Well, it's settled...I'm officially coming back to my local hospital to work in labor and delivery here.  I loved my job at the new place, but it was just too far (among the other things like the contract that just seemed to appear 2 weeks after I had started working there).  I missed my family.  It is such a great feeling knowing that I don't have to drive anymore like I have been doing.  I get to drive a big whoppin' 7 minutes home (as apposed to 90+ minutes).  I will see my kids before (until school is out) and after I work and I will only be working 3 days not 4-5 like I am now.  I left this completely up to God...and I am certain that he gave me the job that I was supposed to get.  I am SO excited!!!

Yesterday was my first day off in almost 6 days, so I let the kids stay home from school.  I missed them and I wanted to spend sometime with them.  We ended up going to a dinosaur exhibit at a local botanical garden.  They give you a map and you go through the huge garden looking for these dinosaurs.  The kids loved it.  We found a place where the kids could use paint brushes to find "dinosaur bones".  It was so neat!  A few minutes after the kids began to play, a photographer for our local newpaper came over and asked to take pictures of the kids.  He was real nice not intrusive or disruptive to their playing (which really was a delight to watch my children just the 3 of them playing together...in harmony).  This morning I awoke to see my beautiful babies on the front page of the local section...Now I know that every time we venture out as homeschoolers we won't be photographed for the paper. But even aside from the picture in the paper it was nice to just be together as a family learning, talking and exploring!!  Also, I wonder what the kids' teachers will say when they see the kids on the front of the newspaper.  Guess we are BUSTED!  ...just 48 more days!!!