tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49598420991049718332024-02-19T07:43:36.837-08:00Our Homeschooling Journey and Beyond......Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-41554167569957439892015-04-03T22:54:00.001-07:002015-04-03T22:58:47.561-07:00Road Trip to the Grand Canyon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our road trip continued...<br />
We drove down a lonely highway and spotted a herd of bison. <br />
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Along this lonely highway,there is not a person, store, or gas station in sight. It is like traveling back in time, as we imagined the pioneers traveling through this wilderness with everything they owned on their covered wagons. <br />
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We pulled over on the side of the road to take in the view of the Colorado River, north of the Grand Canyon. <br />
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After a long drive, we reached the Grand Canyon at sunset. </div>
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This was our first visit to the Grand Canyon. Pulling up to this "look out" I had no idea what wonder I was about to see. </div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-8821411831769003112015-04-03T22:29:00.000-07:002015-04-03T23:05:38.607-07:00Zion National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last fall we rented a r.v and went on a road trip to Zion National Park. <br />
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The fall was the perfect time to visit. The leaves were changing, the weather was beautiful and it wasn't crowded.<br />
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We had about three days to explore the park. We hiked a few trails and went on a drive through the canyon. <br />
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The rock formations were enormous. The colors were breathtaking. I couldn't help but gaze at he red rock against the blue sky. <br />
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If you look closely, you can see a few rock climbers. I had a zoom lens on my camera and they were still small. This may give you an idea of just how enormous these rocks are.<br />
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We seem to find hearts when we hike. It has now turned into a hiking tradition in our family. Silly Guy found this double heart shaped fungus growing on a rock. <br />
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We also spotted some wildlife along the hiking trails.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-52472267871576634892014-04-02T17:03:00.000-07:002015-04-03T10:45:49.825-07:00Crockpot Steak Chili<br />
My family loves chili especially on a cold winter day. We have 5 people in our family. This recipe makes about 7-8 full bowls of chili.<br />
<strong>Crockpot Steak Chili</strong><br />
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<li>3-4 lbs of sirlon steak, trimmed</li>
<li>4 tablespoons olive oil</li>
<li>1 large onion</li>
<li>3 large carrots or 3/4 bag of matchstick carrots</li>
<li>3/4 cup green pepper, seeded and diced</li>
<li>4 cups canned tomatoes</li>
<li>2 cans of beans ( I use 1 can pinto beans and one can of kidney beans)</li>
<li>2 cans of green enchilada sauce( I use mild because the kids don't like it too spicy)</li>
<li>2 teaspoons of chili powder</li>
<li>1 teaspoon of salt</li>
<li>1 teaspoon of cumin</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon garlic powder</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon pepper</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon paprika</li>
<li>1 teaspoon sugar</li>
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<li>Trim your steak, removing the fat. Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil and add steak to a pan, browning the steak.</li>
<li>Dice the onions, carrots, and green pepper. I save myself a little time and buy a bag of the matchstick carrots.</li>
<li>Remove the steak with a slotted spoon leaving any juices in the pan.</li>
<li>Add the onions, green pepper, and carrots to the juices left in the pan and sauté until vegetables are tender.</li>
<li>Now it's time to dump everything in the crockpot and forget about it:) Add the steak, tender vegetables, whole canned tomatoes, beans, enchilada sauce, chili powder, salt, cumin, garlic powder, pepper, paprika, and sugar to the crockpot.</li>
<li>Cook for 6-8 hours. I usually serve the chili with cornbread or rice.</li>
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My daughter has been studying for the SAT so she can enter a four-year college. This is a first for our homeschool so I can't say if these resources will work but I feel it is my job to prepare her for success. Some resources I have bought and others I've found free on the internet.</div>
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I've never given her "timed"tests and I think that is her biggest challenge. I am hoping by creating a SAT study plan she'll be a little less anxious about being timed.</div>
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<li><a data-mce-href="http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/vocabulary-prefixes-roots-and-suffixes-for-the-sat.html" href="http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/vocabulary-prefixes-roots-and-suffixes-for-the-sat.html">Here you can find a vocabulary list of prefixes, suffixes, and roots.</a> I have had her work on memorizing the list. One study has shown that with 24 prefixes and 14 roots you can unlock the meaning of 100,000 words. So imagine how many more words you can decode by adding to that list. This strategy was suggested to my daughter at an SAT class she took at our local library in the fall. I thought it was a great idea to help with the vocabulary portion of the test.</li>
<li><a data-mce-href="http://www.freevocabulary.com/" href="http://www.freevocabulary.com/">Free Vocabulary</a> has a list of 5,000 SAT words with definitions. This list could be used throughout high school as vocabulary practice; write sentences, a story, journal entry, etc. using the words.</li>
<li><a data-mce-href="http://www.satfreepractice.com/maths-worksheets.html" href="http://www.satfreepractice.com/maths-worksheets.html">SAT free math practice</a> has many printable worksheets.</li>
<li>At the SAT class, the teacher told the students to practice, practice, practice the basic math facts as much as possible to improve time and to avoid simple errors. At <a data-mce-href="http://www.math-aids.com/" href="http://www.math-aids.com/">Math-Aids.com </a>you can create free printable worksheets on a variety of topics.</li>
<li><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">I came upon this website, </span><a data-mce-href="http://www.majortests.com/sat/8-week-sat-prep-plan.php" data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" href="http://www.majortests.com/sat/8-week-sat-prep-plan.php" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Majortests.com </a><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">. They offer a free downloadable 8 week SAT prep plan. </span>The plan consists of learning one thousand words, practice and explanations on all sections of the test, 6 full-length practice tests, and write 8 essays. She has been working through this plan since Christmas break. She prefers reading from paper to reading on the computer so this would be the only downfall for her but she's shown improvement on the practice tests so it must be helping.</li>
