We are a family of seven.  Our children are all young.  P, is an energetic 8 yr old boy who enjoys lots of science and history.  He would love to fly one way or the other.  L, is a very talkitive girl who has the personality to go with her beautiful red hair.  H, is a happy smiling 2 yr old that loves to be with her entire family together.  N, is a 18 mo old boy who appears to be the brute of the family, always ready to wrestle with someone.  I, is the baby, really only 1 month old today.  He is our "runt" at weighing only 8 lbs 4 oz at birth.  All of my other children weighed over 9 lbs and N, weighed 10 lbs 7 oz. 

We try to be as "natural" as possible on a very limited income.  We buy some organic foods, cloth diaper, use natural home cleaning products, eat homemade from scratch foods, use herbs for medicine as much as possible, use chiropractic care, but am unable to do homebirth as we have had complications with each birth.  I hope to someday have a garden, but in our present situation it is not workable.

My dh farms and helps other farmers keep their farm equipment running.  Our crops include alfalfa, and wheat.  We have all older engine run equipment 1972 and older.  We do not own a tractor with a cab.  We do have newer balers and so forth that are not self-operating.  We care for approximately 1000 acres of land.  We have plans of adding a cow/calf herd to our farm in the future.  We also dream of building an energy effient home on some ground that has been in the family for 4 generations. 

As for how we homeschool, and our curriculum choices, we use a mixed batch of things.  For my 8 yr old we use Singapore and Developmental math, Draw Write Now for handwriting, All About Spelling, Simply Grammar, reading are books that interest him, normally covering science and history.  For my 5 yr old, I do simple things daily.  She likes to work independently in many of the Kumon books.  She works with the 2 yr old on counting,  letters, shapes and colors.   We have read alouds several times a day, lots of outdoor things, my dh teaches my ds mechanical things, and hands on activities.

I enjoy cooking, baking, sewing, scrapbooking and many other crafts.  I also enjoy horseback riding when not pregnant.  Which is not very often. 

That seems to be a summery of us in a nutshell. 

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