The boys absolutely loved co-op today. They can not wait to go back and are actually wanting to remember the memory verse! Even Isaac had fun playing with some different toys. Although next time I think I will bring one of his walking toys. Peanut was so tired that he fell asleep before we even got out of the parking lot. Of course that didn't last long. He was wide awake once we got back to the house. I thought he was going to nap but nope I am not that lucky, lol.
When we got to the house there were a couple of Sandhill Cranes in the backyard. Micah was able to get about 2 feet away from one before he (the crane) started yelling at him. Micah did get a few pictures which he posted on his blog here.
We did go to church tonight at my church. It was an interesting night I did enjoy going to the Bible study since I didn't work with the kids tonight. Which is a whole story in itself. There are some things going on and I am not quite sure how to deal with them at his time. So I really need to pray about it and then OBEY. The hardest thing for me to learn to do is obey. Can't it just become a habit easily? Lol.
Getting Back on Track
We have decided to get back o track even though we are not in our own home I think we can go back to our old schedule with a few minor adjustments. We have officially decided to do our school after lunch for the most part. We tend to have things going on in the morning and the afternoons are free. The only problem is the one thing I did not pack to bring with me when we came to FL is the one thing I most desperately wish I had. I so wish I had brought my Household Manual. What was I thinking!! So I picked up a notebook and more paper today so I can make a new one on a smaller level. Now to find my old forms, I think I saved them on my other computer which is packed away. I knew I should have put them on the external hd.
Isaac calls...
Isaac calls...
Tuesday's Happenings
The boys and I went to "Mom's Group" at Deltona Lakes Baptist Church today. We had a nice time and are going to be checking out there co-op tomorrow. I really like the ladies there and the church seems pretty nice. We are going to go on Sunday and see if we like it. We are not leaving our home church but we may go to both. Xavier and Micah had fun hanging out with other kids. They played on the playground and then Xavier tossed a football around with a few other boys.
On the way home we ran by Wal-Mart to pick up a few items. I got a new dry erase board, it would have been cheaper to get a tile board instead but I wanted it now and I don't have a place to put the tile board. Now we can go back to having our English lessons like we use to. I cannot wait to get started!! I started doing vocabulary with Micah. He gets 1 word a day (for now) soon we will move up to 2 words. He is making a vocabulary notebook. I decided to wait until next year before I begin this with Xavier. As I need to separate them somewhat. Xavier has started his Astronomy book that he got for Christmas. Which is really interesting but we have to discuss certain aspects of it because it is not a creation point of view. But it makes for some interesting conversations.
Anyways got to go save the diapers from being thrown all over the floor. peanut strikes again...
On the way home we ran by Wal-Mart to pick up a few items. I got a new dry erase board, it would have been cheaper to get a tile board instead but I wanted it now and I don't have a place to put the tile board. Now we can go back to having our English lessons like we use to. I cannot wait to get started!! I started doing vocabulary with Micah. He gets 1 word a day (for now) soon we will move up to 2 words. He is making a vocabulary notebook. I decided to wait until next year before I begin this with Xavier. As I need to separate them somewhat. Xavier has started his Astronomy book that he got for Christmas. Which is really interesting but we have to discuss certain aspects of it because it is not a creation point of view. But it makes for some interesting conversations.
Anyways got to go save the diapers from being thrown all over the floor. peanut strikes again...
Monday Madness
We got up this morning and headed for church (yes on a Monday) supposedly they had camp forms at the office - but they don't. So we are still waiting to get them. Hopefully they will put them up on the camp website soon because the deadline for turning them in is Jan 27th. I did get the church scholarship form though - the church pays $100 per child if you are a member. So that will drop the price down to $500 for both of the boys to be able to go.
Afterwards we stopped by my momma's house and checked out her new computer. It is nice looking :-) We hung out there and talked for a little bit then headed back to the house. The boys had lunch then we did some schoolwork.
The boys had cub scouts this evening. What fun, lol. Micah made a wallet out of leather and Xavier started planning his Pinewood Derby Car. I chased Isaac up and down the halls of the church since I am suppose to stay there at the meeting. Afterwards we came home and the boys hung out and watched TV until bedtime at 9.
Isaac didn't go down until almost 10 so I am praying he sleeps most of the night.
I need to get back on a routine. Which is really hard to do because we are living at my MIL. But I think we are just going to have to go back to doing things they way they worked for us. Xavier needs structure and having everything in fly by the seat of your pants mode has been testing my patience and he is testing his limits.