<li><a data-mce-href="http://ineedapencil.ck12.org/" data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" href="http://ineedapencil.ck12.org/" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> Ineedapencil</a><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> has been very useful as well. It is free to sign up. There are 50+ lessons on the site. They keep track of your progress as you complete the lessons. After you have completed, there is practice SAT test that can be printed. The good thing about this site is you can pick and choose which lessons your child may need further review and have them complete that specific lesson. </span></li>
<li>At<a data-mce-href="http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/" href="http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/"> Collegeboard.org </a> you can find many resources and sign up for a "question of the day" which comes directly to your inbox.</li>
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Resources I bought:<br />
My daughter loves to write but writing a timed essay on a topic you don't choose and graded by an audience you don't know is a challenge. I can't say enough about Institute for Excellence in Writing! I bought this course, <em>High School Essay Intensive: SAT Preparation & College Application Essay Strategies</em>. The course doesn't teach the student how to write but teaches the student strategies for taking the written part of the exam <span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">and offers lots of opportunity for practice! She writes 2 timed essays per week and has been wonderful to watch her grow through this course. </span><br />
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I bought the book, <em>501 Writing Prompts</em>, to coincide with the IEW course. It has been valuable and has saved a lot of time on my part finding essay prompts. The book has 501 essay prompts divided into categories: persuasive, expository, narrative, and literary. What I like best about the book is it gives examples of a 6 Score, 4 Score and a 1 Score. You can find free scored essays online but I like the convenience of having easy access to the scored essays so I can compare her essay. After we review her scored essay, we refer to the examples in the book and analyze how she can improve.<br />
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Last but not least, <em>The Official SAT Study Guide </em>is written by the College Board and is full of samples, tests, and SAT strategy. I bought it used on Amazon for about $5.00.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago, I sent out an S.O.S. to a yahoo group looking for a homeschool group and a nice lady responded to me. We had such an awesome homeschool group in our last town and I hadn't found one locally yet. She invited us to join and we were thrilled! So on Monday, we joined the homeschool group for a P.E. class. The kids had a good time getting some exercise and playing a friendly game of dodge ball.</div>
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Little Man finished <em>All About Reading Level 2</em> and is so excited to jump into level 3. Woo Hoo!!</div>
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My husband was home on Monday so he was Sweet Girl's lab partner who had a cow eye dissection in Advanced Biology: Human Anatomy. Little Man wanted to join in too.<br />
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Sweet Girl also had an experiment in chemistry this week, "Household Acids and Bases". She tested common household items using litmus paper to find which were acids and which were bases.</div>
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Silly Guy had a lab in General Science "Factors that Affect Bacterial Growth". This was an interesting experiment. He concluded that salt and low temperatures hurt the growth of bacteria. He had two other experiments this week "Yeast as a Decomposer" and "Vegetative Reproduction". Both of these experiments have to sit for a few days, so he'll finish them up next week.<br />
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Little Man studied invertebrates this week in science. We read about the worm, snail, and octopus. In the beginning of the year he chose to make a rainforest diorama for his animal project. As we've learned about different animals throughout the year, he's been adding the ones who live in the rainforest to his diorama. This week he added the worm and the snail. He also added the animals to the "Carnivore/Herbivore/Omnivore" chart.</div>
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Sweet Girl joined the 4H Dog Project when she was twelve years old. She competes with Roxy in agility, obedience, rally, and showmanship. They have received Grand Champion a few times in several different classes. It's a lot of work but these two are a great team and I've enjoyed watching them grow over the past 4 years. This week they returned to training again, taking an obedience class. We are hoping to find some shows this spring.<br />
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Little Man studied the poem <em>The Flag Goes By</em> by: Henry H. Bennett this week. After studying the poem throughout the week, I copied it for him to put in his notebook. He decorated the page to reflect the poem's meaning.</div>
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He also was inspired by the poem to make a Lego American Flag.</div>
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Our new read aloud is <em>Little House in the Big Woods</em> by: Laura Ingalls Wilder. He drew a page in his notebook comparing where he lives to where Laura lives.<br />
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After reading Colossians 3:12-17 he made an origami shirt. On the inside he wrote what God wants us to have inside our hearts; love, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. He tried to put it on his bear but it was too small so he glued it in his Religion notebook.<br />
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I'd say our week was productive.</div>
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Little man was busy but he informed me he wants more school work.</div>
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I'm thinking about adding in a foreign language. Any recommendations for a first grader?</div>
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In science he was learning about salmon and seahorses as a part of the fish unit. After his reading and narration, I found a few YouTube videos for him to watch. Check out this video. </div>
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It's about the <a data-mce-href="http://youtu.be/DuI4ncViU4Y" href="http://youtu.be/DuI4ncViU4Y">Leafy Sea Dragon Seahorse</a>. He's a great example of camouflage.</div>
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For his experiment We sliced a cucumber and placed three pieces in both salt and fresh water. We checked the flexibility of the cucumbers after 30 minutes, and then again after an hour to demonstrate how fish cells respond to fresh and salty water.</div>
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Little man's bible study was from Ephesians 6: 10-11 "The Whole Armor of God" . After the bible study, he made armor for his teddy bear.</div>
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I recently found a website that offers online art classes <a data-mce-href="http://artachieve.com" href="http://artachieve.com/">ArtAchieve</a>. Usually I try to come up with something or find an art lesson on the internet but these lessons are laid out so nice and it's a break for me:)</div>
The lessons usually come with some background information, warm-up, pep talk and step-by-step drawing guide. The boys love the lessons and have really been happy with the end result.<br />
