tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217111030875600882024-02-06T19:17:51.975-08:00THE LIVES WE ARE GIVENUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711103087560088.post-964202715215786602013-03-30T12:21:00.000-07:002013-03-31T15:38:35.763-07:00Viking Bread<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I didn't really supervise their activity. I only came in to the kitchen to snap photos and save them from a sticky mess. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I let them know they should have floured their hands and boards before kneading. They had quite a sticky mess on their hands! I'm sure you can picture it because I forgot to grab the camera. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I formed the bread for them and threw it onto the baking sheet so they wouldn't become frustrated. I helped a little but it was mostly all them. From reading the recipe, finding the ingredients, to mixing and setting the oven and cleaning up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Eagle said he could see why the vikings ate this bread because it was very filling.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I agree, it was heavy. <i>With a mild baking soda flavour to it. haha *wink*</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">They ate their bread with leftover meat sauce from a spaghetti dinner a few nights back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Talking like vikings throughout lunch was just a given. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Think of How To Train a Dragon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The boys did a great job! I know they're proud of their accomplishments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I find our days flow better when things are in the right place, easy to access and of course easy to work with.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trying to share a book between 2 or more people can be challenging. Especially when most subjects are done together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You might not have known how useful a book stand is until you've owned one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I bought mine in college for my enormous Art History books.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">reading together, when Zazu and I worked on his reading lessons </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(How to Teach your Child to read in 100 easy lessons).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bible reading</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">sharing a book during family work time like in the picture above with our Exploring Creation with Botany book.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to stand up your iPad when </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ie: watching a youtube clip on volcanoes erupting. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you ever come across one at a thrift store or garage sale pick it up, it's a handy little item.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This week was quite simple. For the fact that our school week consisted of only Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Daddy left to go back to work on Tuesday and the rest of the week I’ve been feeling under the weather with a cold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Al Bayan'; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Just a bit of math, </span><span style="font-family: Al Bayan;">copy work, bible study, latin, scripture memory and history this week. </span><br />
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Here's hoping that next week is full of healthy bodies in this house.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It is basically telling back what you know.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We are fairly new to this practice but I do my best to work it into most of what we do in our learning time.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In the summer when preparing for this coming school year I purchased a digital voice recorder. I initially bought it for creative writing and/or Eagle to get his ideas out verbally. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">One of the problems I find is multi-tasking multiple children's needs throughout the school day. I'm sure I'm not alone in this. It seems that at the moment I need to spend time with Zazu (7) of his narration, Alba requires some TLC, or Eagle needs to run something by me. So using a voice recorder I'm able to kill two birds with one stone. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Just recently I decided to pull out the recorder to give to Zazu for his narration in history. I just told him to tell back what he could remember from our reading into the recorder. I prompted him a few times to jog his memory (because I knew he knew). He pressed pause when he needed to think and used the recorder quite well, I found. I played it back for him to hear his narration. </span>And as a bonus he finds it fun to use also.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Then I took the digital file and I transcribed it, and popped it into his notebook. He can also add images to it from the web, or drawn and coloured by hand to make it personal. Or of course, leave it as is without any illustrations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Chugga Chugga up the track...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I'm writing this in the midst of optimism.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I love these times. I really do feel optimistic. You may wonder why I feel the need to write about feeling optimistic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Maybe it's the fact that spring is around the corner?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Yes and No.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When I look back on the last couple weeks it's been pretty good around here, overall.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The past couple months however, I've been climbing the big <strike>hill</strike> mountain in hopes to eventually gain enough momentum to cruise along the track with ease.