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Yes, It Has Been A While

Yes, It Has Been A While

Yes, it has been a while since I have posted. Life has just gotten in the way. The moment when I thought I was going to be able to make time to blog, something else happens and blogging has to take a back burner. However, things seem to be calming down at the moment. So, I am hoping to start posting more than once every 2 weeks. I have missed my Blessings post, iFellowship as well as Homeschool Mother’s Journal.

So just what have we been up to? School! Yes, we have been doing a lot of school work. I have finally found a phonics program that is working for my 2 younger kids. They actually wake up and want to do school now! That is a *HUGE* improvement for us. I am working on a review for the phonics program that we are using.

My oldest daughter was a Cheshire Cat in the musical “Alice in Wonderland”. She had a blast in the musical. She is now busy preparing for the dance recital that is at the end of the month. Sarah has been busy with her school work as well. She has just completed one math book and has started the next grade level. We are just loving Teaching Textbooks!

Our oldest son has been busy with school and with his part time job. He will be graduating this year. Where has the time gone? So hard to believe that I have a child old enough to be graduating from high school! He is also finishing up his A.S. Degree of Electrical Engineering Technology.

As you can see, the kids are keeping us busy. I wouldn’t have it any other way. God blessed us with our four wonderful kids and I love being able to spend so much time with them!

I have been busy with many little projects. Most importantly, my house! I have been cleaning and purging all of the rooms. I have been able to bless the thrift store with many bags of clothing, toys and other odds and ends. I have also helped with a used curriculum sale that our homeschool group hosted. I helped with a mom’s night out and homeschool information session evening. I was also able to attend a Chonda Peirce Concert. It was hilarious! Then for fun, I am taking part in a mom’s book club!

As you can tell, a lot has happened and I didn’t even mention all of the drama! However, things seem to be slowing down a little and for that I am thankful for. I am hoping it will give me more time to write and share about what I have swirling in the crazy head of mine.

Thanks for being patient with me and my writing!

Blessings!

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Yes, It Has Been A While

Yes, It Has Been A While

Yes, it has been a while since I have posted. Life has just gotten in the way. The moment when I thought I was going to be able to make time to blog, something else happens and blogging has to take a back burner. However, things seem to be calming down at the moment. So, I am hoping to start posting more than once every 2 weeks. I have missed my Blessings post, iFellowship as well as Homeschool Mother’s Journal.

So just what have we been up to? School! Yes, we have been doing a lot of school work. I have finally found a phonics program that is working for my 2 younger kids. They actually wake up and want to do school now! That is a *HUGE* improvement for us. I am working on a review for the phonics program that we are using.

My oldest daughter was a Cheshire Cat in the musical “Alice in Wonderland”. She had a blast in the musical. She is now busy preparing for the dance recital that is at the end of the month. Sarah has been busy with her school work as well. She has just completed one math book and has started the next grade level. We are just loving Teaching Textbooks!

Our oldest son has been busy with school and with his part time job. He will be graduating this year. Where has the time gone? So hard to believe that I have a child old enough to be graduating from high school! He is also finishing up his A.S. Degree of Electrical Engineering Technology.

As you can see, the kids are keeping us busy. I wouldn’t have it any other way. God blessed us with our four wonderful kids and I love being able to spend so much time with them!

I have been busy with many little projects. Most importantly, my house! I have been cleaning and purging all of the rooms. I have been able to bless the thrift store with many bags of clothing, toys and other odds and ends. I have also helped with a used curriculum sale that our homeschool group hosted. I helped with a mom’s night out and homeschool information session evening. I was also able to attend a Chonda Peirce Concert. It was hilarious! Then for fun, I am taking part in a mom’s book club!

As you can tell, a lot has happened and I didn’t even mention all of the drama! However, things seem to be slowing down a little and for that I am thankful for. I am hoping it will give me more time to write and share about what I have swirling in the crazy head of mine.

Thanks for being patient with me and my writing!

Blessings!

