This is getting to be a habit! I just had to tell some things that happened today. Our video camera that we bought in December gave us trouble the last time we used it. I finally got around to working with it today, and I think it worked. I took some video at Nathan's ball practice, and it seemed to work. 
We have also had some trouble with our CD drive in our computer for a few months. Before spending money to have it fixed, I thought I would take the thing apart and see what I could do. Let me tell you, it was pretty scary when I had it all apart. But alas, I got the thing fixed, back together and there weren't even any extra screws when I was done.
There has been some talk about heading to the Children's Museum tomorrow. We haven't made a final decision yet.
I'm starting to plan our anniversary date. We are going out on the 21st to celebrate number 12. I think we will go to Texas Roadhouse, but after that, I don't have many good ideas. I've thought of taking him to Deals and getting one food item for each year of our marriage (that reminds us of that year). Humm, I'll have to think on these things!
Not that I have time to start blogging again! 
I thought I'd get on here and do another blog tonight, but I couldn't even remember my login info. I had to search through my delete box. Oh my!
Things are just as busy as always. I started subbing (mostly half days) in January. Joshua is still mostly just nursing, but started eating some foods a few weeks ago. The four oldest kids are going to be in sports this spring. Noah is finally *mostly* potty trained, which has been a huge relief!
I've been debating about taking some graduate classes to renew my teaching license. Cedarville has one week classes in the summer, but the whole family would have to go. I couldn't go a week without them . . . especially Josh.
Well, speaking of Josh, he is awake and crying for his midnight snack a little early.
Well, I thought for sure I would be blogging more often, but I just haven't had time for some reason 
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Joshua had his one month appointment on Monday. He weighed in at almost 14 pounds which puts him in almost the 100th percentile for his weight. He is starting to get the sumo wrestler look now. He does have a heart murmur, but the doctor seems to think it is something he will outgrow in a few months.
Hannah and Sarah have been at camp this week and I am looking forward to picking them up tomorrow. They sure do a lot of work for me around the house! Not too many chores got done with them gone all week.
Nathan and Esther have gone to VBS at Indian Heights Baptist Church this week. It is pretty wierd to just drop the kids off and not know what they are up to! Nathan can't seem to remember the Bible lesson when he gets home, but he sure goes on and on about the "exciting stuff". We still have a long way to go with that boy.
I was planning to start school next week, so I've been trying to clean out the school room. Steve built me some shelves in the school room closet today so we can lock all the games and toys up in there. I told him that anything with more than five pieces needs to be locked up .
Steve had a rough night tonight . . . we have had vacuum trouble for a few weeks, so tonight he took me out to look for a new one. Uggg! $340 later we have one that we hope lasts for a few years. Steve says all the girls with long hair should just wear hair nets around the house and we wouldn't have so much trouble. We only had $77 to spend for a vacuum, but if we bought one in that price range we would probably have to buy 10 of them in the next two years.
I've really been thinking about and praying about contentment with finances again lately. I go through this every once in a while. There are just so many things I want money for! Please don't misunderstand, they aren't really selfish or materialistic things, just things like vacuums and lights for our van dashboard, etc. I just wish I could help Steve with the bills sometimes. Esther and Noah never had a bottle, but sometimes I wonder if maybe I could try pumping and storing milk so that I could work a little. Then again, I think I should just be content with what God had given us. We really do have so much!
It is 2:30 am and I should be trying to sleep. I stayed up with Steve's young adult Bible study tonight and had too much sugar. Maybe I can sleep now 
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Well, this time last week we were at the ballpark already. Now we have another sweet little boy.
The week has been pretty good. It has been very nice to have mom around. I don't feel like I've done much all week except change diapers, nurse Joshua , read books and discipline a few kids here and there. This seems to be my best recovery so far. I'm still a little sore in my pelvis, but I blame that on the pitocin. The only other time I was sore in my pelvis was Noah's birth which was also pitocin induced.
Joshua is a great baby except at night. For the last three nights he has had a terrible time. I can't seem to get him to sleep very well. He gets that fidgetyness (I'm sure that isn't in the dictionary - at least not how I spelled it) and won't stay latched on or go to sleep. He acts like he needs to have a bowel movement, but sometimes even that doesn't help. After two or three hours of this, I've started praying an awful lot. I hate to wake Steve up and have him hold Joshua for a while, but I hate to get to the point where I'm about to cry myself. Maybe tonight will be better!
I got a nap today because Steve took the other five kids to the museum. I was really hoping to do more school with the kids this summer, but I guess the museum will have to count for now. I can't even imagine adding school into my schedule at this point! Next week the girls have to take their projects to the fair, so maybe I will feel more like doing school with them once 4-H is over. The girls only have about three weeks left before they go to camp and they only have three more Coyote Kids nights in the park. The summer will be over before we know it!
Steve and I have agreed to be on the leadership team for KASH (our local homeschool group). This is actually the second time they have asked us, but last time we were just beginning our home building project, and we were pretty new at homeschooling as well. We have a meeting next week. It is hard to believe we are starting to plan for the school year already, but August isn't far away!
Steve called and said I had an hour before the tribe is home. I really should do something productive, but I'm trying really hard not to overdue it :). I hope that doesn't sound lazy!
Joshua is acting like a typical Gollner newborn. He just wants to eat and sleep (sometimes doing both at the same time). The kids are all crazy about him. Noah seems to care more about Joshua then him mommy now, which is a big change. We all praise God for another beautiful and healthy little reward!!