Where has time gone? Over a month has passed and I haven't blogged. I apologize!
Life has been very busy and finds us trying to get into a new routine. A lot has happened since I last wrote so I'm not sure where to start but I'll try to catch ya'll up a bit on our lives then maybe do another blog as well. Well see what time allows.
The biggest news and most exciting for the month of August is that Moine's 6 months of no driving is up!! In some ways it seems like a lot longer but in other ways like it just happened.
August 9th Moine went to fill in an application at Moon Fabricating. Well they wanted him to do a welding test right away. He passed the first welding test with flying colors! They were very impressed!! They asked him if he could be at work at 7:30 am Monday morning (August 12th) and he said sure but don't I need to go do a drug test? They told him no they'll go do that Monday morning. Well Monday morning I had the privilege of packing Moine's lunch again! It had been several years since I got to do it! Moine was home by noon that day which threw me for a loop.
If you never did drugs and your told you failed your drug test how would you feel?? Well we soon realized it was due to the medication they had put Moine on. He worked for a couple hours but when they realized he failed his drug test he had to leave the shop. It took them till Wednesday forenoon to get everything straightened out. They wanted him to come in that day yet but Moine had already made other plans for the day! Moine told them he'd be in first thing Thursday morning!
During the time we were waiting to get Moine's drug test cleared Moine was offered another job. After seeking council and many prayers and tears we finally decided to stay with Moon Fabricating until we feel led to move on. We have felt an amazing peace about our decision! The pay isn't the best but its a job and it helps to cover the bills. Work at the welding shop is starting to pick up and they will soon be going to longer days. Ready or not here it comes! I'm ready for a bit more pay but I'll so miss Moine being home with us earlier in the evenings. But I won't complain cause at least he will be home with us every night!! :) I feel very blessed and fortunate!
Right now Moine's schedule is: 7:30am to 4pm with lunch from 11:30 to noon and then 2 ten minute breaks one at 9am and the other at 2pm. Were not positive but it sounds like next week is when everything changes so well see! I thought we were getting into a routine but it sounds like well have to adjust a bit more. Like I told Moine it can't be any worse then the
flexibility I had to learn to adjust too while he was trucking. lol
August 26th all 4 children started school!! The two oldest are in 2nd grade and the two youngest started Kindergarten. Where has time gone? We decided to try homeschooling again! So far so good! Today finished up our first week and were excitied!! Moine will have to start working Saturdays here soon so I'm considering doing school on Saturdays as well only if he has to work. Just to get ahead so that in the spring when things slow down for him then we won't be so pushed either!
We thoroughly enjoyed having Jacob & Janice Gingerich and children here for a short visit! Our children hit it off and my children were very sad to see them leave. Maybe next time they can stay longer.
Moine also enjoyed doing my brother in laws pig chores for him for a week while he was gone on vacation.
This month I learned you don't take your hearing for granted! The beginning of the month all of a sudden I lost all hearing in my right ear while at church. We ended up leaving and taking the children to my moms and went to the ER right away. They told us at ER that I had a blister filled with blood on my ear drum. They put me on an antibiotic, aleve, a Sudafed and afrin. It still wasn't better the next week so I went to see my family doctor. The doc said the blister wasn't filled with blood anymore but was yellow. So she put me on ear drops and took me off afrin. By that Friday it was some better but still couldn't hear out of it the best. The doc called in a new antibodic for me. The following week it still didn't improve really so my doctor wanted me to see an ENT. The 15th of August I went to see the ENT. They done a hearing test and she said I had really good hearing but when they checked the air waves that run through the ear drums my right ear was only half as good as the left ear. The doc said that the reason my eardrum wasn't healing completely was due to my sinuses not healing completely and it was keeping my eardrum from healing. The ENT put me on an antibodic ear drop and a very expensive nasal spray...I can finally hear again although my ear isn't completely healed it is very close and so much better!! I'm very thankful for my hearing!!
The children are doing good and loving every moment with their dad! They love to get up to help pack their dads lunch and to tell him by. So most days we do get an early start to our day!
This month we were also remind of how short life can be. My sister's niece was killed in a farming accident approx. 2 weeks before her 2nd birthday. If you think of the family please pray for Otto family. I know they'd appreciate it! Thanks.
Well that pretty much sums up August for us! We have learned so much through the last 6 months. If God brings you to it He WILL bring you through it!!! Praising God for His blessings and faithfulness!!!