This week they drew the "Owl from Bali". It was a lesson in warm and cool colors.<br />
Little Man's artwork is on the top and Silly guy's is on the bottom.<br />
They used black paper, chalk and oil pastels.<br />
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Silly guy finished up his World War II chapter in Story of the World Volume 4. </div>
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He wrote a biography about F.D.R. and made a poster.</div>
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He also wrote an interpretation of the poem "Breathes There the Man" by Sir Walter Scott.</div>
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He finished up Module 9 in Apologia General Science. He was a week ahead so he took the time to review & study for the Module test.</div>
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In November, she participated in <a data-mce-href="http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/" href="http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/">NANOWRIMO</a> Young Writers Program. If you are not familiar with NANOWRIMO( National Writing Month), writers from around the world are challenged to set a word count goal and write everyday for the entire month of November. Then the writer submits their novel to get a "self-publishing"offer. She won and will receive 5 printed copies of her novel and will be able to sell her novel on Amazon.</div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-11030927864699069362014-04-02T16:41:00.000-07:002015-04-03T21:47:04.173-07:00Classroom Pet<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">
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I'm using the curriculum Heart of Dakota: Beyond Little Hearts For His Glory with Little Man.</div>
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Recently for our read aloud, we read <em>Pagoo</em> by: Holling Clancy Holling as our "non-fiction"genre book. How interesting this book was for both Little Man & myself. We just loved following this young hermit crab and learning about what life is like in "Tide-pool Town".</div>
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We focused on the character trait of obedience while reading <em>Pagoo. </em> I have to admit, I wasn't really sure how a hermit crab was going to be an example of obedience, but surprisingly he was. He had a friend who was always with him, Old Pal Instinct. When he obeyed Old Pal, he remained safe in his dangerous underwater world and when he ignored him it almost cost him his life.</div>
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<strong>"Teach me, O Lord, the way of your stautes, and I will observe it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart." Psalm 119: 33-34</strong></div>
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The book even inspired us to adopt four hermit crabs of our own: Pagoo, Herman, Luke, and Peeta.<br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-90384378196227718912014-04-02T16:39:00.003-07:002015-04-03T11:07:26.348-07:00Watching and ObservingIn August, we moved to a house that lies at the base of a beautiful mountain range in the High Desert. We've always lived in a neighborhood in a suburb or city and this is our first home in the country.<br />
My husband has just recently retired after serving in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and he was blessed with a job that brought us here. While moving away from friends is difficult, we love the peace and tranquility that has come with living in the country.<br />
The children have enjoyed exploring the "Sagebrush Forest" that surrounds our property. While exploring one afternoon they found this cactus growing wild.<br />
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We have a herd of deer that wander through our property quite often. It has been interesting to track and watch this herd change and grow through a couple of seasons. In late summer, we saw what seemed to be the same four deer regularly; two doe and two bucks. Then during the breeding season we saw maybe one or two at a time usually a buck with a doe. The past couple of weeks we started to see the herd again and it has grown. There were nine deer total; four fawn's, two bucks, and 3 doe. We were overjoyed to see all of the little babies.<br />
One morning our small terrier, Wally, was outside when they visited. He walked up to them, naturally curious. One new fawn's was curious too. As I watched the little fawn bend his head down, the two touched noses. I don't think the fawn liked how Wally smelled because he backed away and shook his head. Of course I didn't have my camera to capture this cuteness, but I did enjoy sitting quietly and watching these two investigate each other.<br />
My parents bought the kids a "Stealth Cam" for Christmas. The "Stealth Cam" is a motion activated outdoor camera that can also take night vision pictures. All of the data is stored on a sd card. If you look at the bottom of the picture you can see it gives you the date, time, temperature, and the phase of the moon of when the picture was taken. We attached it to the tree hoping to observe them. We wanted to see what time of day they were coming around and how often they've been coming. This is going to be a great tool for our homeschool and nature study.<br />
Here are some of the pictures from the "Stealth Cam"<br />
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From our kitchen window we watched this Peregrine Falcon as he perched on our fence. It looked like a juvenile to us. We think he was stalking the small birds at the bird feeder. He sat just long enough for me to snap a picture. The next day we saw him flying around over head, gracefully and elegantly.<br />
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This recipe is about as simple as it gets, but it is a winner winner chicken dinner at our house:)<br />
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<li>8 red potatoes quartered</li>
<li>16 oz. bag of frozen green beans</li>
<li>salt and pepper to taste</li>
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<li>Clean and dry the chicken. After cleaning, pound the chicken breasts with a tenderizer. Salt and pepper( to taste)the chicken on both sides. Place the chicken in the center of the baking dish.</li>
<li>Quarter the potatoes and place them on one side of the chicken.</li>
<li>Add the 16 oz. bag of frozen green beans to the other side of the chicken.</li>
<li>Sprinkle the Italian seasoning and minced garlic on top of the dish. Cut up the 6 tablespoons of butter and evenly place on top of the dish also.</li>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-39988389580527992452014-04-02T16:36:00.002-07:002015-04-03T10:58:02.501-07:00Dragonfly Art ProjectMy boys have an age gap of 7 years so they don't get the opportunity to work together that often.<br />
Art is one of those subjects that brings them together and it is something they look forward to.<br />
This week the boys did the "Dragonfly from Ecuador" art lesson over at <a data-mce-href="http://artachieve.com/" href="http://artachieve.com/">Art Achieve</a>.<br />
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They used oil pastels and watercolors to create a resist painting. This lesson also focused on how to use the media to create an opaque and transparent effect in their art work.</div>
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First they drew the dragonfly following Art Achieve's step-by-step lesson plans.</div>
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Then they colored in their dragonfly drawing oil pastels using warm colors.<br />
