Family Randomness

We have been so busy around here...life has been crazy and random the last few weeks.

1. Jason's work schedule is crazy right now. He's working the afternoon shift. Needless to say, I haven't seen him all week, or all last week. By the time I get home from work, he's gone. And when he comes home from work, we're in bed asleep. I don't like being a single mom and single woman at home. I miss talking about our day during dinner. And I miss knowing that he's in the house or in the bed with me at night. (I'm scared of the dark.)
2. I'm in the middle of one of the best Bible studies. Of course, I've only done 4 in my life - this being one of them, so I can't speak as though I've done a lot of them. But seriously, this study has been so revealing of things in my life that take my attention off Christ. It's about modern day gods. Each week, the author writes about something that I never realized consumed my mind so much. If you ever are looking for a good study, whether it's by yourself or in a group, I highly recommend No Other Gods, by Kelly Minter. She has a book to read, and a workbook. We're doing the workbook one. It's an easy read, with easy words to understand (I need that), and the scriptures and stories she uses are very relevant and easy to apply to our lives.
3. Our bathtub faucet has been leaking for months. No matter how tight you turn the knob, it would still continue a small stream of water. Jason has been working on it all week, and finally had to break down and call a plumber to come fix it today. So, we have new pipes and new faucets in our tub...costing us $350. Thank goodness for tax return money.
4. Gavin has been breaking out in hives this week, and we can't figure out what's causing it. It only happens in the late afternoon when we get home....around 4:00-5:00ish. At first, I thought he had gotten into an ant hill or something in the yard because we had been playing outside. But he's done it several days in a row. He loves strawberry milk and drinks it constantly, so we took him off that, thinking it was the strawberry or red food coloring. Still came back. We thought maybe it is the detergent I washed his clothes in (I used mom's detergent last week), but if that were it, then it would break him out in the morning when he put his clothes on. I wear the same perfume that I've always worn...nothing new or different. He hasn't eaten anything new out of the ordinary that he hasn't eaten before. We do not have animals. I have checked inside his clothes to check for bugs or spiders. Nothing. We have thought of everything we can think of...and nothing seems to fit. Other than keeping his drugged on Benadryl, I don't have a clue what to do.
5. I have a major case of Spring Break fever! The warm weather this past weekend spoiled me and I have soooo missed it today and yesterday. I hate being cold with a passion and being stuck inside. I crave warm sunshine. I truly believe in people having seasonal depression. I don't think I have depression, but I surely feel gloomy and crabby in the wintertime and I feel like such a better person in the springtime. Plus, I'm counting down the days till our school break - some other teachers and I are going on a cruise to the Bahamas that week. I've never been on a cruise before so I'm super psyched about it. I told Jason this could be my Valentine's Day present, my birthday present, Easter, 4th of July, .... and all other holidays this year.

Of course there are more things going on in my mind and life, and in our family, but I'll spare you.