I have not been inspired to post much recently...guess I'm in a bit of a blogging slump.    I admit,  I'm not a writer at heart and do not have a talent for it  but I enjoy blogging because of all the people I 'meet"!   And I am trying to keep up with your blogs even if I don't have anything new to write myself!   You ladies impress me with all your great posts - encouraging, informative, entertaining.... I get it all!  I love the way Homeschoolblogger connects so many of us like minded moms together and it's really great because we are experiencing many of the same struggles ( and blessings ) and can we relate to one another.    I'm sure 10 or 15 years ago many home schoolers would have loved to be able to connect this way - so we are truly blessed.   (Thank you, Lord)

Today I took DS11 and DS7 on a field trip with some families from our new co-op.  We went to an "UNO'S Chicago Grill" restaurant and had a "behind the scenes" tour of the kitchen, etc...  The boys thought the walk in freezer (actually more like a room) was kind of neat.  They were allowed to go beside the bar and fill their cups with ice and use the "soda gun" to get their drinks. The children assembled and ate their own pizza's too -- all this in under an hour!   I'm feeling bad that I didn't take the camera and have no pictures to show for it.    My daughter would like me to mentioned that she sacrificially stayed home and watched DS2, so we could enjoy ourselves on the tour.  (thanks Kay!) And,  I'll admit, that was REALLY nice for me because while 3 other mom's were "restling" with their toddlers (been there, done that!!) I, instead,  was able to visit with other mom's and enjoy my older boys. (and I did try and help out one poor mom whose 5 year old spilled his entire glass of water all over the floor while her 1 year old toddled away)!