Homeschool Memoirs

This week use the ABC’s to describe your character, your life, your homeschool, and your family. Next to each letter of the alphabet put a word that describes you or has something to do with you. It was very amusing and a bit tricky. Once you actually get to a letter your mind goes blank!

This will for sure take me awhile!!!! I will have to work on it bit by bit

A affectionate

B believing

C

D debate

E energetic on occasion

F friend

G

H hopeful

I

J jolly sometimes

K

L

M mommy

N never ending cleaning

O organizing or ecleast I aim to

P photographer

Q questioning of everything

R

S

T tired

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

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This week I wanna YOU to post your school photo, whether from the 90’s, 80’s, 70’s, or do we have anyone from the 60’s? lol I know you should have one for every year so find your best one and post it. Make sure post year and grade!

My 2nd grade year in Catholic School. First Communion, bottom row first on the left. The other is a school pic. Probally 1983-1984 somewhere?

My 9th grade year at Santaluces Highschool in Florida so probally in 1992 maybe?

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For this week, since I’m quite curious, post about what you did for New Year’s and what your traditions are each year. Have fun!

Our traditions, we don't really have any. When I was very little I remember watching the ball drop with my grandmother. As a teen I was the baby sitter by the time I was an adult I was a mommy. So I guess in my opinion it is kinda like a party holiday and I just have never celebrated it much. I do miss the ball drop with my grandma though so maybe I will catch that next year?

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Can anyone believe 2009 is ALMOST here? Seems like just last week the summer-sun was shining. With every new year, like many, I try to make a list of goals and tasks I would like to accomplish for that year.
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This week I want to set our minds on setting some goals for next year, whether personal, for the whole family, or for school.

Wow what a question!!! I have goals it's just getting them all together. So maybe NUMBER 1 is ORGANIZE!!!!!

2. Find a math my son likes and don't confuse him anymore than I already have LOL.

3. Have Skyler learn to read

4. Possibly bring Fox back home to school.

5. Straughten out my pre-teens attitude before she doesn't get to reach her teens!!

6. My personal weight loss goals (any help here bloggers would be great).

7. Make my lesson plans for the year during summer.

8. Find a homeschool planner that I actually like to use.

9. Have more patience

10. Get more discipline with the wild kids.

11. To finally admit to myself that she really is no longer a baby and let go before I do damage.

12. To find some sort of peace with things I can't let go of or change.

13. To have more fun with the children.

14. Maybe quit smoking (pray alot on this one).

15. Study the bible more with my children.

16. To find a new me one I actually get along with.

17. To make more messes with art.

18. To hug them more.

19. To not worry.

20. To be thankful for what is here and know the rest will follow as long as I believe.

Most important though I want to remeber to remind people of how I feel about them all the time. My grandmother passed early this year and in the later year my uncle. All of the pictures I forgot to send, phone calls I forgot to make, cards I was to busy to write all of that will never get done now. I want to make sure people I love know that I love them, how important their life is to me and what it means to have them here for me. I think this is a good start and I cannot wait to read everyone elses!!!!

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This week I want to invite you to share one of your favourite winter treats. A treat you look forward to making when the snow falls and include the recipe for it so others can try it out.

Well I don't have a recipe cause it's usually the stuff that comes out in stores that are my favorites. Egg Nog for one MMMMMMMMMMM!!!! What is really good is the McDonalds Egg Nog Milkshake and have them add some chocolate to it or add syrup when you get home. Of course candy canes in coco are great too. I love any chocolate mint as well. Chocolate covered cherries too are great. That is about all I can think of.

Homeschool Memoirs Chores!!!

Oh how often we either say it or hear it … “Too much to do, not enough time!”? I hear it and say it quite often. How do you manage all the tasks you have to complete in just 24hours? There are a lot of different methods on how to get chores and organizing done. Some have a strict schedule others just kinda wing it.
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This week I would you to share how chores are done in your home. How you order your day with school and getting housework done. How do you decide which chores should be done by which child, of which age? I’m looking forward to hearing them!

Chores HA!!!! Well once upon a time I was a firm believer that I should do it all well after 4 that changed! I need help in this area big time. They know what they are suppose to do I guess it is my following through that needs to be stricter. As of right now when I need something done I seem to rangle the closest kid or the one who won't whine much. I need a schedule, I need organization and obedience school too!!

