I'm so sick of seeing Obama on tv lately. check out youtube on abortion and Obama... HOW  TO START EACH DAY WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK  1. Open a new file in your computer. 2. Name it 'Barack Obama'. 3. Send it to the Recycle Bin. 4. Empty the Recycle Bin. 5. Your PC will ask you: 'Do you really want to get rid of 'Barack Obama?' 6. Firmly Click 'Yes.' 7. Feel better?   GOOD! - Tomorrow we'll do Nancy Pelosi!

burp pads with Seuss book names

Baby Cade arrived on 8-21, weighing in at 7lbs 1 3/4 ozs. He is soooooooooo cute! He has a head full of hair. Well I will just show you....I will add pictures of his Dr. Seuss theme later.

 quilt made by great-grandma and auntie(me)

  I did bumper pads and a pillow too!

 I will be doing a few more things over the next little bit. (maybe take him something when visiting again)

I am going to be a GREAT Aunt today!!!

My husbands niece is having her first baby today. His name is Cade. We are definatly a C family.

My father inlaw's name was Charles

His son's Charles (Cricket) and Clifford (Chuck, my husband)

his children Carrie, Crystal and Charles

Carrie is having Cade

our children Candace, Chad, Colton and Cayleigh

once my sister inlaw Pat and I started with the C we couldn't help ourselves, the tradition lives on...

COLTON- grade 5

BIBLE

The Bible

Parables study

READING

Pathway Readers/workbook

library books

WRITING/SPELLING/GRAMMAR

blogging/penpals

daily grammar

MATH

a variety of worksheets now but want to get MUS

iknowthat.com

HISTORY/CIVICS

library books/unit study/lapbooking and travels

SCIENCE

Alpha Omega 5

Magic School Bus series

HEALTH

my body unit/lapbook

CAYLEIGH- grade3/4

BIBLE

The Bible

Parables study

READING

Pathway readers/workbook

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Lessons

dolch list

WRITING/SPELLING/GRAMMAR

emails/penpals

daily grammar

MATH

a variety of worksheets now I want to get MUS

HISTORY/CIVICS

library books/unit study/lapbooking and travels

SCIENCE

Alpha Omega 5

Magic School Bus series

HEALTH

my body unit/lapbook

family reading list - Little House books, Little Women,  Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Treasure Island, Little Britches...

...homeschooling for me is not just about teaching reading writing and arithmetic. Its about digging deep into my childrens soul and planting seeds that will someday blossom into something so lovely and incredible. Its about showing them the love of God each and every day… even when I feel like I am on my last straw… then it is about showing Gods grace in those moments.

So as we start this new year, I am reminded of the blessings of my past, and the promises of my future. I am reminded of my children’s hearts, souls and minds. I am reminded that I have a unique and awesome calling to mother them and teach them, but more than anything….

To love them.

check out Heather's Aug,11, 2008  post

www.especiallyheather.com

How a homeschooler paints a room

children move everything out of the room
clean it out and decide what you're giving away
wash it all
call this home ec/life skills/personal development

measure room and figure out Area
research the internet to see how much paint is needed
call this math, research, problem solving skills

go to store and figure out if the on sale paint is
worth it by using all the math you know then
ask someone in the store if you did it right
call this problem solving skills and math

drive home and stop for gas and complain about
the cost and explain that to the
children
call that economics

unload paint from vehicle
call that gym class

make lunch, eat lunch, while standing and running
around to make sure you have everything you need
run back to store to get something you forgot
clean up after lunch
call that life skills/home ec/personal development/ gym class

give each child a paint brush or roller and assign what they are going to
paint.
yell DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING and go running out of the room to
get garbage bags to poke holes into for them to wear over their clothes
go back into room and find half the room painted included the floors,
lights, and the cat
call that art class

paint everything
stop 3 fights
explain to a 4 year old what molecules are, how it works,
why it takes longer for paint to dry in humidity because he
wanted to paint his hair
call that science

Cook and eat dinner (ignoring the paint left on
table and in food)
science and math, life skills and home ec

put children to bed
scrape windows, floors, lights, cat
call that exhaustion
write in journal
today we did math, home ec, gym class, life skills, cooperation,
fine motor skills, gross motor skills, patience
you know there's more but you're too tired to care

have a parent/teacher conference with hubby by yelling at him for
an hour about how he could have helped with SOMETHING and have
him yell at you for the mess and cost of it all

have one child come into you're room and give you a hug and say,
I love you mom. I had fun today and learned lots. Thank you for
everything.

got this from cafemom

DanosGirl

here is a wonderful link you will get lost in - trust me.

credit to cafemom fox252000

www.suelebeau.com

How long have you been homeschooling/unschooling? this is our 6th year.

