Learning In Spite of Labels~ Practical Teaching Tips and a Christian
Perspective of Education by Joyce
Our Father Abraham~ Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R.
Wilson
A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays by Robin Sampson and Linda
Pierce
Good and Angry by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
Having Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A Parents Guide to The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens ~Building Your
Childs Faith Through the Adolescent Years by Joe White , Jim Weidmann
Wild Days ( a book about language arts and nature journaling) by
Rackliffe
How to Create Your Own Unit Studies by Valerie Bendt
The Power of Parents words by H. Norman Wright
How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon D Fee and Douglas
Stuart
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and your
kids by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Grades 4-8 by Ruth
Beechick
A Strong Start in Language
An Easy Start in Arithmetic
A Home Start In Reading by Ruth Beechick
Any Child Can Write by Harvey S. Wiener
" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you
will find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16
Jul. 31, 2007~ Finished the Stucco on "The House That God Built" ~
Here is the finished stucco finish. Hardy Plank will be some time in the Fall.
I was asked a couple questions about the stucco on the House That God Built.
~Will you paint it when it is done?~
Well Hubby is happy with the colour tint that was put in the stucco. I have to admit I am thinking I do want to paint on top of it. I will wait till after we get the siding on the top half before we decide what to do. If we do it will probably be me painting.
~Wow, you have been busy. The house is looking good. Is there a reason why you stuccoed and not just put up siding or something? Just wondering. :) ~
We decided to go with stucco on the bottom half of the house and Hardy Plank (cement board that looks like wood siding) on the top b/c of us being sooooooo close to the woods ( we got a good deal from our friend the contractor ) and there are a lot of forest fires around here. There is one that is very large and not that far from here. Today we have smoke outside and I am trying to keep the windows closed as much as we can.
Yikes on the forest fires! All the homes here are stucco-ed. It's very interesting to watch the whole process of the house being built. Your cement siding is a good choice, vinyl siding is carcinogenic if it's burning...
Nice job, the house looks almost done! In Florida, they paint their stucco a pastel pink, or coral, or yellow, or green. I suppose we won't find that on your house full of men. :) I saw a stucco house in a magazine once that was painted a pretty beige & then she painted a grapevine & flowers all around the door - you are artistic, how about a murual - consider the whole house your canvas. (just a thought) lol
Wow! The guys did a great job. I'm just amazed at the work they did on it. How long did it take? So color, what wonderful color is going through your head to paint it? Have fun with you new project, that's something I don't mind doing is painting.
Oh goodness, not forest fires! I am glad you are using durable materials. It looks really good. Does the stucco add extra insulation, too? Sorry for another question!
Your SSiC,
Jenn
Yes. Stucco does add a bit of insulation to the house. I am really hoping that with all that we did that we won't have to chop that much wood to keep the house cozy and warm. (0; We have to think about when we old and grey, eh ?
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
Here is the finished stucco finish. Hardy Plank will be some time in the Fall. 
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
