Breathing room…

This time next year my family will be wondering where to put people…again! When Dayannah came to be part of our family we had four children in three bedrooms. It only made sense to have the girl double-up with the girl, so Lorie got a roommate. That lasted for about a year and then differing ways of sleeping and cleanliness got to be too much. We talked to the in-laws and they agreed to let Kenny3 move to one of their bedrooms upstairs so Dayannah could have her own room. After all, he was heading to Point University soon. Fast forward two years and we are going into the summer before Lorie starts college. Kenny had to complete his sophomore year at Luther Rice after not keeping his 3.0 required to keep the Hope and Founder’s scholarships. He has to take two classes this summer to earn the 60 hrs he needs to earn Hope back. K & S are going to help out by funding whatever monies Kenny3 needs to go to Point next semester. Dayannah spent the last three months reestablishing her relationship with her biological father and when she comes back home, will get an apartment. And, of course, Lorie is heading out for college next semester herself so come mid-August…I’ll only have two kids in the house AND they will both go to the same school AND they will both be involved in the same afterschool activity for the Fall. After that, one of them will be driving. I’m a little overwhelmed with the fact that my stress levels for keeping up with the day-to-day are about to be massively changed.

But then we’ll come to this time next year when Kenny and Lorie will come home for the summer…and where will we put them?