• Aug. 30, 2008
Blogger Friend School
again this year. I am so excited to participate
again in the class schedule. I thought it may
not happen this year. Tamara has a new team
to help her and she has created a new website
just for blogger assignments.
www.bloggerfriendschool.com
If you participate in all of the assignments you
will be given a button for your blog and if
you participate all month you will recieve a button
for that months assignments as well.
How exciting. Each assignment will be
posted on Tuesday . To kick off the first session
Of blogger Friend school they are giving away
a nature pack. 2 Beautiful bound nature books
and a nature journal!!
So hop on over www.bloggerfriendschool.com
to add your entry to the
Mr. Linky!!!
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• Aug. 28, 2008
Thankful Thursday
again. Time sure does fly by. I think I must say
that once a week. It has been a great week. I
haven't been as organized as I normally am and
feel it a little bit. It really bothers me when I'm not
all together. I will remedy that before the weekend
comes. I plan to work on organizing our schoolroom
this evening. I have papers and boxes everywhere.
Last night I went with Heart and Princess to a concert.
A christian Band called Farewell Flight. Heart bought
a T-shirt. I had to laugh a little at Princess . She thought
the band was to loud. Eventually though she walked
around with the other teens a bit. Next year she will
be able to go with the group more often . I can't say
the band itsself felt like worship for me like some do.
I am more of a praise and worship gal but the girls
like it and for that I am Thankful.
I am Thankful also for the fun time I had with
the kids this week. The snuggle time and the
bike riding we were able to do.
Tomorrow evening is Hearts sweet 16 party.
It looks like 50 are coming to this teen party.
Prayers are needed for me to keep it all
together.
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• Aug. 28, 2008
First day of School
4th for us. Oh well I have some photos of that
day. It seems the longer I homeschool the more
relaxed I become. I am excited for my younger child
who will have a more experienced, relaxed mom when
the time comes. Once the children and I complete
our morning routine their reward for all their hard
work is some bike riding on our local rail trail. The
kids absolutely love it!!
to riding. He doesn't like if the road is bumpy or
if it dips at all. He gets off his bike to ride. lol
Of his big wheel. I don't have it shown here but I
then help him along the trail. Its a long way for him,
yet he begs to go father. The fun part of this time
of day is that there is a group of ederly people
that ride their bikes at this time. Spirit likes to
to wave at each one as they pass. Course he always
get a big grin. When we came back through we say
some of the kindergarteners with their backpacks
getting ready for school. I notices how young those
little ones seemed. Almost to young to go away
from home. The kids and I spent the afternoon
snuggling and tickling each other. We took some
time to relax and created some things with clay.
Oh I know that my chores are getting behind already.
I surely knew they would,but I am so glad that
it is . That I have this time with my children before
they are all grown up and my home is quiet.
I expect some of you will soon be having your
first day of school. (if you already haven't started)
I hope that your day is also full of messy paint,
piles of chores waiting patiently while you giggle
on the carpet tickling one another.
Don't you just love his glowing emblem.
Happy School day!!
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• Aug. 28, 2008
Wake up and Pay attention....
Nanny 911 or Even Super Nanny. Most of the time
the reason a parent is having so much trouble with
their children/child is because of a few main components
that are missing in the relationship. You would
think that these things are obvious but really someone
is always lacking a little in one way or another. I think
that the reason home schooled children for the most
part are labeled well behaved is because many of
these components have to do with teaching a child.
Which many of us have taken very seriously. Take
a look at my list....
1. Affection - Hugs, kisses, simply saying I love you.
We go about our days sometimes and don't realize
maybe how little we say these things. These are
important affirmations of love that children need. See
Now as a home schooler I know that snuggling
will occur during reading time for certain. There are
other times too. When someone has completed a
task that they struggled on for quite sometime they
may also recieve a hug. At random times during the
day my son attacks me with one no matter what task
I am doing. I say this because Superboy sort of
leaps at me. I guess I basically am saying I am
available to them. Which brings me to the
next one..
