This morning I woke up rather early......these days, anytime before 8 is early! Sad to say, we have become late risers compared to where we were just a year or so ago! I am determined to get my weary 40+ bones OUT of bed by 6 a.m.! Stop all the chuckling my friends that know me!!!!

I need to rise early so I can spend time in the Word without feeling rushed! I want to enjoy those days when it is still dark out and I can see the sun peeking in throught the window one inch at a time. I never was a "morning" person. I much prefer to stay up until 1 or 2 and then sleep until 9 or 10. Alas, the homeschooling household does not warrant such luxuries!

This has been the "coolest" morning we have had in a while. At a chilly 34 degress, I am glad to find out our home holds the heat nicely. We do not even need the heat on yet. A nice perk to our ever increasing budget, yet not so increasing paycheck!

About paychecks, I really WANT to have one! My husband is the best! he works so hard for our family. He is liteterally a financial genius when it comes to budgeting. We have ZERO debt! No credit cards, lay away plans. Not even a car payment. His faith is grander than mine and every step of the way, he prays! the Lord blesses us so much. One can just read my post about how we were given this house MORTGAE free and see how faithful God is to our little family. But part of me wants to help MORE.

YEAH I know! i do a lot around the house to "help". Budgeting to weekly output is indeed a challenge these days. I am amazed at the rising prices of food and household supplies! We have had the same weekly budget for 3 years and so, it is a needed thing to be frugal! Anyway, what I was feeling these recent days is the need to do more to acquire actual cash in hand. To help get the "edge" so to speak. My husband, being the amazingly perceptive person that he is, sees things differently!

he reminds me of ALL the days I am wearily dragging myself to bed froma  LONG homeschooling, dsciplining, planning, traveling the world to get things done, days! he sees it is CRAZY for me to actually leave the house for even MORE work. But I feel like I want to help....MORE! Sigh.

i am so not complaining! Just observing and sharing where my heart is. I need to get onto e-bay or something! 

Since we are on "vacation" this week...Jim included!!!!! I am hoping to really get some serious on line time to organize my e-bay stuff, get some more ideas on how to generat and income without leaving my home! Any ideas are welcome of course!