What states/or countries have you lived in while homeschooling?

What ages are you homeschooling now? ds 9 3/4, dd 81/4

What are some of your goals for homeschooling this year? working on those

What do you wish you had known when you first started homeschooling? its okay to not complete everything in a day, its easier than you think,

What are some of your favorite memories homeschooling? seeing the lightbulb go off in their head ; )

Will you homeschool thru highschool? Yes I think so

What are your worries about homeschooling? I dont really worrying about their learning with all the resources there is with internet and great libraries. I sometimes second guess if it is really a big deal if they are where others are at in their education. That is just peer pressure I think.. I know they arent stressed out kids like some of their public schooled friends and family. I know I'm not stressed out like those parents. I also know they are close siblings who do fight daily but love each other and would stand up for each other. I dont think they would be as close if they only saw each other at breakfast and dinner time.

What do you love the most about homeschooling? Freedom for sure. I know what they are being taught. And peers arent filling their heads full of things I do not believe in. When they are adults they can choose what they want to believe in but in my house they will be taught the BIBLE.

What is your favorite quotes? see my recent post.

What is your favorite  Bible verse? Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it" Proverbs 22:6  I believe this with all my heart. It worked for me. I have sit in my greatgrandfathers lap as a small child and listened to him read the Bible like a storybook for me. He died in my mid teens but his example to me keep a hold in my heart.

What is your favorite book about homeschooling? books by Moore, Beechick, Mason, Farris.

Do you have anyone as an inspirtation in your homeschooling adventure? My Dad, he went to school only to 4th grade. He is from a family of 13 kids. He worked on the family farm growing up and went into construction learned from his father and grandfather. He has built many homes. I consider him self taught in his education.

This week is Vacation Bible School.

We are having such a good time.

Tomorrow night is the last night ending with a family cookout.

I just recovered from an abcessed tooth last week so this week is so much better.

Along with planning VBS lessons I have been working on our new school year calender and

gathering materials for some unit lessons.

Some units we will be doing is presidents, civil war, teeth, my body, space/solar system, and weather. We are going to attempt a timeline and lapbooking also. I am looking forward to the new year. My little sponges are so fun.

Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.

If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks..
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong.

We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.

It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!
Amen

We are really enjoying the summer. Lots of pool time while I do yard work. Did I say we? I mean the kids.  I do enjoy working in my yard tho.

We had a Father's Day cookout with all the family here. Chuck was assisted at the grill with the oldest son Chad. Who knew he could cook?

Chad turned 24 this week and we did another cookout. he was the grillmaster and did a great job.

Colton's final Cub Scout Day Camp was for 3 days at the end of this week. We had a wonderful time but it was sad to realize he is growing up so much but exciting to see such a great young man he is becoming.

Chad leaves tomorrow for a year out of the country. It has been a great few weeks with him around. He is a great big brother and a great oldest son. I miss him already.

We are planning a mini vacation in a few days. Something close to home with the crazy gas prices. I really do hear the beach calling me to the east but we probably won't get out of the state this time.

"Learning can only happen when a child is interested. If he's not
interested it's like throwing marshmallows at his head and calling it
eating." - Barbara Lamping

from rivka-g of cafemom.com

Christians
 

Just wanted to share this poem I just had sent to me...

Today

While out amongst the dirt and weeds

I found all of my schooling needs,

The Alphabet from A-Z,

And all about the birds and bees,

Why were the birds flying so high

And why have all the bees gone goodbye?

Questions from the baby's mouths

Come so much quicker out of the house.

This root is so long, this one is so thin,

Is this how the earth has always been?

Science, Socials, English and Math

Are all brought forward on the garden path.

Remembering our true Creator

I saw that I was meant to tutor

These little ones He gave me to treasure

And I am the one who gets the pleasure!

How could I let someone else take this joy?

I will teach all my girls and boys! 

Kari Taylor