Good Morning!

I went through my list of friends here yesterday and it seems that almost all of them haven't even been on there blog since 2007. Sad really.

You know I have been thinking about this the last few days. We don't have any babies in the house anymore! Our youngest will be 5 next month and our oldest will be 9 at the end of the year. Time has flown by so fast and is only getting faster! T learned how to snap his fingers this last week and does it all the time now. He is so funny especially with four teeth missing, he lost the forth tooth this morning. Little J can't wait to lose her teeth...my children love their teeth and love going to the dentist (that reminds me I need to set up an appointment) Big J is finished with 2nd grade!! I need to just start him in 3rd grade now...but the lazy days are calling us, well at least they are calling me. I am in one of those moods where I want to do things simple...like a clothes line to dry the clothes. It has always seemed so quiet and peaceful to me when seeing women from back in the day hanging their sheets out to dry in the warm breeze. I think if we were to do that now that everything would smell of exhaust and smog. You know I think I will try it one time this summer and see what happens. Need to get or make a clothes line. Today is our last day of being in the high 70's tomorrow the 90's will hit. Need to get the back yard mowed and then start getting the pool ready. So much to do that I haven't even listed.

So what is everyone up to for the summer time? Anything fun happening?

Ok time to turn this brain/life sucker off and head out into the real world.

Things are going pretty well around here. Jonas just finished 2nd grade...FINALLY!!

I have been sewing. This is in my etsy shop now http://www.sleeplessstitch.etsy.com 

Working on my photography...I have a book of some of them published now!!! So excited about that!!

 You can order your own copy and check out the inside of the book at: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/275184

I just added one more book so you can see both books at http://www.blurb.com/user/store/liquidsun

The sun is finally putting out some warmer weather and it is about time to put up the pool. I sent in the application for the Connections Academy for the boys, so just waiting for their answer. I will be starting Jonas' in his 3rd grade books soon though just to keep him motivated in doing it.

Hope all is well with everyone. I am praying for those who are stuck in the floods and storms.

Much Love to you all!

Just finished this cute little smock. My daughter of course claimed it but I am thinking that there will be others! There should be some in my Etsy Shop soon.

Things are better since the last time I posted. Not fabulous but better. My mother-in-law is actually going to be here anytime to take one of the kids home with her to stay the night...Have I said that I love my mother-in-law! And not just because of what I just said. It was a bumpy road for us in the begining but I think in time we have come closer together. It's nice.

I think Jonas has finished a couple books...So we are getting closer to being finished!! But will work through out the summer on his 3rd grade books in order to be ready for hopefully joining the Connections Academy. I am really nervous about the whole thing but I know it won't be as bad as I think it will be.

Well I would write more but I just realized I haven't eaten anything to day...Must go before I pass out!!

Not a whole lot to say.

Homeschooling my children is a struggle but I know I am not alone in this feeling. I don't feel like my heart is in it anymore. I feel like I am giving up in some ways. Also feel stuck at times, there's no where to go.

The weather has changed once again and it is grey, wet and cool out. I do love the smell and sound of the rain and I know it is good because it helps things grow...we seeded the yard and needed the water.

Have all the papers filled out for the connections academy...I will probably go online and start the process though while I am waiting for some important papers... Think I should start it today then.

Thought I broke the computer yesterday and had an anxiety attack because of it. My dear husband had to come home earlier from work. That's gonna hurt our pocket but I am glad he did. Now I know how people feel when they lose things in fires and what not. To lose all of my photography...I cried a lot yesterday. But praise the LORD we lost nothing and everything went back to the way it was.

The teaching on Sundays has been so good!! I am finally getting some things that I hadn't gotten before. I understand. You can listen to the teachings at http://www.cornerstonechristianfellowship.net Seriously the meat of the Word is good!! I want more of Him!! I want to run the race to win not just to walk my way through it.

Well need to go and do what I need to do.

Have a really great day everyone!!! I hope all of you are safe!!

Christina

So what have we/I been up to lately? Seems like a whole lot!

Have the Connections Academy applications for the kids almost finished. Trying to get myself sewing again so that there are things in my etsy shop. Had a garage sale, did alright...wished I would have done it a year or so ago when times weren't so tuff for everyone. Will probably have another one in a few weeks.

I totally lost track of what I was doing...I had almost two cups of coffee and I think that was one to many...Now I don't feel so hot. Darn coffee addiction!! ; )

Hope everyone is having a good memorial day.

We spent Mother's Day weekend with my family Friday night thru Saturday evening. Here is a pick of the cousins...didn't get baby Grace in the picture because I was holding her but there is a picture below so you can see her also.

The picture of Grace was taken at a Tea House in Florence, my mom is holding her.

It was a nice time. I miss my family so very much!!

And I am venturing into something else for schooling after summer is over. We will be signing the kids up for http://www.connectionsacademy.com They use Calvert curriculum among many others. I am excited to see what comes out of this. It is an online school with books also and it is credited and runs with the public school schedule, yet you can do as much as you wish to, your not confined.

I like that they don't just put your child in the grade they are supposed to be in. They test them to see where they are weak or strong and give them the work that best fits their needs. So if they are in third grade but are doing fourth grade math then they will give him the fourth grade math work.

We will see. I am waiting for the forms and then will have some paper work to do. So hopefully I can get all of this done and the kids will all be accepted...I don't know why they wouldn't. We only have a few months to go before the school starts up again.

I need structure and I think this is going to help me out a lot.

Life has been busy since the last time I wrote.

New nephew/cousin in our lives! He was born April 25th

The kids love their new cousin and think he is pretty neat.

We headed over to Bob's Red Mill for their Grand opening last week. And enjoyed the tour and even got some free stuff! Yeah for pancake mix and Scottish oatmeal!!

Started sewing again...FINALLY! It has been awhile...Got the one bag done and the other one is almost finished.

I also did some family photography for a friend over the weekend. The pictures turned out great and they loved them! I can't wait to see them framed. I put them up on my flickr if you would like to see some of what I did.

Ok off to try and get my son to finish his math...I think he gets bored with it, well at least the stuff he has done before.

Have a good week everyone!

I just came across Tim Hawkins while watching t.v. and I couldn't stop laughing!!! So I put up a video to share the laughter.

Enjoy : )