This was from a few days ago. Not a LOT of snow, but nonetheless snow. It is actually quite rare for us to get snow in December here. We have had a couple of storms with 4 or 5 inches, and supposedly we will get another few inches tomorrow.
We have young drivers out on the roads a lot so I need to keep praying for their safety. Angela is supposed to work tomorrow and she is our youngest driver so I hope and pray she will be Ok. We will see if it actually snows like they say it will. Sometimes the weather winkies are wrong.
There is a lot going on in the house with Christmas coming, plus three kid birthdays. Kevin kindly purchases most of the gifts for the kids which is a HUGE blessing.
I am 45,000 words into another book. It will not be super long -- I am guessing like 60,000 when all is said and done.
Did you see how I used a dash in the previous sentence (-)? Apparently, people have decided that dashes are signs of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in writing, so now I am avoiding dashes. It is stupid because normal writers do use dashes, but I also don't want people writing reviews claiming I am using AI in my writing.
Our big boys have been looking around at apartments and considering what they want to do. At the moment, they are seriously contemplating living together in an apartment because it will be much cheaper. They initially wanted to live in their own places, but not surprisingly, it is way more expensive.
Kevin and I have been purchasing and organizing stuff for the boys so they will have dishes and pots and pans when they move out. We have a storage room in the basement and I am happily looking for stuff to give away.
Sometimes I am truly overwhelmed by how much stuff we have in the house. Given that we have nine people living here, I don't suppose it is really that bad but I don't like clutter.
This is our sons' bedroom. It is a big room (like 14 by 17) and fits three beds and three dressers nicely, but still it is crowded. When the big boys leave, there will be so much more space for stuff. I don't know what we will do with it, but we will figure out something. Maybe some of the toys that Daniel really likes?
Speaking of Daniel, he will miss them. He has shared a room with his brothers for as long as he can remember.
Our older boys, who both have to work early, will probably relish having their own room so they can hit the sack without being distracted by siblings. Joseph has a particularly brutal shift -- it starts at 6:30 a.m.!
So yeah, lots going on! It is good for young people to grow up and move out. It will be hard having them gone, but also kind of nice with a little less busyness and stuff in our house.
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