DETERMINED!

My blog looks a little wonky- I don't like the colors among many things, but I do like the layout. Sooooo, I am down right DETERMINED to get my blog the way I want it! And ASAP!!!! Okay, now how do I get started? Oh yeah, the videos they suggested....

Wow, wow and more wow!

I am so excited to see this change on blogger! I LOVE IT! I was waiting for the change before I redesigned my blog and I am so glad I did. I will be posting again shortly after I figure all this out! I have been M.I.A due to facebook! But, I miss blogging and I am back now! I thought I would add a pic of me for a change.

Changing

Please be patient while I change my blog around- again!

June to Present

Wow, we have been so busy the past couple of months- doing nothing but fun summer stuff! Thank God, fun does not always have to cost money or someplace far away. Sometimes its just in your own back yard!
First, there was Baseball to finish up:

My oldest son was able to pitch this year:

My middle son- on second base. He caught a fly ball this year!

My Youngest- determined to keep up with his big brothers!:

My husband coached and my daughter worked at the concession stand and I took pictures. So, I guess you could call it a family affair.

Next, was my family reunion in Tennessee. It was the first one for my mother's side of the family and we had a ball! I met relatives, of whom I enjoyed and had a lot of laughs with (Cynthia). We even saw a tornado while we were there. From a distance, thankfully!

Then there was TM Camp '09. Wow! What a blessing. I went last year and it was good, but this year was awesome! The first time I went to camp, I was turning 17. I met a new friend that year and she has remained my friend to this day. Well, this year she was able to join me at camp and it was really fun having her there. My soul was blessed with a personal visitation from the Lord with a Word, just for me! It was simply, "Do you trust me?"  Yes, I do!
Both of two older children won Camper of Year Awards! I was very proud and happy for both of them- it really meant a lot and the Lord blessed them to win this year. Thank you, Jesus!


We now have a 15 year old:

Now, its football season!

 

God Keeps His Promises

Wow- I cannot believe it has been almost three months since my last post. I have had a wonderful summer break and will post about it next.
I had to share of the goodness and faithfulness of God.
We have now been home schooling for 6 years- 6 wonderful years! When we first began, it was just my oldest son and I and we used Five in a Row for our curriculum. Loved it! But then Alpha Omega sent me a catalog of which I kinda thumbed through it and read a little of this and that- most of which was about Weaver. I really didn't think too much of it, other than I liked it being a Bible-based curriculum. That night, I had a dream I was teaching it to my children. Hmmmmm- I vaguely mentioned the dream to my husband and we looked at the cost of it and it was not in our budget right then. So, my husband looked at me and said, "If the dream was of God, then He will provide it for us." I agreed. THAT day- the same exact day, a $2000 unexpected check . My husband immeadiately turned to me and said, "God has provided!" I was on the telephone with AOP in 30 seconds flat!
The whole time we have been using this curriculum, God has provided! He has been faithful, year after year. On Monday, I was blessed with last of the 5 Volumes of Weaver- I now have all five on a book shelf in the school room. When I look at all five, I see the faithfulness of God. I had no idea if I wanted to purchase it or not and God touched an individual's heart and they GAVE  it to me! I am trying to hold back tears.  God is so good!
As the saying goes: "God doesn't call the equipped, but He equips the called!"
Here's a pic of them on my bookcase. The binders that are backwards are the Day By Days that go with each volume. Below that are more Weaver Books.(Yes, Chanin, I did this just for you-lol):

We went to Egypt! - well, sorta.

Civil War Study-Week 3

I went from week one to week three, because we were on vacation in Florida last week. When I got home, there was a very large package waiting for me (thanks to my friends holding it for me until I got back). I had requested a Civil War "Education Trunk" from my local State Museum. They have several different kind and it is only $15 to rent for two weeks. Much to my surprise was the size of it! When they said trunk, that's exactly what they meant!

This trunk was FULL of info and went very well with the Civil War Curriculum we are using. There is an entire Union Soldiers uniform-the pants, shirt, jacket, shoes and hat along with a canteen and articles that a soldier would need. I plan to post pics as we get to each one this week.

Here are a few pictures of yesterday's lessons:
First we made little flip pages of soldier's uniforms for both the Union and Confederate soldiers from our Home School in the Woods lesson-here is the bottom page:

Then we used sheet protectors I cut in half and "dressed" the soldiers in thier different uniforms:

Another uniform:

Then we looked through the trunk and looked at the soldier's uniform. It was wool-almost everything except for the shirt, I guess it was light cotton or something! I really didn't expect that-neither did the kids. We had a discussion about how wearing these clothes would effect the men's fighting in different types of weather:

The shoes had to be painful. The top part is soft, but the soles seemed really hard. My husband said he couldn't imagine walking for miles in those and brought to my attention that the soles did not bend-at all!:

Then we had our own uniforms-the boys just happen to have blue jackets and a borrowed hat:
My daughter read about disguide women fighting in the war and decided to play in the uniform:

Private First Class Oldest son:

Private Middle Son:

General Baby Boy-He's convinced he is over everybody!