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� Apr. 8, 2008 - Purses
Lately I have been making a lot of purses.
This one I made for a little girl's birthday party.
 Jeanna modeling the purse that I made for her.
This one I made for my boyfriend's sister-in-law.
Almost every day, I get comments on my purses. Either the ones that I am making or the one that I use. People want to pet them, know how to make them, or tell me that I should sell them. I am almost done with making myself a new one. I have improved a little on my original design. I'll post that as soon as I can. |
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� Apr. 8, 2008 - IsIt Art, Math or Science?
We are back to our study of Leonardo Da Vinci. On Friday, we made geometric figures out of marshmallows and toothpicks. Here are the photos of that adventure.
Pretty cool, huh? |
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� Apr. 8, 2008 - Pics of My Adopted Girls
Ok. I didn't really adopt them legally. But my friend Jeanna lets me have them whenever I want. And occasionally I have them longer than I want. I am becoming Aunt Mercy to the baby. Look at this sweet photo of her and K.
And my other girl.
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� Apr. 8, 2008 - Updating Photos Again
I wanted to post some pictures from when we went to the beach a few weeks ago. Unfortunately I didn't get any good photos of my boys.
I did get a couple of my boyfriend.
Alas they do not show how really cute he is.
I did get a very cute one of his son Charles though.
He is such a sweet kid. I have nothing but good to say about him so far. And apparently he feels the same about me. He is telling everyone what a good cook I am, how I am such a good mom, etc. He also says that K is his best friend.
What a big difference from last summer! |
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� Apr. 1, 2008 - I Know, I Know
Long time no see. I have missed reading all your blogs. I have been crazy busy with my friends lately. One of them has really needed a lot of help. Even the boys schoolwork and my housework wasn't getting done. But we are back on track. The boys and I got some good schoolwork in the last two days. We actually had time to do some science experiments that were on the schedule for the last month.
My other big news is that my website is up and running. Come check out my business Comforts of Home Midwifery and let me know what you think. |
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� Mar. 15, 2008 - Field Trips
My boys were complaining recently that we hadn't been on any field trips in a while. As a matter of fact, we haven't done any of the funner school work lately. Our lives have been so hectic that when we actually have time to do schoolwork, we just do the meat and potatoes and totally skip the dessert stuff. Well, I have vowed to get back on track and use Fridays again for our hands on days. We also have had the opportunity arise to go on a couple field trips.
Our first field trip was to an HEB Plus. For those of you outside of the state of Texas, HEB is a grocery store chain. The Plus version is comparable to say a Super Wal-Mart or even fancier. The one nearest us is actually the largest in existence. The also carry a lot of organic products. When we arrived, the children were given balloons with a sucker attached and a paper crown. They then went to the produce department, where they received a bag with an orange, apple, and a banana in it. The tour guide talked with them about how fruits and vegetables are good for you. The next stop was the sea food dept., where they got to pet a lobster. The children learned about how seafood is good for them. They got to watch people preparing sushi at the sushi bar. At the bakery, we sampled bagels, while we got a cupcake decoration demonstration. We heard how whole grains are best for you. At the tortilla maker, we each got to sample a tortilla. At the deli, the children were given a bag with some sausages, cheese, crackers, and chocolate. They heard about how dairy and protein is good for you. The boys loved this field trip and I didn't have to serve lunch since they were full from all of the free samples.
Our second field trip was to Petco. We got quite a talk about different kinds of animals. The children got to hold things such as rats, birds, snakes, and even a tarantula. And I only came home with a fish which we were given a coupon for in their goodie bag at the end of the tour.
I think that will tide them over on field trips for awhile. |
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� Mar. 9, 2008 - Playing Dress Up
I was babysitting my friend Jeanna's kids recently. Her 3yo daughter didn't want to stay with me and was having a little trouble having a good attitude. I was trying to distract her by finding things to do. She didn't want to do any of the things that I suggested until I mention dress up. We picked out one of my shirts to put on her. I did up her hair, put makeup on her, and painted her nails. (Keep in mind, I wouldn't normally recommend putting makeup on a little girl like this. I just did it for something special.)
Then we put some high heels on her.
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� Mar. 9, 2008 - Sweater Completed
I finally finished the sweater that I was making for my sister. I started it before Christmas, but it was a bit more work than I was expecting. I got it done about 3 weeks late for her birthday, but sent it anyway.
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� Mar. 9, 2008 - Last Thank You
Well, our Secret Sisters were finally revealed. My secret sister is Sharity.
Thank you Sharity. You have been a tremendous blessing. This was the last gift that I got from her.
It has some really great patterns in it. I can't wait to try some of them out. |
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� Mar. 8, 2008 - Valentine's Post #2
Yes, Valentine's Day was awhile ago. I never got the chance to post what I got from my boyfriend and I just had to share. It was one of the best Valentine's Days that I have ever had, maybe even the best. My friend Jeanna, her kids, my kids, my boyfriend and I went to Dairy Queen. Jeanna was in tears, because we spent our Valentine's with her instead of doing couple things. She sure misses her husband (he is in Iraq).
This is a Macho Man rosebush. It has lavender roses. He knows that I like purple and had them use purple paper and bow.