2. Spending one on one time together-
If you have many children this can be a hard
task to accomplish. I have read about large
Families taking the time each day in the evening
talking to each child before bed. A designated time
to spend just listening to that child. Families with
less children may not have to plan as hard but
the time is still worth the effort.
3. Communication- This is a big one on the
Nanny. Sometimes as parents we forget
to talk to our children. We assume they know
what is going on. During one Nanny the
children would get very upset at night because
dad was in the military and had been sent out
over sees. He was back now and had a desk job
with the military and wouldnt be going anymore.
The kids werent sleeping because they were
worried dad would have to leave. They simply
didn't tell the young children what was going on.
I think sometimes we think they are to young
to understand things, yet I think it's important
to communicate somethings to them. It helps
make them feel important to you that you
included them. This also goes along
with learning communication with their siblings
as well. Talking instead of shouting. Which
mine need to work on. :)
4. Responsiblity- Even the smallest child can help
do chores. Each child should be responsible for
taking care of something in the home. This also
Helps a little with kids keeping busy and not
spending so much time in front of the TV...
Which brings me to TV..
5. TV and Video games- Limit time on games and
watching TV. Send those children out to play.
I have seem more children on that show that rough
house way to much . The reason always seems to
be too much TV time. Get them out and going even
if you have to get out with them to get them started.
6. God- I have also noticed a theme with that show.
Most of the families that I have seen never once
mentioned God. You would have thought out of a
week if they were christian it would have been mentioned.
Prayer can be powerful . If you are having a
problem then God is the first person you would
want to talk to. He can help more than the Nanny.
I know not all of the families were without God.
I remember one man was asked to remove
some of this responsiblitly from some of his church
activities. He was involved in too many and
didnt have time for family.
Basically the key is balance. Balance of
time, balance of love, Balance of TV and games,
Balance of responsiblity, and Balance with God.
All of these will help keep each of our lives
grounded. I have to remind myself of these
things everyday.
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• Aug. 26, 2008
Our School Notebook
asking me if I could please post some photos
of my lesson book. So grab a chair here we
go...
It's nothing fancy. I don't have time for creating
a scapbook memory. It's simply an 3 ring spiral
notebook. I also bought colorful dividers to
divide the sections and a 3 ring binder folder
that goes in the back for when I dont have time to
punch things out.
In the front pocket I have my supply lists and orders
that have been shipped. This will change later in the
year but for now this is what is there.
My first section in my notebook is my schedules.
I have a lot of them...
things. I keep our online classes here, Co-op
activities and J-train calender which is my
youth group and our family calendar. I move the
Calendar to our family binder when we have
church meetings.
per day. If you can't read it I'll give you the run
down.
8-8:30- Calendar , read aloud, memory work
and bible stories
8:30-9:30- Child one works with me
going over language lessons, math, and her
special reading and spelling program
Child 2- journal, game, or sketchbook
Toddler- plays with manipulatives
or is read to if child 1 finishes up
9:30-10:30- Child 1- completes assignments
from subjects above that I give her.
Child 2- Language, reading and grammer
with me.
Toddler- works on a coloring or gross
motor skill
10:30-11:30- Child 1- History
Child 2 History or Science rotating
Toddler- Play time
11:30-1- All 30 min. of exercise
bike riding whatever then lunch ,
free time or chores
1-2 Child 1 Science or finish up from
morning work, Handwriting
Child 2/Toddler- Art or Music rotating
2-3 Child 1- Art or Music (music is a Ace CD)
Child 2- Math skills
Toddler- craft or art/ playtime
3- Finish chores
Child 1 helps with dinner
Child 2 plays with Toddler
I also have a half day schedule when
we need a break. We only do language,
math, and history. We finish by lunch.
time it is blank because I dont have any online
courses at the moment for any of them. I simply
Fill in the name, time and its done.
I dont have it shown here but then in my binder
I have my co-op dates, my J-train dates,and
a calendar of activities.
My next section is my lesson plans...
Morning routines, planners, and daily lessons.
I found this from in a book called the Garden patch.
little blurry. We count the calendar numbers.
