Frustration

That is the only word that can be used to describe my state of mind today! Ugh. Homeschooling (did I mention that I homeschool two of my children?) is exhausting work, and it's especially frustrating when one of those two children avoids doing the work he (or she) knows is supposed to be done. *sigh*

I cannot believe that 2008 is practically over! Whoa! It makes me dizzy to see the time flashing past! There is much to get ready in the coming weeks. We will be having special company at Christmas time. And though I love them, and it isn't that I don't LIKE having company - I feel VERY inadequate in the hostess role! So, I'm a bundle of nerves. And somehow I can't seem to keep a clean house. I was watching video of back when S. was first born (my first child)... my house looked so nice and neat all the time.... then when L. came along.... there were a few more things left out... by the time A. came along, there was chaos in the background of all video clips, and it has not improved with C. being added to the family! Oh my! I would LOVE to have a nice, neat home... I just seem powerless to attain it! I'd like to know how parents teach their kids to pick up after themselves?.... 'cause I sure must have missed that lesson in Parenting 101!

Back to work!

We are Six Busy Bees

Welcome to my little blog of the world! :) I find myself writing these incredibly long, horribly over-detailed e-mails or text messages (you know you have a problem when the computer starts screaming at you that it can only hold 3000 characters, and you've only started the preface of what you wanted to say!). :) So, I told myself, it's time to whip out the 21st century's form of a journal, which I used to LOVE to write in back in what teenagers today seem to think were the dark ages (the 90s). So, here I am. If you care to follow along with my dribble, you are more than welcome. :) If not, I'm sure you'll find another blog to interest you, and I will still have the joy of spewing my words onto my overtaxed computer screen. :)

Okay, so a little about us - the six busy bees - and why I chose that particular name for my blog. :) My husband's grandmother has this amazing array of custom stationary, stickers and rubber stamps all with adorable bees. She signs her letters "from the Bzzzz", because, like us, her last name starts with a "B". Punny, you say? :) Well, I think it is charming, and I would like to carry on the tradition as well as carry on her memory for our extended generations. :) SO, there ya go. :)

We are a family of six now! It is hard to imagine. It seems just yesterday that my darling husband (N.) and I met... let alone got married... and where did all these kids come from??? ;) We have 4 wonderful kids - my 10-year old son (S.), 6-year old daughter (L.), 2-year old daughter (A.) and 3-month old baby boy (C.) So, I will identify each of my darlings in this blog with these initials to protect our identities and the innocent. :) You can't be too careful in this day and age.

Au Revoir!