If He brings you to it…

He’ll bring you through it.

Oh and He has! After 9 months of not having our own home, of struggling to find work and save for our own apartment and adjust to life here in Orlando, after the toll all the stress has taken on our relationship…  we now have our own apartment!

God is so GOOD!

We moved in about 2 weeks ago (hence the lack of presence on here!) and have just been swamped… that and no internet lol. We found a cute little apartment in the heart of Orlando in a complex that has done a complete 180 from where it was 3 years ago. They have put so much love and care in to the area and it shows! 

We couldn’t be happier <3

Bit of some madness though… during the move my friend went off to Australia to travel for a month and I offered to care for her two big labs. Sweet, playful girls who I had watched in the past with success, hence the offer, they would stay the first week at her place with her roomie while I moved into my new place, then they would come stay with me… but that first Thursday night I get to her house and they are cut up, bleeding and hurt! I immediately called my hero, Mr. Who and he came to help me get the girls to the Emergency Vet… apparently they got into a fight over the garbage that my friend’s roommate had left piled since her departure (I won’t even tell you the fury I held inside for that man). After a night in the ER, stitches and cleaning up, I got to take them home at 3am. 

I took Friday off to stay with the girls to monitor them in their meds. Then that afternoon (no sleep, mind you) when Mr. Who gets home, the girls bump into each other on their way to greet him and FIREWORKS! The big girl started fighting with the older one and I was terrified… I couldn’t get her off of the other! Mr. Who stepped in and stopped it. So this time we could go to their normal vet, get more stitches done and cleaning up, and agreed the best thing to do would be to separate them and get them on the anxiety meds… we believe they are stressed about their momma leaving for so long. By the time I got them home I was delirious with exhaustion after having gone 24 hours no sleep… we got home, kept one in the room with us the other in the living room and slept. Sunday we dropped off the aggressor at my friends house for her sister to care for, and kept the older (and much more wounded girl) to care for since she has more meds and monitoring.

Whew… see what I mean? So much going on.

Work is okay, feeling a bit under-appreciated and overworked… So I cut back on my volunteering to stay later, I leave leftover work for the next day instead of staying after school to do them. I go home… to my Mr. Who, my old girl and my baby chi, Edgar. I make dinner and relax with my honey.

It almost feels like ‘home’ already J

Five For Friday!

I'm just astounded by how many linky parties there are lol... love it though, it helps connect me to so many interesting and creative people and their blogs! 

Trying out Five For Friday, a linky party by Doodle Bug Teaching where you post five random things from today or this past week and on your blog...

#1: Scholastic Book Fair!

This is the first time I'm helping with the set up, and I thought it would be fun to have a theme to go along and get the kids excited! Maybe even generate a bit more cash for the school... So I made up the bulletin board as a Circus theme! The strong man game is the focus, with every $200 earned another balloon will be added to get the kids focused on raising funds for our school library. Now if I could just get some parent volunteers for the photobooth I'm making up for the kids... (pics of that next week!)

#2: Reading!

Actually been trying to read it for about a month but I did a bit of reading this week and can I just say... WOW. What amazing lessons?! This book is by far one of the most inspirational books for teachers I have ever had the pleasure to read! Rafe Esquith is an astounding 5th grade teacher who has been the recipient of numerous awards for his methods of reaching and forever changing the lives of the impoverished immigrant children in the Los Angeles area. The lessons and stories he shares in this book centered around a day at a ball game with some of his students give me hope!

# 3: My IPad Air!

I couldn't take a picture of it but I just got a new case for my new Ipad Air I got over break! It's purple and it swivels and it stands and it's awesome and I love ittttttt! Can you tell my excitement? lol I feel so much more efficient!

#4: The Creepshow Concert!

My tickets for the January 30th show just came in this week! I love this band from Canada and their psychobilly sound! SO.FREAKIN.EXCITED!

#5 NEKROMANTIX!

Month of concerts, I swear lol... Nekromantix plays the night after The CREEPSHOW! love ittttt!

So that's my 5.4.Friday!

Currently

So sleepy! I can hardly keep my eyes open as I write this... My now One year old Chihuahua baby, Edgar is snuggled up beside me in bed, my honey watching his show on Netflix, and my mom is play fighting with my brother. A full house that won't be so full in a couple of months... While the calendar said it was Christmas and for the most part the music had me in the spirit, majority of the winter break was spent in major stress mode.

I moved back here to Florida with my boys (my honey, Mr. Who, and Edgar) from South Carolina in April. We have been staying with my mother and brother while we got settled with steady work, transferred our cars to Florida (which was ridiculously expensive, darn it!) and have been looking for our own place now that our financial situation has leveled out. The stressful part (if moving to a new state, uprooting ourselves from everything we knew to be closer to my family, job hunting, eventually starting new jobs, missing our friends, not to mention missing our independence for a while wasn't stressful enough) came recently when my mother was advised that the condo she rents and we live in was foreclosed on and auctioned off. So now we re all forced to move as soon as possible... Bank reps "just stopping by" during break to verify the unit was still being occupied. Like I said, stressful.

My heart has been heavy but I am still confident that this is all in His plan... I read a morning reflection by Tyler Perry about baby eagles... About God's guidance and support while pushing us out of our contentment, like the eagles from their nest, to our destiny and purpose. Sometimes we get comfortable in the routine, but He always has a plan that tests you and pushes you to your limit and builds you as His child. It really spoke to me and our situation... reminded me to give it up to Him.

So now I am relaxing in bed, like I said. Reflecting here in my blog and giving thanks... I guess Winter's message was "If He brings you to it, He will bring you through it".

Starting to get more into my blogging, and decided to link up to the 'Currently' Linky party from "Oh' Boy 4th Grade" to get me started for the New Year... I promise I'm not as down as I seem, just in a reflective mood tonight! :)

Learning so much about blogging it boggles my mind sometimes lol...

Tomorrow is TGIF!!!