Nov. 9, 2005
Please pray for the families in our community
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Yesterday afternoon around 2:00 pm a
student at our local Highschool, here in Campbell County, shot 3
people, the Principal, and two Vice Principals. One man is dead, the
others are in serious condition. This school is just over the hill from
us. When they have football games, I can hear all the commentary, the
band, the cheering, etc, that is how close it is to our home.
This happened in the Cafeteria at the school and was witnessed by many
students. No students were injured. The Principal tackled the young man
and took him into custody. The school was in lock down until 4:30
p.m. The young man that did the shooting was only 14 yrs old.
When I saw pictures of him on the news, he looked so young and
innocent. This boys father is well known in our community. He owned and
operated a local gas station/deli in the area for many years. I
have a 13 year old son, and I couldn't imagine anything like this. I do
not yet know the young man's motive for the shooting. I have heard that
he had some past altercations with the principal. I just thank God for
everyday that I have the freedom to homeschool my children. My son has
friends that were at the high school at the time. We are a very small,
rural community. This type of thing can happen anywhere, and at any
time, regardless of the size of the community. I have been praying for
the families involved and the children that had to go through
this.
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Nov. 9, 2005
Let me tell you about the day I had!!!!!in
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Nothing exciting ever happens to me. I live
an pretty ordinary life. Yesterday morning I woke and expected the day
to be like most others. I had a doc appointment early in the morning
and when we finished, we stopped by the local Christian bookstore.
Well, guess who was at the store? THIRD DAY!!! My favorite band!!! I
was standing 10 feet from them and heard over the loudspeaker that
there was a registration table in the front for prizes. I registered
myself and my children and got in line to meet them and get an
autograph. While in line, they chose my name from the box of
enteries. I went to collect my prize, and guess what I won? I WON TWO
FREE TICKETS TO AN INVITATION ONLY THIRD DAY CONCERT!!! I have
never won anything in my life!! This is a concert that you cannot
buy tickets for, the only people in attendance are people that have won
tickets. The concert was last night. I have pics and will post them as soon as possible! |
Nov. 7, 2005
Good Morning
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It is a beautiful sunny day here in East
TN. Saturday was my birthday! We all went to the Mall and shopped
a little. I found a great pair of shoes. The kids enjoyed the arcade.
All in all it was a pretty good time. We are getting ready to
take our dog to be groomed. He is shedding everywhere. At the groomer,
they give him a treatment that stops the shedding for 3 months. He is
an indoor dog and sheds year round. I want to start Christmas shopping soon. I don't want to wait until the last minute like I did last year. It was Dec. 22 before we had any gifts under our tree. By the time I went shopping, there was hardly anything left! Anyway, hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for reading my blog! |
Nov. 3, 2005
The Doves are Taking Over!
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My
computer is located by my french doors that lead out side to our deck.
I am watching a flock of about 10 or so Doves eating from our
birdfeeder. I love to watch the birds in the fall and winter. I
have been studying this morning. I am in the last stages of completing
my medical transcription course. I am typing reports now. I counted the
number of reports that are required and it comes to a little over 600.
I probably have around 300 completed. I feel like I will never finish
this. I usually work until about 8:45 and then I wake the
children up and start school. The children have to work on their co-op
homework. We have classes all day on Friday. It is a co-op of about 200
children. They really enjoy it. My goals for today: School, mail
packages, package my Country Bunny orders, clean, and laundry. Have a blessed day! |
Nov. 2, 2005
My son the Skateboarder
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Nov. 2, 2005
Recent photo of my wonderful son
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Nov. 2, 2005
Most recent photo of my darling daughter
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Nov. 2, 2005
Okay, I got in trouble..so
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My
children looked at my page..they were appalled at the outdated pictures
of them, so they begged me to add some more recent photos. The pictures
I am adding next were taken last week...
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Nov. 2, 2005
This was taken on a Snowy night in January
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Nov. 2, 2005
Homeschool Roller Skating!
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Nov. 2, 2005
My Darling Husband at Biltmore
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Nov. 2, 2005
Our other child: Butch
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Nov. 2, 2005
Kari's Birthday
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Nov. 2, 2005
My daughter Kayaking
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Nov. 2, 2005
My son and his little cousin Kayaking
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Nov. 2, 2005
Our dock in our backyard on Norris Lake
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Nov. 2, 2005
Iron Furnace area Cumberland Gap TN
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Nov. 2, 2005
It's Foggy Outside
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It's foggy outside this morning. We live on
the lake and the fog rolls in extra thick. I am looking down through
the woods and can't even see the lake. I am still trying to
figure things out on the blog. I posted some pictures of some things we
had done in the past year. My children have grown up so much in a
year's time. Last year at this time, my son would come up to me and
tiptoe and say "See, I'm as tall as you." Now, he is about 2 inches
taller than me. My daughter is almost my height at 5'4". Their
attitudes and personalities have changed as well. It is hard for me to
get used to. I am dealing with young adults now, not children. I have
learned that I have to let them make some decisions on their own. It is
hard for me to step back and let them go. I know I need to a little bit
at a time. Everything is a lot different now. I have learned in
teaching them, that the same things that have worked for us in the
earlier years, do not work when they get older. I have learned to be
more flexible. I am trying to teach them to be more independent in
their studies, and be able to keep up with things on their own. I
have had to go back and have them re do their work and had to stay
right with them to keep them motivated. I know the middle school years
is a transitional time, and that is why that we are covering
everything over again. They are adjusting to their hormone changes and
we are trying to prepare them for High School. I almost skipped 8th
grade for my son. He is capable of doing High School work and he takes
one high school class at coop. I just didn't think he was mature enough
yet to buckle down and take on the workload. Well, I was right. He can
just handle what he has at the present time. Yesterday we got quite a bit of work done. I checked my videos, only to find that I am missing two blockfeeds for World Studies. I will have to teach that one myself. I am just glad it wasn't for Pre-Algebra, because I am terrible at Math! I wrote out lesson plans to give to the kids for the rest of the week. I want them to check off their work as they go. I think this should eliminate them saying "Oh, I forgot to do that" or "I didn't hear the teacher assign that" I am getting tired of those excuses and feel that they are just trying to take shortcuts and get by without doing their work. I graded their work for the past couple of days, made chili, cleaned house, and mailed bills. I think we may go to the park today. In our area, the homeschool group meets at the park every other Wed. I put an email out this morning to see who might be interested in going. If a few people decide to go, we may ride down and see everyone. We have church and youth tonight at 6:00. I have to study some today, starting in just a few minutes. I made muffins for everyone this morning. The kids like muffins or pancakes for breakfast. I try to cook something at least 3 days a week. Other days we get cereal or pop tarts. Enough of my ramblings...I hope you have a blessed day!!!! I |
Nov. 1, 2005
Cudjo Cavern Cumberland Gap TN
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Nov. 1, 2005
Playing in the Arcade in Gatlinburg
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