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Hi there! Wow! I almost missed my monthly commitment of blogging!! I have less than 2 hours to spare! So....let's see....what has been going on in our lives lately?? Well, probably the biggest news is that our dog died. That was last week. whew! What an emotional rollercoaster that was. Maybe I was a bit more attached to that dog than I realized. Do I miss the dog hair, snoring, loud body licking, dog smell, poopy yard? Not really. But let's not tell anyone..... What else? Oh yah.....boot camp. That is a new exercise class I have attempted twice now at the local YMCA. It is one hour of, well...boot camp! The teacher hollers out exercise orders and by golly, you do it! Can you say, "out of shape"? Why am I torturing myself? Well....it's actually fun and you feel so happy when you complete a session. At my age, these things are "stretching" me -- literally! I also am considering a 5k run in July. That's 3 miles for those non-runners. (I had to look it up myself.) I have a "couch potato to 5 k runner" program I found on the internet. It's pretty funny. One very fun memory happened in our American Girl co-op class today. We are studying World War II so my dad graciously came in and posed as a "World War II" veteran and did a skit with me. The girls in the class were totally caught off guard when he knocked on the door and asked if "this was where his veteran meeting was?" I casually invited him to stay and talk to our class "if he had a few minutes" and there you go! The skit was underway. It was so fun and I think a great learning and review time for the class. My girls each also had an oral report in class today. My oldest did one on the discovery of Insulin and my youngest did one on Adolf Hitler. They did a great job (if I do say so myself). Until next time....oh....and Happy May Day (almost)!!! |
Yes, sweet Chassy is no longer with us. She suddenly got something called "bloat". This is where the dog's stomach gets all twisted around and the dog's health fails quickly. She was 12 years old and a $3,000 surgery seemed a bit too much for an elderly dog. So....we had to make the sad decision to put her to sleep. It was a really tough day for my youngest daughter -- probably one of the hardest things she has ever been through. She was VERY attached to the dog. It had been her birthday present a couple years ago. Our memories of Chassy will live on though! 
It continues to be such a joy to homeschool them. We may be behind in the math workbook and not exactly where I'd hope for in some subjects, but we are slowly getting there. Little by little....the bricks are being laid. More importantly, I want the bricks to be laid for our Heavenly Father. This worldly knowledge will slip away....but our true treasure is in heaven. I pray they will always walk with Him and each day, brick by brick, deepen their walk with Him. Comments
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