We are still Alive!

We are still Alive! We are still alive. I have been drowning in the boy's homeschooling. It has taken me some time to get things figured out. Part of the problem is we only have 1 computer to 4 students and a lot of there schooling is on the computer. That is why I haven't been blogging. I'm either using the computer  for school stuff or I am so sick of looking at a computer that I don't have it in me to get on my blog. Which makes me sad because blogging is one of my favorite things about this trip. I also have found that I don't want to spend all my blogging complaining because we have had some tough times.So I have resorted to that famous quote if you can't say anything nice  then don't say anything at all. I haven't had many nice things to say this last little bit. I feel if all I do is complain I'll get judged. I have different thoughts like maybe I'll get a, I told you so if I share all the story. The whole story the good and the bad. I wish I could fake how amazing it is. But I have to be honest. This has been hard. I am challenging myself and our family in ways that I didn't know existed. Wait a minute I take that back, it is like the kids home from school summer on Steroids.  I have to brace myself for summer and mentally prepare myself because it is alot of work. This is mucho, mucho work. And I am sure there are those super moms out there saying what is her problem homeschooling and spending 24 /7 with all the family is so fun and easy I LOVE IT! Or the other thought, what was she thinking? I could have told her it was going to be hard, oh wait a minute I did tell her it was going to be hard. Oh well, It is what it is. We are here and I am going through growing pains. I also am pretty darn pleased with myself for doing this even if It isn't exactly living up to all my expectations. I am proud of all of us for doing it. Next, in order for me to get caught up I am just going to post pics and make small comments I am sure your glad, less writing. I have been forced to give up some of my writing. Just not enough time in the day as of right now to write as much as I like and be as detailed as I like. The whole idea was to make this our family journal and scrapbook so that is why I wanted to write so much. But I have realized that a little is more then nothing at all. Alright I am what I am and this trip is what it is. Amazing, Hard, Not what I expected, challenging, funny, sad, Beautiful, Lonely, Intense, Never ending, New Friends, Missing old friends, Expensive, worth every penny, priceless,Frustrating, Spiritual and I am sure many more adjectives to come along the way. Love you all and miss you all And we have enjoyed meeting all our new friends also! Love Christensen's