family. Andrew and I need this time with our babies and each other so badly. Life gets so crazy, and time flies like nobody's business. We need this week to just enjoy the stage of life we're in. After all, we will wake up tomorrow and these precious babies that still want to sit in our laps and hold our hands will be having precious babies of their own. Then we will be OLD! Like we're not old now. 8-) I saw this guy I went to high school with the other day, and when I first looked at him I was perplexed. I thought, "that looks just like a guy I went to high school with, but that can't be him because that guy looks old". Guess what, it was him, and the reason he looked old is because WE ARE OLD. Oh well, I don't feel old. That's what counts.

In other news, there is no other news. You know what they say, no news is good news. That's not even true. There is lots of news that is good news.

PRAISE!!!!!!

This afternoon at about 1:00pm Nathaniel, my seven year old, accepted Jesus as his personal Savior. We were in the middle of doing schoolwork when he started asking questions. I got to watch my baby pray and receive Christ into his life. It was amazing! God is so AMAZING! My son is now also my brother. That's kinda freaky!

Toe infections make me sick!

My stupid toe is infected and it totally bites. It is just my toe. It's not like my arm is infected or my heart or my brain. IT'S MY TOE, but it hurts so bad!!!!! Pain is pulsating through my foot and up my leg. I am having to go to the doctor so he can examine my BIG TOE! I can't even walk. It's making me so mad. People in my family always get the most ridiculous ailments. Like sore BIG TOES!

In other news, the Maxwells have officially started homeschool for the year. I know, late start, but what are you gonna do. We'll just be schooling into June. That's ok. Anyway, Maxwell Academy is underway and in full swing. I am so not a scheduled person, so it's an interesting adjustment. I know my hubby will be happy when we are settle because he loves structure. I say, "GET YOUR ORDER OUT OF MY CHAOS"! I function better mentally with a little commotion going on. Unfortunately for me my children DO NOT. They need the order of a structured environment. So I say, "Ok God, you called me to do this, now I am asking you to reprogram my brain and make me a scheduled person."! He said ok, but that I have to be willing to put down some things that I thought were necessary to everyday life. Like socializing with friends, hanging out with my brothers and sisters, going all over the city just because I want to. You know, things like that. I know he will bless the obedience, but first I have to be OBEDIENT! Surrender! I have to surrender. I'll let you know what the outcome of all that is. At any rate, the kids like doing school right now. They haven't figured out yet that this is an everyday all year thing. 8-)

Life is stressful right now. It makes me so grateful that I have a totally DEPENDABLE and LOVING God, an AMAZING and STRONG hubby, and SWEET babies that I love with ALL MY HEARTS AND CIRCLES. Now if my toe would just quit hurting. 8-(