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Climbing up that mountain, I've felt in my case, included setting up house, which affects our home school. This entails forming new habits with new responsibilities. Because of our location out of any town or city, Daddy working away, and the two new dogs. We've got heavy loads on our train cars, but we have to get up that hill to get things done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Charlotte Mason refers to good habits as following a track. I find, that since moving here it's been quite difficult to lay down train tracks or rails of habits. School days have been more often than not, hard work and don't flow as I wish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I played this video for my kids <i>(but mostly for me)</i>, to teach a little lesson on hard work and to motivate us to keep going even when it seems hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It does take team work to run through our days. To get things accomplished and enjoy eachother in the process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I mentioned in last weeks wrap-up that we did school on Saturday. I had </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">photos</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> and totally forgot to add them, so here they are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Love, love that site. Fell in love when Zazu was a toddler. It's really a treat for any of my kids to go on a device (computer & iPad). I usually make it "Educational". Eagle gets annoyed when I pull the </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">educational card, but, oh well. I'm the Mom</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">(hee hee)</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And also on each of the boy's cork board they have their phonegram charts up from All About Spelling. I hope to be on our way into the next section next week. We're right at the beginning of Level One but so far, the program is living up to the reviews and hype I've read over the last few years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Even though the sniffles have struck two of my kids (Alba&Eagle), Alba and Zazu wanted to help wash puppy drool windows. I caught Alba working hard to get the goobers off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I walked into the school room to find Alba and Zazu had already started on the things I set out the night before for school in their pj's. Alba said with a huge smile, "Thank you Mom for making all this for me!" I felt so special when she said that, it made my morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Eagle completed the final bridge in his <a href="http://www.lifeoffredmath.com/lof-biology.php" target="_blank">Life of Fred Pre-Algebra with Biology</a></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">today! yay!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On to <a href="http://lifeoffredmath.com/lof-economics.php" target="_blank">Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics</a></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">If anyone wonders, Zazu is on Chapter 11 in <a href="http://lifeoffredmath.com/lof-cats.php" target="_blank">Life of Fred Cats</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The boys REALLY enjoy Life of Fred! Math has never been the same since we brought that </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">little</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> 5 year old genius into our home! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Considering Daddy came home Thursday, it was a little more relaxed around here. Daddy gathered everyone to pray before school </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(love when he initiates prayer with the family)</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">. Chores and a bit of school work were on the agenda. The boys worked on little chunks of things, like spelling, history and botany. Besides their independent work of math and copywork for the day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kids and Daddy hopped in the vehicle this morning to drive to Edmonton to take in a Star Wars exhibit. It's a 3 hour drive, but for Daddy and the boys it's well worth it. Only 2 cities in Canada are getting this exhibition apparently. I would have liked to tag-along, but Daddy insisted I stay home and have some quality <i>Mommy time</i>. So here I am with you, <i>and the dogs</i>. I hope they bring back a few photos I can share with you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, throughout the week I'm going to challenge myself to read at least five.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I encourage you to read, if you are considering home schooling, or think us homeschoolers are all wacky and just want a peek into our world, or even, if you are currently home schooling and might need a little encouragement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And funny to say that I have taken and posted photos on FB, coincidentally while my husband is away at work. Jokingly a girlfriend asked if I were trying to make his mouth water with envy that he couldn't also enjoy the taste of what was pictured.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But after thinking it over and watching something recently. The reality is, is that there are reasons why I initially started the photo journaling of meals. It was to ease a burden <i>I think</i>. Lighten my spirit. Make joy where there was loneliness at my husband commuting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But after composing these thoughts into words I also realize that I seek recognition on top of a bad case of joylessness. Even more so now that I'm really only preparing meals for myself and my children when Daddy is away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">... I remind my kids of this verse ALL THE TIME, "<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><b>So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God</b>." But t<i>hat really doesn't apply to Mommy does it??</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has since become a true joy <i>(most days)</i>, to prepare food. Don't get me wrong, I drown in self <b>a lot</b>! But when the creativity flows I can really hold my own in the kitchen and that is God's gift! Some days have been comparable to cooking when you're single/unmarried day after day. Sometimes the children tugging and crying whilst no other adult there can potentially be a downer.<i> </i>But. And big <b>but</b>, I'm thankful for being <i>given </i>the position of manager of this household. <b>God gave me the role</b> of homemaker, mother and wife.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Start making a joy list about anything and everything and soon, <strike>joy</strike> thankfulness will just flow out naturally.</span></i></div>
