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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Will It Ever Stop?

Late yesterday the rain started up again. We had a day & a half of dry weather after 2 straight days of downpours. Last night we had extreme storms & lost power for a few hours. I am very thankful that it was only a few hours as I was concerned about the food in our freezers. Today we had rain all afternoon accompanied by more thunder & lightening. The ground is saturated with rain & the water table is high. I wish we could send some of this rain down to our thirsty, southern neighbors or those out in California.

Coming Down Hard

It's Raining, It's Pouring.........

Poor Little Bumblebee Clung to the Screen with All His Might

Can You See The Water Pouring Off the Roof?

It was coming down fast!

A Peek of Our Garden

The garden is getting a great soak.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Fun with My Boys

Today was chilly but sunny and cheerful. I had told Elvis if he completed his chores & schoolwork on time we would plant seeds. He did a great job getting his work done and we headed outside around one. Bugs came with us and the girls stayed inside to work on school.

It was wonderful to get out in the fresh air & sunshine. We planted 3 packs of seeds and then Elvis wanted to play. Bugs planted about 5 seeds before he lost interest and ran off to play. Lol. Again he enjoyed filling the pots with dirt. Next month we should be able to start planting in the garden!

Diving Into the Dirt

Lining Up the Seed Containers

Ahhhh......DIRT!

Fill 'Em Up!

Bean Seeds

Bugs Planting Bean Seeds

Next Are Zucchini Seeds

Pushing Them into the Dirt

Soccer Boy

Loves that Soccer Ball!

Go Bugsy! Go!

Now Planting Cucumbers

Time for the Slide!

Finishing Up the Planting

Hard at Work

Observing

We found this guy on a sweatshirt that had been left outside.

Big Helper

Bugs helped bring the seeds inside.

Two Helpers

Finishing Clean-Up

The boys were a big help with cleaning up and getting the seeds inside. I found sunny places for all of them & we are looking forward to watching them grow.

SUMMERTIME 2012

2012

It was a year full of learning not only educational-wise but life lessons too. We have come to treasure those we love more than ever. Family time is to be savored and memories to be created and viewed as priceless. And our Lord is to be praised, trusted & loved.

We are enjoying our summer. It is full to overflowing with VBS volunteering & attending, Taekwondo, park playdates, gardening, Staycation, camp, birthday parties, visits from loved ones, adventures & day trips, friends, outdoor fun, swimming, summer treats, church & lots of trips to the library. It is wonderful to have some time to renew & relax.

OUR 12th YEAR

It is hard to believe we are in our 12th year of homeschooling. Where does the time go? It seems as if I should feel like an expert by now. But that's not the case. I learn more every year & always look forward to the opportunity to grow.

This year we have made some big changes. At first I was a little cautious wondering how we would handle this. But God has been amazingly gracious. We have made many new & wonderful friends. Even with cutting back our schedule is full to overflowing with fantastic & fun opportunities & experiences.

I look forward to seeing what more God has in store for us this year and sharing it with you, our friends & family.

Summer, Here We Come!

We are winding down our school year. We've finished our co-op studies & had our last classes of the year. AWANA is almost over as well as TKD. The spring soccer season is in full swing. Soon summer will be here. Swimming, park days, field trips, VBS, popsicles, gardening, bike rides & fun with friends are things we are all looking forward to. We will be doing some fun studies over the summer as well. Some we have already begun!
As always our days are full to the brim. Many like to comment that Dave & I have our hands full. I agree. Our hands & lives are full of fun, laughter, learning & growing. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

A New School Year

School has begun! It isn't officially fall here yet but our fall activities have started. We are now back in AWANA, Wednesday night groups, Sunday school, soccer, homeschool & 2 family learning co-ops. This week we have added Taekwando to our schedule. Yes, we are busy! On top it all off I am co-leading our large, church homeschool support group. We kicked off the new school year with a picnic. It was an amazing time & lots of fun was had though the weather tried it's best to ruin it. God prevailed!

This year we have a 9th grader (How did we get to high school already?), a 6th grader, a 3rd grader and one in Kindergarten. And don't forget our little toddler!!!! As many like to comment yes, we have our hands full. Our hands are full of blessings, of life and of love. Some days bring more challenges & tough times but through it all we grow stronger & closer.

Announcement *

She is here! Safe & sound & BEAUTIFUL! We are all wrapped around her little fingers. Our little princess arrived on
April 6 at 8:06a.m. by C-section. She surprised us all by weighing only 7lbs. 9oz. We had expected her to be at least 9lbs. based on the ultrasounds. She is also 19.5 inches long. A little peanut!
As you can see from some of her hospital photos she is already learning to accessorize. Lol. The nursery nurses at the hospital stuck a pink bow in her hair. I love it!
I will not be publishing her real name on my blog due to safety reasons, (just like I have done for my older children), but if you'd like to know feel free to email me privately and I'd be happy to share.