My toddler puts the new number up and we
count together, Then we add a popcicle stick
to a can counting the days of school. When we have
ten we put a rubber band around them for a set of
10. We count to 100 and then have a 100 day
celebration. We sing the months of the year
song, say the month poem, and the days of the
week song Adams family style. We also sing a
place value song as both kids have trouble
remembering value. Sometimes we sing the
Abcs for the toddler. THen we begin the memory
work. We learn a new state and capital per week.
We learn an new book of the bible. (working on
learning them in order) We also learn a bible
verse and read a new chapter of the bible.
Then I begin the read aloud we are doing
which right now is treasure island. This
goes faster than it sounds. We are done in
half an hour at the most.
Next in my binder also not shown are some
resource pages I printed from the school
House planner. Things like states and capitals,
Periodic table of elements, School quotes,
mesurement conversions, us presidents, famous
artists, and a history timeline.
blurry again. You get the idea though. It has
each week listed at the top and then the months
down the side. I simply write in the theme for that
week or month.
After that I have my week at glance page. It has
a place to write, goals, supplies needed for the week,
activities to remember, notes and things to do for
next week. I love this from . I have one dividing
each daily plan sheet. Then this is our daily plan.
The red at the bottom are my children.
The times are along the side and what
activity they are doing. I can quickly see
what all three are to be doing for the day. I love
this sheet. It helps sooo much.
The next section is all my school contacts.
Field trip phone numbers etc...I dont have
a photo of that .
Last section says Assessment which has
my yearly goals in , Audio visual logs,
Field trip log, and other assessments I have done
on the children or with the children that I want
To keep . Thats about it. Hope this helped some of
you.
Sorry the photos are blurry. I'll try to replace some
of them this weekend when I have more time. :)
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• Aug. 25, 2008
Simple Womens Daybook
I looks like it just might rain.
I am thinking...
About how are first day of School is going to
go today. I am excited about getting back into a
schedule and yet sad at the same time. Sad
because it means summer is about through and my
kids are a year old. I am a year older . Time sure
does fly by.
I am thankful for.... The calm day we are
having so far. I am thankful for how polite the
kids are being today. Even though they were
complaining yesterday that school is starting they were
asking for more to do. I think they were just saying
what the public school kids were saying. :) I am also
thankful for the tuna sandwich Superboy made me for
lunch. I am so proud of my kids.
From the Learning Rooms- Today for our first
day back into things we are taking things a little
easy. We started with family time. Bible reading, devotion,
and state capital memory. Then Spirit played
with M&M counting, magnets and did a color page.
Princess worked on her spelling and reading and did
a few math pages. Superboys assignment was to
find a car and write why it was his favorite and
then create a car and tell what is different about it.
We went outside and rode our scooters. Now we are
having lunch as they watch Brother bear 2.
Its on satellite and the kids never saw it and I
promised they could today. :)
This afternoon we are doing a watershed science
experiment and Superboy will finish his math. We
are also baking a cake. Much fun and learning going on.
From the kitchen...
Today: Lemon pork chops
baked potatoes, and french cut beans
Tuesday- Chicken pot pie
Wednesday- Left overs
Thursday-Spaghetti
Friday-Leftovers and Hearts party!
I am wearing...Blue shorts, Grey Tshirt
I am reading... Still Joyce Meyer book.
I am hoping... That this week goes smoothly
That my children learn a lot and enjoy their
school day. That I can have patience and still
get all my chores done. Yep I wanna be wonder
women. lol
I am hearing... The dog pacing I think he
has to go out. The kids watching their show.
Around the house...
Hmm dishes, laundry, cooking, and hanging
out with the kids.
One of my favorite things...
Today its tuna salad. Its been so long
since I have had a tuna sandwich I
forgot how yummy they are. lol
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...
Friday- Hearts Sweet 16 party
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• Aug. 22, 2008
Sales and Pizza
If you read my blog you know I absolutely love
a bargin. So today I headed to moms and we
went scouting around for yard sales. Her
neighborhood had a community yard sale. We
found another in the next town over. I didn't buy
to much. The kids each found something.
Heart collects pins and found a bunch for 25cents.
Princess found a pocket book and an adorable hand
made doll. I'd show you a photo but I'm to tired. :)
Superboy found some dragons and a Military ship.
Spirit got a Curious George doll and tractors.
I found .. you will never guess. I found the book
How to teach your child in 100 easy lesson. Guess
what I paid for it....$1. yep thats right. The guy had
No idea what he had. lol At least to this homeschool
mom it was a fabulous find. I also found poker chips.
Tons of them in a bag. My mom was trying to figure
out why I bought those and I told her Math Mom
math. lol We spent most of the day searching around
these yard sales and we stopped for Pizza. It was a
fun end to our summer. Come Monday we are
back to school. I am excited about it more than the
kids. I need the structure probably more than they do.
Oh and we did get all the party supplies for
Hearts 16th party next week. She did want pixie
stick candy laying around the tables but for some odd
reason I couldnt find them at Walmart, Kennies
grocery store or Family Dollar. I guess I'll have to check
around some more. I couldnt believe Walmart didnt
have something I wanted. lol
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• Aug. 21, 2008
Thankful Thursday
My girl Heart. Today she is 16 years old . My has
time just flown right by. It seems like only yesterday
that I sat and painted little pictures on her arms and legs
as she yelled a duck here mom a rainbow there. How
about the day she came with a big smile on her face as
she lead me to show me a rainbow she had drawn on our
wall that said I love my family. How could I possibly be
upset. I love you always.. I love you through all the bumps
like falling out of the wash basket. I love you through
all the good times and all the bad... "I am calling the
SPCA on you" Through it all you can always count on me
to be here for you and be your mom.
Once during one of her dance competitions, she had to
sing a solo. She wanted to sing this solo and had
practiced for months but when the time came she and
I were so nervous. As I went to get her off stage she
cried of relief I think. I cried right with her. I will even
cry with you when your down.
It has been so awesome to have a daugher like
you . I hope to have many more years sharing
in Christs love with you. I know that the years pass
away quickly but daughters, friendships, laughs
and photos will keep for a lifetime.
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• Aug. 21, 2008
Take them To Church!!
I was once asked by a youth ...
"Do you live here" )
It might seem like a really simple idea to help
"Train up a child in the way he should go" the
simpliest idea of all... Going to church. Simple
because you might not think you really have to do
anything except maybe help get your child dressed
in the morning, feed them a little breakfast and
quiet them when the time is right. There is more
you can do while you are in church and when you
are going home from church. First Mom and
Dad you should pay attention and pray hard
because your children are watching to see what
you are doing. If you don't sing or you don't
seem interested in the topic then your child
my not take interest either.
On the way home don't end church there. Talk
about what the pastor ment. Sometimes children
don't understand what he is saying. I
remember having a conversation with one of
our youth about this very topic. She said that
the pastor was like Charlie Browns teacher for
awhile. Eventually that Woo waaah sound
becames words and words that made sense
but for much of the time it was confusing.
Even if you think they got it you may want to
ask and find out. Try not to include church
politics in family discussion. It could inadvertantly
sour your child on going.
Other things you can do is help out with
your church family..... Do they need help
cleaning up after the service or serving a snack.
If you have something invested in your church
home then your child will become invested. This
also serves in helping to create church friends.
Friends with other children and their families
with like veiws. Check to see what missions
are available or services within your church
community that you can help with.
The lasting affects on your children will
be worth it.
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• Aug. 20, 2008
HomeSchool Memoirs
new to my blog I'll tell you a little about myself and
my family. I am a Christian and attend Grace United
Methodist church. I work there part time as nursery
supervisor. I volunteer there as a Sunday school teacher
to pre K children and also lead once a month a NEW
parent toddler class. I also lead a youth group for
children 2nd grade-5th grade called J-train. I am on
the Jr./Sr. High youth team as well for our group called
the PATH. Many tell me I do a lot and should take it easy
but honestly this is what keeps me going the most.
The passion I feel in these children to learn about Christ
is so exciting and to think that I can do something to
help spark their interest is exciting too. You can
read more about youth group by clicking the link on
my sidebar under catogories.
On top of all of that I am a mom to 6 of the
most wonderful, orginal children that God could give.
Tomgirl my step daughter is 20, Toad my step son is
19, (both live on their own now) Heart will be 16
tomorrow!!, Princess is 11, Superboy is 8 and Spirit
is 2. Carl my other half works for a lumber Company.
I stay at home and take care of it all and home educate
Princess, Superboy and Spirit. I am really enjoying my
time with them. If you want to learn about how we
begain homeschooling there is a long story on my side
bar under Dyslexia our story. This story tells all so
grab a cup of coffee and enjoy. We really have aquired
a mix of ways we homeschool Charlotte Mason,
Montessori, Lapbooks and notebooking. I am sure
there is more. I grab what interests the children and
by their learning styles us techniques that help them
learn in the best way possible. Like most moms I
want learning to be fun. Something they never stop
doing and yet being realistic about it.
So far you got that I am a mom , mother, helpmeet,
Keeper of home, teacher and disciple of Christ. What more
could there be?? When I need some down time I
also enjoy painting or crafting. I love art and classical
music. There is nothing more soothing then listening
to Mozart while painting an Angel or landscape. I can
tell you that I am not as good as Van Gogh or Henry
Moore but I enjoy it and thats all that matters. You
can peak at some of my art, my childrens art and
some of our crafts also links on my side bar under
catagories. Thanks for stopping by . I hope you get
a chance to surf around and please leave me let
me know what I could improve on here.
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• Aug. 19, 2008
The Mall of it All!!
I don't know what it is with me and songs lately.
I think I can think of one for every event in my life.
Anyway... This morning we all got up and did our
chores as quickly as possible. Gram and Pap were
coming at 9:00 to take us on a big shopping
trip. We don't normally go to this mall called Park
City but this was a special trip. The mall is enormous.
There is a big center court and then I believe it was
six hallways of shops, a basement with a food court,
and an outdoor fountain shopping area. The stores
out by the fountain area seemed to be the more pricey
stores compared to the ones inside.
It is so funny to me how different my girls
shopping styles are. Heart will go in and find a
thousand things she likes. She is confident and sure
about her purchases. I think she could find something
in every store. Princess on the other had in unsure.
She doesn't like you making a fuss about what she
chooses. Shes not fond of trying things on and
showing you . She doesnt like you suggesting what
might look good on her. In fact shopping almost
seems to make her angry and annoyed. Shes
not a shopper. Quit frankly I get annoyed shopping
with her at times. We(Gram) managed to get Heart several
pairs of jeans and a few shirts. Princess found
1 outfit. Oh and who invented skinny jeans anyway.
What were they thinking. They actually reminded me
of leggings when Heart tried them on but made
with jean material. The girls also found shoes.
Shopping isn't complete without shoes.
I loved in the food court they had a place that
makes these awesome salads. It reminded me
almost of a subway but with Salads and wraps.
It was so yummy. I wish we had something around
our area like that. I had a wrap but really would
love to try that salad sometime. It would be
a great place to have a moms night out. To bad
we'd have to travels so far. :(
Tomorrow I have a lot to do.. Finish up my first
day of school plans. Hop to the libraray and grocery
store. Heart also has orientation at the high school.
Busy as usual. Thats what I should have named
my blog spot.
Nikki
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• Aug. 18, 2008
Sailing Sailing over the Ocean BLUE!!
Spirit to put them on the fridge with all his other
art work. This is where he put them....
(ignore the old dingy fridge hope to get a new one soon)
to put something ON and not IN the fridge. lol
So I explained to him that I ment on and now they
are where they belong.
On another funny note Heart just asked me if the
spaghetti was still ok to heat up. I asked her which
self it was on because things on the bottom are to be
thrown out in the trash on trash day. She says I'm
not sure. So I ask her what color was the container
she shows me the container and I scroll up and
look at the photo of the fridge. We both had to chuckle
on that one.
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• Aug. 18, 2008
Simple Womens Daybook
I am thinking.....
I need to get off the computer and get some
chores finished. We had a busy weekend. I always
wonder how the house gets so dirty when we aren't
even in it all the time. I guess it's that drop and go, then
come home and drop and go again.
