It's that time again...

This week I want to show you what I have been up to lately. 

I have been wanting to move my school hutch for months now.  The hutch has been in my dinning room next to my dinning room table for the last year.  Well, I have been wanting to move it to my learning room.  That way I have everything I need for school in ONE room.  Sooo I mentioned on my cbox what I was doing. And little did I know that I would get a buddy to come along side me and also decide to do a job that she too was procrastinating on too. While Shani and I worked on our projects we encouraged eachother to keep going till we were done.  What a motivation that was !!! I did it !   Here are before and after pics.

Before

After

The hutch in the Learning Room now.

I have been gardening with my MIL and hubby.  If you have been visiting my blog you will know that we have been REAL busy in the garden for the last  3 months. For those who can't see videos I put some pics here too.  Sorry that the video isn't as clear as I had hoped. Ohhh if you are wondering why I staked plants is b/c they went to seed and we save it.   Enjoy !!  

In the Green House

Salad Greens

Mustard Green Seeds

Here is a video that is a tour of our Garden. Enjoy !!!

Here is tightwad summer outing !  I found that going to a beach is a perfect tightwad summer outing.  If you get some sand toys (bought or scavanged from around the house) , towels,  floating devices, and some goodies to eat.  You are set for a very FUN and economical day ! 

Here are some pics of yesterday at another beach near us.

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"There are only a few big ways to save money but there are a lot of small ways....that all adds up."

Please go visit these lovely ladies and glean some good tightwad tips from them. 

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For today July 21st, 2008

Outside my window... are butterflies fluttering and the sun is brightly shinning.  Plus my sunflower from the Lord ( planted via bird ) in my flower garden.

I am thinking...I have to get my 3ds  all packed for camp.  He is leaving today.

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I am thankful for...  for my sunflower plant.  I really wanted to plant some this year but didn't get around to it.  But  God did. [0=

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From the kitchen... I am needing to bake up banana bread with the thawed bananas I took out.

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I am wearing...  my dark blue skirt and kaki green top with my pink and brown necklace.

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I am creating....ideas for this coming school year.

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I am going .... to drop off my 3ds at camp today.  I got to get going on finishing up packing .

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I am reading...  Right Brain Phonics Program ...A Reading Program for the "Struggling Reader" ...by Dianne Craft MA, CNHP

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I am hoping... to get my house wiped down.  I didn't get it done last week b/c of neice and nephew visiting.  We had too much fun. [0=

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I am hearing...my two youngest playing with the words of the childhood song "Fuzzy Wuzzy Was A Bear"

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Around the house... is things to clean and organize.

One of my favorite things...is seeing beautiful and cheerful sunflowers in bloom.

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 A few plans for the rest of the week.... to plan, organize, and clean.  I would love to get my window washed.

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Here is picture thought I am sharing...

Karen Anderola who wrote "A Charlotte Mason Companion" and talked about her coined phrase "Mother Culture".  That is where moms are to never stop learning themselves.  To be well read and to keep learning and to keep the love of learning inside.  Which is then contagious to our children and their love of learning.

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I am so excited !  I have been wanting to get back to my drawing for a very long time.  It has been 20 years sense I have seriously drawn !  

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 And I have been wanting to get back to nature journaling too. Plus, I have always wanted to learn how to water colour. 

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 Well, I just ordered two books that is going to help me in these goals.  I can't wait.  Well, I am going to have to.  I had to send the books to my mom's in the states.  ( it was cheaper for shipping and handling than to send it to Canada)  And when my family comes back up I can get going on learning to water colour.  

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God is calling me back to my roots of homeschooling.  I am trying to get back to my Charlotte Mason roots and one of the things I want to start again is Nature Journaling.  I have always picked things that had CM but want to take it further.  I would really like to read her writings this year. 

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Here are the books that I am waiting for and want to show you.  They are NEAT finds !

  Creating Nature in Water Colour An Artist Guide by...Cathy Johnson

~ Here is Cathy's website too !  She has online art classes and FREE Art Tips !  What a neat site.

The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden (Author)

by Edith Holden (Author)

 It's that time again...

I wanted to share a virtual tour of our garden but I can't seem upload my video onto You tube.  Soooo, instead I will share another tidbit of my trip to the Greater Seattle area. 

