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I have been happily married (32 years) to my husband Ed. We have 8 children and 2 daughter-in-laws and 2 grandsons.
CLEANING YOUR HOUSE WHILE YOUR KIDS ARE STILL GROWING IS LIKE SHOVELING THE WALK BEFORE IT'S STOPPED SNOWING. ~dayspring~

Thursday, January 26, 2012

"Drama" & More Pictures

Tom and Katie started in a drama/music program a few weeks ago. They have some songs to memorize. Well, Katie has been memorizing "CONSTANTLY." This is all we hear. I think I need earplugs. :)

Margarete's lion
Align Center
Ana's Gilgamesh...We decided to craft a page for this instead of a plain 'ol coloring picture
Katie's Gilgamesh
A quick picture of little flags sitting on my window sill.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Thursday, January 19, 2012

My Drawings, Egypt booklets, & Science Pic.

The websites we I got these are listed on the right sidebar towards the bottom . We made Queen and Pharoah booklets instead of coloring pages and individual booklets. (there is another Queens "small booklet for Hapsheput, but I don't have a pic.)








Katie and Ana's Science jars
Margarete's drawings below

Last night around 10:00 pm I decided to draw. These two pictures are the results. I haven't really drawn in years. I still can do it. ~LOL~
Tonight I will attempt another. (hopefully)


Sunday, January 15, 2012

Everyone must read this

I can't even begin to say how I feel about this. ....

http://www.wolfhirschhorn.org/2012/01/amelia/brick-walls/

Thursday, January 12, 2012

With Much Sadness....

I am deleting all of Becca's homeschool lists on the sidebar. She decided, on her 18th birthday, to leave our home. Yep, she did. I won't write the details but, she had most of her school work done for her senior year and she left. I just found out that she took a GED in another state and that's that.

We did so much. She did so much. The writing and the reading she did since 2nd grade was amazing.

Tom, Katie, and Ana are still plugging away at their work. They are doing a great job.

If you could pray for her and us that would be wonderful. :)

Monday, January 9, 2012

Science Experiment Pictures

Katie and her colored crystals from a "Be Amazing" science kit. These kits are great! They are only a few dollars and cause a lot of fun!
Katie and her new pottery wheel. She's working hard.
These are crystal spheres from a "Be Amazing" science kit. The girls are now making colored spheres and "gravi-goop.
2 crystal spheres in Ana's hand.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Miscellaneous Pictures











My dad and Ed; I love this picture

My brother and our grandson
Science experiment; water with salt and a black piece of construction paper. The salt coated the bottle.
Dereck with a crocheted "hat" made by Katie
Pancake with "ear warmers" made by Katie

Me; the necklace was crocheted by Katie :)

Katie and my mom. :)
All of these are gluten free, dairy, free, soy free cookies, brownies
Our Buddy
This was taken during one of our weekly "fun days"
Myself (Ugh...not a good pic.) and our grandson...he is so cute. :)

Excuse Ana's hair: bad hair day ~LOL~
Christmas Eve

One of the beautiful horses the girls get to ride