One Busy Summer!

It has been a crazy, crazy summer! Due to all the busyness, I have not written at all. So here is the quick catch up on all the happenings. All the kids have had a great summer, enjoying their usual fun and activities. Hailey and Josh has spent most of the summer at the pool and playing with friends. Ashley has continued with swimming, and hit and miss on bike riding and horseback riding. They all had another fabulous week at camp, and can’t wait to go again next year. Jason and I continue to be so impressed and amazed at what an exceptional job Camp Barnabas does with all the kids. I have been so busy with graduate school! It was all I could do to stay up with the kids, Ashley’s school work, and my school work. It was quite the challenge to get back into the swing of being a student, after so many years of being out of school and having never attended school while being a mom. It was all I could do to get through it! But I absolutely know it was the right decision and I am loving the experience. I think we have made some good adjustments to ease the burden a bit for this coming school year, but it will still be a challenge. My coursework will be complete next summer. In addition to the coursework, I have to get 1500 hours of working with children with autism (not including Ashley), under the supervision of a BCBA. I will be traveling 85 miles 2 days a week for the next year to complete this supervision. I expect it will be exhausting, but I am very excited about the opportunity to work at this school. I have already met some spectacular professionals in the field and learned so much. It is an amazing opportunity. We have hired a woman to assist with Ashley’s care and school work. She started a few weeks ago, and is doing a wonderful job so far. We are very excited to see what direction God is taking us. We could use lots of prayers that we make it through this next year physically, emotionally, and financially. It is quite a new experience for our family. The kids are very ready to get back to their school year schedule. My classes start again next week. I am using this week to get things organized and ready for our crazy year. I am going to do my best to post blogs throughout the year, but it is definitely on the back burner. I am moving my blog back to the old blog site, just for my ease and convenience, I hope you all will join me over there.