A Joyful Noise Unto the Lord Homeschool

It’s been a fast year!!!

Looking back at the pictures from this blog…wow. It’s amazing how quickly things change. My kids look so much older now!

It is definitely time for an update.

2008 was  a busy year and here we are already in midsummer 2009. We have had so much rain lately it doesn’t really feel like summer yet, but the calendar says it is, so it must be 

Stephen graduated in June. We will be having a party for him at the end of summer. Megan finished her two year program and has her associates and is going on for her four year. Jennifer started her third year (also finished her associates) and this Fall she will finish for her four year degree.

My kids are growing up 

Til next time,

Theresa

It rained hard one night and we all had supper in the trailer. Soda tastes good with anything:

 Camping is an interesting experience. I never camped as a kid (we did county and state fairs, picnics, and zoos for fun), but hubby camped a lot. My kids love camping! Even though (after many years of marraige and raising kids) I consider us experienced campers, it is rare for us to not forget some necessary item. It might be dish soap or swimming towels, but we have found it beneficial to camp close to home! That way we can run back and forth to pick up whatever we need.

We have had a lot of family reunions/picnics this summer. There was only one we didn’t make it to, in August, and that was because I was sick     We had planned to go but instead I spent three days in bed with a virus.

Here is a picture I call "three sisters and their Mom". Guess which one is me? (hint: I’m the one who has her mouth full!)

 And, finally, last night I got out and did some back to school shopping. Today is Jesse’s birthday and it was necessary for me to get out and shop!  Jesse is a lot of fun. He likes to keep us entertained with jokes, riddles, and "illusions" (not magic, just tricks!)  Happy Birthday, Jess!!!

This has been a busy week of getting school plans ready and books ordered. I haven’t yet made it out to pick up notebooks, pens and pencils, but hope to very soon.

A friend of mine is pointing me towards Tapestry of Grace. I have to say this curriculum looks very interesting! She says her boys love it, and are busy all afternoon making lap books, doing mapwork, and enjoying the books. I think I will give it a try 

We are having cream of potato soup tonight with potatoes, onion and green peppers from our garden. I put some chicken bouillon in it and kielbasa to give it a little zing.

The days are getting shorter and it was cooler this week. I don’t mind the cool weather; I never liked the heat! But I am sad to say goodbye to the summer.

Wow!  Summer is almost over!

We have  been so busy and I have sadly neglected this blog. Our summer flew by with gardening, vacationing, family reunions and picnics, travel, and camping.  Right now the blackberries are ready 

We just had our first corn on the cob from the garden and have been enjoying zucchini, beets (yes, I love them! with butter and salt they are delicious), green beans, our own lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers.

The first week of June we travelled down to Virginia and saw Jamestown and Williamsburg. Also we toured through Gettysburg Battlefield and museum. It was very impressive and the kids read lots of history books to get a feel for what they were seeing.

I will be adding more to this blog in future days. I had re-designed it and lost a lot of my sidebars in the process! Hopefully I will be able to get most of them back.

I hope you all are enjoying your summer! It’s time to get ready now for school planning. Annie keeps asking me, "when are our books coming?" She is very excited to begin. Kevin will be doing preschool things so this will be new for him too. Annie and the younger boys have been reading Hank the Cowdog books all summer (there are over forty in the series!)

If you haven’t read "Hank the Cowdog" you are definitely missing out!

Enjoy your day, Theresa

We lost a dear friend this week. He had a sudden heart attack and lingered for a couple of days, but is gone.

He was so special, always with a smile for everyone and a gentle, sweet spirit.

"In Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore."