http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:39:00 -0500 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:39:00 -0500 Well, I just don't have much interesting to blog about my hs, so I decided to go with a more "generic" blog host. :( Maybe that means my hs needs to be re-vamped. LOL Maybe I can get more into blogging and actually keep the other one up. We'll see! Come visit me! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/513419/ Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:39:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/513419/ Kristina, the dear, tagged me! I guess she wanted to see a new entry since it's been 4 months!  She says I need to post 7 random facts and tag others. Hmmm, who am I mad at??? LOL Just kidding! Random Fact #1- I met dh in a parking lot. Yup! At midnight. His bro was dating my sis and the car broke down. I came and picked up sis and he came to pick up his bro. The rest is history! Random Fact #2 - I love Star Trek: TNG. It's the only one I like, and I love it! I have even considered dressing up to attend the local Trekkie convention. We've been out of town EVERY year, but maybe this is the year! I'll need to check the dates... My oldest is also a fan and he's the one who's been trying to convince me to make us costumes and to go. Random Fact #3 - I'm one of six who was NEVER going to have that many children! I told my mother on a regular basis she was absolutely INSANE!  I'm up to five... Random Fact #4 - We're a military family who has lived in 6 homes in only 2 cities. We've PCSed 3 times on the same base. ~eye roll~ But we've been in this house for 5 years and have another year before seperating. I am SO boring! Ugh... back to facts... Random Fact #5 - My first three children were born on dates with 8s. The 18th, the 8th and the 28th. Random Fact #6 - After four children in sposies, I'm using cloth diapers. I tried with all but never knew the options. I stumbled upon a website this pregnancy and I'm loving it! Really wish I had the internet 13 years ago with my first baby. Random Fact #7 - Woohoo! Last one! Let's see.... I have a list a mile long of places I'd LOVE to visit, but I'm afraid to fly. So most of my travel is in my mind and through books. Dh is a pilot and has an airplane and I sat in it once so he could show me some new instruments. Otherwise, I don't go near it. Maybe someday, when the children are grown... And I'll tag Dana! I know Dana from another hs forum and she found me here!She's a bit further along in the journey than me and I love reading her posts and gleaning from them! From hsing to bread baking, soapmaking to gardening. I learn a lot and maybe one day I'll meet her IRL!   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/332550/ Tue, 22 May 2007 19:02:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/332550/ My 4yo has been begging for a "big girl" math book! Mom has finally relented, which was hard. I prefer better late than early, but this one doesn't want to wait.  I posted on a hs message board about her waiting by the window. When I left the library to get some housework done, this is what I found. Please ignore the flamingo pink! My camera is wonky today and dh will have to see if someone messed with settings when he comes home. sigh... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/263150/ Wed, 3 Jan 2007 10:56:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/263150/ Here's the Christmas photo we took of the children. It'll go in our Christmas cards, which will hopefully go out tomorrow!  Thank you, Chris, for helping me hide the Oops!    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/254522/ Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:54:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/254522/ From this past Monday until Christmas, we're doing Christmas school! Basically, we're learning Christmas carols and then studying who wrote them, the inspiration, where they were when they wrote them and any impacts on history.   So far, the children are enjoying it. We started with "Joy to the World" and learned about Watts and Mason, did geography by mapping where they lived, covered Bible by studying Psalm 98(Watts inspiration for the poem) and even got LA covered with acronyms! LOL   Today, we start "O' Holy Night"(my 12yos request). I'll let you know how it goes! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/251841/ Thu, 7 Dec 2006 15:18:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/251841/ I had another u/s yesterday! This time 3-D to look for birth defects. We have a family history of 2 defects that are prevalent in boys, and we have 3 boys so far, so the midwife wanted to make sure this baby was looking as healthy as our others are. Here's a picture of Skeeterdunk with a knee up to the cheek and a bit of cord across the chest.     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/246104/ Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:56:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/246104/   My sister, her dh and their family surprised us for Thanksgiving this year! They left after church Tuesday and drove through the night to arrive Wednesday morning. Here's a pic from Wednesday night. We're both expecting(she's due a week before me in March) and our combined 9 children are having a pizza picnic.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/246102/ Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:51:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/246102/ A little while ago, a local florist called to see if anyone would be home to accept a delivery. I said yes and got all giddy. I've only gotten flowers delivered twice in my life!   They just delivered a huge bouquet of flowers and they are from a company my dh works for with a card that says, "We just want to say thanks for being so understanding when your husband has to work for us."   I am in shock! DH is miltary and this company is one he works for on the weekends. He has been putting in a lot of shifts lately, but I'm just about speechless they would send me flowers!       http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/239774/ Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:40:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/239774/ My 9yob came up a few minutes ago wondering if he could have an old towel. Wondering why, I asked. It was so he could make the 6yob a Musketeer costume. Okay, I say, any one in the rag box and check with me! Sometimes towels fall and people for unknown reasons think my brand new towels are now rags. ~eye roll~   Several minutes later, he wants another towel, to make the fleur de lis insignia. Then my 4yog comes in with an old hand towel so she can be a musketeer too...   Sometimes it's good when they ask fro simple things, like old towels, so you can be the COOL mom and let them run with their imaginations. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/238508/ Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:30:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/238508/ I can't be nesting, I'm only 22 weeks. But today, I cleaned my laundry room.  Not just picked up, but cleaned cupboards, cleaned the microwave, move the extra fridge and vacuumed and washed underneath, moved the washer and dryer and vacuumed and washed, the whole shebang!   Now let's hope my dh doesn't faint and hit his head when he sees it later. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/235678/ Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:23:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MomsBus/235678/