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<b><u>Tuesday</u></b> Daddy went back to work</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We cleaned and organized the basement most of the day, unpacking <i>more</i> boxes, and setting aside a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">box for a garage sale in hopes to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">purge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had to just go with it. Watching for cues from children is sometimes all we can focus on in a day to avoid melt downs or fits, hey Moms?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We started back into History (finally), after a four month hiatus. Zazu is now joining us with our History study. W</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">hat joy it was to pull out our Story of the World materials. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I prefer the CD's, the narration is far beyond what I'm capable of. I toyed with the idea of purchasing the CD's for Volume One but waited till Vol. 2 to purchase. I have a bad habit of not completing </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">books or painfully dragging out </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">curricula if it's left to me to read aloud. I know... my secret is out. I read aloud for Geography, Science and Math (Zazu). I chose to let Eagle mostly read SOTW alone in our first years, to give myself a break when I had a toddler and small baby to care for. I realized last year in preparing for Zazu to join Eagle with history this year that the CD's would be wonderful for all of us to listen to. And hopefully complete in a timely fashion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I took my camera out, after being packed away for over three months. <span style="text-align: left;">And when I dusted off the nikon this week the objects through the lens looked even more appealing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It will be an even more momentous occasion when we make a space for me to work (make art)! It was going to be the loft because of all the natural light. But unfortunately the combination of home school library, a cream leather love seat, light high pile carpet; just doesn't jive well with making art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The morning was hurried along because of an invite to tea and play that afternoon. A highlight of the morning was teaching Zazu millions place value. It was a hard concept for him. He's got an understanding of hundreds, so hopefully soon what I diagrammed will reach him. This chart reminded me to have him make an entry in his math journal, but his (I'm done) ques were telling me otherwise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The boys individual studies were completed before I allowed us to leave the house. I found that I needed to remind them of our engagement continually for them to stay on task. I reminded (hopefully not nagging) to get back on task or I would consider leaving them home while I went out for tea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>The Thursday afternoon get-togethers have been a God sent for me since moving here. It was so refreshing.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My plans were to read most of our school time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had an interrupted night because Alba was having growing pains in her legs. So the morning started slowly with me out of my room by 8:30 and tried my best to get everyone on task with morning chores without grumpy Mommy making an appearance. The younger two had a bath, while Eagle took the dogs for a walk. I quickly made myself a shake and to the computer I went to photocopy some things for school. All was going well considering our very late start, when the phone rang and it was a girlfriend from where we previously lived. We had a wonderful chat and touched on issues we're struggling with. She means a lot to me! </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did one of those multitasking things, where I bathed the children and got them dressed all while on the phone without even knowing I did. Similar to driving and forgetting you were driving. It's humorous to think that I <b>really</b> multitasked this morning. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately Zazu and Aylah were enjoying my long conversation with my friend too much, so much that they got into <i>much</i> trouble. I found them throwing clean laundry into the pile of dirty, down the laundry shoot. Then grabbing clean mixed with dirty laundry (whatever they could grab) and carrying it back up the stairs and throwing that pile down, and so on. So, I was obviously now pleased. I then gave the job of re-sorting the laundry to Zazu (lesson learned I hope). When all the commotion ended the digital clock in my room displayed 11:00 am. WOW. Oops. Already time to prepare lunch and we hadn't even began the PLAN for the day. But God's plan is so much better, isn't it?!