Alex started running a fever on Sunday night...also threw up a few times.
We didn't take him to the dr. Didn't want him sicker than he already was.
When you and your spouse both work, how do you figure out who takes time off?
I told Allen that I get paid by the hour and he gets paid whether he's in the office or not, so he should stay home with him. He did for day 1, but couldn't miss core hours today in the office, so I worked a 1/2 day and came home in time for him to do that. Alex hasn't had a fever since this morning, so I'm hoping this will all be over soon.

Susannah's been complaining about a headache and tummy ache for the past couple of days. Hasn't thrown up...or felt warm really, but I took her temp tonight just to be sure. It was 99. something. Not enough to really worry about but I'm not sure what to do with it along with the other symptoms. She's been at school all week...if her temp isn't any higher than that, I'll probably send her to school tomorrow, too.

I am pretty amazed and very thankful that this stuff hasn't caught the rest of us yet. I mean, I had a cold last week, but it wasn't like what Alex is dealing with. I have had some interesting headaches...that feel like an awful cold is coming on, but after ibuprofen, things are better, so I don't know what to do with that except thank God for my health. It's just not a good time to be sick...starting a new job and all.

The job is going well. I like the people I work with and I like the babies, too. I need to remember to listen well and speak little when it comes to my opinions on other people's lives. I bit my tongue today over a couple of things I heard and God graciously allowed me to leave it alone.

We only had 3 kids in our class today. One of our seven was at grandma's...and at least 2 were out sick. The other, I'm not sure about, but I know he had the beginning of a cold yesterday. We've enjoyed a couple of easy days, but I really do like my job...even when they're all there! It's still a great job for our family.

I got my first paycheck on Friday. It was one full week's pay. Got me excited for that snowball to start rolling! And we found out that it will be rolling even faster than we'd thought because Emmaleigh got into Estem after only 2 weeks at Southwest Christian! She'll start after fall break on 10/5. Two down, one more to go. Keep praying for Susannah to get in...

That's all for now...
Debbie

I'm sitting here in an empty house.

The part time job I was looking for got to be a full-time job that pays enough not only to pay off bills, but also to send my girls to a Christian school while they wait to get into Estem. They started today and it sounds like it will be a fun time for them.

I will start working on Monday at the Trinity Early Childhood Education Program in the Infant room. I'll get my baby fix 40 hours/week...and get paid for it. I am happy.

We hereby declare this year "The Year of the Snowball!!!" The debt snowball, that is. A debt snowball is when you pay extra to a bill until it's paid off then you roll that same amount into another bill's payment until it's paid off...then you roll THAT whole amount (the minimums for 3 bills PLUS the extra you started with) into another bill until it's paid off...etc.

We're on the way to being debt free and it feels great!!!

Yes. There will be sacrifices for all of us, but for the sake of the snowball, we will do this thing and be FREE!!!!!!!!

Debbie