• Saturday 21 November 2009 - Project Christmas ~ final week before Advent

Posted By mamatigerj

I got the candles for our Advent wreath ~ and at 50% off!

Plans for the upcoming week:
  • Sunday: The Operation Christmas Child boxes are filled and will be collected at church.
  • Monday: grocery shopping & clean, clean, clean
  • Tuesday: Lulapalooza's 10th Birthday!
  • Wednesday: birthday party with his friends
  • Thursday: Thanksgiving Day: cook, watch the parade, eat, watch the Longhorns beat the Aggies
  • Friday & Saturday: final Advent preparations
 

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• Nov. 21, 2009 - Dress rehearsal.

Posted By Rubs B

Hello everyone!

Me and my three sisters had a Dress Rehearsal for our choir today! It went really well. We are having our choir concert tomorrow at 4:00pm, and it is at Viewmont Babtist. (I hope I spelled that right). Please pray that we will do well. Bye!

Horsiebabe

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• Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Hunting

Posted By Emily

We came home from Oregon 3 weeks ago, and we stayed home for 1 day, then us older kids and Dad went to the mountains to go kill off some deer so we can have meat for the rest of the year. And, guess what?! I've got pictures! Joe got a big doe, Ben got a doe and her baby buck, and Kate got her first deer, a yearling Buck.

I can't find the pictures for them, so we will switch to the second time we went hunting, this last week.

Camp! Most likely everyone (except the one taking the picture) was eating lunch inside the big camper.

left to right: Eric, Kate, Dad, Me, Beth, Joe, Ben. Eating dinner of smoragasborg.

First morning, Beth got a 3x3 pt buck.

Same night, Kate got her second deer, a yearling doe.

A couple mornings later, Dad got a 4x4 pt buck, huge!

Then, on our last evening, Eric got a 3x1 buck, and Ben got a big doe. Erics buck, the 1 point is because the antler had broken off in a fight with some other buck.

So, day before yesterday we got home, and yesterday morning we processed all the deer.

Anne and I were the only ones that needed A tags filled, so last night we went to a friends ranch, but didn't see any deer. Then, this morning we went back and drove all around the property, and I shot my first deer there.

Trying to pull her up a little hill so we can get our picture taken.

Admiring my deer! Or, commenting on the tongue sticking out :-P

Great profile picture!

Thats what has been going on, mostly! Oh, I did a nice neck shot, and got her at 8:00 AM, on the dot.

Emily :-D

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• Friday 20 November 2009 - This Week in the Olive Grove

Posted By mamatigerj in This Week in the Olive Grove
Well, our formal academic studies are over for the year.

  • We finished reading aloud The Struggle for Sea Power, Dr. Dolittle, and Just So Stories.
  • The boys finished their assigned silent readings for literature, history, science, and nature.
  • We got our last spelling words for the year into our notebooks.

After I finished reading the last history chapter I asked each of the younger three to share some things that they remembered learning this year.  I gave them each three spelling words bee-style, and three mental math problems.  Then I said, "Congratulations, you have just been promoted!"  This was followed by many high-fives until I made them stop, because they were hurting my hand!

J~Man has his first LEGO-Robotics competition tomorrow.

Now it is on to the boys' birthdays, Thanksgiving, Advent, our wedding anniversary, and Christmas.

Of course, the learning doesn't stop: there will be plenty of reading ~ aloud and silent, poetry, music, art and handicrafts that go with the season.

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• Friday 20 November 2009 - Keeping Advent

Posted By mamatigerj
Advent begins on 29 November this year.  That is in only nine days. 
Here are a few links to help prepare for this season of preparation:


at O Night Divine


at A Ten O'Clock Scholar

and check this out...


at Advent Conspiracy
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• Nov. 18, 2009 - Sleepy Sarah

Posted By Miss Eyebright in Wordless Wednesday

Sleepy Sarah

I made this for the little girl that we have been babysitting lately.  We don't have many toys yet for children.  Unfortunately for all of you non-Ravelers out there, the pattern is only a free Ravelry download.  Well, what are you waiting for?  Go sign up for Ravelry, add the pattern, and make me your friend!

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• Nov. 16, 2009 - Multitude Monday ~ 1-10

Posted By Miss Eyebright in Thoughtful Thinks

holy experience

Having seen this on first Bluejane's blog, and then Breezy's, I decided that I definitely needed to do it too.  Run, don't walk, to check out this awesome idea called The Gratitude Community.

I am Thankful for...
  1. Yarn
  2. Slippers and socks
  3. My computer
  4. Food
  5. A warm bed
  6. Decent clothes
  7. A Provider
  8. Red hair
  9. My Mommy
  10. Books

What are you thankful for?
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• Nov. 16, 2009 - Win Boots!

Posted By Miss Eyebright in Contests

uggs

You've seen those beautifully soft looking boots that are so popular lately.  Well, now you can have a chance to win a pair for yourself! 

Head over to the website to enter to win!

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• Sunday 15 November 2009 - For the Beauty of the Earth

Posted By mamatigerj
I absolutely love this poem/hymn!

I love the traditional tune by Conrad Cocher;



but John Rutter's choral composition is wonderful as well.



We will be learning this this week.
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• Nov. 14, 2009 - Bloglovin

Posted By Miss Eyebright
Hey everyone!  I discovered this blog reader called Bloglovin, and it shows you your favorite blog's updates in a kind of Twitter format.  Anyway, I'm trying it out, and to claim my blog, I had to add the link below.  Not an exciting post, I know.

Follow my blog with bloglovin

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