CindyTheArtist - Homeschool Blogger

New Blog

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:12:00 -0500

I'm moving to a new blog: cindytheartist.blogspot.com. I love HomeschoolBlogger, but I don't often blog about school, and blogspot has some really cool features available. I won't be deleting this blog just yet, I might keep both, we'll see.

I added a lot of entries to the new blog yesterday when I created it. Now let's see if I can update it regularly.

Nathan - Our guest teacher

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:57:00 -0500

We started back to school this week (YAY!). We are studying Butterflies and having a great time together. Today we had a special guest teacher, my nephew Nathan (he's 12). He came very well prepared, complete with powerpoint presentation to support his lecture on Monarch Butterflies (very impressive), his butterfly specimens, a live butterfly caught this morning, brochures, identification charts, worksheets and a test!

It was a lot of fun and we all learned a lot. Thank you Nathan!! We look forward to inviting him back again in the future (he wants to teach us about birds next).

Here's a picture of the professor with his presentation.

New Family Members

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:08:00 -0500

The kids just got new walker puppies...one for each of them!! They plan to train them to be 'coon dogs.

Thomas picked the runt of the younger litter (we had first pick of two litters, 6 and 7 weeks old).

Here is Thomas with Little Ann.

Here is Daniel with Old Dan (Old Dan and Little Ann were the redbone puppies in "Where the Red Fern Grows"

Here is Audrey with Dora (or maybe Ruby, she hasn't decided for sure yet).

Dora/Ruby has a crooked tail that looks broken.

And Kenny and Sammy (Mr. Bert's boy who is staying with us during the day this summer) have "Buck." Buck will probably go live at Sammy's house once they get moved back to a bigger place later this summer.

There are more pictures at my picturetrail here, including one that shows why Old Dan is the biggest.

Baby Sand Hill Crane

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:07:00 -0500

We have a pair of Sand Hill Whooping Cranes that live in the area. We can see them almost daily in one of the surrounding pastures. They have a baby and I got a picture of the adorable little fuzzy thing. The other parent bird was just to the left, but I cropped that one out and zoomed in to see the baby better. As they walked around the pasture searching for bugs to eat, they kept their baby right between them.

Homemade Swimming Pool

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:19:00 -0500

Our kids really want a swimming pool. Daniel, Audrey and Drake (cousin) decided to make their own.

More Pictures

Thomas on the Skid Steer

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:18:00 -0500

Mr. Bert taught Thomas to drive his skid steer (I think that's what you call it). Thomas got to drive it from our yard to our pasture and park it. He hopes to use the claw next time.

Canoeing the Withlacoochee

Thu, 8 May 2008 07:09:00 -0500

We bought a canoe last week! We got someone to cover for us at church Wednesday night and Sunday, we loaded up the camper and went to Hog Island Campground Wednesday through Monday. We canoed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We caught fish! We had a blast!

See more pictures here.

No Training Wheels

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:31:00 -0500

While I was on the phone earlier today, Audrey came and asked me something (she's always doing that). I vaguely heard her and answered ok. A few minutes later she comes in very excitedly telling us that Daniel took her training wheels off (I apparently approved of this) and she could ride her bike. Kenny and I walked out on the front porch to watch our 4 year old daughter (she just turned 4 thirteen days ago!) riding her bike with no training wheels. I'm not talking about just riding a few feet and falling...I mean she's RIDING her bike! Tight turns, standing up to gain speed, start and stop gracefully...she's RIDING her bike like a pro!

I would share a picture with you of this amazing act, but the batteries are dead in the camera!

Need some encouragement?

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 08:02:00 -0500

If you ever need encouragement, just visit my friend, Myra Johnson's Blog. She is an amazing photographer, Christian, and devotion author. Yesterday's post was one of my favorites. She posts almost every day.

She took pictures at our place Sunday afternoon. Thomas was looking at her blog this morning, and when he saw Tuesday's post he said "Hey, that's our wheel!"

50 odd things about me

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:45:00 -0500

My cousin Tiffany blogged this, so I decided to, too. They're fun to do when you have time to waste - I mean, spare. If you do it, blog it or email it to your friends so they can learn some fun things about you - plus, they can have fun, too. Oh, and send me a copy, too!

1. Do you like blue cheese? Absolutely not!
2. Have you ever streaked? No, but once Tiffany and I mooned everyone in Georgia from the back of a moving vehicle!
3. Do you own a gun? Not my own
4. Are you single or taken? very taken
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? I just don't go, then I can't get nervous...they make me too mad.
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I love them - especially cold or grilled
7. Favorite Christmas song? Silent Night
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Milk
9. Can you do push ups? I don't think so.
10. Have you ever gone skinny dipping? Once Ashley Smith and I did in their pool when we were kids.
11. Favorite hobby? painting and sewing
12. Secret weapon to get the opposite sex? I've never had one. I just waited until Kenny told Amanda "I was cute" and that's all it took.
13. Do you have A.D.D.? No.
14. What is the best part about the weekend? Church
15. Middle Name? Lynn
16. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment...
When is Philip going to wake up?
Will Daniel be good for school today?
I should go get a shower.
17. Name 3 things you bought yesterday? Nothing...didn't leave the house, didn't spend a penny (not even online).
18. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Water, milk and OJ
19. Current wonder right now? will we have a good day of school?
20. Current hate right now? That Satan tries to ruin so many marriages
21. Favorite place to be? At home.
22. How did you bring in the New Year? I was definitely asleep at 12:00...unless I was nursing Philip.
23. Where would you like to go? Camping somewhere
24. Name three people who will complete this.. Let's see - Tiffany already did, so that's one. Maybe Mandy and I don't know???
25. Do you own slippers? no
26. What shirt are you wearing? a blood donation t-shirt
27. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I wouldn't know.
28. Can you whistle? not really
29. Favorite color? Green
30. Would you be a pirate? no
31. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't sing in the shower, but I like to sing old hymns. Blessed Assurance is my favorite
32. Favorite girl's name? Audrey
33. Favorite boy's name? Kenny, Thomas, Daniel and Philip
34. What's in your pocket right now? Don't have pockets
35. Last thing that made you laugh? My kids catching frogs this morning.
36. Have you shaved today? No, it's only Tuesday
37. Worst injury you've ever had? I've never had broken bones or any serious injury, but the other day I bent my fingernail back REALLY far.
38. Do you love where you live? Yeah, the "compound" is a pretty good neighborhood
39. How many TVs do you have in your house? 3, but only for videos, we are now a "no TV" family. Technically the antenna is still hooked up, but we don't watch it.
40. Who is your loudest friend? Daniel
41. How many dogs do you have? just lazy Fred
42. Does someone have a crush on you? My husband
43. What is your favorite movie? Walking Across Egypt
44. What brand of shoes are you wearing? Birkenstock...only thing I wear
45. Who's the last person to text you? Kenny and I used to instant message when we both had Blackberries...now I don't even have a cell phone (YAY)!
46. What song(s) do you want played at your funeral? I'll Fly Away and Blessed Assurance
47. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping, unless Philip was nursing
48. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Please don't wake up yet Philip
49. What is your current job? Wife, Mom, Teacher, Homemaker, Helpmeet to my Husband
50. When is your birthday? 6/20/1973 (soon to be 35!)