Well, hubby has a new job, even if it pays half of what he was making before.  It's still more than unemployment, so of that we are thankful! 

We dodged the hurricane.  We got one little rain cloud out of the whole thing.  All those in it's path though, were in our prayers, and still are, as they try to get life back to normal.

We have "officially" started our new school year, even though we pretty much go year 'round.

Well, I pray all is well with everyone here.  I will try to check in more often!

~Kathy

Life has been incredibly hectic around here.  I have no idea where this school year went!  We are all recovering from a really horrible round of illness here, with my hubby faring the worst.  He has lost over 20 pounds from the ordeal.  I think we are all returning to health, at least I am fervently praying that we are!  I hope to drop in a little more frequently, since I still have some friends over here! 

It's been a long while and I just wanted to drop in to say hello to all of my friends over here on HSB!  I do hope you all have been blessed with beautiful Autumn weather where you are.  We have been experiencing glorious weather here.  We had a lot of rain a couple of weeks ago, but it has been dry ever since and the temperatures have been very mild. 

The pictures I am putting in this entry were from during the last rainstorm we had. 

Please stop by here, or my new blog, and leave a comment, if you can.  I love hearing from everyone that drops by. 

~Kathy

I've moved.  Here is my new address:

Another Day

So, please come over and visit, and leave a note to let me know you've dropped by.  Thanks!

I am seriously thinking about moving all of my blogs to here:

Another Day

I have a two week free trial, so if by the end of that I still like it, that is where you will find me all of the time.  I am still trying to figure out a lot of things, so when you go over there, please bear with me. 

Thanks! 

Is that a valid course?  We have seen our lab/golden retriever mix from teeny-tiny puppyhood to almost a full year, and now we have acquired two of the cutest Bassett Hound puppies ever.  They are not quite as young as Hank was when we got him, but they are still quite young.  Mac turned 4 months last week, and Drover turned 3 months today.  So, we have learned all about puppy nutrition, vaccines, deworming and sanitation.   Oh, and getting them all the proper exercise too.  That should all count for something, right?  I mean, we spend countless hours on all of this, it HAS to count for SOMETHING. 

Here are some pictures of the dc, and of the puppies.  The first picture is actually of Mary with her new doll Samantha (with all of her other beautiful dolls too), which she pretty much figured she wasn't going to get, until her aunt/godmother surprised her with it today, via UPS.  Her eyes lit up so much!  I wish I had the camera at that point.  She still plays with her dolls so much, having tea parties and picnics with them.  She hopes to one day pass them on to a daughter, or if the Lord does not bless her with one, then possibly a niece, or some other little girl that she might know, who would love them and appreciate them as much as she does.

This next one is Micky, resting with the puppies, after a hard round of playing.  He was actually asleep, up until I took the picture.  They were so sweet together!

And here are the puppies, being, well, puppies.  They were pooped!  They stayed there for quite a long time, having sweet little puppy dreams, given the little noises and movements they were making. 

Well, thank you for stopping by and sharing in our goings on in our home/homeschool.  Have a blessed day! 

First, I hope everyone had an absolutely wonderful 4th of July!  We had a wonderful, relaxing day at home.  It was the first time my dear hubby has had the day off in years!  We put a brisket on the grill and let it cook, while we sat on the patio and watched our children play.  It can't get much better than that!

The fresh perspective I am talking about in the title of this entry is due, in large part, from a visit I made to Eyes of Wonder.  It has been such a blessing to me.  This is what I am endeavoring to do in my home.  I fall short of this, very short, but with the Lord's help, one day I may achieve it.  In the meantime, I will continue visiting Jewel's blog and have wondrous time "visiting" with her.

If you have a flag, be sure and put it out today.  I even put a neat video in the right hand column.  The song is sung by Johnny Cash and the video was put together by a guy on You Tube.  I've always like the song.  Here is some information about the Flag and Flag Day:

The “Stars and Stripes”, the official National symbol of the United States of America was authorized by congress on that Saturday of June 14, 1777 in the fifth item of the days agenda. The entry in the journal of the Continental Congress 1774-1789 Vol. Vlll 1777 reads “Resolved that the flag of the thirteen United States be Thirteen stripes alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
In Waubeka, Wisconsin, in 1885 Bernard John Cigrand a nineteen year old school teacher in a one room school placed a 10” 38 star flag in an inkwell and had his students write essays on what the flag meant to them. He called June 14th the flag’s birthday. Stony Hill School is now a historical site. From that day on Bernard J. Cigrand dedicated himself to inspire not only his students but also all Americans in the real meaning and majesty of our flag.

This observance, commemorated Congresses adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777. This observance was also the beginning of Cigrand’s long years of fervent and devoted effort to bring about national recognition and observance of Flag Day. The crowning achievement of his life came at age fifty when President Wilson, on June 14, 1916, issued a proclamation calling for a nation wide observance of Flag Day.

Things have been really hectic around here, so I haven't really had much time to come on here.  The last week was a very sad one, with the passing of a sweet little boy, that was a son of an internet friend of mine.  We have been keeping the family in our prayers, ever since we found out the news of his accident.  We will continue to pray for his family and their close friends. 

We have all been sick around here, something we call "THE CRUD".  It is all from seasonal allergies, because basically, everything blooms around here in the spring.  Right now the culprit is a plant with little white flowers all over it.  A neighbor told me what it was, but I can't remember now.  I have it the worst right now.  Micky is a close second to me.  Mike and Mary have already had their worst times of it. 

I have Mary and Micky participating in some really fun homeschool activities in a nearby town.  They have really enjoyed them.  They are both signed-up now for a summer camp, courtesy of their aunt.  They are really looking forward to that.  Mary will also be participating in Band in the fall, playing the flute.  She is really excited.  I bought her the flute almost two years ago, but then we moved, and since I have pretty much forgotten how to play (it's only been about 23 years since I last played), I needed to enroll her in something where she could learn properly.  Micky will get to be in it next year, if his maturity level is where it needs to be.  I think by then he'll be ready. 

Well, that's all for now.  Hopefully I can come back sooner and put in another entry.  I still need to work on that one that I had all layed-out and then HSB just up and ate it.  I just haven't had that much time and energy to put it all back together again.