We still have no idea where we are going but after talking with my 2nd mom (aka MIL) I feel better about staying here at her house. I also am not worried about it as much because I know that for now I will probably be here until Joel finds something out or July if not longer, lol. I just have to remember the Lord has a plan. I may not know what it is and wish I was let in on it. But He does have a plan.
So for now. I am at least a little more at peace with everything that is going on.
Afterwards we stopped by my momma's house and checked out her new computer. It is nice looking :-) We hung out there and talked for a little bit then headed back to the house. The boys had lunch then we did some schoolwork.
The boys had cub scouts this evening. What fun, lol. Micah made a wallet out of leather and Xavier started planning his Pinewood Derby Car. I chased Isaac up and down the halls of the church since I am suppose to stay there at the meeting. Afterwards we came home and the boys hung out and watched TV until bedtime at 9.
Isaac didn't go down until almost 10 so I am praying he sleeps most of the night.
I need to get back on a routine. Which is really hard to do because we are living at my MIL. But I think we are just going to have to go back to doing things they way they worked for us. Xavier needs structure and having everything in fly by the seat of your pants mode has been testing my patience and he is testing his limits.
We still have no idea where we are going but after talking with my 2nd mom (aka MIL) I feel better about staying here at her house. I also am not worried about it as much because I know that for now I will probably be here until Joel finds something out or July if not longer, lol. I just have to remember the Lord has a plan. I may not know what it is and wish I was let in on it. But He does have a plan.
So for now. I am at least a little more at peace with everything that is going on.
Sat 1/5
Today we headed out the door to make Castle Banks @ Home Depot. They are pretty cool. Xavier lets me help him but Micah prefers I stay away from him after the first time we made something at Lowe's because I skipped a step in the directions. Micah is now staining his while Xavier has decided it is time to play video games.
We did make it out to Journey's End Sanctuary . It was really neat. Xavier was in heaven in the cat house. He petted and petted and played with a lot of them. He even got some of the kittens to come out of hiding. Micah although he liked the cats ok preferred hanging out with the dogs. The sanctuary has 150 cats, 55 dogs, 2 pigs, 4 horses, 3 sheep and chickens and roosters. It runs on donations only. So I am sure they need a lot! We plan on going back out there next week. We all seemed to really enjoy it, even Isaac. Although he didn't like some of the kisses he started getting. It was perfect for the boys though especially since this is exactly what they want to turn our own house into. After volunteering and doing some of the clean up work we will see if the still feel the same way.
I think we are going to visit the local Humane Society also. The one locally gives tours to school age children. I plan on contacting them this week to try and set up a field trip. Now if I could only get them to come up with some kind of service project...
We did make it out to Journey's End Sanctuary . It was really neat. Xavier was in heaven in the cat house. He petted and petted and played with a lot of them. He even got some of the kittens to come out of hiding. Micah although he liked the cats ok preferred hanging out with the dogs. The sanctuary has 150 cats, 55 dogs, 2 pigs, 4 horses, 3 sheep and chickens and roosters. It runs on donations only. So I am sure they need a lot! We plan on going back out there next week. We all seemed to really enjoy it, even Isaac. Although he didn't like some of the kisses he started getting. It was perfect for the boys though especially since this is exactly what they want to turn our own house into. After volunteering and doing some of the clean up work we will see if the still feel the same way.
I think we are going to visit the local Humane Society also. The one locally gives tours to school age children. I plan on contacting them this week to try and set up a field trip. Now if I could only get them to come up with some kind of service project...
The new year
We are slowly getting back on track when it comes to school. We started back up on Wednesday and I have been making plans for the next couple of months. We will be going on a few field trips this month, Epcot (for their Homeschool Day), Pioneer Art Settlement, and maybe a few more if I can come up with some. We are also going to be joining a co-op on Thursdays. Micah has started the first Harry Potter book and Xavier is still working on The Journey (#3 in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series).
Tomorrow we will be heading to Home Depot to make a craft and then go out to Journey's End Sanctuary in Deland. We will be taking a tour of the place and hopefully if it works out we will start volunteering out there a few times a month.
Isaac is still cruising along. He has taken a few steps here and there but is not walking independently yet. Well that is about the gist of what is going on here. I will try to update more often and post some pictures of our adventures soon.