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We did eventually get down to our studies, just not in the morning. Afternoon came along after kitchen chores were completed and we listened to our first piece of music by our second composer of our school year, which is Handel. While listening we coloured Latin vocabulary sheets, started math lessons and of course the time sucking bathroom breaks... you know those? When 2-3 kids simultaneously seem to need to use the bathroom, get a drink or "I'm hungry...!". These afternoon school days seem to just drag on. blah!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Most days I wonder if we get anything accomplished with all the delays and daydreaming out the window. When I reflect back on our week without journalling throughout our days, I'm discouraged with the thought that we are only sitting down to our studies twice a week. With my husbands work schedule the way it is, it can be frustrating to work around and what makes things worse is <i>my</i> lack of focus </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<i>distractions even for me, <b>I know</b></i>)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and time management. But I'm learning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Roughly twice a month we have a Saturday school day to complete things which weren't in the week.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;">I longed for a good chunk of time to just sit and read to the kids. It's difficult with our school days to fit it all in plus reading aloud. I wanted Friday to be a day where we got the basics done and read aloud. I had Zazu colour a latin vocab sheet while I read from the Jesus Story Book Bible with Alba cuddled up yawning on my lap, and Eagle typing up a book review on the computer; all in the same room. I also read the first chapter from All-of-a-kind-Family. It was cute the way Eagle interupted to tell me what a "whatnot" was. <i>I didn't have a clue</i>. He said he read it in one of the Little House books. </span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711103087560088.post-19475731768975475922013-03-06T04:31:00.000-08:002013-03-06T04:31:00.289-08:00Sketch TuesdayEvery week at Barb's Harmony Fine Arts, there is a theme chosen to sketch.<br />
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This weeks topic was <i>something from Mexico</i><br />
The boys weren't very thrilled (mostly Eagle) with the topic for some reason.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday and this morning I was getting caught up in doctrinal things.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It stemmed from a visit from some friendly JW women at my door. After they left I felt AGAIN that I didn't show the gospel as I should have. I then went online (instead of the Word) as anyone would do. A search all over internet land on how to handle those situations lead to one rabbit trail and to another and so on until I was getting deeper into matters I truly wish I had a fancy piece of paper to help me out with (if you catch what I'm saying).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This morning during prayer time in our little community church God spoke to me through a scripture reading and through the prayers of two of my brothers in Christ.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God showed up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He spoke... to ME.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I just needed to seek Him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mentioned my weekend rabbit trail findings to my pastor this morning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of our conversation he reminded me not to get caught up in the weedy thick matters, but to look for Him...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ya, I know. Yes I've done this before. Old patterns, old ways, old man... however you want to put it. It's a hard thing to burry. Going somewhere else instead of going to the source. Getting caught up in the things of this world, seemingly good or bad. <i>Rules, jewels, pride, ideas, ... </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>it's just not Christ, it's not.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm reminded right now of the story bible I recently bought for my kids. Do you know the one? The one that threads Him through the pages. The </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310708257/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0310708257&linkCode=as2&tag=thliweargi-20">The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thliweargi-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0310708257" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>"Every story (does) whisper his name"</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Really. The entire Bible whispers my saviours name.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Jesus <i><b>Christ</b></i>)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let <b>God transform you</b> into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. - </span><span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">NLT </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>God TRANSFORM me.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the photo Eagle is holding a bow he made from some willow from the river near our house. The boys chose to talk about that event for the project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year for Valentines Day, we made fruit loop necklaces only because we were invited to a little V-Day party hosted by another HS family. It was great to get out of the house to a "pink and red" themed get together. On the fly, we brought a jube jube guessing game (fun) and our couple dozen fruit loop necklaces. It was sweet how my kids went around and placed a necklace on each child at the party. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On a more serious note.</b> I'm becoming more thankful that God moved us here; out of the city and deeper into His creation. We've all, not just the kids, had many wonderful experiences in the last three months. Which I really couldn't anticipate. Like building a slingshot, chopping wood, building a bow</span> (with a neighbour Dad), <span style="font-size: large;">walking along the river, sliding down river banks, counting blue jays, watching deer, learning how to care for dogs, Eagle working for our friends landscaping company... etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Help us to be ever thankful for how you have extremely blessed this household.