Well, I am still employed! LOL I haven't given up yet but I'll tell you it has been intense! The job is soooo technical that the 2 weeks of training (6 hours a day) is likely to weed out any future employees who can't cut it. This stuff is all new. My official role is as a billing clerk for a huge trucking company. Sounds simple, but actually I need to know everything about the trucking industry from hazardous materials to shipping codes. Not to mention none of the bills of lading (the slip that describes what is on a load) are standardized so it is like a game of clue trying to figure out where info is on each document. This job is worth every penny they pay me.

As far as the kids go, they haven't been too bad when I leave but they jump all over me when I return. ALL of them, from my 15 year old down to my 3 year old. They seem to want to make the most of every minute I am home as well. My oldest today doesn't want to go out to lunch with her grandma because she said she will miss me. That really touches my heart. The good news is that while training is 6 hours a day, my actual job will only be 3 1/2 hours + a 15 minutes break so I will be gone a lot less time. That said, I 'll be happy when this faze of my plan is over. My heart is 100% at home with my children, not in the workforce.

Part of my plan is to have more children as well. There was  a time when I was so sure that I was done that I wanted my husband to get "fixed". But the Lord did not give him peace about that and on the day of his surgery, I told him to not go. Praise God because I would be so sad right now. I am actually taking pre-natel vitamins right now as a means to strenghten my body. I would like to be expecting the first part of next year. This is my hope.

Lots of changes around my home. Even more I can't share right now. (I hate it when people do that, so sorry!)

God Bless,

Michelle