Striving to have a passion for God's word, to lavishly love my husband, and to pour my life into my children. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:03:00 -0500 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:03:00 -0500 Our trip to Florida was great.  It was cold and that was disappointing but we did get to see Manatee and the beautiful blue Gulf of Mexico.  I have been off the computer for awhile because my 2yo boy child cut the wire to my mouse completely in half.  My husband discovered it when he picked the mouse up and was able to carry it into another room.  We have a new one now.  We are also starting a new hobbie.  My horse chickie is going to be in her first horse show in April.  My husband and I both love to ride (me a lot more than him)  so this is a fun family hobbie for us.  I am going to try and post a picture but I have failed at previous attempts.  Tricia, I did it!  Melanie http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/301730/ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:03:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/301730/ O.K. so I spoke with the principal at my daughter's school about the Florida trip.  He said "Melanie don't worry about it, I wish more kids had the opportunity to go to Florida."  so I worried for nothing.  We will still journal and take pictures.  The massage was great except that I had to completely disrobe.  I am extremely modest and that was a little uncomfortable at first.  The first thing she asked me was "When was the last time you took a deep breath?"  A deep breath what is that?  Needless to say it took her awhile to work out my tension.  I do feel a little better now.  Melanie http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/273558/ Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:06:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/273558/ I am feeling a little out of sorts today.  Luckily I am going today to  get the massage my husband bought me for Christmas.  Everything he bought me has something to do with therapy.  I think he is trying to tell me something.  I am a little perplexed this morning.  My dh who I will refer to as horse chickie is in public k5.  She loves school and is doing exceptionally well with reading.  She can read 48 "popcorn words"  and I am sooo proud.  I plan on homeschooling and was going to start after first grade.  I have a really cool job teaching in the science lab two days a week in her school and may get to do it next year.  If I don't do that I will sub at the school.  My mom is quitting her job after this year and will keep my crazy boy while I work two days  a week.   Horse Chickie says she wants to be homeschooled next year instead of  going to school.  I don't know if she really knows what she is saying or is jealous of crazy boy being at home with me while she is at school.  She loves her friends and rides horses with one of her school mates.  I think she would really miss going to school after a while of homeschooling and say she wants to go back to school.  I really wanted her to go to first grade because there are no more than 14 students in a class and usually about 10.  The first grade teachers are great and the one she will have loves to dance and is very creative.  However I am so jealous of the homeschoolers doing such cool things.  I am also trying to figure out one more thing.  My mom and the kids and I are going to Florida to visit my papa in February.  He camps there for about three months and we are so excited about going.  The problem is horse chickie will miss five days of school.  If she were homeschooled I could count the majority of the days as school days because we will to to a manatee park, an orange grove, and several other educational places.  I am not sure the school district will count those as school days.  We are going regardless but she is not supposed to miss more than 10 days.  I am hoping she can journal her experiences and take pictures to count as school days.  Hopefully after my massage and therapy with dtandfambly I will know what to do.  Melanie http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/273025/ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:58:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/273025/ I haven't blogged in a while but I am back.  I feel I need to respond to my crazy friend's top 10 weird things about me. 1 - I don't like for too much air to get on my food.  I feel it gets germy the longer it sits out. 2 - I love snakes but I am terrified of spiders. 3 - I refuse to drink after people.  Once my entire softball team had mono except me because they all drank after each other.  4 - I pick the veins out of chicken. 5 - I will not let my daughter be a cheerleader because I fear she will grow up to be a hoochy. 6 - I ran a 5k but I hate running. 7 - I still look under my bed at night to make sure Jason from Friday the 13th is not under there. 8 - I love to scare people.  I once hid in an abandoned house waiting for people to come so I could scare them.  I was not alone.  I actually made someone cry and I am so proud.  9 - I really love to dance! 10 - I applied to be on Survivor and plan on doing it again.  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/237477/ Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:12:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/237477/ I was at the school where I work part time and I was telling my friend and another teacher about a conversation between my and my dd.  As we were riding to school and listening to WLFJ a christian radion starion, my dd said "they destroyed that song!"  I asked her why and she said "they started talking before the song was finished!"  She is a bit over dramatic but I don't like that either.  Anyway, after I said we were listening to WLFJ the other teacher said "that is just too much Jesus for me."  How can you have too much Jesus?  This bothers me much more than the "song destroyers", because she goes to  church.  I hesitate to call her Christian because how can Christians ever have too much Jesus?  I said I need all the Jesus I can get, especially in the mornings.  I wish I would have said more but I had to get my dd to class and honestly I was dumbfounded.  I need to get back to my Bible Study to soak up my Jesus that I never get too much of.  Does this bother you as much as me? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/202079/ Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:38:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/202079/ Just this week I realized that I have the ability to make others think I have it all together.  