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Homeschool Memoirs:#9 Our Homeschool Family

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:38:00 -0500

THEME

This week’s theme is about your family. Don’t worry. I’m not going to make you write a long essay about all the great things your family does. Just something little diddy that I know everyone will have fun with!

Watch the youtube video below and then take this song and add your own words, about your family. The end of the first three lines should rhyme. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Okay I finally got this done, it sounds kind of stupid but, I did it anyway lol..This took alot of thought.

I also added the video because I have some readers that come to visit and thought it would be cute to have on my blog for them to listen to.

Lryics to “A Homeschool Family“

Some people say were strange
They think we lost our brains
Our neighbors think were looney
Our Homeschool Family

We drive a blue caravan
We learn about our Land
Our kids are in a band
Our homeschool family.

We learn about one another
And how to love our brother
Were encouraging each other
Our homeschool family.

(Thrifty)
(Nifty)
(Gifty)

We give lots of love
and often lots of hugs
we like to show our love
A Homeschool Family

Our daughter is a scientist
she wants to be a biologist
she knows more then all of us
A homeschol family.

We like to learn about nature
and all about our Creator
It just in our nature
A Homeschool Family

The Simple Woman's Daybook~October 13~2008

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:18:00 -0500

For Today...

Outside my Window...its a cold and chilly day, 54 degrees with the wind blowing and looks like rain.

I am thinking...what an awesome time I had with good friends, great food and great fellowship!

From the learning rooms...working in our paces and still continuing working on our Idaho State Lapbooks.

I am thankful for...our new Church and what the Lord is showing us since we made the step to move to the new church.

From the kitchen...Sweet & Sour Chicken and Rice and Salad.

I am wearing...Jean Capri's and a black tank top with my hair wrapped in a towel (lol)

I am reading...I am still reading ("Having a Mary Spirit)

I am hoping...to do some scrapbooking and putting some more cards together.

I am creating...a new baby afghan.

I am hearing...Our Cockateils chirping

Around the house...a lot of things, baking cookies, taking laundry to the laundry mat, catching up on school work, cleaning house and cleaning my couches, emails and the list goes on..

One of my favorite things...holding and hugging babies

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... For Today...

Grocery shopping, planning school for the rest of the week, grading papers and a field trip to a local farm.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...

My daughter found this the other morning in the water bucket we have on our deck,
It is getting much colder outside!

Pats Place~Fall Give Away

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:52:00 -0500

Oct. 7, 2008 - Fall Giveaway

I am hosting a "Falling In Love with Jesus" giveaway here on my blog. All you have to do is post about this giveaway on your blog for Chance #1 and for Chance #2 you need to comment on this post and tell me what "Falling in Love with Jesus means to you. I will take entries until midnight the 7th of October. After that Stephen will draw a random name from all the entires for our winner. I will be giving away a fall themed prize....including a notebook, bookmark, notecard, tea bags, and a few suprises thrown in. Come tell me your story and post on your blog for a chance to win.

Pats Place

God Bless, Pat

BFS~Assignment #103 It keeps going, and going, and going...(Energizer)

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:53:00 -0500

Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 4:15 (NIV)

Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.

Please try to learn our memory verse this week. We will be sharing a new verse every week and hope that you will store them in your hearts and find a special joy in His words.

Intro: It keeps going, and going, and going…. (Marketing credit: Energizer)

Housekeeping: that household mess, it keeps going and going and going. It’s a perpetual chore that we diligently need to keep going on to stay on top it. We all have different ways of keeping ourselves energized.

Assignment: How do you keep energized so you can get it all done? bouncy music? treat it like a workout? Do you use a schedule?, a housekeeping binder system? luck of the draw system?.. or is this an area where you need encouragement? Do you need God’s help to keep order and beauty in your dwelling place? Take this week to tell us how You diligently keep going with your housekeeping chores.

my only answer to this is that the Lord gives me the strength to get things done...although I do have days where I don't do well in this area..one of my favorite things to do is listening to Christian Music while I am cleaning the house-I also have my children assigned certain chores they are supposed to do daily.
Lindsey~Vacuums and Unloads the dishwasher
Courtney~Cleans the downstairs bathroom and catbox, feeds the puppies in the evening.
Whitney~Feeds the puppies in the morning, cleans her room
Zachary~Feeds the older dog morning and night and cleans his room
One of the things that I struggle with is with the sock problem-so i throw them in a bucket (sock bucket)lol..I need to do better in that area putting them together.
I am very blessed to have a husband that also helps me around the house.

Picture ideas: Show us some before and after pictures of a space you’ve been working on /show us your favourite tools / share a youtube of your favourite housekeeping music that keeps you energized.....

Share one of your favorite verses..
Psalm 18:1-3
I Will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation; and my
high tower.
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

September 24~The Simple Womans Daybook

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:30:00 -0500

For Today...

Outside my Window...its looking like fall~breezy and getting colder.

I am thinking...I have alot of catching up to do with school and house work!

From the learning rooms...catching up in our paces..

I am thankful for...the Lord teaching me about Forgiveness, Mercy and Grace this week.

From the kitchen...scrambled eggs

I am wearing...pink shorts, pink tank top and a purple sweatshirt lol..

I am reading...studying with the Pillar of Truth Bible School

I am hoping...to get caught up after being sick for 3 days.

I am creating...a cleaner house.

