• May. 15, 2008
Rainy Day

Today is a very nasty day outside. It is raining and my 4 year old son is driving me BONKERS!!!! It dosen't seem like the girls  are fighting as much as they normally do. My son is the one doing all the annoying things today. He has really gotten very mean here lately. I am finding myself wondering why he is acting this way. I am ready for my hubby to get home. He is about 100 miles away right now, and I really worry when he is having to travel in such bad weather like we are having today. I am really tired today and  I actually would like to take a nap. I think that is just what I am going to do. Well I guess I will write again later . Hopefully I can catch a few winks of sleep before I have to start dinner. Blessings to all .  

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• May. 13, 2008
Quiet Reflections....

I want to take a few minutes to update my blog. I haven't been  on here to write in awhile. I am officially homeschooling now and I guess we are taking a break from "school" and  I am letting them "de-program" from public school. I have been told that I should do that. Anyways, I am ordering my curriculum in June and hope to get started with school work sometime after the 4th of July. I will just have to wait and see. So far my nerves have been on edge and I actually wonder" what am I doing ?"sometimes. The kids argue NON STOP and the girls seem to have a deep, hate for each other. I do not understand. I am told that this too shall pass and that they will get along better by the end of the first year or so of homeschooling. So as long as the hair color people keep making dye, I'll be okay, because I can cover the EIGHTY MILLION gray hairs that I am sure to develop over the next few months. I am thankful though, that I do get to have this time with my kids. I feel like right now all Im doing is correcting them and their behavior or sitting them down for ANOTHER talk about how we should act as Christians. They are okay after that for about 5 mins., then its back to normal. I also find that I am SO happy to see my hubby come home. I sit and wait on his call for us to go pick him up everyday. I am excited at the fact that we will be learning together and that the kids and I are not limited to someone else schedule when it comes to Doctors appts. or trips to the beach or whatever the case may be. I can make my own schedule. With my husband being the one who has to approve or disapprove. I am also counting the days to income tax time next year. Why? you ask. Well  that is when I am finally having my tubal reversal done. We are using a Doctor in Mexico(Dr.Perez)and we are taking all the kids and my mom and making a mini vacation out of it. Hopefully the next time we return, it will be with 5 kids and we can return for a reunion of sorts with Dr.Perez.  Anywho, I just wanted to check in and say HOWDIE and that I am back and ready to get started on this interesting(Im sure) journey into homeschooling.

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• Apr. 8, 2008
Long Time No See....

I know it has been FOREVER since I have made an entry. Homeschooling did not work this time. My inlaws took it upon themselves to make sure that it wasn't an option this year. We were able to homeschool for about 3 weeks and then my inlaws turned us into the Truency Board in our county . Well since the lady I was using as a covering didn't have all the things she was suposed to I had no choice but to return our girls to school. It has not been an easy choice and we are already prepared to start our homeschooling next year. I will be withdrawing the girls on the last day of school. They are ready all except my oldest. Who is really starting to show her own little attitude. I am really praying for my kids right now and I would love for anyone out there reading this to pray also.We have had some other changes that have gone on since Febuary. First my oldest daughter got the Flu, kept it for 2 weeks and gave it to all of us. I was able to get Tamiflu for all the kids at the first sign of the flu without having to revisit the pediatrician, but unfortunatly at the time my hubby and I had no insurance so we had to visit the ER. I was deathly sick and was sick for close to 3 weeks even with the tamiflu script I had and my hubby ended up getting PNEUMONIA and was in the hospital. All the while we had no insurance at the time except on the kids. Well it just so happens that his dad ran into a man that knows another Christian man that installs and sells Directv. He got him intouch with Cameron and what do you know, Cameron was hired on the spot. So no longer is Cameron self employed(might be a blessing for some, but not for us) , now he does the job that he Lves and he has no over head expenses! This man furnishes Cameron a work truck ,fully stocked with everything he needs to work , cell phone,, salary, a 5 day work week 8-5  and he pays 100% of our insurance Blue Cross Blue Shield medical and dental . And it is family coverage. I am so excited. Cameron loves it and the work enviroment. It is so much less stressful than before. I am praising the Lord for all of this and I really believe that all this happenned for a reason. Well I guess I will go for now. I just wanted to update and let everyone knw that I am alive and kickin! Going to get the girls from school. I plan to write again ,alot sooner than last time ! God Bless!!!!!!!!!

