not that anyone would know me anyway from my frequent posting. I am much better at reading blogs than writing them, but I guess it takes all kinds.I just don't find much time for blogging.

We had a great summer...

The kids had a great time at the fair with their goats and my 4 year old exhibited a goat for the first time, so cute. My 15 year old cooked stir-fry for a 4H cooking demonstration, my 14 year old entered some bookends he made out of horseshoes and got Best in Show for the that category.

In August we had an Exchange Student for three weeks. This was the fourth time we have hosted a student. They become special friends and are always so good with the little ones. They just love small children.

I had a bountiful garden and spent lots of time canning in August and September. We have lots of potatoes in the basement and carrots still in the garden.(oops the ground is frozen now) I canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa, dill pickles, hamburger slices (pickles), all sorts of jam, plums, applesauce, and green beans. In the freezer I put some green beans (my pressure canner was down for a bit), corn, and peas. I even rendered lard from the pig we had butchered.

Fall flew by, I started a work at home job, my oldest turned 16(!!!!!) and we threw two parties for her, and the baby turned one. Even the turkey leftovers are gone and my two oldest have the house decorated for Christmas. They always beg to do it the day after Thanksgiving. There is a dusting of snow and it is cold, feels like this fall is gone for good.

The school work is ticking right along. I have 10^th and 8^th graders and a preK, a toddler and a baby that just started walking!

My oldest two use Tapestry of Grace for History, Literature, & Geography and Apologia Physical Science. My 10^th grader is also doing Occupational Math and Write Your Roots. 8^th grader is also doing Easy Grammar, Understanding Writing, Spelling Power, Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra, and State History notebooking. PreK’er is doing Letter of the Week, various PreK workbooks, and Modern Curriculum Press Kindergarten math.  I also have Sing, Spell, Read and Write to do with her down the road. It was given to me, yahoo, what a blessing! My toddler likes to think she is “doing school” and the baby is getting into everything.

Whew! How’s that for an update.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, will have a blessed Christmas and a great New Year!

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