For Wiz

My dear sweet sister,

You are probably about the only person who reads this blog, and have asked me about 20 times in the past few months to post something new, so this is for you. ( and anyone else who would like to read it)

This past year has worn me out!! I have gone to school full time and worked full time at the same time, I have gone to school full time and had kids at home to care for, and now for the past year, I have had kids at home to care for, while being a full time working mother. This has been a weird thing for me to get used to--in fact I still have not. I work 12-13 hours 3 days a week(sometimes 4) and then my days off I am a full time SAHM with kids to care for, a house to keep in order, groceries to buy, laundry and dishes to do, dinners to cook, and a husband that I barely know anymore seeing as how he works every day that I am off. He tries his hardest to help me out, but as most of you know, he has not felt himself for over 2 years now. He has seen doctor after doctor, and none of them know what is wrong. He has not run a race since July 4th, 2007--which for him is torture. Running was his passion, and he would give anything to be able to do that again. As well as playing with the kids, taking them to the park and the pool, taking the dogs for runs, helping around the house more, and doing more for our yard--although, I think it is fine. We have discussed the prospect of having another baby soon, and the only thing holding us back right now is his health. He wants to be able to take care of 3 children when I go back to work, and he doesn't think he will be able to. So, my house is not the cleanest right now. I have piles of laundry--both clean and dirty. My kids don't get to go outside and play everyday. We have yet to get a new car since mine died 2 months ago. Through all of this, I have to pray that things do have a way of working themselves out and that God will get us through it all---Chuck will feel better soon, I will get better at being a SAHM/full-time working mother, there will be another baby Cartee, and this blog will get more frequent updates! :) I will post a few pics from the past few months, so there is something fun about this post ;)

Evan at his 3rd birthday party; Avery, Wiz, and Morgan at his party; Avery and me at Baby Land General in April; The kids on Easter; Me and my friend Lindsay at a 60's/70's birthday party for some of our co-workers in May; Avery with her brand new bike and her riding it; Evan riding his tricycle; Avery on the last day of Kindergarten with her teacher; Evan how I found him one evening a few days ago--complete with his new, not so good, haircut given to him by his daddy :)