Where I post what is going on with my family, friends, life and whatever else may come into my mind! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:14:00 -0500 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:14:00 -0500 My house is peaceful except for the sound of the fan breezing the cool morning air through the house.  The girls are still sleeping soundly at 9 a.m.  I let them sleep out of pure selfishness.  The cats are lying in the hot sunshine hitting the bedroom floor.  By now I usually have all the curtains drawn to keep the hot sun out....but cats need spoiling as well. The Major is gone again.  Training CAPpers on the use of night vision goggles.  He flew to WA in a Cessna.  I know being in the sky brings him some peace.  He has said he feels close to God as he wings his way over our earthly terrain.  Summer is slipping by rapidly.  This one in particular as the end draws near so does the leaving of my eldest daughters best friend.  He begins a new chapter in life....college.  Off to Texas.  K is use to being the one leaving...the feeling of being the one left behind is new to her.  She hates change as she has had a lot of it.    Thank goodness for email!! So, off to enjoy the waining summer.  And looking forward to cooler days, pumpkins and smores on the firepit. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/570249/ Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:14:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/570249/ Just returned from a wonderful trip to Hawaii with the Major.    Our last day( Sunday) was the best day.  We boarded a flight from Honolulu to Kona...rented a car and began a drive around the north end of the Big Island to Hilo.  That morning...which began at 2:30 a.m. (couldn't sleep)...I prayed for favor.  We got it!  We first hit the botanical gardens...I love flowers!  Then we went to the Volcanic National Park...amazing!!  We drove the lava flow road to the Pacific ocean where it has formed these amazing cliffs.  As we were watching the waves crash against the cliffs....we spotted whales...Humpback whales...a mom and her baby and school was in session because we watched a heck of a show.  Mom would breach far out of the water and splash down...baby would do the same.  She kept doing this...with baby doing the same.  Then suddenly...Mom's massive tail comes straight out of the water and crashes down again.  That was cool...but what was amzing was...she kept doing it over and over again!!  Like a child slapping the water with it's hand...her tail kept slapping the water at least 20 times!!  This whole scene brought tears to my eyes...I asked for favor...and God answered with perfect timing to see this display of amazing power and beauty.  To see a massive whale's back is beautiful as it comes for air...but to see it breach and splash...and roll on it's side ....now that is homeschooling!!   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/488461/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:27:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/488461/ This year has flown by!!!  When I was young...time seemed to go slow...but now with kids..it seems things change in just the blink of an eye.    I watch my daughters change into beautiful young women.  They both have more confidence than I ever did at their ages.  They are wonderful and I look forward to what they will be someday. Looking forward...plans for 2008.  We have to get more renovations finished on the house.  I have decided I never want another fixer-upper...unless we have oodles of money coming out our ears.  Not likely to happen.    Next....get healthier...improved...but not to the point I want to be... 2008 looks promising as long as you are an optimist  :o) So...I use to worry about wrinkles...now...and I can't remember where I heard this...I relish each and every wrinkle as it is proof that I have gazed into so many beautiful sunny skies!   I plan to keep gazing...and praying for the days to come. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/453145/ Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:18:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/453145/ Saturday night I had the complete pleasure of hosting the Mom's Night Out Christmas party for the Homeschool Co-op we belong to.  I wanted to bless all these wonderful ladies...so the only thing anyone had to do was bring a dessert...if they wanted to.  On my part...and with help from my girls....we set the tables and served game hens, cornbread stuffing and roasted asparagus.  The girls dressed nicely and acted as servers.  All the ladies were able to sit, talk and enjoy their meal.  Nothing like a standing ovation for something you love doing!!! My family and I spent the week decorating, cleaning and decorating some more....despite having plywood for flooring in the living and dining rooms....and improvements here and there outside...the house looked great...still does....and very festive for Christmas!  My fellow homeschooling moms really seemed to like everything.  As much as I wanted to bless them...it was a total blessing to me. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/438220/ Mon, 3 Dec 2007 19:40:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/438220/ I woke this Thanksgiving morning to the smell of fresh coffee...I set the coffee pot up to start at 7 a.m.  Yes...the smell of coffee is a proper alarm clock....even if you wake up an hour AFTER it is done brewing. I always wake up happy on Thanksgiving morning which is a great feat as I am NOT a morning person. Perhaps it comes from memories as a child and waking up on very chilly Thanksgiving mornings in Montana to the smell of a roasting turkey and the sound of my mom in the kitchen. So I woke up happy and ready for action!!  I poured my coffee and got busy!  In 2 hours I made a pumpkin pie, a chocolate pie and cleaned up the mess on the floor I made when I pulled the turkey from the fridge.  Yuck!!  I prepped the turkey.  Baked the rolls.  Made the stuffing and stuffed the bird.  And now the bird is roasting comfortably in the oven.  I made pancakes and sausage for my late-rising family!  And now we are all still in pajamas watching football and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It is just the 4 of us this year.  Unusual as we usually have a mob.  One Thanksgiving we had 20 people.  That was a fun day!!  