This is funny to me because I am a bit dissheveled.  As a matter of fact, right now I am watching my son roll around on our cold hard kitchen floor as he says"peas go in nere mama" because he wants me to watch pirates with him.  I also have a "buttload" of laundry to do,  my dd bedroom looks like a hurricane hit it, and I have three days to do one months lesson plans for our school's science lab.  That is another thing.  I have a new part time job teaching third, fourth, and fifth graders in a public school science lab.  I love the job but I know nothing about science.  I taught k5 for six years we didn't do alot of science in k5.  Aparently I fooled the principal into thinking I have it all together just like everyone else.  This is my "coming out"  blog.  I am a mess.  I am a happy mess but a mess none the less.  I have marker on my floor and doors,  I have a terrible addiction to chocolate and coffee especially chocolate coffee, and I need to loose 20lbs like the rest of the world.  I certainly do not have it all together.  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/198540/ Fri, 8 Sep 2006 07:45:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/198540/ It is hard to believe this summer is coming to an end.  I must say that for me this has been a summer of tremendous growth and many tests.  I have been faced with the test of courage, test of love, test of friendship, and test of trust.  Yes, I didn't do so well with some and I feel I excelled at others.  I do feel sorry for my husband and children because they have had to live with me through all this.  I hope I am a stronger person and better friend because of my struggles.  Most of all I have learned the most important part of my life or should I say the part I need to put the majority of my energy into is God's Word and by passionatly seeking His truth I will be able to focus on my husband and children.  Priorities, priorities, priorities!  My husband is my most important friend, my children are my most important responsibility, and my faith is my trusting guide through everything.  Now onto the issue of friendship.  Friendship is most definitly a give and take relationship.  I have had the priviledge of building on existing friendships and beginning new ones.  I have a handful of friends who I feel I can trust and truly love me and my family unconditionally.  I cherish those friendships and have truly needed them this summer.  Friendship is not based on where you live, where you worship, or what you have to offer the other person.  I feel friendship is knowing when someone is hurting and being there, trusting what you say will not leave their prayers or mouths,  and just plain old finding comfort in their presence.  I am not blogging for the sake of being right or knowing all. I only want to express myself and the lessons learned this summer.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/180191/ Tue, 8 Aug 2006 09:19:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/180191/ I have truly been going through a soul struggle.  I have struggled with many issues and most of them I am eliminating from my life.  I am reading a book by Elizabeth George called Beautiful in God's Eyes and the scripture references in the book are causing a change in me.  I am very good at hiding behind a strong will and I am good at manipulating.  These are not traits I am proud of and they have caused alot of selfishness and pride.  I am not angry or sad by this realization of myself.  I am excited and refreshed because I truly feel free to be myself.  I no longer want to hide and worry about others expectations.  My priorities are in order and I am ready to be held accountable for my actions.  I am praying for an accountability partner. It was so incredible to bring myself before the Lord and truly confess my sin in depth.  I felt a connection with Him that I have been missing.  I feel as if He is preparing to use me and allow me to serve Him.  I know serving Him is a daily thing but I feel there is something special I am supposed to do.  I am so excited.  If this sounds strange I am sorry but this is me.  I pray that you open yourself up for what the Lord is preparing for you.  Do not be afraid of change and get to know Him through His Word.  This is an exciting place to be! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/163269/ Fri, 7 Jul 2006 14:13:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/163269/ Oh my what a day.  I know everybody has one of "those" days.  Well mine is today.  I woke up late, fell down the stairs (lovely red strawberry on my tush),spilled my coffee, and forgot my friends daughter's bday party.  I guess my mind is in so many other places I forget how to walk around my house.  Yesterday I found out that a dear friend of mine that got out of prison last June is back into drugs and has committed a horrible crime.  He is someone I grew up with and got into drugs then got arrested and put in prison.  He changed his life and was paroled last June after 12 years in prison.  I was so proud of his life change and supported his release.  Shame on me.  I am so angry with him and I am so sad for his precious family.  I also found out my 81 year old papa is have a pace maker surgery tomorrow and he is not a Christian.  I know his salvation is totally in the Lord's hands but I am so sad with the condition of his spiritual heart.  My heart is heavy and I just need to focus on my family and being a good wife and mom.   Just needed to express myself today. Melanie http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/154527/ Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/154527/ Tonight I learned a hard lesson.  I put a friend in a difficult situation by telling her things that should never been said.  I have learned it is not to be careful of who you tell,what you say, or when you say it.  It is JUST DON'T SAY IT AT ALL!  The only way to keep yourself and your friends from hurtful words or sticky situations is to keep your mouth shut.  Harmful words are unneccessary and absolutley against God.  I believe in speaking the truth but not your version of the truth to someone about someone else.  Yes the word I am avoiding is GOSSIP good old, good for nothing gossip.  I am so sorry my words hurt my friend and I am sorry I put her in a situation she never should have been in.  Good friends are hard to come by, best friends are irreplaceable, forgiving friends are a gift from God.  Lesson learned and always remembered. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/147534/ Wed, 7 Jun 2006 23:12:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Melanie/147534/