Hi! Welcome to my blog! My name is Jane (PlainJane) and I am the blessed and happy wife to Jeff and doubly blessed mama of two perfectly wonderful daughters. Please join me as I share our Lifestyle of Learning through Christian homeschooling and homesteading on our little hobby farm with our prairie girls.
Bookworm is our dd14/9th grader.
Our perfectionist and over-achiever. She loves reading, playing violin, her Paint horse, Annie, being a farm girl, and History re-entacting.
Ladybug
is our dd11/6th grader.
Our "girls just want to have fun" girl. She loves to play and has a great sense of humor, but also likes reading, music, her Quarter Horse, Kitty, and History re-enactment.
We are finished reading
the Moody books
By Sarah Maxwell
and HIGHLY recommend them
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he said to them, "Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you -- THEY ARE YOUR LIFE. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess." Deuteronomy 32:46-47
Apr. 21, 2008~ We're Back! ~
We had such a nice time up in Duluth at the MACHE (MN Assoc. of Christian Home Educators) Conference. The highlights for me besides being able to spend four days together as a family at the hotel's waterpark was meeting Jen Ig live and in person ~ Jen is such a warm and genuine person (click on the link to read about her success); and attending the Maxwell's (Titus2) workshops.
Here is a view from our room's balcony of a ship on Lake Superior.
The weather was pretty cold & rainy most of the time up there. On Sunday, it was so foggy you couldn't even see Lake Superior and cold (40) and rainy - but as we drove home (headed south), it warmed up to a sunny 68. We didn't bring along enough warm clothes as the forecasters said otherwise, so we were content to spend most of the time indoors.
The girls had a blast at the small, but adequate waterpark. It was so nice in that Thursday night there was basically only homeschoolers there and most everyone was wearing modest swimwear of some sort (too bad it didn't stay that way throughout our stay). What made it extra fun is that some of our girls friends were there too, so they just went off and played while us parents sat and gabbed.
I didn't buy too much in the exhibit hall, 4 dvds & 4 books -- that's all! Can you belive it? I was surrounded by books and homeschool goodies on every side, and that's the best I could do. (sigh) After we returned home and said hello to all of our animals, we just vegged out and watched one of my purchases, "The Return of the Daughters." WHAT A GREAT FILM! I highly recommend this one if you have teenage daughers or if your daughter will be a teen someday :).
Now if you will excuse me, I need to clean off my desk from all this Conference literature and make up this week's school schedule. ttfn
Wow, how fun, some day I hope to be able to come to the lower 48 and attend one of the bigger conferences! Be sure to read todays blog post over at my blog.
Melissa
If you read my public blog, you will find that you have been right all along, I am having blessing #4! I am surprised, but thankful and in awe that we have been blessed with another child.
Melissa
Your views of the lake were fantastic. I love the Great Lakes. People don't think of Indiana as being a Great Lake State, but we are and I claim my rights as one! I am also excited that you were able to meet a fellow blogger. That will prove to my mom that you are real. Yes, she still has doubts about bloggers being real. Oh well. I am rambling now. Have a great evening. I am off to blow bubbles with the kids. It's too nice to be inside computing, but I had to come by and say hello.
Jenn
So glad you had a good time! I know what you mean about not buying much and how everything else pales in comparison with the Book of books.
I loved going to conferences but this year I just wasn't interested much because of the turn we've taken in our homeschool. ;o) You just don't need much more than God's Word. ;o)
I am curious which Maxwell workshop you went to. I sure appreciate their ministry.
I hope you enjoy your weekend.
~ Christina
http://hskubes.blogspot.com
I'm glad that your back, safe and sound, and had a terrific time. Good for you - saving all that money and not indulging. That's a hard thing to do when it comes to schooling stuff, isn't it?
We got chickens now and I have been thinking of you often. When I have more time, I will have to ask you some questions that I have about this new adventure of ours.
Antoinette