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Little Man thought this was just the neatest thing and his favorite part of the project:)<br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-31749397018377749062012-10-27T22:47:00.002-07:002014-04-02T16:52:29.696-07:00Savoring Autumn and HomeschoolingAutumn is one of my favorite seasons; cooler weather, leaves changing, fresh smell, sweaters, apples and pumpkins.<br />
My last homeschooler, Little Man, has started kindergarten this year and we are having so much fun. He's so eager and excited to learn which is refreshing. He actually comes up with a lot of ideas on his own and I'm going with it. <br />
I'm coming to a place in our homeschooling journey where I have learned to enjoy the journey while learning along the way:)<br />
Anyway, a little bit of our week...<br />
Little Man made this leaf man after we returned from a nature walk. <br />
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This is the fruit of the pumpkin plant that has taken over. The kids were so excited to have grown such a big, beautiful pumpkin. This week we'll be doing some of the pumpkin activities found at <a href="http://ourjourneywestward.com/2012/10/pumpkin-school/">Our Journey Westward.</a> I also have planned a pumpkin nature study for this week using the Handbook of Nature Study by: Anna Comstock.</div>
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Supplies: Large marshmallows, small colored marshmallows, and toothpicks.<br />
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Interesting medicine remedies- <br />
Baldness: Smear your head with fresh cow manure.<br />
Cuts: Pack the cut with axle grease.<br />
Coughs: Put some cow dung in water and bring it to a boil. Gargle the water three times per day.<br />
Crick in the neck: Go down to the hog pen and find where a hog has rubbed his neck against the fence, then rub your neck in the same spot and the crick will be gone. <br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><img border="0" height="212" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUAxTlNY61aULZNzcWT_b3VbdZISuUtsisiniBXBUVnqIQamvJfZsLz9diHxGe7FBuxtTb1O4Zj5mOA2DLv1iFrZh6AHiwWySdc6IaNbao7t0SinrS9QxNiRzIo8MgwTw1jjKybRQ2JI/s320/2011+172.JPG" width="320" /></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-11677830523885523042011-09-04T18:17:00.000-07:002011-09-09T13:24:57.818-07:00Our Summer Part 3: Nature HikesWe went on a few hikes this summer. I am hoping as the weather begins to cool we can go on a few more-taking my camera;) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in hiking this beautiful and historic trail <a href="http://bizzjohnsontrail.com/index_files/Bizz%20Map.pdf">click here to download a map</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped to rest and my camera couldn't resist the daisies</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To find out more about foxtails and the danger pose on dogs <a href="http://www.sfdog.org/do/foxtails.pdf">visit this website</a>. Our dog had one imbedded in her ear and it was extremely painful for her. We had to take her to the vet in order for it to be removed. I was shocked when I found out they can even be fatal.</div><div align="center"></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-19627145335690165222011-09-04T17:30:00.000-07:002011-09-04T17:45:50.200-07:00Our Summer Part 2: Camping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUXPLTcZa8zYWmpLi4SMx24SKFSg43rF6EQm29MLkip3WTfobxzz2jYPDNs36c1cDgvoPiWsAccrgWsZnvoHs7X9L2UJWnwrI8RJXvp4yAyIEsihIfUvMQIPTZt2MDALvqAQlOixOfOo/s1600/aug11+077_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUXPLTcZa8zYWmpLi4SMx24SKFSg43rF6EQm29MLkip3WTfobxzz2jYPDNs36c1cDgvoPiWsAccrgWsZnvoHs7X9L2UJWnwrI8RJXvp4yAyIEsihIfUvMQIPTZt2MDALvqAQlOixOfOo/s640/aug11+077_edited-1.JPG" width="640" xaa="true" /></a></div> We went on a camping trip this summer to Eagle Lake. It is located in the northeastern corner of California at the juncture of four major geologic provinces: the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, Great Basin, and volcanic Modoc Plateau. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19UVoTwaasaTHN3JwqT5mDywAJSzUOFYxBB0n6XPgRMxH3ImwNymvI5qhHURSGOnmec3J2EA7I1NM5PFtI9rXlWIPwHhPfRbomnn66-QE1liTO2P_1BqfMC-nspSoBImrolbh87hNf5Q/s1600/aug11+063_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19UVoTwaasaTHN3JwqT5mDywAJSzUOFYxBB0n6XPgRMxH3ImwNymvI5qhHURSGOnmec3J2EA7I1NM5PFtI9rXlWIPwHhPfRbomnn66-QE1liTO2P_1BqfMC-nspSoBImrolbh87hNf5Q/s640/aug11+063_edited-1.JPG" width="640" xaa="true" /></a><br />
It was a serene, peaceful area. We enjoyed nature hikes, relaxing on the beach, and some much needed family time away from everything. <br />
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In this picture the kids were giving swim lessons to our puppy Boomer. He's not a proficient swimmer which gave us a lot of entertainment.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> If there is a tree, there my boys will be...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhXEPWBoTG6V7m4I0cTrvsZ3iiHOD6gf8DV2a_L6X_f7eFKVyvUCU1h9o2tSaaMVCf3ilWzISYaPDLd9jt4NmDF6gGUj7j1SLNR2ZyN1oDP4sIEvDBzJxfTuhARhxY9x8xn4_t-giBDc/s1600/aug11+035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhXEPWBoTG6V7m4I0cTrvsZ3iiHOD6gf8DV2a_L6X_f7eFKVyvUCU1h9o2tSaaMVCf3ilWzISYaPDLd9jt4NmDF6gGUj7j1SLNR2ZyN1oDP4sIEvDBzJxfTuhARhxY9x8xn4_t-giBDc/s400/aug11+035.jpg" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XN2UzPZ5kBpp4rfdyrFOtjbDn6_zIxFOTscyXqm6D1dvSXgHwOBsodP0n4DvKWSJc7OhQYmcwQPzU8Qu_xkDhKmwCTQu99tooDVv_5kWkbQoxskxI7TMPg3C-7AkIKnymHcbV8ENAyk/s1600/aug11+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XN2UzPZ5kBpp4rfdyrFOtjbDn6_zIxFOTscyXqm6D1dvSXgHwOBsodP0n4DvKWSJc7OhQYmcwQPzU8Qu_xkDhKmwCTQu99tooDVv_5kWkbQoxskxI7TMPg3C-7AkIKnymHcbV8ENAyk/s400/aug11+038.jpg" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div>When we came home this little guy was resting above our front door. He must have enjoyed the quiet while we were gone but that night he took off never to be seen again. We were a little disappointed it would've been neat to observe him for a few days but I guess our front door was a little too busy for his taste:) <br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silly Guy finished baseball season in June. This was his first season playing baseball and loved it. However, he did break his hand and was out for about 5 weeks. He healed and came back strong, ready to play.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedeusbYuRq2At9n7yy46eKUtTK-M-ztKYs4lXJlp1NczYslxRJ3adVP0LSxDwlM8pgnBVsDVhuKyh1aA_m5VzpIzIW3hcRvnGqKZyJb9NIxbZoJ6XTxGtDOtgkQspUauABOLNVakOZj0/s1600/june11+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedeusbYuRq2At9n7yy46eKUtTK-M-ztKYs4lXJlp1NczYslxRJ3adVP0LSxDwlM8pgnBVsDVhuKyh1aA_m5VzpIzIW3hcRvnGqKZyJb9NIxbZoJ6XTxGtDOtgkQspUauABOLNVakOZj0/s400/june11+003.JPG" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little Man turned 4 years old!! He is such a fun little guy and is growing so fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY7L7ReLGTJ0rz7PiNRzK-XS6k0M3bLvJeMitByDctFkzwv4zeSugaTBWrPiH9p_mTLEQ0sP7QhriAJVR0DhO56s5GgWHbxRbMHjv6nqLFosXazICgfwnLAxn6wsBAlIV1LR6lPQUMFI/s1600/may10+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY7L7ReLGTJ0rz7PiNRzK-XS6k0M3bLvJeMitByDctFkzwv4zeSugaTBWrPiH9p_mTLEQ0sP7QhriAJVR0DhO56s5GgWHbxRbMHjv6nqLFosXazICgfwnLAxn6wsBAlIV1LR6lPQUMFI/s320/may10+001.JPG" width="213" xaa="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We have had some visitors to the neighborhood this summer. A couple of wild herds have been hanging around the house. They are beautiful and we've enjoyed watching them. They were gone from early spring until August. It is the same herd we observed over the winter plus a few foals and new members too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpsoa84Z_bXJy9udwMuG1f_E0192nxJMn2jdVE7bIHBw23hXLuDXnlWSUOT2iEpamnYh2ulKs1vc4mhezSvd0ZCvI41NShEUGep-lTenPflDkDeYtJsaVUutunGKHCK_qJE7N1NEmov0/s1600/june11+004_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpsoa84Z_bXJy9udwMuG1f_E0192nxJMn2jdVE7bIHBw23hXLuDXnlWSUOT2iEpamnYh2ulKs1vc4mhezSvd0ZCvI41NShEUGep-lTenPflDkDeYtJsaVUutunGKHCK_qJE7N1NEmov0/s400/june11+004_edited-1.JPG" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We experienced our first wild fire which was on Fourth of July weekend. It was a bit scary. This photo was taken from our neighborhood. It was a bit too close for me but was reassured by neighbors whom have experienced this before that it was far enough away from the houses. What a blessing that the wind was only about 3 mph that evening.