Sunday, August 16, 2009
Catch up on Life!
I will try to make this short and sweet for everyone J We have had lots of people wondering what is going on in our lives with work, jobs, kids, ect ect… SO to fill ya all in!
Let’s start from May when I was laid off from work… this was a very hard year for our small little Lutheran school. I was laid off due to low enrollment. There were a few things going on at the school that just wasn’t fair, but I took the layoff and knew there was nothing I could do but pray for something to happen for our family. Rob was given his contract the beginning of June and we contemplated on him signing his contract or hitting the road. With this economy we decided it would be best for Rob to keep his job here and start looking for other jobs for me to just “get us through”. Needless to say May and June were very emotional and we had no idea where we were going or what we were going to do. Daycare was going to run me close to $1100/month for both kids. I wasn’t going to find a job that was even going to be worth paying that. So, I settled on the fact that I will be a stay at home mom and I knew that the Lord would provide for us.
July came and let me tell you we were all ready for a break. Off we went to Florida! Middle of July I was receiving phone calls from numerous parents asking if I would consider homeschooling their child… WOW I was in shock! Parents were frustrated with the unfairness going on at our school and wanted to pull their children out and have me school them. Through July a parent and I worked hard to make sure what I was going to do was legal and that we weren’t going to get in any trouble. We found out that I can only have nine kids in my home before it becomes a private school. Many many hours later, I have nine kids coming to my home to begin schooling next Monday! This is a huge adventure for me and I am so excited to take it head on. I will also be schooling Rylie during this time. She will be schooling with the kindergartners as she is very ready academically. Jackson will go to one of the little girls’ parents and play with her little brother and sister. The schedule is perfect half day school Monday-Thursday and no school on Friday. I will be teaching K-2 all from our garage. My amazing husband gave up “his” garage and “his” space to create a classroom. I am so thankful to everyone that has pulled together to help me and my family. Hopefully our garage will be complete this week and I can post some pictures of my new classroom!
That is my job summer search in a nut shell… now another post coming up on Jack!
Let’s start from May when I was laid off from work… this was a very hard year for our small little Lutheran school. I was laid off due to low enrollment. There were a few things going on at the school that just wasn’t fair, but I took the layoff and knew there was nothing I could do but pray for something to happen for our family. Rob was given his contract the beginning of June and we contemplated on him signing his contract or hitting the road. With this economy we decided it would be best for Rob to keep his job here and start looking for other jobs for me to just “get us through”. Needless to say May and June were very emotional and we had no idea where we were going or what we were going to do. Daycare was going to run me close to $1100/month for both kids. I wasn’t going to find a job that was even going to be worth paying that. So, I settled on the fact that I will be a stay at home mom and I knew that the Lord would provide for us.
July came and let me tell you we were all ready for a break. Off we went to Florida! Middle of July I was receiving phone calls from numerous parents asking if I would consider homeschooling their child… WOW I was in shock! Parents were frustrated with the unfairness going on at our school and wanted to pull their children out and have me school them. Through July a parent and I worked hard to make sure what I was going to do was legal and that we weren’t going to get in any trouble. We found out that I can only have nine kids in my home before it becomes a private school. Many many hours later, I have nine kids coming to my home to begin schooling next Monday! This is a huge adventure for me and I am so excited to take it head on. I will also be schooling Rylie during this time. She will be schooling with the kindergartners as she is very ready academically. Jackson will go to one of the little girls’ parents and play with her little brother and sister. The schedule is perfect half day school Monday-Thursday and no school on Friday. I will be teaching K-2 all from our garage. My amazing husband gave up “his” garage and “his” space to create a classroom. I am so thankful to everyone that has pulled together to help me and my family. Hopefully our garage will be complete this week and I can post some pictures of my new classroom!
That is my job summer search in a nut shell… now another post coming up on Jack!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
You know your in Trouble When...
So, this is Jackson newest, most favorite spot to sit. Now, Jackson doesn't sit well, obviously he is a one year old boy! So, he has fallen off this table now and doesn't care, where do I find him... yup right on top! Now you think this is bad....
Here is my little boy becoming a little daredevil. He has no fear!
Oh, mom your watching... are you going to stop me!?? I continue to sit and wait for him to get mad because he is too scared to continue and is stuck... but nope... not scared!
Alright mom... here I go all the way!
Here is my little boy becoming a little daredevil. He has no fear!Oh, mom your watching... are you going to stop me!?? I continue to sit and wait for him to get mad because he is too scared to continue and is stuck... but nope... not scared!Alright mom... here I go all the way!HAHA... I made it mom! Now what do I do :)
So you know you are in trouble when they are climbing EVERYTHING before walking! Yes, that's right Jack is not walking yet, but he is a dare devil so I am in TROUBLE once he starts walking!
So you know you are in trouble when they are climbing EVERYTHING before walking! Yes, that's right Jack is not walking yet, but he is a dare devil so I am in TROUBLE once he starts walking!
Much Love!
McCabes :)
Monday, August 3, 2009
Florida Comes to an End
27 days in Florida and we enjoyed every minute of it! Rylie thought she was ready to come home, she couldn't wait to see daddy, but once we hit the plane big alligator tears streamed down her face. She had a great month filled with lots of new adventures!
Out on the river Rylie and Jackson both had turns riding the jet ski! They are just amazing little dare devils, nothing seemed to bring fear to them!
This day Jackson thought it would be a lot of fun to keep taking off on his own! He sure was a crowd pleaser though, with his "hi" to everyone on the beach! 
Kiddos hanging out on the boat! As long as we were on the water, near the water, anything to do with water, these kids were happy campers!
Hey Captain! You can't be sleeping, your driving the boat!Kiddos hanging out on the boat! As long as we were on the water, near the water, anything to do with water, these kids were happy campers!
Well, that's our summer in Florida! We hope you all enjoyed the pictures of our family vacation!
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