That is what we will be doing this weekend.... 

Tonight we are having a fellowship meal at our church for our pastor and his wife to celebrate their anniversary.    Just last week we had a celebration/meal for another couple who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary....    I just love how serious this church takes and MAKES families.  The couple that celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary also had a wedding quilt / throw hand made for them by ladies of the church (not me, I am not good with a needle...and it was also made during Nathans birth and there-after).    My older 2 were at first surprised that we were having a dinner to celebrate an anniversary-- but now that this is CELEBRATION #2-- I think they get the idea--   Marriage is SUPER special and we all need to encourage and celebrate it with each other!!  

Then tomorrow we are heading home (to my home) to help my mom who really needs some wood cut and split and stacked for her.   We just found out about this yesterday-- but I am so thankful I have a husband and children who realize that this is what families do for each other-- we HELP and SERVE whenever and wherever needed.   Jason works all night tonight but will still be the only "MAN" there-- and I know he is going to be so tired-- but he still stood right up and said "Yes, if your mom needs help-- WE WILL BE THERE."   (That made a wonderful impression on the boys too-- ).

I have a friend who is considering homeschooling next year- and she asked me a few questions (I LOVE TALKING ABOUT Homeschooling-- even if we are becoming Unschoolers)....and the one she asked was "How long do you homeschool your boys each day?"   Ummmm how do you answer that to someone who sends their children to school all day with out getting THIS look...    LOL    So I gave her the ol' standby (and TRUTH) "Oh we are homeschooling all day--everyday-- my children are always LEARNING.... it is just a matter of WHAT they are learning."     (and I must BLUSH and add that since Nathan has been home and we have been watching FOOD NETWORK and the DO IT YOURSELF channel VERY frequently-- they have had a WHOLE lot of Home Ec. and Industrial Arts... LOL-- really though-- they can tell you many things they did not know before-- and are very ANXIOUS to help in the kitchen!!  LOL)   Oh and don't for get life science-- raising 25 meat chickens from 2 day old babies to the freezer to the kitchen TABLE (last nights dinner)  But I did tell her the truth-  "sitting and desk time is about 3 hours"--  (because I KNOW that is what she is considering school-- but hoping she will see school is SOOOO much more)   I did re-state that that was  not counting read aloud time and hands on learning-- and learning to "serve and help" as members of a society (the home and more).

Boy this was a rambling post, huh??