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• Jan. 16, 2008
All Is Well

All went well with the withdrawel  process.. It was a little sad. The only rude response I got was from the intervention teacher that my oldest daughter has. Her regular teacher however, was sooo sad. She said she truly did not want to see my daughter go. And to be honest with you, I am sad about Jodee not having her as a teacher. She told me to email her and let her know if I need anything. I was glad to get my daughter Savannah out of her teachers class. I think that her teacher must be going thru a bad time right now . I am looking forward to the difference that I will get to see in my kids. I hope that this is the best thing for all of us. The people at the school kept reminding me that I can always send them back if it dosen't work out. Its almost like they are sure it is going to fail. I don't think it will. I am going to do my best and give it 100%! And thats all I can do!

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• Jan. 16, 2008
Day 2 Down, Many More To Go

Well yesterday was my first real day of homeschooling. I am winging it by pulling curriculum off the internet and by what books we already had here. In about 15 mins. from now, we are going to "officially withdraw" from OES. I am a little sad because my oldest daughter's teacher and my youngest daughter's teachers are GREAT!!!! I will miss them. I feel conflicted about removing them now, but a little situation came up last Thursday and that prompted their removal. I wonder if it is normal to feel sad, happy and anxious all at the same time? Those are my exact emotions. I know if I am making a mistake , I can re-enter them next year. Well here I go. I will for sure be updating now! I need all the support I can get!

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• Jan. 5, 2008
HEY!!!!!

I wanted evryone to know that I have not died or anything, we have just been sick. the kids have been off of school break for two weeks and my DH decided that Savannah along with our other 2 daughters will return to school and finish out the rest of the semester. I haven't been feeling well and I am having my tubal reversal surgery in March, so he wants to get that behind us and then he said I can focus on our pursuit of homeschooling.  I am looking forward to the surgery and I am also looking forward to having my girls at home with me. But I am a submissive wife, so I am folowing Cameron's lead without questioning him. I feel that if there is one thing I can teach my girls, that will be it. I want them to be Biblically submitive to their husbands and live as God intends them too. I am working on that right now. And waiting until after March to start buying curriculum will give me even more time to search. I always check out all the suggestions I get off here and off my other board Im on (CMOMB) . Well I guess I 'll go for now and see what I can get into!     

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• Dec. 16, 2007
1 Week Left!!!!

Sorry I haven't wrote in a couple of days, but we have all been sick with the stomach virus. I am still very tired and am not feeling good at all. My stomach is very sore! I wanted to try to clean up today becauseI knew that there would be no Church today but I can't seem to stand up for more than a few minutes. My DH had one job , he had to travel about an hour to finish today and so I had to get my mom with her crippled hand  to come down here and help me. I ended up laying around on the couch and switching between the couch and the bed until my 3 year old son had a major blowout in his pants if you know what I mean! I had to give him a bath. Yep, it was that bad  He was not a happy camper to say the least Anyways I am looking forward to next week. Its the last week of school before  Christmas Break. School is out from the 21st - the 7th. I hope we can catch a few mornings of sleeping in. Although I know the chances of that are NOT LIKELY !!!! But I can dream right? Well I guess I'll go for now. I hope everyone who reads this has a blessed afternoon.

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• Dec. 12, 2007
Trying to Get Organized !!!!!

I am trying to get organized today. My mom is sick with the stomach bug, so we will have to cancel her appointment with the Doctor. I am once again feeling discouraged. I have so much I need to accomplish and I still have to shop for Christmas! Yeah, call me crazy to wait 2 weeks before Christmas to shop for 4 kids! I feel like screaming!!!!! I will be glad when the Holiday season is over. I am also nervous about tax time. We have always got a large return, but my DH has never made this much before. Plus he has been self - employed all year long, so I really don't know what to expect. We haven't paid any taxes in yet. Next year I am for sure doing the quarterly pay thing. I am just nervous thinking about all this. Well I guess I will go for now. I am sure I will be back later to write some more!!!!!! God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• Dec. 11, 2007
Does Anyone Ever Do This?