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSZg0ZjnDz-9b6igSwuH3pk6FV2vdOA4_84cUq6Gocblc_fpmsSkVhUkfvT06Vj5Jr0CW2Kn21l6tkaaQrZaivc3_C2xxufKjqk_GZMI4Fcj5l2s56R3w8vRszXDMEdq_Y213VvO1Qow/s1600/june11+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSZg0ZjnDz-9b6igSwuH3pk6FV2vdOA4_84cUq6Gocblc_fpmsSkVhUkfvT06Vj5Jr0CW2Kn21l6tkaaQrZaivc3_C2xxufKjqk_GZMI4Fcj5l2s56R3w8vRszXDMEdq_Y213VvO1Qow/s400/june11+010.JPG" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div>Fourth of July is the biggest event of the year in our new town. They had a huge parade down Main Street. Little Man, Dad and I watched from the curb while Silly Guy and Sweet Girl participated in the parade. After the parade there was a huge festival with activities planned for the entire day. At the end of the day there was an enormous display of fireworks. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsOLcstlas3AjbPZQX4XctqG4LHjVlq9JFLiIkCqtUV7jPsiZTwjjyzOJBzKjpxuf8ClPwvj-Ox2nqL739MSPQtVlhfOT6di5a-z7kFQ3e0x4ZwtYi4fi_cbLNvQWQrJvdajPsLGmZwc/s1600/june11+027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsOLcstlas3AjbPZQX4XctqG4LHjVlq9JFLiIkCqtUV7jPsiZTwjjyzOJBzKjpxuf8ClPwvj-Ox2nqL739MSPQtVlhfOT6di5a-z7kFQ3e0x4ZwtYi4fi_cbLNvQWQrJvdajPsLGmZwc/s400/june11+027.jpg" width="266" xaa="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet Girl entered in the 4H dog competition at the county fair. She did very well for her first year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi232SqJ-4ETXRbGpDW5uvL5G2JVKjKupHeyDw_fwrHvYkNnfADhqNjKAUM9KJrkL0qRFn1W7NF3VmosJ5av0sDToMUQRAWIVYFSF7Lju_lY4CcRk9oPDj576FZkBWlOoiG2kMS-OWkBO8/s1600/countyfair11+002_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi232SqJ-4ETXRbGpDW5uvL5G2JVKjKupHeyDw_fwrHvYkNnfADhqNjKAUM9KJrkL0qRFn1W7NF3VmosJ5av0sDToMUQRAWIVYFSF7Lju_lY4CcRk9oPDj576FZkBWlOoiG2kMS-OWkBO8/s400/countyfair11+002_edited-1.JPG" width="266" xaa="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She entered Roxy in the Rally, Showmanship, and Obedience categories. They were supposed to have an agility trial but couldn't get the equipment there on time for the show. She was disappointed because agility is where Roxy shines. They did place 1st in Rally and 2nd in Showmanship. It wasn't their year for Obedience. She knows now what they have to work on. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUO1LhUC2oDyOxGjaOyI5lMDR2VLU-s-xDTt7VD0Ju_Vj4Kj3oHeFwFZb4N_SQnFzH_m7ftw6L3IO9SKT4Bs8QIH45FXZERsBw_NboKtgUyEZhHWAGjuUkmMelsJBrZ-pFqLF2HKTq4s/s1600/countyfair11+008_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUO1LhUC2oDyOxGjaOyI5lMDR2VLU-s-xDTt7VD0Ju_Vj4Kj3oHeFwFZb4N_SQnFzH_m7ftw6L3IO9SKT4Bs8QIH45FXZERsBw_NboKtgUyEZhHWAGjuUkmMelsJBrZ-pFqLF2HKTq4s/s400/countyfair11+008_edited-1.JPG" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-4566582868571796442011-03-01T22:01:00.000-08:002011-09-09T14:56:33.310-07:00Joining 4H Clubs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shortly after we moved here I signed Sweet Girl and Silly Guy up for the 4H club in our county. They both picked out a few clubs they wanted to be involved in. Sweet Girl chose the dog club and the skiing/snowboarding club. Silly Guy chose the skiing/snowboarding club, shooting club, and rocketry club. This has been our first experience with 4H and so far it has been wonderful! They have been making new friends, learning new things and getting involved in the community.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>The skiing/snowboarding club has been a great time. I have enjoyed watching them learn and grow to love this sport. They still have a couple more times this season to hit the slopes:)<br />
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</tbody></table>The shooting sports club hasn't started yet but I am told it starts when snowboarding club is over. Silly Guy can't wait!<br />
Sweet Girl is in her element with the dog club. So far along with"business" meetings, they've been to a clinic which involved a veterinarian talking to them about dog nutrition. They went to a veterinary clinic and watched a dog under anesthesia have a few teeth extracted and cleaned. This week they will be having another clinic about vaccination.<br />
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</tbody></table>The club is also organizing a dog show that will take place in our town this May. Sweet Girl volunteered to take on the project of advertising. She has chosen Roxy to be her project dog. When we live in Hawaii she trained Roxy to do an agility course,basic obedience and a few tricks. However in the past six months or so, Roxy seems to have forgotten some of her training and is giving Sweet Girl a challenge. Such a loveable girl though:)Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-36463578258544407302011-03-01T20:34:00.000-08:002011-03-02T07:47:22.003-08:00Observing Nature in the Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> This winter we have ventured out a few times to do some nature observation...<br />
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</div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-85248110567100038162010-12-20T23:51:00.000-08:002010-12-21T09:41:28.205-08:00A Good DealI am not sure if I've mentioned this before on the blog but we recently bought a home. It was a foreclosed home so it needed some tlc when we moved in. Other houses needed less tlc but we really loved the location of our home, the yard, and the potential it had. <br />
Besides deep down cleaning here are some things we've checked off the to do list so far...<br />
1. Every room in the house <strong>had</strong> to be painted. We had walls that were black, flouresent green and blue, bright yellow and blue, and other walls that just needed a fresh coat. Not only were the walls these wild colors but we had ceilings that were yellow, black and red(which I will say was not fun to cover). So we've painted every room, ceiling, and trim/doors. <br />
2. All of the carpeting <strong>had</strong> to be replaced. Not only did it smell in some rooms but in other areas it looked like it had been chewed or scratched down to the padding. It was also missing a big piece in the family room. In the bedrooms we installed carpet. Master bath we installed new flooring too because it was carpeted. In the family room we installed laminate flooring. We have intentions to replace the kitchen/dining/foyer and the hall bath floor in time. <br />
3. We replaced/updated little odds and ends such as towel racks, tp holders, faucets, etc.<br />
4. Appliances- refrigerator, washer, dryer, and garbage disposal.<br />
