well so much for keeping a little more updated, we've lost our free wifi from neighbors so now i have to drive down to a coffeeshop to get internet...blah, after almost a week of no services i am missing it sorely. Only real news is our tickets to India this summer are bought so excited! Working on keeping in shape and homeschooling the kids and that's all for now.

blogs... well i know i had intended on keeping this updated at least a little more frequently so here is my attempt.

Since last writing life has returned to some sort of normalcy with a renewed determination to be -consistent in schooling Josiah and Jaelle (and Enoch a little): which has consisted of finishing his big workbook of everything a 1st grader should know, started working through a new math workbook (he finished his first one a little while before Dec.), learning and working through the Charlotte Mason approach to reading narration, hymn and scripture memorization as well as handwriting practice and for now that all i've managed to consistantly keep up but I hope to add a little more soon.
-exercising: to finish getting down to my goal weight and also to build up some endurance and strength for our upcoming planned trip(more on that in a minute)
-house up-keeping: getting rid of clutter and organizing the house I've managed to get our entire house nice and organized with the exception of one box of photo's i have been intending to clean up and organize and then just maintaining the house cleaning up the little messes right away so the don't become huge attempting to do laundry when i have only a few loads instead of 5 or 6 loads and then making sure i don't let it remain unfolded but putting it away right a way and also keeping the dishes and kitchen cleaned up every night. It's great and something i have worked hard at to get to this point in the past 3 years.

So aside from that other things that have started for us on Wednesday's we have a home fellowship but so far we've only had one other couple and then one other girl consistently come and then on Fridays I open up the house for a women's night of fellowship so far again only two women have come but Lord willing that will increase more soon!

Last update for us is we are planning in the middle of August (for about 2 weeks)joining the Ahlbrechts as they move back to India, so Lord willing and provided judah is approved for the time off work and we can work out the logistics of childcare and visa's approved we will going! I am excited about this trip. In talking about going and the possibility becoming a reality, we never talked about getting pregnant again and what that would mean for the trip, but it came up the other day. I was under the assumption that I would be pregnant on the trip and that Judah knew or I should say recall (because we did talk about this) as soon as possible I would want to try again but he hadn't and his first reaction is we can't go if you are because it wouldn't be safe and we've already said we are going to go. So either you get pregnant and we don't go or you wait till we get back but for me waiting another 9 months before getting pregnant again isn't an option I want!! So after a few disagreements, clarifications, research on the subject also getting the opinion of some who has "been there, done that" :D We have decided to go ahead with the trip. and plan on attempting to get pregnant before we go. Again Lord willing if it happens within the next two or three months it will put me at somewhere between 4 and 6 month along (ideal time for traveling while pregnant) . The funny thing and perhaps even something the Lord allowed is that if Judah had thought about it or recalled that I would not be willing (or content) to wait that long we wouldn't have even considered going. Anyway things to ponder and the current going-on of the Ivy's!