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Lord</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711103087560088.post-34128609439476761682013-01-25T23:46:00.000-08:002013-01-26T21:10:48.039-08:00Week 3 - Long title - long post. One of those weeks again. scattered and emotional <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I'd like to say that it's been an unusual week but that would be lying. It seems since the move the unusual is becoming normal. Meaning, I AM HAVING TROUBLE getting back to a routine with our studies. The system (school) looks better and better whenever I feel the failure of my bar that I just didn't reach, <i>again</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do forget that these are the best times, the joy times. I asked for JOY last year. But it was a year of SURRENDER. May this be my year of Joy? I believe so. But to get there I have to allow it. Letting the days flow; by God's grace, not staggered hunched over bitter saying - time wasting, wasting time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I forgot in months what I gained in a year of surrendering. My oh my, this Israel I am. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First year, <i>"Oh ya I'm just doing what God wants us to do. I'm picking curriculum that I asked God about. Totally in Him."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yup folks, apparently I'm the master of my life and my kids. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eagle drew plans for the raft to get them across in summer and the tree fort for the backyard that evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made a wee bit too much curry lentil soup for lunch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been lunch 3 days in a row now, and there is still lots left in the fridge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm learning how to cut back when the husband isn't home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And hair cuts for the boys! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh what JOY. I seriously needed it that day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>I put this Mom in a time out this morning in her room.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>When she yelled at the fireplace screen for falling off, I knew she needed a TIME OUT!</i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been obsessed with getting our home and schooling together that I forget to breath, to be IN HIM. And when I do take time to breath I allow myself to feel, to grieve the move, the loss of my community of women. I was feeling a tad overwhelmed this morning with hubs working away, the dogs, this bigger house, school (lack of), the kids, and <strike>ME</strike> my emotions. </span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wrote this this morning on my FB page: </span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="userContent" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">"Oh boy. God help me get my cruddy selfish "i cant do this" attitude adjusted here in the next minute and be the mother I'm suppose to be. Think rainbows and sunshine... hey maybe even a cute cartoon unicorn in there too!!"</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="userContent" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">-unicorns??? hhahaa ah whatever floats your boat.</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="userContentSecondary fcg" style="background-color: white; color: grey; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="userContentSecondary fcg" style="background-color: white; color: grey; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Texting my husband with tears, I wrote to tell him my troubles.</span></span></i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="userContentSecondary fcg" style="background-color: white; color: grey; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He called us on his lunch break and came to my rescue. </span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Put me in line and the kids too. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Thank God for husbands who answer the call to FATHER and HUSBAND well. He told us to read Matthew 5 and so I punched into bible gateway the address and let the sound of the word wash over me, and hopefully running over the boys as well.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>As I write I'm reminded of when I received news of my Dad needing heart surgery, and it was simple. The kids and I ran to THE Father. It was easy, I plastered scripture on the walls and prayed. It was EASY to fall on the feet of Jesus for that crisis.</i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So why now, over such a simple life am I having trouble?</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I had tea with three other lovely ladies. The kids, all 18 or so of them went sledding. When the littles came in my boys went for a walk with a couple older brothers and 3 dogs in our woods. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A list of what God provided on their walk: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The oldest lad of the bunch rattled off information about the beaver lodge they saw, red willow being used for bows by the natives, and latin names for plants in the bush. Wow! That was a school day right there in that hour walk. Maggie dog also chased a semi - yes you read right, she ran out onto the highway and chased a very large transport truck while other vehicles honked horns to get her off. <i>Ya, good thing she's cute!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered All About Spelling level 1 today. After a few years looking at it I dove in today. My husband also requested that I purchase Exploring Creation Anatomy for him and Eagle to work on together on his days off from work. So once I post this it's on to christian book to click the button for that book and most likely others, <i>can't resist</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Good weekend friends,</span><br />
