Fall is here and school is slow. We are so the type of un-schoolers even though we aren't. Does that make any sense?
We just love being outside and enjoying the cooler weather. We also love to be busy with home making things that we get side track. This is not good. I mean it is great that my daughters want to learn everything that they can with me in the kitchen and such. But this will not help to get to graduation.
We are already trying to come up with things to make for Christmas gifts. We know for sure that we will be making candles. We always have baked goods and home-made candies. But we want to make something else that is different then before............I will keep thinking on this.
The picture above in this post is my hubby. He just loves riding the tractor and I just love watching him. So I thought that I would share this from this past week-end.
Well I have on my "To-Do" list to get some baking done. I have to get some bread made but I also want to make some oatmeal cookies and a pumpkin pie or two.
I have the desire to make Apple Butter but so far I got my apples ready and placed them in the freezer. I also did this with my pears.
How is your school year going? I need some feedback on this.
It is that time of year around here to go and pick STRAWBERRIES !!! I have located a place for us to go and now I just need to see which day would be best. It is already heating up some during the day also, so we would need to plan to go in the morning hours. So for my "To-Do" list next week I need to jump on this.
Today is piano lesson day so that means we will also go into the "big city" to run all of our errands. Which is just another way of saying " We are heading to Walmart !!
I made home-made bread last night and when I get home I will be posting some pictures of it. I want to log in my progress as I work to "prefecting" my bread making. I made 4 loaves, I sent one home with some friends, we have eaten almost 1 whole loaf and I have 2 left to go. I hope to make some more today or start my work on learning to make rolls and buns.
So for now, I will go. I hear the shower calling my name. Come back later to see my bread-making results.
Boy it has been a while since I have beenhere on my blog. I have "popped" in for visits and looked around at everyone else's blog, but just had not taken the time to post myself.
I am hoping to make this my regular blog from now on. I need to get back to more homeschooling things here at home and not just be going throuth motions so to say. We all need to get excited again about homeschooling.
My oldest has finished her first year in college and had come out with a GPA of 3.6 over all. Algebra still kicked her good even in college. But with all of her "under-graduatate" classes, she has a GPA of 4.0 !! Yea !! You go you homeschool girl !!!!!
My other two are finishing up some work and we will be taking a break here soon. We homeschool year round, so we will not be off all summer, just for a few weeks. It just works out better for us to do it this way. We really can't do it any other way now.
SO I hope that all of you are ending a great year of homeschooling. I would love to hear how your year went. I couls use some encouragement right about now. I am finishing up my 11th yr and I have 8 more to go !!!
Also, many of you know taht I am the Manager of Homeschool Nations here at homeschool blogger and If you are interested in taking on your state blog and posting for me during the coming months, let me hear from you. I have a few states that I need to find some one for and I would love to talk to you about it.
I thought that I might share what it is starting to look like at my place. We are still "tidy" up a bit but you will get the idea of what it looks like.
This is the tree in our "gathering " room.
This is what you see coming in my front door.
( My husband made our family dinning table)
This is our "snowman couple"
Tommy will greet you when you walk by.
Our stockings are hung !!!
This is where we keep our Chirstmas dishes. We use them all month !
Just a little bit around the top of the cabinets and gingerbread men to greet you.
One of "Martha's Good things" to brighten up the den.
This is the tree in our family room.
The same tree with the lights on. Notice the star on top, that's for my husband !!
Plaid and greenery, that's him.
Thanks for sharing. I will try to post some more when I get the bedrooms finished. We like to add a touch of Christmas to every room in the house. And if you are wondering, no there are not any presents under the trees yet, I have bought some, I just have not wrapped them yet, lol !!!
.....but also thanking God that He is there for the families who had children die yesterday.
I can not even think as to why someone would do something like this. And then kill himself. I feel so sorry for those who walk around feeling that lonely. It is even more proof as to why we need to love our children, be in every part of their lives. It doesn't matter if they are in public school or homeschool, children now days are going up alone, on their own way too soon and in no way ready to handle the ups and downs that life can throw at you everyday.
In that in some cases, there will be no way to see something like this coming, but it just can't be this IN every case. Don't tell me that someone in that young man's did not notice that he was unhappy, upset or angry about something. And if, by chance, nobody did notice, then shame on the family and friends of his for not being apart of his life to notice !!!
The blame is on this young man for what he has done. But people, we have got to start caring more for our neighbors and family and friends. Nobody should ever reach this state of mind and nobody notice!!
Ladies, make sure that you spend enough time with your children to know when their mood changes, when they feel "left-out" with their friends and when they feel that nobody cares. Everybody needs somebody to care about them and to be watching out for them.