I am thankful for....
A great weekend with the youth. The kids I think
Had a fun time and were able to learn some new
things about Christ.
From the kitchen...
Monday- Fish,pasta salad,and vegetable
Tuesday- Barbque sandwishes, fries
Wed.- Leftovers
Thursday- Lemon pepper chicken,
baked potatoes and corn
Friday- Pizza
I am wearing...
Grey Capris and pink T
I am reading...
Still reading that Joyce Myer book
and my Old Schoolhouse magazine
I am hoping...
To go to Park City school shopping this
week. I also want to get my youth things
organized. I need postcards sent out and plan
our first opening ice cream social.
I am hearing...
The TV and the kids talking.
Around the house...
I have about 3 loads of wash, the
beds to make , the floors to do, the school
lessons to plan, the bathroom to clean and on it goes.
The normal household duties.
One of my favorite things...
My Church.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...
Wed. - Auto harp at the park
Hearts orientation at school
Thursday - The high school open house
(they opened a new school)
Sunday- Church and Family reunion
Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...
This was from our youth Car wash on Saturday
after we had a lock in. I made the photo a cartoon image
just so you could get and idea of the fun we had.
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• Aug. 16, 2008
Faith Factor
came back. My evening started with Registration. If
you remember I was worried about some missing
paper work . Well, that missing work was found!! So
that was good news. We only had a few youth
to check on. We created different color teams by
using colored duct tape as name tags. Then
headed in the gym and talked about different
countries. We had a contest trying to
decided which were the worst five to be a Christian in.
Some of the kids weren't really into that activity and
weren't paying attention. Well they sure did when
Bill said Remember your in the Garden of Eden later
this evening. Then they took notice.
The youth liked the blanket game the best.
Each of the four teams had a blanket and they all
held an end. Then they had to shoot the ball off
the blanket into another teams. It sounds easy
but it really is pretty tricky. Once they got the hang
of it well they were going everywhere.
was.....Take a look
Bill told them not to drink the red liquid that is was
flamible. In reality it was raspberry kool- aide. Each
player had to bite and apple and then pass the apple
to a teammate. Then that teammate passed
it also with their mouth to a bowl. They had to
fill the bowl with apples. After we played dark tag.
In on area of our church the youth hide and we
have seekers that look for the youth and have
to tag them. This might sound easy but
this area is pitch black dark . Adults are sitting or
standing at various location so that if any youth need
anything we can help them with a flashlight. The
youth always love this activity and beg to play
again and again. I think they could honestly do
this game all night if we left them.
pizzas and had a snack. After that my shift was
over and I was able to head home to sleep for
a little bit. That didnt work to well because I
couldn't sleep and the Spirit woke at 5 am. :)
Oh well. While I was gone the youth had to play
a food game to see who would eat the nastiest
foods. I really thought none of them would do it but
some of them actually did.
Sardines in sweet tart candy
Pigs feet
and some other yucky things.
In the morning when I came back I served them
breakfast and outside we headed for our car wash.
Our youth pastor brought his RV for the
kids to wash.
We had a great time but the girls were so tired they
have been sleeping since we got home. I don't
expect to see them till morning..
I dont feel comfortable showing someone elses
kids so you'll have to survive with only viewing these.
Nikki
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• Aug. 15, 2008
Plan, Play and Pray
now if it begins to rain then my weekend my
be lessoned but if its a sun shiny day then It
will be full of fun. Today I am heading out to
our homeschool playground day. Now mind you
it's really gray and cloudy so not sure if we
will be rained out or not. After that we have a
meeting to plan our group activities. I always get
excited about planning things. I just enjoy the
way it all pans out and its so neat to see later your
idea come full circle.
My next stop on the way home
will be to get a few groceries. Odds and ends time.
I'll probably come home and whip up some food for the
kids then pack our belongings for the lock-in at
church. I mostly have things ready but will look
over that again. Tonight is our youth lock in. Oh
there are so many fun things planned for this event.