5. Almost all of the lighting was missing in the house. The only lights that existed were in the kitchen, laundry room, bathrooms, and the hallways. We have installed ceiling fan/lights in all of the bedrooms , a new chandelier in the dining area, and...our newest addition... the foyer light. This is the light that was in the foyer.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNCGJ2G08Nkq3Gngy-FYFmm3x4PfN-mMbNQiKnc1IR_w9FVDIN8wNfaX6iPuJOtqxJ33kZpOFKmxhMHJsTK3n-yWHz-ATP8JgDcUN5BYX4K4ntuvQgP8ts2M15pCCPDFhmWdEB7vbY-0/s1600/dec10+013_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNCGJ2G08Nkq3Gngy-FYFmm3x4PfN-mMbNQiKnc1IR_w9FVDIN8wNfaX6iPuJOtqxJ33kZpOFKmxhMHJsTK3n-yWHz-ATP8JgDcUN5BYX4K4ntuvQgP8ts2M15pCCPDFhmWdEB7vbY-0/s400/dec10+013_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>and this is the good deal. I found this light on the clearance rack at Lowe's for $15.00. I love it and we couldn't pass up the price. The foyer isn't huge but I think it dresses it up and defines the space as "an entrance". It has the pineapple design which symbolizes "hospitality and a warm welcome" which I thought was perfect for a foyer. The color of the glass and metal(antique bronze finish) both match the dining chandelier. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzJPMlOi0zZWUq7ZEApAi3QoYwawEvAy3hTAS-As0iG6mOgz2kcxogqhUF_Euiy_vkHpmtWBqkWka12Cpg-YuGrx8-fbtw9svWVp7yOeMOB6BcJruD25l4x2IsRIbSxFjQbi01emYH8g/s1600/dec10+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzJPMlOi0zZWUq7ZEApAi3QoYwawEvAy3hTAS-As0iG6mOgz2kcxogqhUF_Euiy_vkHpmtWBqkWka12Cpg-YuGrx8-fbtw9svWVp7yOeMOB6BcJruD25l4x2IsRIbSxFjQbi01emYH8g/s400/dec10+003.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>Here is a picture of the foyer. Now I just need to hang something on the walls. I have a nice mirror I am thinking about hanging with maybe a console table underneath. My husband wants to wait until after Christmas before we move anymore furniture;)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-F8scKKYP_Alr6fpcaJxCfrZaO5FFpQIaS9eaRuEvFXXsMdFlT4xeeP2N_Kr_cHbDb-eXNRPDK5wibZu52gIIshD4rMVm8wNrEhhb-LXMY0UAoR5Q0bcPt02vOiywvyEcT_rvNiq3-ak/s1600/dec10+004_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-F8scKKYP_Alr6fpcaJxCfrZaO5FFpQIaS9eaRuEvFXXsMdFlT4xeeP2N_Kr_cHbDb-eXNRPDK5wibZu52gIIshD4rMVm8wNrEhhb-LXMY0UAoR5Q0bcPt02vOiywvyEcT_rvNiq3-ak/s400/dec10+004_edited-1.JPG" width="247" /></a></div><div align="left">I have a question for you though...</div><div align="left"><strong>Do you think the light looks to big for the space?</strong> </div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-3701698628866246032010-12-19T00:18:00.000-08:002010-12-19T00:19:46.802-08:00A Snowy Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KCCAVAxCdX2Rb8-iJbfJxrsJMYnKE0_4O6eXPS3AT0hIiott4K-iC_BsJ6AmLpA-MW4Lk8xUxS9edjLykTRK2ULPjGucDQynv7oUpyUpSAALM-Hjp35qj1ydu5xT7jM95ocOcfJoLZw/s1600/dec10+029_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KCCAVAxCdX2Rb8-iJbfJxrsJMYnKE0_4O6eXPS3AT0hIiott4K-iC_BsJ6AmLpA-MW4Lk8xUxS9edjLykTRK2ULPjGucDQynv7oUpyUpSAALM-Hjp35qj1ydu5xT7jM95ocOcfJoLZw/s640/dec10+029_edited-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We woke up to snow on Friday. It continued to snow throughout the day. When we went to bed there was about 6 inches on the ground. It was my husband's first day off for Christmas vacation. He was very happy not to have to drive in it. The kids were excited that there was enough to build a snowman. The snow was soft so we kind of sculpted a snow man out of a pile.<br />
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The kids taking shelter and getting ready behind dad's car. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMOhwsKkOq5fCuoeQ8ZM1jgNgCXCT4nNuwrbsm8Bj2mYwiGOfFmzFxO3BsJ6Poo_fdS8bhpyl3fcDf0pEXP90y7kyD0OpOkhvr9kopzOqRGV7iU5Qu47ZL44TU9uUGh-KNEuCX9mgwkc/s1600/dec10+044_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMOhwsKkOq5fCuoeQ8ZM1jgNgCXCT4nNuwrbsm8Bj2mYwiGOfFmzFxO3BsJ6Poo_fdS8bhpyl3fcDf0pEXP90y7kyD0OpOkhvr9kopzOqRGV7iU5Qu47ZL44TU9uUGh-KNEuCX9mgwkc/s640/dec10+044_edited-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gone are the days of making sand angels...but Little Man loved making snow angels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a fun time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was surprised when we woke up this morning it was all gone. Little Man was very upset to see his snowman had melted. He carried around the carrot for a few hours. He even took it to the store with him. We told him he could put the carrot in the garden and maybe the bunnies would eat it. That was the wrong thing to say. Right away he said, "No! A bunny can't eat my snowman's nose!" lol. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are enjoying the change of season and can't wait for some more snow. </div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-39886549740935862582010-12-18T23:34:00.000-08:002010-12-21T00:01:33.851-08:00The Mark Twain Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom Sawyer was on Sweet Girl's literature list this year. She really enjoyed the story. While we were shopping in Reno a few weeks ago, there was a statue of Mark Twain at the outlet center. She started telling us what she had learned about the author. We decided it was a good time to go back and visit the Mark Twain Museum in Virginia City. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhJYxno78eV4awnh6p2wuTds4ZvmJDdSVnuv2F-1-JtaySbHhoBVDy8BNBADuLwMzO00xY1l1LQclM1hrUecp3DETVp2Slt8JXgvv1IXHJaPB6i3IeB30ZgSAzJxY0CYLxN2eHvk4Cz4/s1600/dec10+028_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhJYxno78eV4awnh6p2wuTds4ZvmJDdSVnuv2F-1-JtaySbHhoBVDy8BNBADuLwMzO00xY1l1LQclM1hrUecp3DETVp2Slt8JXgvv1IXHJaPB6i3IeB30ZgSAzJxY0CYLxN2eHvk4Cz4/s400/dec10+028_edited-1.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The writing desk used by Mark Twain when he was a reporter and the city editor of the Territorial Enterprise in 1862. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNJWVLCeEVSwMdRLhmAhdvLs7tIKHLtklzljr8fMOeUq3_IQxedzYKXdyr2NtW0cgXOjrbj_kcxkETgvgl7TUYYoV68ZkaWK8uadKKY_f1Qcrt3IaSPE40QWppU-pVRXZ-Z9fUq0bfUE/s1600/dec10+012_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNJWVLCeEVSwMdRLhmAhdvLs7tIKHLtklzljr8fMOeUq3_IQxedzYKXdyr2NtW0cgXOjrbj_kcxkETgvgl7TUYYoV68ZkaWK8uadKKY_f1Qcrt3IaSPE40QWppU-pVRXZ-Z9fUq0bfUE/s400/dec10+012_edited-1.JPG" width="265" /></a></div> The printing press used by the newspaper. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53G1aAnUvZSWIgwBsfat9z5w0nFOvlrh38Uw7mpdiu05X7nIYRtKthBCZUuH7cGMaxsF_YjikQTnp0zon9Nztg3QnxQZyBTy6-GWibIXEIbHxtpOUiqWvsERPWI5HLB5ZeXVuQCfMufs/s1600/dec10+014_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53G1aAnUvZSWIgwBsfat9z5w0nFOvlrh38Uw7mpdiu05X7nIYRtKthBCZUuH7cGMaxsF_YjikQTnp0zon9Nztg3QnxQZyBTy6-GWibIXEIbHxtpOUiqWvsERPWI5HLB5ZeXVuQCfMufs/s400/dec10+014_edited-1.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A proof press. Newsprint paper was placed on the type after inking. Then the huge roller was pushed over the type to make the impression.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Zpnh_5b8PQEvcjnZqne4JCLtLNYunlzNwy9SgVMEmEq1Em2Cl_Lj5TW2s_-tGzcpQYqsN9_BZkD8G19Z7DpFTowg5JjhQ0ihJzhIogOl_61TYK2tPtAd_vWSuaLR5jozS8EOZT6LD8Y/s1600/dec10+013_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Zpnh_5b8PQEvcjnZqne4JCLtLNYunlzNwy9SgVMEmEq1Em2Cl_Lj5TW2s_-tGzcpQYqsN9_BZkD8G19Z7DpFTowg5JjhQ0ihJzhIogOl_61TYK2tPtAd_vWSuaLR5jozS8EOZT6LD8Y/s400/dec10+013_edited-1.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Nevada's first switchboard(1901). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> . <br />