I just got back from the School  eating luch with Taylor. My son loved it! I think he would have stayed if I would have left him. He is usually very clingy, but he was so curious about the other kids. I don't think I have  ever seen him act like that before. Does anyone else ever have doubts about Homeschooling? I haven't even started yet  and I already have doubts. I wonder will I be making the right decsion for my kids? Our school district is HUGE and I am really not that uncomfortable with them being where they are now, its just the next set of schools in our district that I am worried about. We have an upper Elementary School and then a middle school, then a Freshman Acadamy, then the High School. I know that the middle school is BAD! No way around that. When I visit the girls school ( where they are now)  I feel like they are okay. But I have so much doubt about everything. I don't like some of the values that I feel like my girls are being taught.  I know that my husband and I are responsible for  instilling the type of values and morals into our kids that we want to be there. Anyways, Im sorry to blabber, butI just always have such mixed emotions after I come back from visiting the school. I have really tried to stay away this year, simply because I know I am planning on Homeschooling and I guess maybe I don't want to see anything over there that might change my mind. I substituted last year, butI took my name off the list this year. I am trying to distance myself from the school and the people there. Most think your crazy if you mention Homeschooling. I think its a great idea and I am thankful to live in a state where it is not hard to homeschool and ifI decide to do it, I can freely. I wil  stop blabbering for now and  am going to go check out Rod and Staff curriculum. God Bless!!!!!!!!!

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• Dec. 11, 2007
My Anniversary!!!

Congragulations to me and my husband ! Today is our 9th Wedding Anniversary!!!!!! There have been many times where I wondered if we would make it this far. But we have and no it hasen't been easy. But I am thankful today for this blessing of 9 years of marriage and 4 great kids. I feel like I am a better person thanks to my marriage. I also have grown up alot since I was 17 when we got married. We were able to go out and eat at Lonestar Steakhouse last night. It was our first time there. Yummy, but expensive! $46.00 , for me and Cameron. We had a $5.00 off coupon off $20.00 or more(which is easy to do there). My favorite place to go is Cracker Barrel. But I let Cameron pick since we always eat at Cracker Barrel. Anyways, I am going to go get started on my day and go eat lunch with my 7 year old daughter, Taylor Grace. She is soooo looking forward to it. James is looking forward to it too! He is excited to go eat at the "big school " as he calls it.  Well I will write later. And thanks for all the prayers for my son and family. My mom is heading back up to her house tonight, so I will be nervous for her, so say a prayer for her safety. God Bless!!!!!

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• Dec. 10, 2007
Ahh, Sleep!

Finally I got some sleep last night! I feel so much better. I am trying as we speak to get in touch with the Orthopedic Doctor to take my mom into see him. So pray for a good report and hopefully no surgery! I am ready for School to be out for Christmas and my kids are just ready for Christams, PERIOD!!!! I am still feeling slightly stressed even though yesterday I did manage to get most of my laundry done. I have a huge project to do in cleaning my room. Its sooooo messy!!! The rest of my house looks good until you go in there. And thats  supposed to be the neatest, most peaceful place in the home. Not in mine! Its the "catch all" because I can close the door and no one usually just walks in there and looks around. Tomorrow is My 9th Wedding Anniversary! I am excited that we hopefully will get to go out by ourselves and eat. I am getting my neighbor to come and watch the kids and help my mom the couple of hours we will be gone. Anyways I guess I better go. Lots of stuff to do today! Hope everyone has a blessed day!!!

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• Dec. 9, 2007
Praying For better Week!!!!

I am exhausted!!!!! I have had a bad weekend to say the least. Friday night, my 72 year old mom who lives next door to us, was walking down here to stay with our kids while me and DH went to the store to get some meds for his stomach. I was outside watching her walk down here and Ilooked down for a second and when I looked back up she was gone! I heard branches moving and I saw her trying to get up. She started saying her hand was hurt. As she got closer, Icould see the blood pouring out of her hand! She is on blood thinners due to open heart surgery this time last year. She had feel onto a stump of a small tree and had nearly cut half of her hand off!!! I called 911 and the ambulance came and got her. This was around 7 pm. She was at the ER until 2 am. My sick DH and all 4 of our kids were out riding around between 12 and 2 waiting to pick her up from the ER, because they kept telling me that she would be ready in 30 mins, but her blood pressure kept going up and down, so 30 mins. ended up turning into 2 hours. She got 46 stitches total, 20 some odd inside and 20 some odd outside! Anyways, we finally got to bed around 2:30 and was back up at 5:45 for my DH to go to work. I was give out all day and had to wait over and hour to get her scripts filled. She was in ALOT of pain and my mom is tough. She never complains about pain. Not even when she had her open heart surgery. But this she is complaing about. We had to go to the Funeral home last night because a dear friends grandfather died and when we got home and got everyone settled, I finally laid my head down around 12:30, only to have to get right back up with my son, who was having an asthma attack. I sat up with him all night on our loveseat and of course I had a horrible pain in my neck most of the day today from my head falling over when I would  nod in and out of sleep. I am praying that tonight will be better and that we can all get some rest!  But James asthma usually gets worse at night. So I am trying to prepare for another long night. I amtaking him to hte Doctor tommorrow and taking my mom to the orthopedic surgeon, because she tore alot of muscle in her hand and she will probably have to have surgery. Sorry to unload so much on you all, just keep me in your prayers!!!