My very first Thansgiving with the Major we were living in Mississippi.  We had 6 other guys over...they were all in pilot training with my husband and couldn't go home.  So we opened our home...and I phoned my mom oodles of times getting tips..and dinner was a success.  Just like most Thansgiving dinners...I spent all day in the kitchen...and it was gone in 15 minutes.  :o) Happy Thanksgiving!! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/432098/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:44:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/432098/ Seattle is explaining to their public schoolchildren that Thanksgiving is a day of mourning for the Native Americans.  Why?  The natives that were here when the settlers landed are no longer living.  Were our ancestors mean when we took land to settle...probably.  Did we take land by force?  yup.  This is the history of man...no matter what race. And who is to say that the "Native Americans" didn't come over the land bridge and wipe out other indigenous peoples?  Seattle is political correctness gone wacky.  Liberals find joy in trying to make us feel horrible about our past.  I don't feel horrible.  My ancestors were indentured servants....I don't think anybody owes me anything because of this. Thanksgiving is a time for us to reflect on our lives and count our blessings.  Time for friends and family to get together...family may not be as fun as friends...but we still do it despite the loud uncle across the table.  I remember one Thanksgiving ...my dad and uncle got into a fist fight...good times...good times. Get rid of the political correctness...enjoy Thanksgiving.  If you feel like mourning...keep it to yourself.  I am going to enjoy cooking for my family all day just to watch them wolf it down in 5 minutes.  Good times...good times... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/427568/ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:55:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/427568/ My eldest daughter tagged me...hmmmmm.  So here goes! Nicknames: CD, Midget, Midget the Squidget, Petunia Rose, Red What I want to be when I grow up: I don't ever want to grow up Movie I most recently watched: Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth What I'm wearing right now: pink pajama bottoms, t-shirt, black sweater and slippers College I am going to:  Went to Montana State University and received a BS in Elementary Education Favorite Music:  depends on my mood...no rap...no country! Who I am going to tag:  Nuttyhousemouse and Grog http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/426178/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:41:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/426178/ I was at JCPenney looking for a new top for a date with the Major.  I was thinking that I should call him at work and tell him how much I was looking forward to going to Ironstone Winery and spending the day with him.  My phone rang instead.  It was the Major with bad news....really bad news.  I had to leave the store because I was crying.  Two men that the Major has worked with in Nevada were killed in a small plane crash last night.  These men were ones he considered friends even though they didn't always agree. He always came home with kind words considering both.  And now they are gone.  We aren't going on our date tomorrow because the Major has been sent to be on the accident investigation.  He has had to do this before and it just tears him up inside. He left...flying away in a small aircraft.  Not feeling great about that!! For anybody that reads this...please pray for the families of these two men!! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/424223/ Fri, 9 Nov 2007 19:40:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/424223/ My girls needed uplifting ...so we went out and about yesterday..and today for our Homeschool Co-op they were both sporting new haircuts and new tops(shirts).  Nothing like a new doo to make ya feel like a woman...hehe.  With the posting of my last entry my eldest has decided to start wearing a few more items of clothing that look a bit more "girly".  Now if I can just get her to quit walking like a football player...hehe.  She has a determined walk...she is going to get in there and get the job done...whatever job that may be. ok...kind of a new subject... We have developed a new tradition in our family...and not sure how it started...but...each night as the Major and I are crawling into bed the girls come running in and plop in with us and we spend usually half an hour or more chatting about our days... the Dad of course grumbles a bit...ahhh...go to bed would ya???  he is not a night person...I am...but I know he loves his girls yakking away about everything.  And this is the best part.....they are talking to us about everything!!  So as much as I would love to have my room off limits to these teenage girls...I can't give that up for anything!!!  When I was little my parents room was the inner sanctum...you only went in there when they weren't home to snoop...and my heart would beat so hard I could feel it in my ears....and I always knew that they would know if I had been in there!!!aaahhhhh!!! We will continue these nightly mattress meetings...it's a great way to end the day!! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/422865/ Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:59:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/422865/ My eldest asked me why boys are so into looks when it comes to girls...and I don't have an answer to that...except that...God wired them that way.  I think my daughters are beautiful....smart...and funny.  My eldest has a friend who is pretty....blonde hair...stunning blue eyes...and boys tell her she is beautiful.  Boys  tell her she is beautiful and perfect.  So there stands K thinking...what is wrong with me???  Why doesn't anybody tell me that????  And I can so relate to her.  I remember being her age and just wishing that some guy would think I was "it"!!  But no...they always thought some other girl was beautiful and perfect. When it comes to my own childrens disappointments and frustrations...it effects me more than when they were my own disappointments!  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/420993/ Sun, 4 Nov 2007 18:02:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MizRedhead/420993/