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The morning started out with my oldest son knocking on my bedroom door to inform me of an incident with one of the dogs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>--- And just to think, just minutes prior I had asked the Father to do a 'miracle' in our day, "God give me something extra of everything today. I need your spirit". Because bed time the night before had not went well with the kids, namely the two little people! I just wanted a fresh day to joyfully approach another day with my kids. ---</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Doggy diarrhea</b> and urine on a large area of the very light shag carpet in the upstairs loft from during the night - <i>not ideal</i>. Since getting the dogs, I've made it clear to all family members that the dogs are to stay on the main floor at all times, because of certain mishaps which could occur. This doggy obviously keeps ignoring the memo and sneaking up there during the night. So, because of this, our 3rd day of school was dismissed. The shop vac was in use for a couple of hours. It's humorous how Zazu was so mesmerized with the clean-up process. I am HIGHLY thankful for my newly teen son Eagle, taking care of shop vac duty. I think he rather enjoyed the job; a successful grown-up job fully completed by him alone! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So it's a matter of opinion. I could say, a day lost or a day gained. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While one pooch lies at my feet, Alba excitedly counts strawberries and places the number tile in its spot. She can recognize numbers 1-5 easily now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's neat to see a child just absorb things. With each child I'm a little less intentional with 'learning' things at this age. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amazing little sponges they are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ah yes, the tally marks almost went unnoticed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a day for character lessons with Zazu, mostly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God is great to provide me with a way to explain time management skills to him in a simple way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I explained to Zazu that God gives us time everyday to spend. And how we spend it is important, because it is a gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>"If you were given $10 for your birthday and you threw $5 in the fire, it would burn up and be gone. Leaving you with half of what you were given. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>The same being with how you treat someone. If you love your brother like you say you do, then when you are unkind, it is like using part of your $10 to pay someone else to treat him unkindly.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Or if you wanted to buy a special toy costing $10, you wouldn't buy $10 worth of dirt from your own backyard" </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Through many examples h</i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">e realized we sometimes 'spend' Gods gift of time on wasteful things and unkind things.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So the tally marking was a way of me to catch positive uses of time with a tick. And erase a tally mark when I noticed a negative use of time. I included all the kids, so Zazu wouldn't feel alone in this lesson. Because we really ALL spend the gift of time unwisely from time to time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>I should have written my name up there too!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For Lunch - Spaghetti Squash with spaghetti sauce and sausage. The squash was not Alba's favourite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took advantage of having one less and worked on printing lapbooks for the kids. My printer was busy busy all afternoon. The kids hung out in the loft with me, and Daddy joined us for a little while. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- Joy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I purchased lapbooks for four of the Exploring Creation books a few years ago, Astronomy, Botany, Flying Creatures, and Swimming Creatures. We'll be starting Flying Creatures next week. We're putting our Exploring Creation with Botany on hold till spring/summer. Then probably dip back into Flying Creatures in the fall/winter next school year once finished with the Botany book. Which is for two reasons. We are sloowww and I find it difficult to study something when we can't study the real thing. It's winter here, and finding specimens outside is quite difficult. At least with starting Flying Creatures, we can watch the many birds in our area; which we've actually already been doing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Which should hold us over for the rest of the school year. I would have liked to include Blueberries for Sal as well, but maybe next fall. I'll probably start with <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/b4_resources_snowy_day.php">The Snowy Day first</a>, considering the season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My desire is for selflessness and time management to reign in this home in the days to come. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was one of those days when the sky took the busy away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tonight, my mind cluttered with kid things, school things, now things and future things that when I pulled up this image it whispered my saviour like the first click of the shutter that fine day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been roughly 7 months of inactivity on the blog, June - January. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Selling and moving can do that to people; me anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last 2 months have been filled with settling in from our move, holidays and taking a little break from formal studies. