Spirited Sons

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Schooling two active boys has never been more... interesting. That's the word I'm looking for! I love my boys! God has given them the blessing of strong, active bodies and minds. We continually pray the first will remain intact, and the second will remain engaged with Him first, and then the school work. You'll meet my sweet sons, both entirely different, but both loving God to the best of their ability in the way He made them. I lovingly refer to them as my Bell Pepper Boy and my Habanero or Hambone. That should say it all! This blog is an eclectic mix. The events, conversations, and the thoughts behind it all will be in here. Every once in a while I'll try to capture something I don't want to forget. I hope you find things you enjoy. Please let me know if you do! Blessings!

Our Curriculum

Mystery of History vol. 1
Saxon 5/4
Horizons Grade 2
A Beka Language
Spelling Power
Apologia Zoology 1

Books I'm Reading

The Bible (Isaiah)
Invitation to the Jesus Life
Discover Your Child's Learning Style
The Way They Learn
Archimedes and the Door of Science
(all things Trojan at the moment)

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Back to Life. . .Back to Reality. . .

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We are home now. I didn't reveal all, of course, before we left. The internet is rather readable by all sorts of people, you see. You knew that, though.

We went to the Dells. Yes, this is the area that boasts the famous Lake Delton, upon which the Tommy Bartlett show has been performing for years. This is the same lake which drained out of a broken levee just weeks ago. So, yes, we saw where the lake WAS, but there is no lake. It was odd. Plenty of traffic moved along the Wisconsin River, so it's not entirely "boatless" up there. The area didn't look any worse for wear.

It was a great time with family. The water park resort where we stayed was fabulous. Well, unless I start to write about the bed, which was much like sleeping on a warped board the whole night. *sigh* Ignoring that, it was a great trip.

I'm glad to be home to my monsters (pets) who apparently did not allow the house sitter much sleep. Poor guy will probably sleep for a week now after being here for several days. He'll never think his own home is noisy again! *lol*

Well, I'm trying not to look at the work that needs to be done, so I popped in here. Soon it will be time to feed everyone and everything in the house. Talk to you all soon!

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

A Little Birdie Told Me

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Some of you know we have a cockatiel. Some of you know my deep feelings for this bird named Sunshine. I'll save my emotions for another day. Anyway. Sunshine is loud for the first daylight hours of every morning. Today is no exception.

Did you ever wonder what a bird who could talk would reveal about your household. I mean, think about it. They only repeat what they hear most often repeated.

Hmmmm.

Sunshine might say some interesting things, including but not limited to "Tastes like chicken!"

It's likely that going further into this entry may be unnecessary sin, so I'll wish you all a wonderful, peaceful, quiet, Sunshine-less weekend!

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Various Things Language

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I've been thinking about language things for some reason this week. In all of my deep contemplations, I've come to two conclusions. Let me 'splain.

The first conclusion I've come to is that we have habits we form in language, and some are little oddities I haven't quite grasped. You know them when you hear them. It's a certain way things are said that catches your attention. With your children, you might even make a mental note or a verbal correction.

My example today is from my son who says, consistently, "Lawn the mow." Yes, that's how he says it nearly every time the first time. Sometimes he switches it, but most times he doesn't.

"Mom, is Dad gonna lawn the mow?"
"Did we get a warning because we didn't lawn the mow?" (That's another story.)
"I'll go pick up the stuff in the yard so we can lawn the mow."

Okay, sweetie.

My second casual contemplation included accents. My dear friends have been kind enough to gently inform me that I (li'l old me) has an accent. While I have no knowledge of said accent, it did make me think for just a moment.

From a teaching perspective, I wondered if accents are the product of phonics confusion. Worse, what would happen to the children in New York, Boston, Oklahoma City, and Chicago, for instance, as they were working through their phonics instruction? Goodness gracious! Some southern words have extra syllables (as in "Yes, ma'am"). Bostonians apparently have liberty in words ending in "a" and words containing "ar" in the middle ("Park the car in Harvard yard" or the name Rebeccar). New York children must have some confusion when it comes to words like "youths" (as evidenced in a film made years ago). No, clearly the Chicago "accent" if you could call it that was the sound in mind when phonics was created. Right?

Now, you all know I'm kidding. And I am, to a degree, but . . . .

"Things that make you go, 'Hmmmmm. . . .'" ~ Arsenio Hall

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Ahhhh!

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Hello, friends! I can't believe I've been here so sporadically. Most of you know that just not me, but you are probably also aware we don't exactly have normalcy at this point. I love when God begins to work in our lives in this way. It's as if He's given us a hint that something is coming, but we aren't so disrupted immediately. The only thing sort of disrupted is my mind, which I pray daily to calm. ;')

So, the yard sale is over. We had storms pass through both days, but there was a significant amount of time when the sun was out. Most of the weekend was cool and cloudy with a bit of rain here and there. At least we didn't die of heat out there, right? I sold some of the stuff, but there is still a lot left. All the clothes will be donated today. Some of the stuff is being put out as freebies. Some of it will go to a FreeCycle Free For All today. The big stuff I'll have to try to sell through Craigslist or something. *shrug*

Hmmm. What else is going on. . . .

Ah, my very good friend has been telling me about her Sabbath soul rest. I've been listening to her, and I've realized I'm not very good at getting that still and restful. So, this weekend, I really tried hard to get some time to really, really rest! And do you know what God did? He honored my hope!

There we were at church on Saturday night. My husband happened to be on the same campus, too. (Wasn't supposed to happen.) Then, our friends felt the need to go out to dinner after the service. . .and they invited us to go along! Better still, our conversation at dinner was fun, relaxing, satisfying, and deeply spiritual, too. It was FABULOUS! What a blessing they could bring the four of us along. :'D (Thanks, Kathy!!!!)

This week I'm hoping to get things back to normal, but I'll let you know what that meas as I go along. I think I'm going to my back doctor today, as I'm definitely not the same after all the "emergency responses" to the rain with the garage sale. :'P Thankfully, I feel rested in every other way!

Love you all! Thanks for stopping by even when I can't get around to everyone. I miss all of you a lot! Thank you for being gracious!

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