Hello form Joe!

Hello! I figured it was about time I do my part and start sharing some of my ramblings with everyone out there. I had planned on doing so quite a while ago, but you know hoe it goes with us procrastinators. Why would I want to make my list of things that I would like to do or that need to be done any shorter by actually doing them. What point would there be in even having a list of things that need to be done if i actually did them in a timely manner. Who would still come to me asking if I could do this or that? What fun would that be? ... OK enough of that rabbit trail.
In all reality I have really wanted to post for a while but i have just been busy. With the kids new school program, my computer is tied up in the mornings with Tonia doing her school work. (we share a computer) Once school is finished with all the kiddos, I am usually off on some task or another until lunch. For the past few months the older four kids have been taking Karate classes which means we are at the gym for a couple of hours in the morning a few days a week and Saturdays. After lunch I go run any errands that need to be done, which unlike back home can be quite time consuming and even take several days to complete rather simple tasks. Once I have finished up and get back home it is usually time to start thinking about what I need to do for dinner and "daddy is home!" play time. After dinner is finished and cleaned up we have some good old American family pastime. TV! Well not really TV but some old TV shows that I download from the Internet. Nothing like those old TV shows like Andy Griffith, the original 1950 and 1960 Zorro and Hogans Heroes. OK so we don't watch it every night but the kids would sure like to. We have also been reading God's Smuggler (about Brother Andrew) with the kids which they have enjoyed greatly. Bible time is followed by pajamas and teeth and putting the gang in bed. After everyone is settled in for the night I get to spend time with my best friend who has been so very busy the last couple of years with her school. Finally around 9:30 or 10 I head off to the gym to have some alone dad and God time and to suffice my need for physical activity. Of course all of this schedule is subject to change at a moments notice. So needless to say i don't get on my computer for any length of time these days, other than when I am watching something. But all this is in the process of changing. With Jennifer finishing her school work, things have been different. Not bad, just different. Seems I have gotten used to doing things for the last couple of years and now that she is around and also doing things, well i just need to let her. I got upset at her for cooking dinner one night. I had been running late and came home to find everyone sitting and eating dinner. I was upset that she had to be bothered to have made dinner. How silly was that. Instead of being appreciative of her making dinner, I was upset that she had to do what I thought I should have done. Oh I felt like a jerk. Well now I am enjoying having her around so much more and find myself thinking "I remember this, having my friend around to share my days with". I am so proud of Jennifer for all that she has accomplished. I am looking forward to what God has in store for us as we begin our shift for our new role in Kihan. So many things to think of and do in the months to come, but I know that with God, my best friend, and a great bunch of kids by my side nothing is out of our reach. I want to say thank you so much for every ones support, prayers and encouragement over the last couple of years. I know this dad couldn't have fared as well as I have without it. Blessings to you today!
Joe and the Gang