First though I have to take my bus (van) around and
pick up the few youth that need a ride. Why it is always
me I dont know. I have this mini van that has the most
awlful color blue. The kids like to call it the monster. lol
On my path to the church I'll drop off the boys at
grandmas for an over nighter. The girls and their youth
friends will procede to the church. I have to be there
a bit early to set up registration. You know me
organization lady ... So of course I would get picked
for this job. I was really frustrated though when trying
to organize because several of the permission sheets are
missing. I hope a member of the youth team(not
naming names) Remembers the rest of the forms.
Otherwise some confusion will pobably ensue.
After the registration process I am free to roam and
supervise the children. We are doing some really
off the wall survivor games. Oh yes photos will come.
At 10:00 I am in charge of snack and some challenge
games. Which will be eating some nasty things.
At 11 I get to go. Since the church is really close
to my moms and not so close to me I'll be
staying with the boys there. Then at 6:00 am
I need to reappear for devotion and breakfast serving.
Then everyone will be working on a youth Car wash
to help raise money for our group. Now... for the
shameless plug. If you are in the area stop by and
get your car washed on Saturday. :) By 12:00
the lock-in is over and I'll get to bring the family
home. I expect the girls to sleep the afternoon away.
Sunday we have church services. I go at 7:30 and get
there by 8. I stay at church till 12:00-12:30. Then
my step daughter is supposed to come by for about 2
hours . Then off to a friends pool party. Even though
we don't have youth. Majority of the families that
participate in youth will be at this friends house. They
usually have several through out the year. This
year they were so busy, that this will be the first one.
Honestly I know it sounds busy and really this is
just the beginning of the season of business for me.
I really enjoy what I do and its really not as busy
as it sounds. It's just plain fun. What would I be
doing otherwise but sitting around looking at the TV
or doing more cleaning. I can do that anyday.
I want to get out and play with my kids and have
a good time. You only life once. Hey , and actually
its BUSY FUN!!!
Nikki
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What No WATER??
swim?
the hose coming from said monsters mouth.
This is actually an air pump hose that Superboy
used to have for a small blow up camping mat.
We no longer have that mat. I guess we are keeping
the hose to be scary. :)
Now that is scary..
their sisters could take a hint.. The other week
the kids all spent the night at Grandmas. When
they came back I asked Superboy if he missed
me and he says ....no. I asked his sister if she missed
me and she says.... no. So jokingly I tell them well
then I guess I'll just take Spirit and heart and go
somewhere . Superboy Seriously looks at me and says
wherever Spirit goes I go. Cause thats my little boy. lol
Nikki
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• Aug. 14, 2008
Train up A child - Evolution vs. Creation
history book. A history book that all children
should start with and study. How the bible is
the WORD of GOD. That it is not just fun stories
to teach you a lesson. One thing that often
amazes me is how some can believe in Jesus
Christ and yet does not ,when it comes to the
creation of the earth. If you believe in Christ
how can you ignore parts of the truth. In Luke
3 Jesus' Genealogy goes back to Adam 'The
son of God' (not the son of an Ape) If
humans could possibly change so drastically,
then why didnt other animals change drastically?
Morph from one species to another.
I know that some are thinking and maybe
even your children are thinking...
How could God create the earth in only 7
days? I know some believe this time line in
theory. Yet the bible says in Genesis that
God spoke things into exsistance; God
speaks and Things happen.
As in Psalm 33:9, "He spoke, and it
was done: He commanded, and it
stood fast."
Who do we suppose is the best one to
tell us about God but Himself and He
did, in Genesis, as it tells of a rapid creation.
This is also consisitant with other passages
about Gods Authority.
Another arguement you may hear is that
the earth is millions of years old. Bones
have been discovered and dated much
later than Adam. We are lead to believe that
fossils have been stored in our earth for billions
of years but what if during Noahs day
of floods ,these animals and humans fossilized
quickly because of all the water. Making
them age differently because of their abrupt
experience.
There is a lot more to argue and study
concerning Creation Science and Evolution.
There is so much out there to learn. How can
our children know if we don't know. As parents
It is our job to weigh the facts and teach them
our beliefs and compare them to our Scientific
counter parts. Showing them and allowing them
to see how things could get confusing and
how much more we need to learn about God
and his WORD.
