Jun. 23, 2008 - Stars and Starfish

We are doing a ladies bible study at church using the book "You Matter More Than You Think" by Leslie Parrott.  She shares several of her poems in that book and I wanted to share this one.  I may even type it up and frame it in the house somewhere.

 A star and starfish
Appear
To be very much alike
At a glance
And so do, I suppose
We, two.
Yet, how sad
If I should try
To persuade you,
A brilliant shining
From the sky,
Leaving only dark, no glow
To brighten summer nights
Or sparkle diamonds on twilight snow
But neither shall
I be torn
From laughing waves
And splashing sand
On a pale and misty morn.
So I shall swim
And you shall shine
Still,
Our very essence
From the same design.

She then states "'Star' and 'starfish' have become a kind of code between (them), uttered by either side to acknowledge the fact that (they) are indeed different."

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Jun. 3, 2008 - Ant Farm - FINALLY

We sent away for our ants a couple weeks before we did the unit on Truman's Aunt Farm.  They finally came this weekend.  We have been watching them work.  I'm not sure yet if I'm going to have them do any worksheets or activities about ants. 

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May. 31, 2008 - Enjoying our summer

Our scout group had a family summer activity over the weekend.  Since it was Boy scout day at the Wizards on Saturday, our pack went to the game.  But before the game, we stopped at the Fort Wayne Zoo.  We had a good group and a great day - no rain and nice sunshine. 

The scouts all paraded onto the Wizards field before the game and there were fireworks after the game.  The Wizards won.  This was Nicolas's first scouting event.

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May. 29, 2008 - New Addition to our home

Our family is growing! 

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May. 28, 2008 - Summer Break!!

We have finished our schooling for this year.  So far the kids seem bored.  I won't let them sit in front of the TV or computer all day, so they are having trouble finding things to do.  I have set a reading time each day for all of us to read in our respective rooms.  It also helps when it's nice outside so they can ride bikes, play ball, or swing.

We cleaned rooms yesterday in preparation for our rummage sale.  I still have several things to do for that.  Once that is over, I will have more time to do things with them.  We have camping trips, other day trips, tennis lessons, church camp, and baseball games scheduled to keep us busy during the summer months.

I will try to keep the blog updated with activities with our flat people, and other trips we take.  Some of them will be counted as school days :)  (Isn't every day a school day?)

Have a good summer!!

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