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.
Oct. 5, 2009~ The Simple Woman's Daybook - Monday, October 5, 2009 ~
For Today, Monday, October 5th, 2009
Outside My Window... It's still pitch black out. It is currently 40 degrees, looking for a high of 52 with rain expected this afternoon through tomorrow. Today's normal hi/low is 64/43.
I'm thinking...I need to finish filling out our weekly school schedule right after this as Anna is up already (b/4 6 am) and will want to start school. I guess she's a morning person when she actually gets up.
From the learning rooms...just a full school week - nothing particularly exciting to report.
I am thankful for...good health.
From the kitchen... M - Brats on the Grill T - Hamburger Hotdish W - Sauteed Sirlon Tips & Jojo's TH - BBQ Chicken Sandwiches F - Egg Bake & Cinnamon Rolls
I am wearing... black exercise capris, berry-colored fleecy sweater, sports socks, hair is in a ponytail.
I am reading...Thru the Bible Each Year: OT: Isaiah; NT: Philippians, KJB I am hoping... we all stay healthy - we were exposed to a lot of sick people this past week. I am creating... I didn't win "my" puppet theater on ebay, so now I need to get started and make one.
I am hearing... the clock tick; Anna eating breakfast in the family room.
Around the house & barn...housework & laundry; too cool & wet outside to do much of anything. We will see how the paddock looks later this week if we can get a horse lesson in - right now it's a muddy, slippery mess since we have had rain off & on (mostly on) since Thursday morning. Jeff is probably taking this Thursday & Friday off from work so he can work on the sauna haus construction and get most of the exterior buttoned up before winter sets in. I may move some of the fencing we put up around our garden so that grandpa can get his Bobcat into the paddock to do some leveling and move some eroded dirt back up near the barn - poor Annie has to step up about a foot or so just to get into her stall.
One of my favorite things... enjoying our family.
I am going...to stay home as much as possible this week. Last week we spent 19 hrs. just in church & ministry-related things (not including prep & travel time). This will be a much quieter week and I hope to make the most of it. A few plans for the rest of the week... lead Awana Cubbies Wed.; Bible Quizzing practice Thur.; maybe horsey lessons later this week; maybe Awana Leadership Conf. on Saturday; a big family birthday party later Saturday (not at my house).
A picture thought I am sharing with you
Part of our Bible Quizzing team waiting for the others to arrive - there are 5 on a team and two alternates waiting on the side (one boy). Our first meet this past Saturday was very fun. We compete against two other teams in 6 separate heats. There were 33 teams present and about 250 young people in our division. I understand that there are actually about 6 different Bible Quizzing organizations throughout MN - that's a lot of scripture memorization going on! One often hears about all the bad young people are into now days; you don't hear it reported on the news all the young people spending hours each week memorizing scripture.
That's all for today!
Thanks for stopping! Warm Wishes for a Wonderful Week! Much thanks to our hostessPeggyfor the Simple Woman's Daybook.
A Bible Quizzing team! How fun! I haven't heard of anyone doing one of those since I lived in MI as a youth! Love it!
My sister just went to an Awanas conference last Saturday and LOVED it! I was so glad it was such a blessing to her as she just recently started walking with the Lord.
I hope you enjoy your time at home this week.
~ Christina
http://hskubes.blogspot.com
I think its high time we start showing our News Crews what GOOD things are happening... I think anytime something positive is happening or going to happen we should send letters into the local stations and papers on whats there ... if anything at least get the word out there is more to a young persons life than Mall, Gangs and Promiscuity.
Part of our Bible Quizzing team waiting for the others to arrive - there are 5 on a team and two alternates waiting on the side (one boy). Our first meet this past Saturday was very fun. We compete against two other teams in 6 separate heats. There were 33 teams present and about 250 young people in our division. I understand that there are actually about 6 different Bible Quizzing organizations throughout MN - that's a lot of scripture memorization going on! One often hears about all the bad young people are into now days; you don't hear it reported on the news all the young people spending hours each week memorizing scripture.
HsKubes 