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• Dec. 5, 2007
Family!

I wanted to drop in and write a few minutes before I take off to the Thrift Store, which is about 45 mins away, to look for me and the girls some winter skirts. Last night my Mother in Law came over and she really irritates me. She completely ignores our youngest and oldest daughters and pays 100 % of her attention to our middle daughter Savannah(the one with ADHD). She is her favorite and when ever she comes over, Savannah's behavior gets much worse. Sharon seems to think that everything Savannah does is soooo cute! And she treats her like a baby! which is NOT good for Savannah, and pretty much underminds everything we are trying to do with Savannah. She does not know that Savannah will be homeschooling for the second half of the year and when she finds out she will be mad. She is very much against homeschooling and thinks pretty much everything we do and believe in is stupid. She lives in a glass house, but she likes to throw stones! Anyways, I am praying for this whole situation. I am also praying that the Lord will verify our thoughts and plans for homeschooling. Well I am going to go. I have alot to do today and hope to find a lot of good deals at the Thrift Store! God Bless!!!!!

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• Dec. 4, 2007
New Day, New Thoughts!

I took my middle daughter(the one with ADHD), to the Doctor today and the meds they want to put her on are recalled. I had no clue. I took them to the Pharmacy to get them filled and my Pharmacist was like," Do you know that this medication has been recalled?" Of course I said no. So they can't fill it to say the least. What I feel like might be best for Savannah, is for me to take her out after Christmas break, continue to send my other 2 for the rest of the year, and just use the last semester of school to take Savannah off her meds  and let her try to learn how to control herself on her own and for us to focus on her studies ourselves. We can also use this time to grow closer to each other, as our relationship is quite strained right now, beause of her actions. When she is on her meds, she is very calm, but very snappy and whiney. Almost mean at times. Her Doctor was like," Oh well, thats a side effect of the meds and you are going to have to take the good with the bad." Savannah has a great personalitywhen she is off the meds. She is just very Baby-ish. She is loving and kind though when she is off her meds. She is just extra hyper and does not obey me for the most part I have heard about certain foods being the culprit to ADHD and maybe I will look into one of those theories and try to find a diet that helps prevent and control some of the symptoms. I am excited at the thought of keeping her home! I look forward to being there when the light comes on and she finally says," oh yeah , I get it!" Anyways, I have also decided that for her this semester we will be using Alpha Omega Lifepacs. They are the most reasonable by far price wise and it is very do-able to get them and finish all of them by the end of June or July. Well I'll write again later! Kepp us in your prayers and if anyone has any links or ideas about the ADHD diet send me a message or email me at cameronandmaudie@bellsouth.net .

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• Dec. 2, 2007
Almost Christmas!

Its almost Christmas and I am glad! We are finally thru decorating our house. This year we bought a beautiful real tree. It is sooo pretty and big! When we undone it and set it in the Living Room, I couldn't believe how big it was. It takes up half the room.I am also looking forward to Christams Break. We are still undecided on whether we will start Homechooling after Christmas or whether we should let the girls finish out the School year. I will probably wait until August to start them since they are already in the groove of things. Even though I am not. I hate being  rushed and waking them up at 6 am to have them at school by 7:15. Then they are not back home until 3:30. Anyways I have a ton I could chat about, but I have a load of clothes to get out of the washer and my oldest daughter is going to the Nutcracker tomorrow so we have to get ready for that. Blessings until next time.

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• Nov. 12, 2007
Sick Day

My little boy is sick today! I feel like  !!! I am sooooo tired. I haven't had a good nights sleep since Thursday.  My husband is stressed at work and after last weeks $80.00 battery for his work truck and then his work trucks $700.00 nervous breakdown, we are all stressed and broke to say the least. My girls are out of school today and I am looking forward to Thanksgiving Break. My daughter got the all clear at her after surgery check up. So thank God all is okay with her. I f I can get my son on the road to recovery and get my house back in order I will be content. I feel like everything is tumbling down on me at once! I am a member of  CMOMB (Christian Mommys of Many Blessings) . I often post there for prayer and support and advice! It is such a good place to be. I also love the Momys website and Momys Digest.. There are so many great women who are a memeber of these 2 sites.I am sooooo thnakful for the people I encounter on there. I would suggest to anyone needing encouragement to check out either of those sites. Anyways,all this finacial stuff makes me worry that I  may not be able to take the girls out of public school and that they may have to saty there and finish the year out.  I  will hate that because their attitudes are so much worse while they are at school. They are model citizens by the schools standards, but not by ours. Their attitudes are really bad. The back talking and the trying to "be their own person" is what we notice is the worse. I want them all to be indiviuals but not at their ages ,where they are trying to make decisions that should be left to us at this time. Anyways I guess enough of my complaining for now. Just please keep us in your prayers!

