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Nice hot weather makes for short fusses lately. When my four year old starts whining I know he's been outside long enough. Time for a popsicle and shade. I suppose this is what makes schooling year round better for us. The kids can play out till it's to hot, then come in cool off and learn for a while, then go back out when it cools back down. This doesn't give them the opportunity to say "We are bored" LOL I love being able to stop schooling when the fall arrives for a couple weeks when you can ride the horses and mules, take a leisurely wagon ride, picnic, and just really enjoy ourselves. Right now we are going through our curriculum, weeding out what we didn't like, and planning for our new year. I have a few lap books I would like to buy from Hands Of A Child still, and a few supplies I still need to pick up, I could about kick myself, I went and bought $80. worth of school supplies, and should have waited till tax free Aug. 1-3 to do it!!!! Shucks that could of bought more supplies ;-). |
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Our 4'th of July was great! I woke up early, made a great breakfast, baked our bread for the day and finished our dinner prep. Made it outside to feed the animals at a decent time, and went on a mule ride before the rains came. Dinner was great! It helps to make as much as possible the day before. I was actually able to enjoy myself this year. Rain, rain, rain, we were so glad to see it come. We have lost at least 3/4 of our garden already. I pray for more rain over the next couple days or we will loose everything. The kids enjoyed a book on our founding fathers, the star spangled banner, and the 4'th. They will miss fireworks this year, but I haven't heard one complaint about it yet.;-)They are tickled to death to have watermelon and ice cream. I'll post links to pictures soon....as soon as photo bucket lets me.
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This is a picture of the boys keeping one of the mules company, while resting from their ride. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/100_3432-1.jpg
Lacey J our special mule: click on: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/Lacey.jpg
Our puppy dogs.... http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/100_9471.jpg
Our mule Mae http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/satstorms005.jpg
One cold Wagon ride, yes, that's two mules, Sadie and Jumper and a donkey, Pat, pulling three a breast. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/wagonride069.jpg
Here is Bo and Freckles. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/100_3410.jpg
A little fun.. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/BoMaetogether010.jpg
here's my son helping to paint with a professional painter at the art festival. Jerry Brown's in Hamilton, AL http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/01-09-2007035035pm-1.jpg
Here's me and my horse, Freckles, she has died from cancer. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/Picture-1.jpg
here's my 14 yo dd, when she found something amaing in the prok rind bag at Golden Flake, during a tour
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and a view from the drivers seat.. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/wagonride047.jpg And finally a trip to Turtle Park http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/farmingfamily/100_2471.jpg Does anyone know which code is the right one to display the photo on this site? I tired, Image, direct, html, e-mail im, but they didn't seem to bring it up directly to the site. click on: |
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We have been home educating our four children for 18 years now, our oldest daughter is 25, married and doing well. We have three left at home, a 14 yo dd, 7 yo ds, and 4 yo ds. We live on a farm, with many critters. A few mules, horse, donkey, chickens, duck, rabbit and all the wild ones, including snakes, coyotes, and way to many fire ants. We generally use different methods of education. We love A Beka, and use it, but supplement with lap books, we love Hands Of A Child, CurrClick, echobrain, and others, lap books, and unit studies are a rave here. We garden, bake, can, from our garden. Ride, drive, and show our mules. Lacey is our newest mule, she will soon be a model horse, for the Peter Stone company, they will feature her on I'll try to post pictures from around the farm, and keep our Kitchen nice, warm and inviting. |