My dad passed away about 5 years ago and I am now just resolving some grief.  I am good and thankful that God took me through some healing.  One thing I hadn't done till this year was to go visit my dad's vetran wall.  It was a time of blessing.  My two brothers and Mom came with us and I was very thankful.  Here is some pics of that morning.

The Wall 

Nicolas and I

Do you see Mt. Rainer ?

If not here is a close up !

Uncle Dan and Nicolas

Top row... Dan, James

Bottom Row... Me and Mom 

Snoqualmie Falls

We got to see them on the drive home.

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My dear friend, CelticMom, has tagged me.  Without further ado...

1. Who is your man?  Handsome

2.  How long have you been together?  19 years this November.  But married 18 years in November.

3.  How long dated?  A year

4.  How old is your man?  42

5.  Who eats more?  usually he does

6.  Who said "I love you" first?  I think I  waited for him to say it first. lol

7.  Who is taller?  Handsome.  He is 5'11" and I am 5'5 and 1/2 " tall

8.  Who sings better?  Me, but I love him singing next to me in church.

9.  Who is smarter?  He is smarter in somethings and I am in others.

10.  Whose temper is worse?  ?

11.  Who does the laundry?  ME

12.  Who takes out the garbage?  Handsome

13.  Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Hansome

14.  Who pays the bills? Handsome

15.  Who is better with computer?  Handsome

16.  Who mows the lawn?  Handsome but the boys help.

17.  Who cooks dinner?  I cook 5 nights and he cooks 2 nights.

18.  Who drives when you are together?  Handsome

19.  Who pays when you go out?  Handsome

20.  Who is most stubborn?  ???? lol

21.  Who is the first to admit when they are wrong?  that veries

22.  Whose parents do you see the most?  Hansome's Mom.  Her house is next door.

23.  Who kissed whom first?  Handsome kissed me.

24.  Who asked who out?  Handsome asked me.

25.  Who proposed?  It was mutral.

26.  Who is more sensitive?  both, but I would say more me.

27.  Who has more friends?  ?

28.  Who has more siblings?  Me, I have a older brother and sister and a younger brother.  I am a third child.

29.  Who wears the pants in the family?  Handsome literally ( I only wear skirts and dresses)

30.  How did you meet?  We met at a church retreat in the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State.

I know that most of you are tag free blogs and I don't normally do them anymore but this one looked FUN.  If you want to do the tag.  Just let me know you did and I will come and read yours.

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For Today June 2nd

Outside my window... Blue skies and sunshine.  My Handsome watering the peas and my two youngest talking to their Uncle.  ( My Hubby's brother and family are vacationing this week)

I am thinking...of all the books I have and that need to be read but where do I start ?

I am thankful for...   all the blessings God has been giving.  A wonderful family, our homeschool, no forest fires as of yet ( that are close by)  , and my hs support  via HSB and Cindy Rushton's Talk a latte's.

From the kitchen... are oats cooking and a carrot cake that needs to be made for Hubby's Aunt today.

I am wearing...  My kaki green gardening skirt and red v neck top. 

I am creating....necklaces to be sold and plans for the coming schooling year.

I am going .... to be tying up seed plants today in the garden and picking strawberries.  Then make a carrot cake for tonights birthday party.

I am reading...  Right Brain Phonics Program ...A Reading Program for the "Struggling Reader" ...by Dianne Craft MA, CNHP

I am hoping... To get a lot of reading in now that things are starting to slow down a bit. ( hopefully)

I am hearing...The fan running on HIGH .  I think today is going to be a hot one.

Around the house... is dust.  I am going to have to do a major wipe down on floors, walls and furniture.  I hope we get gravel on our drive way this year to cut down the dust coming in the house.

One of my favorite things...reading books on the beach while my men are swimming and having fun.

 A few plans for the rest of the week....dust and wipe house down.  I also want to move my school hutch downstairs into the learning room.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

I have also been a busy bee in our garden and hope to give some updated pics of what IT looks like next week.

I am at Cindy Rushton's Talk A Latte Online Conference today and tomorrow.  If you are curious please scroll down.  It is FREE to listen live.  So come on and join in on the FUN !!!  Say HI in the text chat and let me know you are there.  I am Mary R.