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This week it’s seriously going to be just fun. This week share your favourite candies. I know from being on the HSBA Post team that Sprittibee and Dawn love gummy-bears, and maybe Bunny too. Have fun with this… and you’re welcome to post a photo of YOU eating your favourite candy. Haha!
God’s Word is also like sweetness to our souls. His sweet love, forgiveness, comfort, peace, and more is what makes our lives seem a little more bearable when things get rough. Whenever you eat your sweet piece of goodness remember that God loves you and will always be there when life seems sour.

This is my favorite candy bar. I can eat it alllllll day long. I really like to break it up in pieces and mix it in with this sweet spicy trail mix stuff I buy. I could probally live on it if I had too.

Share a scripture for this week as well. One that lifts you up when you’re feeling discouraged.

This too shall pass. I say it all the time with those boys! LOL

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This week, you guessed it, is going to be about having a thankful heart! Yes, of course, we should always be thankful for everything we’re blessed with, but it’s not too often we actually sit and ponder what. This week please join me in writing 27 things you’re thankful (There’s got to be at least 27things!). I picked 27 because this year Thanksgiving is on the 27th of November.
Also, share a Scripture verse for this week!

Above all God after that........

1 Devlin

2 Damian

3 Fox

4 Skyler

5 I got to say goodbye to my grandmother

6 I homeschool

7 My parents

8 My very weird brother

9 All my neices

10 My nephew

11 My friend Dawn

12 My friend Anna

13 Mt Dew

14 my son is high functioning

15 my computer

16 my rabbit

17 heat

18 groceries

19 my mothers friendship

20 my dads positive attention LOL

21 The wonderful years with all of my grandmothers

22 That compared to some my father did not suffer long

23 my daughters asthma being controlled

24 freedom to make decisions like homeschooling

25 my sister I never hear from

26 My sister I rarely hear from

27 Life I'm alive

I am sure there is a whole lot more but it is after midnight so that is the best I can do right now.

Happy Thanksgiving

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Well, the polls have been open to vote for your favourite homeschool sites of 2008 and many have already ready cast their votes. Not too much longer before they close in fact. I’ve already voted for mine, including my sister in Best Teen Gal category and my little sister in Best Blog Design. Haha, I’m a little biased on those two and well imho they’re the best! I even made an “I Voted” sticker to stick on my site so others would go vote as well.
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This week I want to invite you to nominate your family to their correct categories as well has have others nominate them. While my two sisters are listed under Best Teen and Best Design, those definitely are NOT the best traits they have nor the funniest.
This is how you do it…. you post the category that best describes each of your family members and write something about why you nominated them in that category, and you’re welcome to post photos.

Devlin Lucille is nominated for being the Best Daughter I Could Ever Hope For Award. She is the most helpful, the best behaved (mostly) and surely the most sweet compassionate child in the world.

Skyler is nominated for the Best Funny Face Award. She rarely smiles she gives these lopsided looks that everyone laughs at. She is also nominated for the Most Personality Award!!!

Fox is nominated for The Busiest Child Award. He goes more than the energizer bunny let me tell ya. From the time his feet hit the floor till he passes out he is busy busy busy!!!

Damian is nominated for The Best Imagination Award. You can be talking about anything at all and that child can make up a story. He can make up a story even if your not talking about it!!

Homeschool Memoirs "Mom Help"

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This week I’d like to invite you to share what YOUR “Mom” help is. Some drink coffee, soda, or chia-tea. Others check email or read their favourite blogs. Some talk a walk…. what do you do when you need to clear your head and take a breather? I love Mountain Dew. I look at other peoples blogs and read homeschool boards. I also like to play with my blog and pictures.

Scripture Share:
Please share a Scripture that gives you a “mom” help when you’re spirit is feeling overwhelemed

"This too shall pass." 1 Corinthians 10:12

Do unto others what you would have them do unto you." Matthew 7:12

(love) "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." 1 Corinthians 13:7, 8

Games We Like

Our Favorite Fieldtrip

Since I began homeschooling I would have to sat the most fun we had on a fieldtrip was at The Grossology exhibit at The Minnetrista. It was educational and gross so what was not to love?? To see more pics go here.