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Homeschool Mother’s Journal

Homeschool Mother’s Journal
The Homeschool Mother's Journal
In my life this week…
What a week I have had!  I celebrated my 36th birthday with my family on Wednesday.  I have also started a new bible study on Wednesday night at our church.  I am really excited about it.  A friend from the Homeschool Village asked me to write a post for Friday.  You can read the post here.  I also had a post at Seeds of Faith today.  You can read that post here.  I enjoy writing and I am hoping to start posting more on my blog.
In our homeschool this week…

We are starting to get a groove in our homeschooling once again after being so sick the past couple of months. The kids have started their new math, Bob Jones for the younger two and Teaching Textbooks for my oldest daughter. I have also started Hooked on Phonics with the younger two children. They are loving it!  

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

We went to lunch on Wednesday for my birthday. We meet my hubby and a co-worker at a Chinese restaurant in town. My oldest daughter and I took a meal to a homeschool family who had a bay this past week.

My favorite thing this week was…

was getting a Temp-tations set in the mail from my mother-in-law. Also getting birthday cards and birthday wishes from many friends and family!

What’s working/not working for us…

Hooked on Phonics is what is working for us! They actually wake up asking to do this first. I am so thrilled they are enjoying school once again.

Homeschool questions/thoughts I have…

I have been busy thinking about what we will be using for next year’s curriculum. We will definitely be sticking with Hooked on Phonics, Bob Jones math and Teaching Textbook. I am also going to try Mystery of History with my oldest daughter. Not for sure about Science for any of the kids.

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
This big guy was in our neighbor’s yard.  Another wonderful sign of spring!  I can’t wait to share more photos that I was able to get today of flowers and the turkey! 


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Homeschool Mother’s Journal

Homeschool Mother’s Journal
The Homeschool Mother's Journal
In my life this week…
What a week I have had!  I celebrated my 36th birthday with my family on Wednesday.  I have also started a new bible study on Wednesday night at our church.  I am really excited about it.  A friend from the Homeschool Village asked me to write a post for Friday.  You can read the post here.  I also had a post at Seeds of Faith today.  You can read that post here.  I enjoy writing and I am hoping to start posting more on my blog.
In our homeschool this week…

We are starting to get a groove in our homeschooling once again after being so sick the past couple of months. The kids have started their new math, Bob Jones for the younger two and Teaching Textbooks for my oldest daughter. I have also started Hooked on Phonics with the younger two children. They are loving it!  

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

We went to lunch on Wednesday for my birthday. We meet my hubby and a co-worker at a Chinese restaurant in town. My oldest daughter and I took a meal to a homeschool family who had a bay this past week.

My favorite thing this week was…

was getting a Temp-tations set in the mail from my mother-in-law. Also getting birthday cards and birthday wishes from many friends and family!

What’s working/not working for us…

Hooked on Phonics is what is working for us! They actually wake up asking to do this first. I am so thrilled they are enjoying school once again.

Homeschool questions/thoughts I have…

I have been busy thinking about what we will be using for next year’s curriculum. We will definitely be sticking with Hooked on Phonics, Bob Jones math and Teaching Textbook. I am also going to try Mystery of History with my oldest daughter. Not for sure about Science for any of the kids.

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
This big guy was in our neighbor’s yard.  Another wonderful sign of spring!  I can’t wait to share more photos that I was able to get today of flowers and the turkey! 


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The Homeschool Village’s Garden Challenge

The Homeschool Village’s Garden Challenge

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The Homeschool Village is having an awesome challenge. It is a garden challenge! Our family loves to garden and I wrote a lot about our garden last year. This year we are hoping to add just a couple more vegetables. Where we live at, we do not have much room. We plan on building a couple of garden boxes and will definitely have many large pots filled with plants.

So far, we have planted 36 tomato seeds, as well as onions, brussels sprouts, thyme and oregano. We also plan on planting cucumbers, bell peppers,squash, zucchini, beans and peas. I am sure by the time we are finished planting, there will be more veggies to add to the list.

The kids enjoy helping out with the garden. They have helped us plants the seeds and they also check daily to see if they need to be watered.

We have always loved having a garden. Besides having wonderful fresh veggies, it is an activity that we can do together as a family. I can’t wait to share the progress of our garden as it begins to grow!

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