I also got a couple of really nice cards and a bunch of chocolate. |
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� Mar. 8, 2008 - Pinewood Derby
Yes, our Pinewood Derby was about a month ago. This was actually the last activity that K participated in with our old pack before we finished our transfer to the new pack. We didn't win any awards, but his car turned out pretty well. He also did about 90% of it by himself. He did get help cutting out the car.
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� Mar. 8, 2008 - I Am Official!!!!!!!!!
| Fantastic news everyone! I just got my letter from NARM. I passed my exams. I am now officially a midwife. Now I just need to get my licensing paperwork taken care of so that I can practice here in TX. |
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� Mar. 8, 2008 - I Am Still Alive!!!!!!
Well, I don't know if anyone has really missed my absence, but I sure have missed not being here on a daily or every other day basis. I have been ridiculously busy. I have been out of town for prenatals, births, and possible births between two and four days a week lately. I have four cleaning jobs now. Only one of which is once a week. One is every other week. One I just started and can be weekly or every other week. And the final one the owners are out of town a lot right now. So I cleaned it 6 weeks ago and then I cleaned it this week. Add to that my best friend being back in town and spending a lot of time with her and a new boyfriend.
I am about to slow down though. I have three weeks that I am not going to be on call. My plan is to take the boys camping for a couple of those days. Just the three of us. I think that we really just need some down time.
So, I am going to attempt to catch up on my blogging. And post many photos. Stay tuned. |
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� Feb. 22, 2008 - Valentine's/Birthday Post #1
Even though Tamera absolved us of all obligations for the Secret Sister session, my Secret Sister has been kind enough to still send me things.
This is what she sent me for Valentine's day.
There are things to make Valentine's cupcakes and a couple of notepads there.
And this is what she sent for my birthday.
Thank you so much to my Secret Sister. |
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� Feb. 22, 2008 - The Homeschool Lounge
� Feb. 22, 2008 - Latest News
Well, the biggest news is that I took my licensing exams on Wednesday. My absence has been due to me studying for them. It was a 2 part exam with 175 questions per part. It took all day. I had to go to Austin for the exams, so I drove up the night before. My grandparent's and my mom sent me money to help with the trip.
I feel like I did pretty well on the exams. I don't find out the results for 4-6 weeks though. I have a bunch of photos and information that I will be posting soon (hopefully by tomorrow, Monday at the latest). |
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� Feb. 10, 2008 - Blogger Friend School # 13
- How old is your Bible? On Friday (my birthday) it will be four years.
- Why did you chose this Bible? It was a gift from my sister.
- Do you highlight/mark passages in your Bible? Yes
- If so, what is your system for marking passages? I mark verses that mean something to me. Or stand out to me or something that I want to remember.
- Do you have notebooks to record things? Yes
- If so, how many and what do you record? I have a notebook that I take notes in during church and one that I use to write down my prayers in while doing my morning quiet time.
- Where is your favorite spot to read your Bible? The Sermon on the Mount - Matthew 5-7
- Are there any special thoughts about your Bible you want to share? Just the fact that my Bible is a KJV/Amplified side by side Bible. I am a big KJV fan. I grew up on it. It sure made the Shakespeare class in high school easier to understand.
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� Feb. 4, 2008 - The Craziness Just Goes On and On
Does life ever slow down? Every time that I think it is going to, I turn out wrong. My best friend is home and we have seen each other almost every day. I think only twice we haven't. Sometimes it is just to go to Wal-Mart together, sometimes our kids are playing together, and sometimes we are just eating dinner together.
We delivered a baby Thursday night. A girl, 8lbs. 5oz. It was for a really sweet, young couple.
And to top it off, I just started seeing someone new. I have tried not to mention to much about my so-called "romantic" life on my blog. I know many Christians have different views on dating, courting, etc. I had mentioned a boyfriend before.
Well, what I hadn't mentioned was that right after E's dad came to visit the end of July, I broke up with him. While E's dad was here, I got a taste of what real family life could be like. I really enjoyed it. I also knew that I would never have that with the guy that I was with.
More recently, I have just been keeping an eye out for single men. I haven't not been running across too many. My church is very small and the ones that are single are way younger than me. And when you always have your kids with you, it is hard to meet people.
Well, a friend of mine had introduced me to a guy named Tom about 5 years ago. He never seemed interested in me. I was ok with that, because I wasn't interested either. Then about 2 years ago, I met Tom's twin brother. Very nice guy, seemed more my type. Timing wasn't right. Fast forward a year. Last spring, Charles (Tom's twin) helped coach K's baseball team. Fast forward to August. Charles signed his son up for Cub Scouts. I have been seeing them occasionally for Cub Scout related events. I have been trying to get him to be involved in leadership, since we desperately need people helping out.
He agreed and then asked for my phone number (which I give to all new leaders) in case he had any questions. Several weeks later, he called and asked me to dinner.
So for the last two weeks, I have seen and/or talked to him frequently. I am very excited it, but it does cut out some of that extra free time. |
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� Jan. 28, 2008 - Pay it Forward
I got a package from Laura
today. I had totally forgotten about signing up for 
This is based on the movie Pay It Forward. Click on the photo above to read my original post. I never got any takers when I posted this. So if you are interested in letting me bless you and then letting God use you to bless 3 other people; leave me a post and I will email you for your address. |
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� Jan. 28, 2008 - Secret Sister
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