Ok so it's Monday.  Enough said.  Actually, I'm having a great day so far.  I was able to clean the house this weekend so it's in pretty good shape, oh if only it could stay that way!

I am behind in my stuff for today but you know, I don't really care.  The sun is shining which we haven't seen in a week but it is oh so cold today.  Windy and 20F for a high.  Not too bad for February but the wind just makes me freeze.  The bright sunshine and the Blue Sky are such a tease!  It looks very inving outdoors but I know if I step out, WHAM! the cold air is going to take my breath away.  UGH, my son has scouts tonight,  you know what that means!!! Brrrrr......

So this morning we doubled up on English, finished History 1 and will begin History 2 tomorrow.  We had a great time in the Word this morning and spent a bit more time there than I had planned but oh well, that's the sweetest place to be.  We still need to get through Math and our reading of Pilgrim's Progress.  That should do it for today.  Science test tomorrow and spelling words to review for a quiz on Wednesday.

Now, my concerns.  Back in the Fall my husband had spotted a great little business for sale in Virginia.  I mean  the middle of nowhere VA.  He is a professional with his MBA and a fabulous worker and bread winner.  We are not rich by any means but we are doing well.  He works and I am able to be home with my boys and we have a nice home.  No Mc Mansion or anything formal, we have a nice Cape and it is very cozy.  I love our yard and where we live and that even though we are a bit rural, we have so many conveniences nearby.  I can be at Walmart, Stop and Shop or several other grocers or bigger name stores in 5 minutes or 15 at the most.  I can also be at a mall in less than 20 minutes or a major mall or city in less than an hour.  I can easily access Boston, Hartford or Providence in no time and I can be at Cape Cod in 2 1/2 hrs.  So what am I going on about all that for? Because we may move!!! My husband has been very unhappy at work.  Not because the job itself, he like what he does and he likes who he works for.  The problem is the time it requires him to be away from his family.  He is required to work really late most evenings so basically he sees his sons on weekends only.  I get maybe two hours each evening.  He wants more time and so do we.  So, being self employed is what he desires.  He has actually talked about that since we met 10 years ago. 

So, we may be heading out this weekend to check out this area.  My problem? I really like our home and this set-up will give us a large dwelling above the business but it's not a house.  Our land would be very small, basically a tiny backyard.  The living quarters need MANY updates that we would not be able to afford after purchasing the business.  I must say that the surrounding countryside is gorgeous from what I have seen in pics.  The town itself is teeny tiny and there are NO conveniences, besides us.  Our business is the Do-It-All for the surrounding neighbors. There are about 1200 people in the town, that's all. 

Now scenario number two is a business in VT that is along the same lines but the living is in a house!  The land sounds lovely as does the area BUT who wants winter 9 mo of the year?  If only I could combine them.

The biggest problem I have though is family.  Both our families are here and I am exceptionally close to mine.  My dad is 82 and long story short, these are the only grandkids he'll ever have a close bond with.  Who knows how long he'll live and to take these kids from him will break his heart. My mom is in an uproar about the whole thing.  I have told her what can I do?  She has basically told me I should tell my husband no.  I can't do that.  I believe the Bible is clear that I am to submit to my dh and let things be.  He knows how I feel, he loves my family too and he loves his own but to stay here and watch his boys grow without him is more than he can bear.  We would love to do something here but there aren't any opportunities that wouldn't be the same situation he is in already, just for less money.  The goal is time together as a family, to work together and be together.  These business opportunities provide work and living on the same premises so even when long hours are required, he is only a few steps away.

I am really torn up about it.  On the one hand I would love to have an adventure and to be together as a family like that.  On the other hand, I hate leaving my family and what if we end up hating it?  It's a big risk and it scares me.  We are too old to keep starting over.  Almost 50 will be tough if he can't make this work.  Not to mention we'd have no health insurance.

Ok, so that is the jist of where I'm at.  Yikes!