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It was interesting to learn about the tools and history of the trade.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-37125313244840872082010-12-18T22:50:00.000-08:002010-12-18T22:50:37.089-08:00Nature Hike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKJ1T-HoKB5CyYykvdr4Xaq-2wolEpw_QUDsFWr59GiFSyThBPtX-2sGPOfUmL6S-5bKDryYY1aD3vEsQaoTQxvYLClv9SWkd8X4DvNl1kJKMoLlWrWQ8o9BIleCAzLKBNCfdzFoTbZk/s1600/dec10+028_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKJ1T-HoKB5CyYykvdr4Xaq-2wolEpw_QUDsFWr59GiFSyThBPtX-2sGPOfUmL6S-5bKDryYY1aD3vEsQaoTQxvYLClv9SWkd8X4DvNl1kJKMoLlWrWQ8o9BIleCAzLKBNCfdzFoTbZk/s640/dec10+028_edited-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>We headed back to Fort Churchill this time with my husband for a nature hike. This place is becoming a family favorite. It was beautiful to see the change the season has brought. Last time we saw about four different kinds of lizards. We didn't see a single lizard. However, the desert was full of rabbits. They were running and jumping everywhere we walked. The dogs were going crazy with all of the scents. Roxy our boxer would point and then a rabbit would jump. We haven't trained her to do this so it was kind of funny. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDaacFOk5Dq0JovY-n2vjMyuBkzroyHfJLp7Tj9pRGd3012UuMkxPqGZqPmPM7LED2D8iU7Jlbbg5F_pJkcz-UzADaJK5WR3sul4U5sk1m7G9KvveKC-Bb554dclTqfcTs9nEnVCk4GQ/s1600/dec10+036_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDaacFOk5Dq0JovY-n2vjMyuBkzroyHfJLp7Tj9pRGd3012UuMkxPqGZqPmPM7LED2D8iU7Jlbbg5F_pJkcz-UzADaJK5WR3sul4U5sk1m7G9KvveKC-Bb554dclTqfcTs9nEnVCk4GQ/s640/dec10+036_edited-1.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>This plant has probably seen better days. I loved the way the sun reflected off of it. It was breathtaking. Taking this picture made me realize something about myself, why I love to take pictures. When looking through the camera lens I am able to slow down, observe, pay attention, and appreciate these little things I find so beautiful. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a great hike:)</div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-13993976941098661912010-12-18T12:10:00.000-08:002010-12-18T12:43:56.585-08:00Time to Catch Up<center><a href="http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/search/label/Weekly%20Wrap-up"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/kbmomto3/weeklywrap-up2.jpg" /></a></center><center> </center><center></center><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU4S0zWP3ppYFnUYOROc4FZvjoDOr5z9eYGLYVgNp7mmyBBgJFV9rwCn2JiOWXMfviI7rCHvy9J83TmxLKgIcWEFP2IL8LXT4DeJv9n4oWdPRrKd9nZNDKscJMsJbzzw7nh6rg9HNxGs/s1600/dec10+001_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU4S0zWP3ppYFnUYOROc4FZvjoDOr5z9eYGLYVgNp7mmyBBgJFV9rwCn2JiOWXMfviI7rCHvy9J83TmxLKgIcWEFP2IL8LXT4DeJv9n4oWdPRrKd9nZNDKscJMsJbzzw7nh6rg9HNxGs/s640/dec10+001_edited-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> It has been a challenge for me over the past few weeks to find time to blog. We have been busy with school and getting ready for Christmas. We also recieved our storage shippment so I was getting that all put away. I had a goal to finish A History of US book 5 before Christmas break(didn't get done). My husband's schedule has been weird too. He has had off various days during the week then working weekend days. It's always tough to stay on track when dad is home;) but we love having him home with us. <br />
We usually spend the Christmas season baking and crafting but this year I feel like I have fallen short. We baked a batch of yummy White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies last night. I hope to bake some more over the next week since we will be taking off. As far as crafting we haven't made one single Christmas decoration:( A lot of that has to do with the lack of a craft store in our town. Next year I will have to prepare better, make a list and go into the city to shop for supplies. I have been scrapbooking a lot though. The kids pulled out their books and pictures too. We also made some embelishments together using the Cricut. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaE08ZEBqb71t5jQiURF4sKX3OnOpvogpaL-Sx0Jx8E36DKwRnTatt8F2ePsPwAtN59JmaJbQpRId3Zpuk4BHTKas9lyMKqYIGMJN_UhYhRGHHaKPnyJvEgsczM2zx9OCtfYGhv2Ngz7Q/s1600/dec10+005_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaE08ZEBqb71t5jQiURF4sKX3OnOpvogpaL-Sx0Jx8E36DKwRnTatt8F2ePsPwAtN59JmaJbQpRId3Zpuk4BHTKas9lyMKqYIGMJN_UhYhRGHHaKPnyJvEgsczM2zx9OCtfYGhv2Ngz7Q/s640/dec10+005_edited-1.JPG" width="464" /></a></div>Sweet Girl finished Tom Sawyer. We went on a field trip to the Mark Twain Museum. It was in the dark, damp, kind of creepy basement of the once Territorial Enterprise which is where his career as a writer began. I will post more pictures later.<br />
History we are studying the California Gold Rush and the emigration West. I was excited to have found a state park just south of Carson City called Mormon Station State Historic Park. I was reading they have a replica of a trading post built in 1851 and pioneer-era artifacts. How great! It would fit in so perfectly with our studies. Then I was bummed to find out they are closed until May. It's on our to do list for spring field trips.<br />
The kids also wrote "Mini Reports" last week. Sweet Girl chose to write about Robert Fulton. Silly Guy wrote about The Louisianna Purchase. We recieved our household goods shippment from Virginia a couple of weeks ago. It was full of stuff that has been in storage for four years. Inside was our encyclopedia's. So the kids used them for their mini reports. I don't know what I was thinking putting them into storage in the first place but am so happy to have them back in our home. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUHt96l8nThtHHboV5JnuuXsz-hv9Too-O9VQCjKvZ9Qte_rX-0MLMpI_0YHPWGB4sgFwvkSzs4hI1VLkmxeSQ9gHeEJahpFuXZRmIM2a_IUVf_zcLKlznwMlHWUUjecZEn2Glrx31Jk/s1600/dec10+007_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUHt96l8nThtHHboV5JnuuXsz-hv9Too-O9VQCjKvZ9Qte_rX-0MLMpI_0YHPWGB4sgFwvkSzs4hI1VLkmxeSQ9gHeEJahpFuXZRmIM2a_IUVf_zcLKlznwMlHWUUjecZEn2Glrx31Jk/s640/dec10+007_edited-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Silly Guy dissected an owl pellet finishing up the bird unit in Science. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7sKZHbD4pUa6Y4aocA2XzucclQi4495ux8_gfzkQdkXTvxTrZNN4KY1xgIJbG63vJLaxVpDCPvVUwSc3QEEGi6IPhPOhLCAH2pxfql-IGRykd90MVJXEfA8mceQ140K3upmeQ3MmmcE/s1600/dec10+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7sKZHbD4pUa6Y4aocA2XzucclQi4495ux8_gfzkQdkXTvxTrZNN4KY1xgIJbG63vJLaxVpDCPvVUwSc3QEEGi6IPhPOhLCAH2pxfql-IGRykd90MVJXEfA8mceQ140K3upmeQ3MmmcE/s640/dec10+009.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> After dissecting the owl pellet, using the identification key, he came to the conclusion this owl had eaten a pocket gopher. Since then he has started learning about mammals. We borrowed a bag full of books about mammals native to Nevada from the library. He has been busy reading. <br />
The kids have been keeping up with the rest of their subjects too. Math is Math. In writing they have had some interesting assignments. Silly Guy wrote some poetry. He also used a story starter picture to write a short story. It was about two girls who wandered into the woods to find a mysterious house. Inside the house they found hidden treasure. He loves the creativity of assignments like these. I had to help him with composure because he's at an akward writing stage right now where his thoughts can't seem to come together on paper. I get frustrated at times. My husband reminded me I went through the same thing with Sweet Girl and that it will come with maturity. <br />
