I was thinking of my next post and relaized I could write about 3 different ones or just put them all in one post, so that's what I'm doing. ;-) We have a lot of different little things going on.

First, school is going well. We're moving along slowly with finishing up some things from last year. We seem to never finish a whole year in one school year. Oh well. The bazillionth reason homeschooling rocks. ;-) Ethan is about half way done with his Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra which is considered 8th grade. Then he's just about done with his grammar which is for 7th grade. And some of our science is 6th-8th grade. I have a goal of being done with all the middle school "grades" with him by next year. I don't really want to start the high school all over the place. I need it to be more organized so I can keep better records. Braylin is in the same boat. He does mostly 5th grade work with the exception of grammar. He's finishing up 4th grade in grammar. I'd like to have both of them at a solid stopping point some time right before Chrismas so that I can take off to have this baby and not feel the guilt of not doing school. Their both about a year ahead anyhow and I plan to take off at least a month after I have the baby. I'd like to have them continue some things on their own. We'll see.

Adam and I are starting a new budget. I think it will flow better than the budget we use now. And if we can stay on it, it will cause me to work less and not more. With a new kid being added to the mix we gotta find new ways to make the dollar stretch. I'm really excited about it b/c I think that it will really work. I also like the feeling of being responsible with all God has given us. Things change and so that means we need to be able to change too. Adam is up for a raise in January and so that is always a good thing in the budget.

We're also about to move. Last night Adam & I got a list of things written down that we have to get done. We also made a list of things we would need to account for in our budget. Moving is hard and expensive! We are moving simply b/c we have WAY out grown this house. And again, with a new addition to the family, it would be so uncomfortable. We already trip over each other. You can't watch TV in the living room when the kids go to bed b/c everything branches off of the living area and its too loud. I know it sounds terrible to complain about such a thing. I'll stop that now. I do need to start throwing things out and getting to my list so that when it is time to move it'll be easier. We have to move by December 1st.

The boys are in full football mode. Ethan decided to play this year. It's his last year to be eligible to play. If he decided to play next year we'll have to find either a homeschool sports group or play for the local middle school. Ethan made the D1 team this year, which surprised us. Being that he's never played before we didn't think he'd make the first team. He also made the starting defense. He's loving it and having a blast. We love football. The spirit and excitment is priceless and there are so many great memories associated with being at the ball park. Adam is coaching Braylin's team again this year. Braylin eats that up. He loves his dad being the coach and looks forward to it every year. Adam coaches Ethan during baseball.  Adn Ethan looks forward to that every year.

I'm lovin' Sarah Palin. I think she has given the McCain campaign a big boost. And for those who were on the fence, I think she has pushed you completely off, either to the democratic or republican side...but either way she has definitely stirred things up. I'm looking forward to the debates.

I think I've rambled on long enough and have summed up everything going on over here. Gotta get back to cleaning and school. :-)