Check out this site for more information
www.creationontheweb.com
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Thankfulness Thursday
is Thursday. That time of year has come for me. The
time when I am seeing all the planning and events in my
site. I am THANKFUL for the time over the summer
months of relaxation. For awhile I was hesitant to see
Sept. Rolling in but now that Aug. is almost past
I am getting excited about all the newness that this time
brings. The books, pencils, co-ops, church activities,
the smell of crisp leaves in the air. Fall is absolutely
my favorite time. I am THANKFUL fo Sept.
and all the excitement it brings. I am THANKFUL
for the rest of the summer that we have left. I still
plan to take advantage of the nice weather as long as
I can. Yet I am still looking forward to fall...
I am also THANKFUL for my church. For the
new ideas that our sunday school came up with
last night. I am THANKFUL for the guidance God
gave us in planning our year and picking our
curriculum. It was exciting to see how the choice
flew right at us even when our coordinator actually
was thinking a different direction. I am THANKFUL
he is flexablity.
Please pray for us as we plan our Sunday
School fair. Help us to come up with ideas to
enhance our church family.
Nikki
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• Aug. 13, 2008
Old School House Magazine Has Gone Digital
School house magazine going digital. I wasn't sure
that it would be something that I would like, since I am
a paper girl. I like to hold things in my hands.
No doubt about it , I already am hooked on
the magazine. If you are not a subscriber I would
encourage you to do so one way or the other
digital or paper. Normally when I am reading a magazine
I sort of skim through looking for something good to
read. Something that may be of interest to me. The
Old School House Magazine is one that I like to
read from the front cover all the way to the end. I
rarely skip a story/article. The summer
issue has articles on adoption,Charlotte Mason
method and special needs, Teaching your child to
love reading, and Intelligent Design. Right there
alone are articles that I needed before this year
rolls around. I know full well that my dyslexic
child learns better by doing and touching then
any other way but it was great to hear it in the
article to help renew my spirit in finding new ideas.
New ideas I did find. I found a great idea on
teaching ABC order and the dictionary. Both of
My children struggle with finding things in that
big dictionary. Well this was just the lesson we needed.
I wont let any secrets slip .You'll have to get
the magazine to see it. I'll give you a clue in that it's
a really hands on yummy way to learn.
So when the Old school house magazine gave
me the opportunity to review the digital version
I thought why not. My paper version was about to
expire anyway. I"ll give it a go. I was a little
hesitant at first but I have really fallen in love with this
way of viewing the magazine. When you
subscribe you are given a link to the magazine.
Not to mention all the other
free trials you get along with your subscription.
You can keep using the link or you can download the
magazine directly to your pc. I opted to download it
so I could view it without being online. The great
thing about it is when I want to save an article
I can print out just that page and put it into a binder.
This way I can organize the ideas I love into themed
areas for easy locating. I wasn't sure I would
but I absolutely do love this way of reading my magazine.
You really should try it.
If you would like to order the Old Schoolhouse
Magazine stop by the schoolhouse store.
There are also some new great freebies there for
download too that you might just want to check out.
(Link at the top of this page)
Nikki
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Happy 19th Birthday Toad
Happy 19th Birthday Toad!!
Although I wasn't there when you were
born I am so glad that I have come to know
you. You are a really strong young man and
I hope you reach all of your dreams.
Monday was Toads birthday. He turned 19 and
stopped over to the house for a visit. He had
moved out about a month ago now and all seems
to be going well for him. He is working 2 part time
jobs and will attend culinary school in Feb. He opted
to wait till then to start for a smaller class size.
We do miss him but I am glad he made it through
and finally seems to be moving in the right direction.
Good luck Toad..
Just incase you were wondering why we call him
Toad. In fact we call him that sometimes in
real life. Apprently when he was small he would
squat in a toad like position to play. Hence the Toad.
The kids hooked onto it because dad calls
him that. He doesnt seem to mind and uses the
name all over the place. I actually think
he likes it. Go figure.
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