Things have been going well for us the past year, until a little hiccup last week Tuesday. Last week Tuesday we found out that the contract that the hubby was working with had not been resigned by the company that he was working for. The issue with it other than him not getting a paycheck (a really big issue), is that he should have been told two weeks earlier. So here were are actually three weeks in total without a paycheck and lots of interviews going on.
We are not sure where we will be headed in the really near future and for the kids that means that there is a lot of uncertainty in a lot of their life. School is supposed to start on the 15th here. They are all signed up to go. We are hoping and praying that something comes up job wise soon so that they can stay here. I have been doing side jobs like watching others kids, helping with autism groups, painting growth charts, and a variety of other things but haven't had a full time job in a number of years. We had kids and decided that we would do what we had to do to raise the kids ourselves, even if that meant that one of us would be working. With two kids on the Autism spectrum and another with health issues it was imminent that one of us was available for therapies, doctor appointments, tests, helping when a meltdown happened and the school needed help. It means that one of us is available 24/7. I have a degree in Elementary Ed. and that means that it is a rather low paycheck. With the hubby working in the IT field with some fairly specialized centers it meant he would be the breadwinner.
Kiddo #1 is staying home this year to be homeschooled. He will have a chance to take some high school credits and learn a few things the schools wouldn't be able to catch him up on or in other cases excel through. He was on high honor roll all last year and did amazing with his sport he played last spring.
Kiddo #2 is still doing great in his Tech Magnet School and is excited to try his hand at illustrated and graphic arts this upcoming year. He is highly involved in garden club at the school and origami.
Kiddo #3 will be attending a project based school for grades 6-12. That means less transitioning later on in school and a chance to use her creative talents and abstract thinking to move through the rest of her schooling. She is an amazing artist in Paint programs, we are hoping she will grow to higher levels as her confidence grows.
Kiddo #4 still amazes us with his math skills and how caring he is in general. This upcoming year will be the first year of tests for the state and that is a bit scary.
Kiddo #5 is attending a Research Development School. She is reading about a grade and a half above level, is wicked fast with certain math skills, and has amazing computer skills already. I swear this girl is more like a 35 year old woman.
I'm still running and working out. I've taken to cycling as much as I can and finding my way out and about in the gardens as frequently as I can. Life isn't normal now, but I am really praying it goes back to normal again soon.
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