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday we celebrated the first born into teenage-hood. Wait, is that even a word. Ah, whatever. Moving on. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We celebrated the morning with pancakes and 13 candles on top. An added touch being my fine skills of scribbling on with teal tube icing his name and age with no other room for the usual celebratory wording of "Happy Birthday". We were all out of tune for singing to the<i> teen</i>, I'm sure. But he kinda likes us, so we're golden!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We officially started back to school on Thursday of this week. Giving grace to the fact that we adopted 2 dogs just the week before, had a birthday <i>and</i> Daddy was still on holiday Monday and Tuesday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two days under our belt so far for 2013. Hooray! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I almost want to celebrate that achievement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know it's kind of sad, but, you don't know my last 2 months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As far as school goes, no pictures were taken and it was very light, meaning two subjects were tackled each day. So nothing really thrilling to mention. Although Zazu most definitely had issues getting back into the routine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>So</b> I thought I'd throw in the following instead which includes photos from our time in August </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(we year-round school)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in place of our actual <strike>week</strike> two very short days of school time this week. The photos show a more refreshing time, full of energy and joy in a more productive season which I desire greatly right now. And in the dead of winter, at the beginning of something new like this; right now, I just need this. And it just feels good to look at summer photos when there's currently snow on the ground, wouldn't you agree? **</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> * </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the original post which I never posted. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">--------From November 17 2012--------</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where to begin...?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's been exactly 5 months since my last post. Talk about a break! Jeepers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've been homeschooling AND moving!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's been a long and sometimes crazy time since we listed our house for sale.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There's so much to say about the months past and the transition to come, but really it would bore you. So here are some visuals from a wonderful August. When days were easy going, because I allowed God to lead them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was full of.... well, you'll see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">5 1/2 years of memories!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711103087560088.post-67154159497568238312013-01-10T21:04:00.001-08:002013-01-10T21:04:43.069-08:00Ask for mess - receive Christ<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dryer tumbles, I add wood to the fire and both dogs asleep on <i>my</i> <i>favourite</i> orange rug.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I glance down at a list of joy things, slow things, to <strike>think about</strike> do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a long while since I've properly gauged my feelings and written my thoughts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've sold a house and moved to another a long distance away; new smells, new people, new adventures surround us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've leaned into change or should I say I'm <b>trying</b> to embrace it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At least some things never change.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been hard, a hard letting go during these many many months. Letting go of ME. The stubborn, selfish, my way me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On this blog, I've been absent, and for good reason. It's OK to take a break from trying to form or conform. It's OK to back away from something that may cause more mess at the end of the day. The striving, pushing to do things, <i><u>just so</u></i> - mess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These dogs here on my orange rug, they're a vehicle for some acceptance of mess. The normal everyday mess that I don't put on myself. The mess that brings you to tears or to smiles. And well these two girls have brought both to my life. This mess I'm in is breaking old habits off and hopefully creating healthier ones in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My God.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's good at that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Replacing, creating, moving, breaking, repairing.... All making a MESS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I <b>must</b> be a better me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... mother, wife, housekeeper, teacher, Christian, daughter, artist, writer, organizer, etc. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ACK!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm weary of each word down, each hard to break but not unbreakable MUST in my life.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God make a mess in me, in us!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those words. That call. That demanding. Are heavy. Powerful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to back out, back away through that door. The selfish wants to run away from Him. But that's fool talk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ask and receive.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ask for mess and receive Christ.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What better exchange is that!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Philippians 2</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Mo </b> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711103087560088.post-16216705975040542222012-06-17T18:22:00.000-07:002012-06-17T18:34:49.204-07:00Garage Sale FindsI stopped by five sales in my neighbourhood. I bought from three. I scored big at the last one, most of the stuff came from there.<br />
