This year has been a year of change. Family members are moving to new homes, my boys are so different everyday. As soon as I think I've got them figured out, they change again.
I started this fall without a job, and in our area, employment is hard to come by.
I got a phone call one afternoon. They were wondering if I'd like to be a driver for a couple Amish families. A couple years ago, I advertized around our area and had a few answer. Most Amish families still rely on horse & buggy to get around. When they are planning to go more than 15 or 20 miles, they arrange for a driver. Our mini van gets a workout, I get out of the house, meet new people, what a way to spend a day :)
My little route to and from school keeps me busy for a couple hours and still leaves time during the day. We've had great fun telling stories, practicing spelling words and times tables on the way to their brand new school. Most days I bring our dog Meemo along for the ride. He's pretty old, kinda slow and loves the front seat. He entertains the kids and they all pet him and say "hello" as soon as they see him.
A couple weeks ago, my poor baby couldn't even walk out to the van. The kids asked everyday if he was getting better... The day came when I had to tell them, no he's not getting better. It seemed to happen so fast. My poor baby was a wonderful co-pilot and buddy. Now he's gone.
The next day, as I was dropping off Thomas, his little brother came out to meet us and told him its ok, we can choose any of them! I waited for a minute, they came back from the barn with the cutiest bundles of fuzz I've ever seen! I tried to say no, they wouldn't have it. We picked out the one with white feet & white tip on his tail. He doesn't really like rides in the van yet, but we're workin on it. In the meantime Dutch is just what we needed around here!
Merry Christmas everybody!