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• Nov. 7, 2007
Im Back!

I am back! I haven't wrote in awhile but we have been busy! My middle daughtr had surgery last week and my husbands work truck has been broke down. He just went back to work today. It has been broke down since Saturday. But $ 700.00 later, he is back on the road! Well I ahev a ton of housework to catch up on, so I will try to write back later! God Bless!

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• Oct. 15, 2007
Back After Awhile

 I am back ! I haven't posted in a while because of just being so busy! My kids are still in Public School, but hopefully they will not return after Christmas Break. I want to ask prayer from anyone who reads this for my middle daughter, Savannah . Today she is going to a Orthopedic Surgeon at 2:00 pm. A few weeks back  I noticed a knot on top of her wrist. The knot has continued to grow.I became more and more concerned due to the fact that Cancer runs in my husbands family, and that my oldest Daughter lost a fellow 8 year old and good friend of hers in June to Cancer. The Doctors are planning on removing it and then sending it for a biopsy. I am scared even though her Pediatrician says it is probably not nothing. Anyways please keep us in prayer and I will update you all! God Bless!!!!!

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• Sep. 11, 2007
Tuesday

I am sitting here writing this before I start my busy day! I have been doing lots if research this weekend on the internet about homeschooling. I have found several  so called "free" homeschool websites, and I have also thought about just making my own curriculum with  material I can gather off the websites. A lot of websites have free print outs.  I have a good friend in my Sunday School class who homeschools her 2 kids & uses BobJones curriculum. I am not able to afford a huge expense right now. And their curriculum is expensive.I looked into  CM method, but I don't think my kids would do well. I would love it , because I love to read! Has anyone ever heard of or used Landmark Baptist Curriculum? I found the info on them on www.pennywiselearning.com . They are pretty affordable and I think my value system would be in line with what they are teaching. We are currently members of an Independent Baptist Church. Our church is small, but it has a lot of great people in it.I went to school at the church until I was in 7th grade, then I began Homechooling. I am not comfortable sending our girls there because they are still alot of bad things going on,plus  I just feel so led to homeschool. Anyways I am going to pull myself away from the computer and get started on my day!!! I hope everyone who reads this has a blessed day!!!!!

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• Sep. 7, 2007
Another Day

Today is going to be another one of those days. I've been awake since 4 am, and I ended up falling back asleep at 5:30 and in doing that I forgot to put my husband's  work shirt in the dryer. It would not have been a big deal, but he had to be in a town that is about an hour away for a meeting at 7:30. Anyways, my girls did not want to get up and so I ended up fighting with them for 30 mins. and I didn't even attempt to put them out to catch the bus.  I loaded up my 3 year old son and I dropped them off at school. Now back at home and on my 2nd cup of coffee in my  Jamaica cup ( a gift from my mother in law, we've never been )  my son is quite ill. He is in a bad mood and the difficult life of a 3 year old is catching up with him!!!  I on the other hand am putting off my chores as long as I can. I am TIRED!!!!! Anyways mornings like this make me ready  for December, so I can begin Homeschooling. My girls come home with some new trash every day. I am sooo suprised at the stuff some of these kids do and say. And my oldest is only in 3rd grade. And on top of that ,we live in a very wealthy school district. So I was shocked at the things the kids my girls are around are doing. i substitute teach at their school sometime and at other schools in our city school system ( which, by the way is HUGE, we have 3 Elementary schools in our school system, and  my girl's school has 800 in it alone and thats only K-4) Anyways when I sub I usually like to do younger grades, and I was shocked to see 2 nd graders last year with fake nails and Eyeliner. I was thinking What in the world are the parents thinking? Not my kids!!! Sorry no offense to anyone who is okay with that , but I believe our girls in this "Modern Day " are already being pushed into things that even in my youth ( I am only 26) was a no no. Girls are exposed to stuff they shouldn't be way to early. Anyways point being I am ready to get control of the things my kids are exposed to.Yes I realize I can't protect them from every thing, but I hope by homeschooling I can atleast teach them to make the right decisions in life. Well I guess I have been on my soap box long enough. Thanks for listening!!!! I hope every one has a blessed day!!!!

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