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Apr. 26, 2007

Three Reasons Why (my) Children Love To Be Homeschooled

1. In the middle of reading aloud to all, you get a call from your neighbor down the road. The black bear that she's spotted across the street from her house several times is now grazing in the field, come see it if you want! You can drop everything, hop in the van, drive down the road and see a real live wild black bear in its natural habitat. Science, check!

To show how far from the road the bear was:

And as close as I could get with my 300mm zoom lens:
(Kenton was the one that was reading to the children when this happened. They got to see the bear before me. When I got home, I drove down the road and took these at 8pm. I hope I get to photograph him again because it was getting dark so= slow shutter speeds, high ISO's make for grainy, blurry, yucky shots)

2. You can do some schoolwork in your pajamas while holding a cross-eyed cat, and it's perfectly acceptable and even considered normal.
(Alek does his reading cuddled up with Izzy every morning. She waits at the door for him.)

3. You can dress up like the mother of Jesus and curl up with a good book anywhere you please and nobody will even give you a second glance.

p.s. Thank you awesome ladies, for your prayers and sweet words! I really appreciate it! I have not actually miscarried yet & spotting has been scarce- and today, I even got an immediate, much darker pregnancy test result, so now I don't know what to think- except that spotting for me means a 66% chance of miscarriage. So I don't want to get my hopes up, but it's not over yet.
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Apr. 26, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by springdayzee
OMGOSH Alyssa!!! I am saying MAJOR prayers for you!!!! You have been in my thoughts and prayers since your last post. ***HUGS***

Also... as always I love to hear your stories and see your pictures! How cool that you saw the bear, and here I am all excited when we see squirrels. ROFL

Love ya!
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Apr. 26, 2007 - I love your pictures!

Posted by mamabear2003
You take great pictures! What a great experience to see a bear that close! I'll pray for your pregnancy.
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Apr. 27, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by daffodilmama
praying for you and the baby... I love the pic of M... blowing bubbles I put it on my wallpaper...
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Apr. 27, 2007 - Praying!

Posted by 5atkins
Dear Sister, I am thinking about you and praying for this to just be spotting!

Loved the pictures about homeschooling. I especially loved the cross eyed cat reading pal! :)

In Him, Eva
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Apr. 27, 2007 - prayers

Posted by Cherie
Alyssa
I stopped by to see whatyou have been up to. I'll be praying for you and this pregnancy.

Blessings
Cherie
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Apr. 27, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by April
BIG PRAYERS are being said here. And Mark and I laughed really hard at the "you can dress up as the mother of Jesus" comment. Too funny.
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Apr. 27, 2007 - hi alyssa...

Posted by mommyof3girlies
those pictures are awesome! very clear....
I want you to know that you are in my prayers, sending a big hug to you!! juliet
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Apr. 27, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Leigharev2
OK, I have to say, I am kind of excited for you! The timing reads implantation bleeding to me! If it helps any, I spotted through my first trimester with 'R'. It was terrible and scary, but I have a healthy perfect 'R' regardless.
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Apr. 29, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by henryteachers
I love it--the reasons and the pictures are great! How neat to see a bear that close. I pray all with go well for you this week with your pregnancy!
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May. 13, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by crazybusy
Thank you, EACH of you, for your prayers and encouragement! It means a lot to me!
Love, Alyssa
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May. 27, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by PumpkinsMomma
I love it :)

I'm a bit jealous. I've always wanted to see a bear! I've heard them when we've been camping but have never seen one! Of course, I only want to see them when they are far away like yours. You are a wonderful photographer :)

marie
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