Yah, I know I am a little bit late.  But I haven't been home for the past two weeks.  We spent the Christmas/New Year holidays with my family in Idaho.  It was a wonderful time of fellowship and fun.  We sure do like to visit them.  It is not just family we like to visit, it is the city (uh, er, town) of Moscow (and surrounding areas) and all the friendly people there.  I really cannot explain what is attracting me to that place, but WOW what a pull.

Our school year got off to a bumpy start and has stayed that way.  I am getting a jump start on next years lesson plans and what I am going to be doing so I can think things thru more clearly.  Next year will be better and less bumpy.  lol  We are learning and enjoying ourselves, but we hit rough patches and skin our knees.  We just pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and start anew.

I hope all is well in your homes and your families health is well.  God bless you all!!

We are more than half way through our school year.  I cannot believe it.  For awhile there I never thought it would end.  I could not even see and end in sight.  I guess I was in a funk.  For no apparent reason.  But now we have restored the "it is fun to learn" atomsphere in our schooling and things are looking up. 

I am so looking forward for the summer.  Not because I am going to take a break from schooling, but because in the month of July I will be up in Idaho with my family.  My sister is getting married and that is bringing a lot of family members together that unsually are not.  I am so excited for this event. 

This month in History  we are learning about the California Gold rush.  It has been enjoyable.  We have an old ghost silver mining town where we live that I plan on visitng after we are done with the study.  That should be a fun day.  Next month I think will be something on California, if not it will be on Lewis and Clark.

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Today I can actually believe that autumn is coming.  It is a cool 77 and the clouds are nice and gray.  I just hope we get some rain this time.  Today it sprinkle for about a minute.  But I think there is still hope. 

All summer we were surrounded by thunderstorms.  We would get very excited when the clouds came, but no rain. :-(   My dd the weather girl would get so frustrated.  She would watch the news and look at the weather on the computer and announce mom," I think there will be rain today."  But when it never came she would say, "I can not believe that the weather man lies."   lol  Of course I had to explain to her that no one really can predict the weather.  That only God was in control of it.

Today was not a bad on the school front.  It just seemed to drag on.  For some odd reason.  It is so hard sometimes to get my dd to get school done in a reasonable amount of time.  She could be sooooo slow.  But she did her work well and clean.  So I am not sure that I should be complaining.  lol

Till another day!

Wednesdays are short school days for us.  We get about 3 subjects done and enjoy our day with daddy.  This is a new thing I have been trying out for about 2 weeks and so far this has been great and we have not  been behind in school.  Which is something that drives me crazy.  LOL

We are going to wash the dogs, clean the floors, and just relax, until Horseback riding lessons at 6pm.  Madison likes to help her daddy wash the dogs.  I have to admit that I am glad she does.  That way I am free to do things that I like to do.  :-)  Like the floors.  Yuck!  But they have to be done, don't they!!!   The most fun we have on Wednesday is going to the ranch and riding.  Dave and I like ot watch Madison learning to ride and jump.  It is really exciting.  Last week Madison's horse got spooked and she slid off.  She didn't get hurt badly, just a little bruise on her bum.  Not too bad for the first time falling off your horse.  lol

Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to HIm.

2 Corinthians 5:9

    I have been looking forward to the school year.  The summer seemed to have crept by.  We needed more structure than the carefree days of summer had to offer. 
    I am pleased to say that the school year has started off great.  We are using Rod and Staff.  I know, I know Rod and Staff has a ton of work, it is boring, and there is not much creative touch to it.  But I have made it my own and it is fun and we do have our crafty days. (supplements)  I would have used something else, but my Madison likes it.  She wants the worksheets and textbooks.  And she excels at all her  work.  Praise God.  
   Co-ops start in two weeks.  We are excited about that.  Madison loves co-ops.  She learns so much there.  We have such a great group of women there.  What I like about this school is that the whole family is involved, not just the moms.  Dads have taught shop, wood working, paint ball, and such.   We are blessed to have this option for us.

It has been a long time since I did an entry.  We have had a very good school year.  We enjoyed it.  We joined a new ISP.  It has been a wonderful move.  DD learned so much from those dedicated mothers.  I also met some really creative ladies and dare I say friends.

I have just finished up our last report card of the year.  I am going to be mailing it soon.  I have been real please at the effort that DD has put into her work.  She brought up some grades and just did a great job.

I have already bought our curriculum for the next year.  It is the same that we used this year.  It worked real well for us.  I have looked for something that fit us.  Of course I had to tweek it a little. ;-)  Next year, I hope< will run smoother.  But I know that life happens and that it will not be smooth all the time.  I just mean school wise. 

Well not much going on here.  Just staying busy with mom this week.  She flew in last Tue. and is leaving on Sat.  I am not looking foward to that day.  I wlll miss her.

Tina Kay

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