So I left off yesterday talking much about our home. Now lets talk about our school. Michael is 8 and is very much laid back. He absolutely despises any kind of written work. He will do it without moaning and groaning because I don't tolerate that but there is many long hours of sighing and long faces. Wow. This Bloggin' thing is hard to do .....I have had to stop 3 times already this morning. Anyway, I try to do as little busy work as possible with him. Next year I plan on using Charlotte Mason's simply grammar. Hope it works. Any feedback I can get would be nice. Please? For math we are using Math-U-See and I plan to stick with that. He and it work well together. Science we are using  Apologia Flying  Creatures of the Fifth Day. He loves it. But I am wondering if its a little too grown up for him. I have found another science I think both he and I might like called Real Science for Kids. Have you heard of it? Please tell me about it! I may let him pick since he already likes Apologia. History we did out of the A Beka workbook this year but next year I am looking at Story of this world(I think thats what its called, gotta double check) but I still need to research reviews on that one. I would also like to learn more on Cantering across the Country as well. Sounds fun though.  I look forward to meeting other homeschoolers and discussing ideas, although I have been a lurker on many of your blogs for a while. Hope we can be friends!

    We our off now to finish our school work and go pick up trash in our neighborhood and play ground along with a little playing of course! Have a great Earth Day!

     Most of you probably never knew I was gone since I wrote maybe 2 blogs! But I decided to try this thing again. So, where to start?

     Well I am a Christian homeschooling mother of 3. My oldest is 8, I have a 2 year old and my littlest is 9 weeks tomorrow. I live in a small town. Its quite a drive anywhere we go since we live in a rural county. But thats okay we like it that way....sometimes. I have lived that way all my life so I don't really know what its like to jump in the car to make a "quick run" to Walmart. I like the quiet but do wish I was closer to a goodwill. I am a thrify. I love a good deal. I hang my clothes and make my own laundry detergent. We grow our own meat, milk our cows, and we try to garden. Sometimes we are successful, sometimes not. I enjoy scrapbooking but have not found time for it in super long time. One day though. Thats pretty much it as far as hobbies go. I spend all my other free time running my home and spending it with my family.     

My husband is awesome. So loving and supportive of all I do. Or sometimes intend to do. He and his father and brother used to do construction(mostly build houses) together but as the economy slipped so did work. He is not one to sit idle and wait for another job. He went out and found one. He still is in construction, just a different type and sadly not for himself anymore. May be one day. Once  he started working for someone else we decided to sell out of our cattle business again sadly but again maybe one day.

     We didn't sell out completely though. We still have a few head. 2 milkcows, some chickens, a couple of hogs(pigs) 4 horses, a cat, and 2 dogs. Oh and whatever else someone decides to take   pity on, or can't refuse, or sometimes something that just decides to take up residence at our place. OOps. As I was writing this Mikey just came in and asked me if I wanted a bird dog. Hmmm? I wonder if we will keep him. I will surely let you know.