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Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:13:00 -0500

Now I have just read an interesting article, "Let's build people, not programs." from the Home School Digest. I feel right now that my family goes to church in the van together and then we seperate and head in different directions. Only to meet up at the end to load back up and head home. I want my kids to be able to particapte in the worship service. I want us to be together in our worshipping of the Lord. I think I have become relaxed in the teaching of my children and have let whatever they learn in Sunday School be enough. I myself don't sit through a sermon and I think I need to start with me leading a good example. I have friends starting a new church and I am drawn to it. But how to leave a church I have been a member of for 8 years. This will be an interesting process that the Lord will lead me through. Praying for wisdom, and seeking guidance.

forgot my password

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:06:00 -0500

Well I finally remembered my password. Well it has been a long time since my last post. God is good, All the time! I am reading the book a Cross Centered Life, Keeping the Gospel the main thing. Theme for chapter one: You don't need a new truth, you need to guard the One truth. That covers the whole reason I stay at home and homeschool. I want to teach my children how to guard the One truth, and not find a new truth. So if my goal is to teach them to guard that truth. How do I do it? God has shown me I first must know His truth. Have I spent the time teaching my children, or have I let others cover it in Sunday School, Awana, or youth groups. Don't get me wrong all of these are great groups, but I first must rise in the morning, and when I lay down instruct my children in His word. On to read Chapter 2......

I am back

Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:07:00 -0600

Finally after what seemed like a very long time we have fixed our computer problems and can now get on line. My family has survived stage 1 remodeling, with no desire to begin stage 2 anytime soon. I am currenlty trying to jog my memory on how to homeschool with a 2 year old in the house. Then before I know it I will be trying to homeschool while potty training. The joys of stages. Though it is already Feb, I am still sorting out some new things to do for the new year with our homeschool. Sometimes I just need to stop and remember why I do this and find the joy of teaching. Off to find some joy......

What could be next?

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:38:00 -0500

I love funny homeschool stories. I have always claimed I want to live a quiet uneventful life, but that never seems to happen. Adventure finds me, even when I try to hide from it. Case in point, Our read aloud book for the week was Old Yeller. We calmy got through the sad ending and enjoyed the book, even let the kids watch the movie. Well that Saturday, while Dad was at church for a men's meeting, and I was cooking our 30 meals for the month, I hear this yell Oh mom there is a skunk in the yard. I put the meal on simmer and go to take look. Sure enough digging in the front flower bed was a skunk, then I realized it was the middle of the afternoon and skunks are night animals. Then the skunk went around back and starting acting weird and attacking dry wall near the trash cans. I frantically call my husband and grab the gun from the closet. My husband informs me the bullets are in the shed(next to the trash cans, next to the skunk). My husband begins the frantic ride home and I am trying to work up enough nerve to go to the shed and get the needed bullets. My husband gets home and takes over this project. I know some of one is thinking call animal control, we live very far away from this things. Well the skunk then starts to attack our daughters rabbit in its hutch and we now have to take action. I am sure you now know the ending. Of course all the kids come out to look at the skunk up close and now know exactly how rabbies can affect an animal. Of course my meal burned on the stove but it did help to cover up the skunk smell outside.

Then the next week we are reading about Louis Braille. About half way through the week, my eyes become very painful and I can't see very well. I go to the Dr. and it turns out I have hives on the inside of my eye lids scratching my eyes everytime I blink.

Well I better go check the booklist for this weeks read-a-loud, and pray for the adventure to follow.

PS By the way proper disposal of skunk is to bury it and pour bleach on it.

Remodel

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:43:00 -0500

Always trying to best use my space, my family has embarked on a remodel job. Of course I won't try to answer the question of Can you homeschool and remodel, but the process is amazing. My husband and I will be taking the second smallest room of our 3 bedroom 930 square ft. home and giving our master bedroom to our 3 boys. Our new bedroom will serve as the school room durning the day and my bedroom at night. We have bought a murphy bed (one that folds up into a cabinet) and new cabinets for our room. We are waiting for the bed to come in, and the cabinets to be installed. I will have a place to store things and at night will just need to pull the bed down and go to sleep. Of course I am looking forward to just closing it up in the morning and no need worrying if it got make correctly. My friends can't wait to come and see the school/bed room. I can't wait to be done remodeling!

Hanging in there

Sat, 6 May 2006 18:58:00 -0500

Well the week before Easter my husband had shoulder surgery. He has been in a sling for 3 weeks now. Our one arm man needs a little extra help these days. I am completely exhausted doing a 2 man show by myself. Hopefully when the smoke clears I can spend more time on my blog. Right now I am to tired to do all the things I need to do in a day. Can't wait to get back to sharing great things on my blog.

All for a Dollar

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:29:00 -0600

What are you willing to pay a dollar for? My friends laught at me, but I pay a dollar for each succesful hit of a bucket or toilet when my kids have that nasty vomit bug. Currently I owe my daughter $3 and the night isn't over yet. I may be out a few dollars but to me it is the best thing money can buy. I don't have to smell, clean or see it. My kids have learned at a young age to run for all its worth to the bathroom. Sometimes they go to bed with a bucket just in case. Being the mother of 4 children, I haven't cleaned vomit in about 5 years. To me that is a good record woth paying for.

Chicken Livers

Thu, 9 Mar 2006 07:01:00 -0600

Ok, I can hear all the gasps and thoughts of ew disgusting. Yersterday a dear lady from church took my kids out to dinner so they could try chicken livers. I know your suprised that anyone actually eats chicken livers and why would I have my children try them. Well my father loves them and always tells the children that he is going to bring them chicken livers to eat. This of course sends my kids in a disgusting uproar. But being the homeschool mother that I am thought it would be a great teaching moment. I told them we don't know what God has planned for you my dear children, someday he may call you to be a missionary in a far off place. These great people you have come to share the gospel with may offer you some food you have never seen or eaten. You will try the chicken livers and learn to swallow and put a smile on your face and say thank you. They all tried them and ate their meal. My oldest son informed me He really wants to be a metorologist and doesn't think that profession will call him to eat strange things. LOL Our kind friend who treated us to dinner did get the kids desserts after their meal, so the kids thought it was an ok adventure.