This year for Christmas I am very few things and I am enjoying it so is my pocket book. I usually send out cards to everyone we know, get the kids pictures taken and send those out, bake like a mad woman for a week and than make up little bake good gifts for about 60 or more people and than the kids and I make gifts for a couple of weeks to hand out to their friends not to mention the decorations boy I tell you we generally are all decorated by now in fact we always have put the tree up the day after thanksgiving not this year this year we are waiting till the 16th of December why? Because I just want to. So non of the above is being done and I am really enjoying it. The kids have asked to decorate so I pulled out some things for them to set around and we changed the table cloth from autumn to winter and than we put out a few things on the porch with some lights. The other thing I have not done is gone bonkers with the presents this year. I generally get swept up in the holiday excitment and end up adding to what I already have and what I really don't need. So there you have it a relaxed Christmas that is until Christmas day when we return to my parents house and the crazy stuff starts.
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Well today is Thanksgiving and in a few short minutes I need to make sure my children get up and than make sure my husband gets up. We are all packed and ready to make the trip to the grandparents house for the holiday. I realize this seems picturesque at this point however wait till we get there. Most likely my parents will be arguing over the turkey the kids will run in excited and full of energy. My husband and I will be bringing in the luggage. We will unpack I will then enter the kitchen that will look like a disaster. My mom will look at me and say "Oh good your here. I need your help." Now help is a word that refers to someone in need of assistance not hey everything needs to be done and look at the load of dishes that you have to do already. That is how my next few days at my parents will be spent. Cooking, cleaning, watching children, taking care of dogs (my parents have two really disturbed dogs) cooking, cleaning, watching children, taking care of dogs. Every year I think we risk our necks in the snow so I can do more than I have to do at home? Than I look at my children and I see how very happy they are being around their papa and granny and I think well it will all be over in 20 or so years. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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Friends are such a wonderful thing that God has blessed us with. I have been blessed with friends in my life, some closer than others and some more like distant relatives. The thing that I love about friends is that you find out what type of friend you are as well. I have a dear friend that is more like a sister than a friend. I see this as a unique and wonderful relationship. I think that it is rare that you find such a person. Not having a biological sister of my own I cherish this woman very much. I have decided to do a study in the bible about friends and see what examples God has given us to go by. So to all the friends out there, good on ya and keep those lines of communication open.
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I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner WOW! How time passes us by so quickly when we are not paying attention.
Today I need to get the kids up early we are joining some other home school families for a Thanksgiving party. We are bringing the veggy tray. Resently I went to a evening snack and presentation thing and someone brought their veggy tray heaped with the veggies mixed all together. It was like a really chunky salad on a tray without lettuce. Very cool.
Does anyone have any other creative ideas on veggy tray's?
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I find myself doubting if I can really home school my children. I listen to people and their comments and criticism and sometimes it sticks most of the time it doesn't. It is that little inner voice of criticism that I think does the most harm in my life. I tell myself, with so many other things that need attention why waste brain power on worry. Worry makes me tired and depressed and I can't focus. Prayer and communication with other home schoolers is really my only options to drag myself out. It comes down to this I need to refocus my energy and talk more to my dearest friend who also is a home school mom and who has a lot more on her plate than I do. She is a wonderful woman that focuses her life on Christ and can type like 120 words a minute ( I know your jaw just dropped). She is an amazing mom that is organized and full of life and I really love being around her. There we go I am not stalking my friend enough. Thanks for reading.
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Ah the end of eight grueling, fun filled weeks. There is joy and sadness as we close out The Wizard of Oz. We had a whopping 980 paying customers, the most we have ever recieved. The kids actually made money for their program that is a true blessing. Now on to other pastures. We are behind in our schooling just a bit and I hope to get mostly caught up this next week. Unfortunatley I have told all my friends that want their hair cut that I cannot because of the play, so now that it is over there is an abundance of heads of hair waiting to be trimmed. My friend and I are starting weigh down, she has a four pound head start, I am considering asking her to eat enough to gain those four pounds back so that we can really start together. You know I don't mean that I was just thinking.
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Is there a repellent for the monkey? And if not would I become a rich woman when I invent one? These were my thoughts last night around 10:00 p.m. when I was helping the last monkey out of his costume so his parents could take him home and tuck him into bed.I then cleaned the dressing room and took my one lullubye ballerina and one flying monkey home to their beds. We have all been very busy with late nights. Today is a holiday at the school so my husband is home until 3:00 and the kids and I are home until 5:00 than there is the play this evening. I am going to put shovels outside my front door so all that come to visit can get to the couch. My mom called early this morning while we were all blissfully asleep, they will be coming today for a visit and spend the weekend. The nice part about that is they can help with the kids while I help the other kids. The bad thing is they have two unruly dogs that always go to the bathroom somewhere in my house at least once that I actually know of during the visit. The other negative is my mother is a pack rat and packs a lot I mean a lot of what ever she can fit into boxes and their Lincoln over to my house to leave. So basically if there is anyone dropping by this humble home anytime soon they might be safer on the porch than in the house. It will be nice for the kids to have some down time from the school and not have to leave as early as me and go on the nights their not performing. I brought this up to the kids and the way home last night (we live about thirty minutes away from the school) and said if papa and granny spend the night you won't have to come every night you can relax and go to bed at a decent time won't that be nice. The tears started to flow and the words came in waves of agony "But momma the theater is our life", "Momma they need me back stage" "Momma what if they need a stand in?" "Momma it helps me stay in character when I am with the other actors" there is somthing very strange hearing these words from 6 and 7 year olds. Well thanks for letting me talk. Take care and I will see you over the rainbow.
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Is there light at the end of a high school musical staring not only high school student but 40 munchkins and their parents. That is what our family is in the middle of this week. My children are in the play that my husband is directing and there are 40 other wee ones also appearing. My job is to make costumes, corral young children, make sure they are in the appropriate costumes at the appropriate times and make sure they don't miss the curtain call. I have to tell you that Kansas is looking pretty good right now folks.
My friend and I are doing weigh down together, has anyone else done this program before?
Thanks for reading