Asher's Birthday- he's ONE!

Today is Asher's birthday- he is 1. He has come a long way from a year ago. I call him my monkey. He is always climbing into or onto everything. Likes to take everything apart, and sometimes put things back. If he isn't supposed to have it, he wants it. he is fascinated with electrical plugs, and can crawl like the dickens. He has just started to walk and is getting steadier every day.

He exhausts- I feel as if I am in labor all over again. Instead it is just all the daily hassles of laundry, dishes, and the mess that no one can seem to help mom with. I almost rather being stuck in labor and then being stuck in the hospital for a few days then being stuck in the house with a mess and the family. Amazing how mother is the only person capableof doing everything.(I am venting- can you tell).

We are planning on going to the fair and then back home for cake and ice cream. We were supposed to have a few friends over for cake and ice cream, but Alec, Asher and I are all infectious with a cold. I didn't see the importance of having friends over and sharing the germs. Hopefully the fair will be nice and not too busy ( yeah right the last day it is in town). More pictures will come.

New Child? Maybe?

OK, last year while I was at the high school teaching, I somewhat adopted three sisters, who were in need of rides from school to home, occasional shopping trips or advice. I really took to these girls. Its unfortunate that their own mother walked out on them, but obviously their father is too much (he is a long story in itself). Well the oldest of the sisters, Elizabeth, is a freshman at the local community college. She received 75% state funded scholarship, but her father wants to move out of state (even longer story). So now we are considering allowing the oldest sister to move in with us until she can get a job and save money to be on her own. Its a huge risk, financially, (she can't afford to pay us anything). However, she would help out with the kids, cooking, cleaning and anything else. Our privacy would take a back seat, but this is only for a year at the minimum. Who knows how long it would last, but I would be on her like white on rice to ensure that she was looking for a job, etc... This is just a hard decision to make, because I want to help her out so much but (my own job security is so unsure right now). Goodness, who knew they wouldn't need teachers one day! i am pretty sure we will take her in, it will just tight when we have family in town, since she will take our guest room. But I hate for her to throw her only chance of a decent future away because her father is selfish (again long story). So-- I am possibly having a girl, she is 19 years old, Her name is Elizabeth, she is very smart, pretty and I know one day she will be a famous engineer!