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Foam pieces assemble a ginger bread house.<br />
Zipper binder was full of paper.</td></tr>
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Long sweater for Alba.<br />
Maternity skirt for the future (no I'm not preg.), it was too nice to pass up. I can always pass it along to a friend also. </td></tr>
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The snow globe plays "When You Wish Upon a Star". <br />
(<i>I would never pay full price for something like this, I don't even like nick nacks</i>)</td></tr>
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Polka Dot bag is a lunch bag.<br />
The other two bags I'll use for the kids travelling, small outings, etc.</td></tr>
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Her first purses.</td></tr>
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I'm not a garage sale gal. It was on a whim that I decided to go out at 10am. I did well for not being an early bird, I think.<br />
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Check out <a href="http://mylifeonataffypull.blogspot.ca/">Mrs. Taffy</a> and her <a href="http://mylifeonataffypull.blogspot.ca/2012/06/garage-sale-treasures-week-10.html">GARAGE SALE TREASURES</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711103087560088.post-17387482402069952002012-05-23T04:12:00.000-07:002012-05-23T04:12:00.833-07:00On Notebooking<br />
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When researching homeschooling 5 years ago, I found that there were different methods or approaches to educating at home. Including the over abundance of curriculum available, I also came across lapbooking and notebooking. Lapbooking suited my creative side but didn't suit my son as I would have hoped. Eagle who was age 8-10, slowly showed signs of fatigue in creating lapbooks. I promptly followed his lead as I was only educating one child at that time and took a break to collect my thoughts and formulate a new plan. By this point it was our third year and I was diving into a more Charlotte Mason type schooling in our home. Narration was back on my mind. As my knowledge improved of the method I brought notebooking and a bit of lapbooking into our history. Just recently I have let go of my old perceptions and again gained more insight into this lovely thing called narration. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband brought home the same flowers used in our wedding, what a thoughtful and romantic guy!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd say this past year has been the best one so far. We're growing closer to God, which then draws us closer. This next year should be interesting. He gave me a card, which blew my mind. Not that he actually gave me a card. The words he wrote caused humility in me. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A little bit of learning mess and a blanket to show Alba's days filled with tissue, coughing, whining :( and cuddles.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span><b><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Nature Notes</span></b><br />I spotted a Turkey Vulture last week. God is good!<br />More about the story <a href="http://liveswearegiven.blogspot.ca/2012/04/nature-notes-turkey-vulture.html">HERE</a>.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope the binder works well, I've seen mixed reviews for it. Funny how I get more excited over buying a scanner and comb binder than I would a new dress or getting my hair done. Crazy home school mom I am!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I guess I'm like my husband when it comes to his </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">toys</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> tools. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm mailing the originals out to Scholastic for a contest. I thought it would be a good idea to scan the originals and print them to store. It took them a while to get into the activity, considering we hadn't done any school type things in a while, especially the case with Zazu here. I tried my best to encourage and praise their efforts, which is not one of my strengths if you're wondering. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Zazu used oil pastel and tempera paint. The boys found out about how oil and water don't mix with these two mediums.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eagle has recently finished a chapter in history on Japan. Writing these Haiku poems came at a great yet unexpected time. Love how God works things out for us when we listen to Him. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's been so nice to be creative. I'm so much happier when we are. It's really what I'm all about, most times. Through all the busyness around here this crazy lady worked on a painting. My living room floor is my studio in this season of my life. Pulling out a painting or two every so often is just enough to pacify me. Although this time I became very frustrated and I keep turning it around, so not to see it. I get a little emotional when I'm only able to work on one at a time. In college, I was working on maybe five to eight projects at a time every week. It was easier to work that way, to be able to spread ideas on to other surfaces and not get attached to a particular one. Here, I'm restrained to one item at a time.</span></div>
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</b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711103087560088.post-38275775824141156772012-04-21T12:21:00.000-07:002012-04-21T12:21:04.793-07:00Nature Notes - Turkey Vulture<br />
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