Since I haven't introduced myself or my family yet here is a quick one. I'm a Christian wife and homeschooling mom of six wonderful children - Andrew (14), Ciera (13), Tyler (8), Grace (5), Ivanna (2.5) and Lee (7 months.) The question we get asked more than any other is "Are you going to have any more?" so in case anyone is wondering, we certainly hope so! We'll gladly accept as many children as God chooses to bless us with.

We live in PA, not too far from Harrisburg, on a small 2 acres bordering State Gamelands so we have lots of territory to explore for nature studies. All of my children are outdoor kids and on most days they wake up and want to go straight out the door to play. Even the baby gets excited when we go out and sit on the deck, go for a walk or on the swing. We try to live as naturally as possible and are learning all the time. Last weekend we finally got this year's garden started. Besides gardening and raising animals (rabbits, chickens & ducks so far) our family enjoys playing games, riding 4-wheeler, nature walks, reading, and watching family movies together. We don't have cable/satellite tv so we have more time to pay attention to each other and do things together instead.

The next thing I want to learn is how to add things to this blog, like photos and my LibraryThing list. I'll have to work on that another day since it's time to get the kids to bed now.