T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K.

My sister has hi-jacked my vacuum cleaner since she moved here last month. We have been making do with the Shark and it has brought out teamwork in the girls. One holds the vacuum while the other goes over the floor with the hose part.


I have no idea why Abby is wearing a bucket around her neck. It is funny though!

Mike is out of town on a preaching trip. It is just overnight but if you know us in real life you know Saturday night is sacred. It is the only night of the week Mike is home. All night. And we get to wake up together. Just one night a week. I am bummed that we will miss it this week but I know that it is good for him to go on these trips. Still, I will miss him tonight. And, yes, I typed that with a little tear in my eye.

I failed to mention another tidbit of info in my previous post. Not only did Mike make the Dean's List but he was also awarded a $1500 scholarship 2 weeks ago. He was so excited. Gosh, I love him. He is such a hard worker and I am honored to be his wife.

Hope ya'll are having a good weekend!!!

ARE WE BEING WASHED AWAY??

It is POURING here today and it is supposed to continue til tomorrow. Everything is so lush and green. Beautiful.

We tackled the girl's room today for our cleaning project. It gets pretty messy~fast!! They did some great cleaning.

I hope everyone is having a good Thursday.

Oh, one bit of info more, we have celebrated today because Mike made the Dean's List. Woo-hoo!! Way to go, babe!!!! All your hard work last semester really paid off. I am so proud of you!!!

EGG, TADPOLE, FROGLET, ADULT

I am taking a break from our learning about frogs to post. We have made a Wheel of the Lifecycle of a Frog, sang "Five Little Speckled Frogs", made a facts book, read from "Frog and Toad All Year", and learned words ending with the -og sound.

You may wonder why we have been learning so much about these little creatures. Well, we are going to see "Frog and Toad" at the Children's Theater on the 14th. We are trying to learn about them before going to see the play.

I love all the resources that are online. One of my favorite ones is Homeschool Share. One of the ladies from our homeschool prayer group gave us the link and it is wonderful. It has great Unit Studies and Lapbooks. You can pick and choose what you use and it has great ideas.

I also like it because it has things for my 6 yr old and 8 yr old. They can learn about the same thins but have age appropriate activities.

PICTURES THAT I PROMISED

Abby going down the slide at Chuck E. Cheese. We went there for Shelby's birthday yesterday.

The Birthday Girl

Getting ready for their games.

Shelby playing.

Abby is over by the goal.

DON'T FAINT WITH SURPRISE!!!

I have blogged twice in a week!! Can you believe it??

It has been one adventurous week to say the least. I could tell you some good stories. One of which is very cool and I will be sharing that one soon:~)

Mike had his birthday on Saturday. He is now 35 yrs old. I feel so blessed to have shared so many birthdays with him.

We had an Easter egg hunt at church after our soccer games on Saturday but my girls only got one egg between them because Abby's game ran long. There was a little weeping but we were able to distract them with promises of candy the next day. One of their little friends shared her eggs with them so that also dried some tears.

Sunday was busy as usual. We had an early service, then breakfast, and then another service. Everything went well but we were tired when we got home. We all crashed for a couple of hours
before we ate Lupper. That is what we call the meal we eat around 3pm to 4 pm. It is a combination between lunch and supper. Pretty funny, huh?

I will upload pictures later.

IT"S GOOD FRIDAY ALREADY!!!!!!!

Golly, gee! It has been crazy around here!!!! We have celebrated a birthday, had family in town, went on an overnight trip, started soccer, had a snow storm, had a huge rain storm, and I think I could go on and on.

We have a birthday today! Trevor is 17 today. He has to work ALL day. A bummer. We are planning a little surprise for him. Shh!!

Hopefully I will get back to blogging regularly. It's sad when you look at your own blog and think, "I wish I would blog something:~)"

Good Friday--remember the sacrifice Jesus made for you and renew your commitment to be a living sacrifice for Him. He deserves our EVERY praise.

WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN?????

I'm glad you asked!

We have been visiting with my dad, mom, and sister, playing in the snow, and taking our van to the shop.

We decided that right now the best way to be good stewards of our money was to take the van to get it fixed instead of buying another vehicle. The guy called earlier today and it was less than we thought it would be. That is always a pleasant surprise.

I was catching up on posts over on my SIL's blog and busting up!! I was not laughing because my brother got hurt~I was laughing because that sounds like something Mike and I would do:~)
In fact, when he has used a saw like that I could just imagine all the horrible things that could go wrong using that thing.

I was tagged by Sherry over at largefamilymothering. So here goes~

7 random things about me~

1. I hate mopping the floors~in fact, I put it off as long as I can. I try to sweep everyday but I hate to mop.

2. I love, yes I said love, going to the dentist. I find it very relaxing.

3. I have three plants that I have kept alive for over a year and a half. A record for me. I am a plant killer~maybe I'm reformed now. Maybe.

4. I wear a blue stretchy band on my right wrist to remind me of a commitment I made to the Lord.

5. I love to cook and I enjoyed cooking for my family this week.

6. I use to dislike staying at home and slowly my attitude really changed as the Lord showed me what a blessing it is.

7. I am almost the parent of 17 year old and then one more year til 18. Where did my baby boy go??? I know this has been said a bazillion times but where did the time go????

I am tagging:
1. Jessie
2. Theresa
3. Becky
4. Julie

Here are the rules -1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.