One of Sweet Girl's writing assignments was to read the compostions in Tom Sawyer(if I remember correctly Ch. 21) and determine why they were bad. Then create her own "horrible" composition. It sounds easy but it wasn't. I heard these words all week..."I can't...but how...what...why" I couldn't help but smile that she was having such a difficult time writing a horrible compostion. I can remember not that long ago....but I won't go there. In the end it was a fun assignment and I think she learned a lot from it. She just started working on writing a literary analysis. I found this resource useful when I had to <a href="http://www.gmc.edu/students/arc/documents/Literary%20analysis.pdf">write a literary analysis </a> when taking a literature class. So I using it again while teaching Sweet Girl to write one. <br />
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Hope you had a wonderful week! and Merry Christmas!!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-87052695414915459552010-11-29T20:17:00.000-08:002010-11-29T21:42:11.610-08:00Christmas Card Picture 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Sunday I decided it was time to take our Christmas card picture. It always sounds so simple. But it is so difficult to get everyone to look at the camera and smile at the same time. Every year as I go through the pictures on the computer I just giggle. I smile as I look at the faces and how they change with each frame. I think it is funny how out of 66 pictures there is only one where everyone is looking at the same time, lol. This is how it went...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To prepare we pulled out the matching outfits(this year was kids choice-football jersey's), washed faces, brushed hair, and the camera was ready. Sixty-three pictures later I realized I was missing the secret weapon...Dad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCplwAvrxEBJGF6yb5xIEQkOLZ1hLq9c0A4PZbncsOkjupw1YrMnQ-QHMK58B3pDbMYmIvZk3eTx7FyvnRw1QrNNoDfJZO6kqGEBvqfVdaGE_1rXKm8XbR-d-cJYNDxSmAlH-3DCvn0k/s1600/nov10+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCplwAvrxEBJGF6yb5xIEQkOLZ1hLq9c0A4PZbncsOkjupw1YrMnQ-QHMK58B3pDbMYmIvZk3eTx7FyvnRw1QrNNoDfJZO6kqGEBvqfVdaGE_1rXKm8XbR-d-cJYNDxSmAlH-3DCvn0k/s640/nov10+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Picture 1 through 23: Was me trying to get Silly Guy to give me a natural smile.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssM1Qo6uTsKmioRKPmas2XLapLxu_0L8vEqlCRr4cj5PoKCb09U3S2UYiVUZkbnT_suRxXN0i_2U2wSqrCYyHaShQTyhtelvDVnCVgJD6vTDpLcTfXIr7IUJsuiIx2lnP3vVma3apfY8/s1600/nov10+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssM1Qo6uTsKmioRKPmas2XLapLxu_0L8vEqlCRr4cj5PoKCb09U3S2UYiVUZkbnT_suRxXN0i_2U2wSqrCYyHaShQTyhtelvDVnCVgJD6vTDpLcTfXIr7IUJsuiIx2lnP3vVma3apfY8/s640/nov10+015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> While attempting to get Silly Guy to smile I started to loose Little Man. <strong> </strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ViBJiyUlkD8odNpzGD4aieyjG2dsFk0HBQrCZ0UU3Z3KV93N96sHePdVzU2GBcd0eJLToskWUrute6u7vFKdAdk5R9sYES6Qua4yliYGKUBKma00M-3HX6XV3ny6V9LOqKLlUEQ2VHQ/s1600/nov10+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ViBJiyUlkD8odNpzGD4aieyjG2dsFk0HBQrCZ0UU3Z3KV93N96sHePdVzU2GBcd0eJLToskWUrute6u7vFKdAdk5R9sYES6Qua4yliYGKUBKma00M-3HX6XV3ny6V9LOqKLlUEQ2VHQ/s640/nov10+027.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
Picture 24-30: Ahhh Haaa! Got him to laugh but a little too much<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picture 30-35-Little Man is now laying on the floor. Ooops!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxe34hUOsNkhEkmtQRM3f2OMJcaRjHYJyvaTXvIEePgn0RJJA0F2e2BNdbYyEApSN0W2DZaYa4rSpcI4_EhziKZOzPRdZ_E6ZqMWvb_biqH9_tLHiPe9dO1g4BE3fY9296MQmiPbgxqQI/s1600/nov10+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxe34hUOsNkhEkmtQRM3f2OMJcaRjHYJyvaTXvIEePgn0RJJA0F2e2BNdbYyEApSN0W2DZaYa4rSpcI4_EhziKZOzPRdZ_E6ZqMWvb_biqH9_tLHiPe9dO1g4BE3fY9296MQmiPbgxqQI/s640/nov10+038.JPG" width="640" /></a> Picture 38-The Kids wanted to bring the dogs into the picture. We had to keep moving the dogs around so we could see everyone in the picture. Roxy(the boxer)didn't like the fact Wally was sitting on her girls lap.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj992e53GNi0-euyIq7XX1elBoOpsSRJlKupiHLvMpr9kexxpdFCb23aAwgrajNDQkAhgGhFdYrCW2RRgrBR148dsmoz_42Wlqc_W7RXhcmKHynwZbXlb3Qqfs5taJZwcf7zczOj05tYTY/s1600/nov10+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj992e53GNi0-euyIq7XX1elBoOpsSRJlKupiHLvMpr9kexxpdFCb23aAwgrajNDQkAhgGhFdYrCW2RRgrBR148dsmoz_42Wlqc_W7RXhcmKHynwZbXlb3Qqfs5taJZwcf7zczOj05tYTY/s640/nov10+047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picture 47-We found a good spot for the dogs. Roxy girl was excited to be sitting on Sweet Girl's lap she couldn't resist giving her kisses, lol. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile...Silly Guy is hanging in there holding his smile, lol.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqPLPzgY_YHm6lH3dVZbt6EyBpUm49R_V3HVfBvEPUu-sFPbbKYP-AzR1LLpt6jdO36TzV0scUE0MYnSa0CcTkve6TzdKw0P7L4pzm_3NDGd0EySzJClw_iUPNok0lx9obzpFxdV8Q_w/s1600/nov10+063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqPLPzgY_YHm6lH3dVZbt6EyBpUm49R_V3HVfBvEPUu-sFPbbKYP-AzR1LLpt6jdO36TzV0scUE0MYnSa0CcTkve6TzdKw0P7L4pzm_3NDGd0EySzJClw_iUPNok0lx9obzpFxdV8Q_w/s640/nov10+063.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
Picture 63- I brought in the secret weapon DAD. We are almost there...<br />
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<div align="left">Picture 66 I got it!! Dad was able to get the children smiling at the same time and looking at the camera. The doggies were even looking too:)YAY!!</div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959842099104971833.post-7085884904774242692010-11-27T21:16:00.000-08:002010-11-30T08:57:42.078-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!!I wanted to write Happy Thanksgiving wishes a few days ago but my internet was down. It was frustrating trying to figure it out with the operator. I decided to wait and we'd figure it out after the holiday and it somehow fixed itself(for now).<br />
Anywho, we had a wonderful time celebrating turkey day: watching and playing football, phone calls from family, cooking, baking, putting up our Christmas tree, just relaxing and enjoying time together. I was thankful to have Sweet Girl help me in the kitchen this year. She was totally grossed out by the turkey prep but we had some laughs and created some memories together;) <br />
We were a little afraid for the turkey. My oven has had a mind of it's own lately. Sometimes it works fine, sometimes it burns, sometimes food is undercooked ,yup a mind of it's own. At first I thought it was because we are living at high altitude now but it just seems too inconsistant. I have to add that to my to do list"call the repairman". Good news for Thanksgiving though it all worked out. The bird made it and was yummy:)<br />
I am most thankful for...<br />
<ul><li>a wonderful husband to share my life and love with</li>
<li>three beautiful blessings who fill my heart with love and joy</li>
<li>family and friends who are always in my heart and thoughts</li>
<li>our two puppy dogs whom we love so much</li>
<li>a house to call home</li>
<li>my husband being on shore duty</li>
<li>spending quality time together</li>
<li>homeschooling our children</li>
<li>growing and learning everyday</li>
<li>all things warm...slippers, socks, sweaters, blankets, gloves, scarves, hats, etc.</li>
<li>a pantry full of food</li>
<li>having someone to laugh with</li>
<li>memories and creating new ones</li>
<li>finding beauty in the little things</li>
</ul>Wishes of Thanksgiving and many blessings from our family to yours!!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557759954419060897noreply@blogger.com0