Sunday, March 19, 2017

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You guessed it, another busy week around the Riggs' house. Tuesday was spent cleaning the house. I think I have mentioned this before, but I seriously have a serious problem with the thought of people seeing my house even slightly messy. I am not talking like a little troubled by the thought, I am talking full out panic attack. I have tried to have a pep talk with myself and convince myself that people really do not care if my house is not spotless. The truth is only the first person in the door gets to admire my spotless house 😉. Wednesday night we have our real community group over for our weekly time together. It is always such an uplifting time together and we are truly  blessed to be a part of a church family that we can walk this crazy journey of life together. Thursday night was family game night at school for the girl's grade. I took the kids for a little while. Jeremy was just dead tired and well let's be honest, it's March Madness, Baby (in best Dick Vitale voice). I am a sports fan. I can appreciate a good game of just about anything. Obviously,  my first passion in sports is Chicago Cubs baseball, but I love the NCAA March Madness every year. This is the first year that I joined the Riggs' family bracket group and I kind of wished I hadn't because every year I love cheering for a Cinderella team. I love seeing the lower seed upset the higher seed 👊. Fortunately for me the team I picked to win the whole thing lost yesterday so I can cheer for whoever I want now. Did not mean for this to turn into a sports blog, but I am pulling for Michigan. I watched them win the Big Ten Championship last week and have been loving watching them play. Moving on. Friday we did not have students, but the teachers had to meet in the morning for a few hours. The kids just hung out in my classroom watching movies and playing. I was a little worried that Chloe would ruin her three good weeks being trapped in a room with her siblings and only having me pop in and out every once in awhile. Emma was going to be the judge on how well she did. Emma gave the thumbs up that she earned her star for the day. After I was finished at school we had to go by the store for a few things and then we headed home for the rest of the day. Friday afternoon involved watching more basketball and cleaning out closets. Saturday I took Chloe for her well deserved reward. I took her to the nail salon at the mall. She is so funny (and just like her momma) in new situations. She was excited, but also felt so awkward. After we got her nails done we went and got  her a few new dresses because she has outgrown all of them. We went to Kohl's because I had a coupon and I know they always have great deals. I went to the section that I have gone to for so many years to get the girls clothes. I found all of these adorable dresses and then my heart sank as I realized that the biggest size that section holds in a 7 and my girls cannot wear any of those clothes anymore 😢. I had to go to the other section of clothes filled with clothes that look all too grown up for my girls. Almost everything in that section looked like they were for teenagers. We managed to find a few simple, but cute dresses and then headed to get some groceries. We came home and of course watched some more basketball and I worked some more on decluttering bedrooms and closets. I managed to fill five bags of clothes and two bags of trash, but I still have so much to declutter. Today we went to church, came home and had lunch, and you guess it, more basketball,

We have another week packed with all kinds of activities. The weeks are passing so quickly and I have to be honest, the anxiety of what will be our new financial reality come July is starting to creep in on me. I have woken several times in the middle of night this last week thinking about bills and what ifs. Yesterday I got our new escrow analysis for our mortgage and because the property taxes in Chicago have gone up so much our new monthly house payment starting in May will be $317 more each month. I admit that I sat there and just cried for a few minutes because our new budget starting in July did not leave room for this kind of increase every month. My head knows that God will supply, but my heart wavers. I know He is faithful, but that doesn't keep the doubts from coming. Stress effects my body is various ways. This stress is causing a great deal of jaw pain and prayers would be appreciated. I am so thankful for so many people who bring us to our Father during these seasons of anxiety.



Emma did a speech on Wednesday on the author of the Anne of Green Gables


This is what we woke up to Tuesday morning. YUCK! 




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