I am hearing...music I am hearing from spirit Christian radio from the living room.

Around the house...lots of laundry, cleaning and going to the post office

One of my favorite things...is talking with my friends

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...not alot just getting better and working on things around the house.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...

One of my current baby blankets I am making..

Homeschool Memoirs: #5 My Favorite Things

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:50:00 -0500

This week we are supposed to share some of our favorite things that encourage us and where we find support, I am most thankful for the support I receive at home, especially the support I get from my wonderful husband Wayne, he is a wonderful Godly Husband and Father and I am thankful each day that the Lord has blessed my life with him~I also love the fact that my children love homeschooling and how much fun it is to do things with them and how cool it is to see them learn.

A few magazines that I love to read are Christian Women Today and Spirit Led Women
Heartlight and Heart of a Matter online.
A few moms places I really enjoy are Cafemoms, The Homeschool Lounge and Mammasource
Some of my favorite things to do is crocheting and knitting, I have my own blog on that and it is
just sharing some of the things that I have made. It is Rachelle's Knitting and Crochet Place
I also enjoy these crochet places as well....Knitting Daily and Crochet Patterns.
I would also like to share some of my favorite blogs I enjoy visiting, recently I have found some really cool Nature Blogs that I have really been visiting alot here are a few I found on Nature Studies..
Nature Notes from above ~ I discovered this site today and love it! And I have also discovered this site Handbook of Nature Study.
I enjoy reading these blogs also Pats Place, Peakmore Academy,
SeekingJesusnTeachingKIDS,Jilann,Breathsoffaith, and I have many more on my list of friends.

That's about it! I hope you find something interesting you can use.

BFS~Assignment #102~Try it, You'll like it!

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:51:00 -0500

Memory Verse: Psalms 26:2 NIV
Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind.

Assignment: This week I want you to do something for someone else. Do you have a neighbor that needs you? Do you know an elderly person or single mom that could use you? What about the homeless? Pack even one single sack lunch and give it to someone in need. Do you know someone in blogland that is struggling right now and could use a note from you about how much you care? Pray about this. Let God put on your heart the perfect thing for you to do for another. Now, here is the kicker…I DO NOT want you to post about what you do. Whatever you choose to do is between you and God. Our rewards are in heaven, not here on earth, Mathew 6:1. I want you to post about how doing this “act” made you feel. Was stepping out of your comfort zone in this area as hard as you thought it might be? Could you see the gratefulness in their eyes? Hear it in their voice? Tell it from their typing? Do you think you might make doing things like this a more regular part of your time? If this is an area that you are already active in, tell us how you feel this has impacted your life.

My husband and I have always loved "helping others" It is very rewarding to help people in their time of need. Recently I put together a gift for a friend who was going through a difficult time and got in contact with this gal who was in charge of this ministry called "AngelfoodMinistries" I don't know if any of you have heard of this wonderful Ministry but, it is awesome. Anyway the gal that I was working with was really surprised at how I wanted to help a friend in need and said this is the way that Christ wants us to be~is helping one another out in time of crisis. When you see your friends go through things and when you see how others struggle, it makes you take a deep look at your own situation that you thought was really bad but, then you realize your situation isn't as bad as you see what others struggle with and even if your situation looks bleek God will reward you for all the things that you try and do and how you try and help others-it doesn't matter if it is just a little thing or a big thing..he looks at our hearts and thats what really matters.

A verse I am sharing today is..."My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up." Psalm 5:3

The Simple Woman's Daybook~ Tuesday September 16~2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:54:00 -0500

For Today...

Outside my Window...It's a beautiful day today~82 degree's.

I am thinking...about a friend who may have been in IKE's Path and concerned for them since I haven't heard from her.

From the learning rooms...just finishing up with Science, and Reading. Then, we are finished with school for the day.

I am thankful for...the interview I had today with a possible new daycare family.

From the kitchen...probably soup as some of us are not feeling well today.

I am wearing...Pink cotton shorts and a black t-shirt.

I am reading..."Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit"

I am hoping...for a quiet evening

I am creating...some new crochet projects

I am hearing...a cranky daughter who is not feeling well.

Around the house...catching up on some much needed cleaning and laundry.

One of my favorite things...is making baby afaghans for my good friends.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...Cleaning and Catching up on a few things around the house, planning school for the rest of the week.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...

Coeurd'alene Lake ~taken on our nature walk

Got through the Test

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:17:00 -0500

Hi Everyone,
Just updating on my test I had today, I got through it PTL...I was hoping they would of put me completely out of it, but no such luck! They gave me a muscle relaxer plus a sedative , at first I fell asleep then woke up and saw what they were doing on the screen, it was a little painful so they gave me some more meds, they did find one pullop and sent it in to be biopsied. I will know more on that next week. I got really sick yesterday with the prep work-it kind of scarred me because I got like a cold clamyness it was strange. According to my doctor I have to do it every 3 years because of my family history with colon cancer..They said now with the new research they start at age 25 with those with the history~I am sure my kids will not be happy with that lol.
Thanks Everyone who prayed for me.
Rachelle

A little nervous

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:44:00 -0500

I am a little nervous, tomorrow I am supposed to go into the specialty hospital to have a colonoscopy..I just took the pills your supposed to take and i feel so sick to my stomach..Yucky..
I have never had this done before, I know its not that big of a deal but, since I haven't had it done -it makes me a little nervous.

Rachelle