Tomorrow we will be heading to Home Depot to make a craft and then go out to Journey's End Sanctuary in Deland. We will be taking a tour of the place and hopefully if it works out we will start volunteering out there a few times a month.
Isaac is still cruising along. He has taken a few steps here and there but is not walking independently yet. Well that is about the gist of what is going on here. I will try to update more often and post some pictures of our adventures soon.
Christmas Eve
Can you believe it is Christmas Eve already? I am not ready. I still have to take one child shopping for his older brother. Plus pick up some groceries (what fun). I was planning on getting a cell phone (prepaid) so the boys can call dad but I don't l]ike any of the deals. So.... I am thinking I will get a phone card instead and let them call him from the house phone.
I need to get moving and go do the last minute things I have to do but to be honest I really don't want to. I have been busy trying to upload videos and photos on to my photobucket and I have a few more to go. SO.. maybe I will get done soon then I can go shopping.
I need to get moving and go do the last minute things I have to do but to be honest I really don't want to. I have been busy trying to upload videos and photos on to my photobucket and I have a few more to go. SO.. maybe I will get done soon then I can go shopping.
The Volusia County Fair
Normally I do not do fairs. Just a personal thing but thanks to Joel I took the boys. Actually we ended up going with all our family. We do not do rides but we enjoyed eating food, seeing the animals and watching a tiger show. I didn't get to many pictures but the boys had fun and I lived through it, lol.
Ponce Inlet Homeschool Day
On Nov. 8th we went to Ponce Inlet for their Homeschool Day. We had a blast and even got the t-shirt to prove it :-) Here are some of the pictures...
Playing Marbles
Dig Time...
The boys are listening to a storyteller while Isaac makes a break for it.
ready to go...
Playing Marbles
Dig Time...
The boys are listening to a storyteller while Isaac makes a break for it.
ready to go...
Doors Open
Why is it that as soon as you go to take that one step which leads you down the path the Lord is taking you He changes it? Well, at least it feels that way. So many times I struggle with where He wants me to be, the direction He is taking me... And always once I finally get the courage to move it all changes and no longer am I to move in that direction. I know I am talking in circles.
I have been struggling with our Wed. night kid program at church. To be honest there is not much of one, it is more like babysitting. I stepped in to help with it (do it) about a month ago. After starting to get my feet wet and trying to implement a little bit more structure it felt like I was being tossed aside. So I was about to move on, my children were not being fed and my hands were tied. At that moment though the doors open and now there looks like there will be a change. My hands are being untied. So now I have to come up with some what of a "proposal" I should say explaining what I would like to do with the kids on Wed. night.
I have been struggling with our Wed. night kid program at church. To be honest there is not much of one, it is more like babysitting. I stepped in to help with it (do it) about a month ago. After starting to get my feet wet and trying to implement a little bit more structure it felt like I was being tossed aside. So I was about to move on, my children were not being fed and my hands were tied. At that moment though the doors open and now there looks like there will be a change. My hands are being untied. So now I have to come up with some what of a "proposal" I should say explaining what I would like to do with the kids on Wed. night.
He took a nap!
My dear son, Peanut (aka Isaac) has been on strike when it comes to sleeping. His strike has lasted a month. Don't get me wrong he sleeps in my DH arms (before he left) but if we lay him down in bed he wakes up within 10 minutes. Nightime has been almost as bad, he is up every 90 minutes. But today he actually took a nap, a real honest nap. He got up this morning and we did his normal morning routine but this time I fed him lunch at 11:00. He gobbled it up (which is unusual in itself) and by 11:30 he was asleep. He slept until 2. I had to go check on him quite a few times, lol. What is more amazing my dear Peanut who has been staying up until 9 ate all his dinner at 5, snacked on our dinner at 6 and took 1/2 a bottle at 7. Then fell asleep at 7:30. Maybe there is hope of a schedule in our near future.
Wow!
It has been awhile since I posted anything so I better get a cracking. Lots of pics to upload. So here goes....
1 1/2 months to go
I can not wait! We are going to FL for a few months while Joel is in school. We went ahead and turned off our house phone (so yes I do not have internet) because our phone was always staticy, didn't have a dial tone half the time and my dial up connection was 4.9 kb not worth my time or money since we can't use it. So I am back to the library for checking my email or Micky D's to blog, lol. Oh well. It is only for a little while :-) Next week when I come up I will make sure I have some photo's to post. Until then - have a great day!
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