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.
Amber (Bookworm) is our dd15/10th grader.
Our perfectionist and over-achiever. She loves reading, playing violin, all things vintage, riding her Paint horse, and being a farm girl.
Anna (Ladybug)
is our dd12/7th grader.
Our "girls just want to have fun" girl. She loves to play and has a great sense of humor, but also enjoys cooking, music, and riding her QH pony.
May. 27, 2009~ The Simple Woman's Daybook - Tuesday, May 26th ~
For Today, Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Outside My Window... okay, so I'm a little late ~ it's TUESDAY EVENING, it's been very cloudy gray all day and in the low 70's - I can see my laundry hanging on the line and although I can't see them from this window, Jeff is out tilling up an addition to our garden and the girls are playing with their scooters & pogo stick. We are taking advantage of the relatively good weather since it's been so windy here lately - last Wednesday it even blew a shingle off our high roof (Jeff just got done repairing that too).
I'm thinking... I sure hope we get some rain!!! We are very drought-like dry here (unlike a lot of the nation). I just came in from watering the herbs & tomato plants. Update: We did get a few sprinkles, but could use a good soaking rain.
From the learning rooms... We are officially done with school for the year - our learning room is now out in the paddock, working with the horses. Our horse trainer comes out once a week - it's amazing how well/quickly the girls and our horses are progressing.
I am thankful for... those that have given their lives for our freedom; but especially for our Lord Jesus Christ who gave his life for my salvation.
From the kitchen...
S - Cookout on our firepit (Johnsonville Brats)
M - Grilling at In-laws (Chicken, Venison Brats, & Buffalo Burgers)
T - Chicken Fried Rice
W - Sloppy Joes & Jojo's
TH - French Toast
F - Pizza
S - Stew
I am wearing... barnwear: black exercise capris, long-sleeved fleece navy top (too warm), barefoot, hair in a ponytail. I'm rather a mess from the horses.
(Still putting most of the books to the side for a little while while I inhale articles on saddles , but catching a bit of the last - ...Heart for the World curriculum. Oh my, LOVE that material)
I am hoping... for rain and that we find a couple of decent saddles soon that fit the horses just right - saddles are consuming my life. lol
I am creating... memories. I haven't had time to be too creative lately - just trying to get done what needs to be done.
I am hearing... Jeff roto-tilling outside and the girls laughing and playing.
Around the house & barn... busy summer activities with the veg. garden + I just finished cleaning up the herb garden (my thyme was taking over); and keeping an eye on the not-so baby chicks as I just keep them out free-ranging all day now. So far, so good -- predators haven't bothered them.
One of my favorite things... reading God's Word.
I am going... to be busier this week than I thought. A few plans for the rest of the week...
M - Laundry, work with the horses, spent much of the day at the in-laws
T - Ironing, horse riding lessons for the girls; herb gardening W - Go to a homeschool book sale (I don't need anything, but the girls would probably like to find some good books), check out a saddle shop while we are out, tack store, grocery shop, play with horses (ie. horse training), plant some sweet corn in the garden
TH - Horses; violin lesson for Bookworm F - Volunteer at nursing home; horses
S - Do some painting (maybe); horses
Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...
This is pretty much our life this summer - 2 hours a day, 6 days a week, weather permitting.
Thanks for stopping! Warm Wishes for a Wonderful Week!
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We've had two or three weeks of it, so I'm sick of it, frankly.
We have had a bear seen around here this year, but I haven't seen the critter. I think my youngest dd saw it this morning, but you never can tell the difference between reality and wishful thinking with a four year old I'm afraid...
Your summer plan sounds like a dream to me. I'm just not there yet - still balancing a ton of things. I wish I had your plan, though, just horses - six days a week and two hours each day. Maybe I'll get there eventually. I'm still trying to finish a few books with the kids, finishing my gardening, and a lot of other stuff. The list goes on and on and on. Plus, dad is home a LOT these days. There is no such thing as a routine schedule when dad is home.
Do your girls "show"? (in horse shows)
Antoinette
, but catching a bit of the last - ...Heart for the World curriculum. Oh my, LOVE that material)
