Getting SOGGY but loving it!
I am typing to the steady rythm of the rain on my roof! I am totally loving it! It has rained steadily for most to the day. I think I may be living in the wrong state, it doesn't rain nearly enough here to suit me. We found out last weekend (when it REALLY rained) that we had a leak in our roof. I am glad to say it was minor and it is already repaired ( thank GOD for handy hubbies!)
This week I didn't end up doing half of what I thought I would. We did go to the field trip on Monday, park day on Wednesday and I have a feeling Chad is going to have to work tomorrow so I won't be going to the mini ballet ( my three youngest will not sit through it!) but it's all cool. I have a seriously laid back attitude this year and I think I may have to keep it going from year to year. The whole family seems to be happier!!! I am not nagging, Chad and I aren't getting snippy with one another, and the kids have even stopped putting in the crazy christmas list requests. We are doing things together and for once it feels like everyone is appreciating the time together rather than the materialistic, selfish, "have to get the latest toy or its gonna be a disaster" holiday. Come Christmas, there will be gifts under the tree, that is just one of those things in our house that doesn't need to be explained to one another, the kids understand that the gifts will be there because we love them and we want to give them things. Not because those commercials on tv say they need it! We will spend time playing games, baking, and making crafts. In years to come it will be those things that are remembered, not what video game Tristan got that year!
So I guess I am still growing up. I am giving up my expectations and replacing it with hope. Hope that my family will find opportunities to make memories together. To realize the season is about love and sharing. And hope that this spirit will create a trickle affect and bless those we come in contact with
Until next ime,
Love and Hugs To all, Mary
All The Pieces of My Heart!
Just had to share this pic! I took it today while we were all on a field trip at the Phoenix Zoo. A great time was had by all, and a bonus was that it was Nay Nay's birthday! Yuppers, the little guy turned six today! I know you can't tell he's having fun in the pic, but he was (just a wierd aversion to camera lenses, gotta sneak up on him to capture the smile!).
Anyway I was going through the mass of pictures I took, and dubbed this one my favorite. I realized it was because it has everyone who is most important to me! My whole heart is in that pic!
AHHHHHHHHH!
Mack seems to be daydreaming!
Halloween
Well, our Halloween was very busy this year! Had the bright idea to go with our homeschool group to the Arizona State Fair! Fun was had by all but I still haven't totally recuperated!
The kids were actually really well behaved, considering that they barely slept the night before and one of them was coming down with a nasty chest cold! got some great pics that I am sure I will be sharing with you all!
We originally planned to be home between 1 and 2 so the kids would have a chance to rest before trick or treating. There was way too much to see at the fair and we didn't end up making it home till 5 pm. We actually had to stop by Wal Mart on the way home and buy some candy buckets (neither Chad or I wanted to dig around in the attic for them!!!!). So we came home for a quick dinner and threw costumes on the kids!
Chad had the idea to take our two bigger dogs with us. Now I know that many say not to as it freaks dogs out when kids are in costumes, but honestly our dogs did great. They did get a bit excited when the other kids walked by but it was cool.
Needless to say we were all exhausted the next day. There wasn't much school work accomplished either, but it was nice having Chad home in the middle of the week to lounge around and watch movies with me.
Now totally on a different topic, I hear rumors that yahoo will be changing the format for their blogs. This leads me to seriously wonder whether I will be keeping this page or switching before the new year. Bear with me folks, I won't go far if I do change and I will be sure to let you all know. Now if anyone has any suggestions of a great place to blog let me know. Regardless of how much or how little I have posted, this blog is sort of my baby and it's been fun nurturing it!
Happy Birthday Raven! 10/20
Our handsome five year old!
Entry for October 08, 2007
I couldn't resist snapping a pic when I saw these two scouting birds. I guess we found Punkin his soul mate!
Will post more later!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
HARD AT WORK
Entry for October 01, 2007
Well, It's official, we have a new member of the family. I would like to introduce Zoe, our new four month old muted calico fur baby, who the vet says is healthy as can be! Come on folks, you all knew it was inevitable! I am a sucker for a cute face and as much as Chad hates to admit it, he likes her too! So far she is nicely settled in, she seems to get along rather well with the other cats (she and Lily avoid each other and Punkin thinks she is his baby, gave her a bath the first time they met!) but she is seriously skeptical about the dogs' intentions! For such a sweet and quiet kitty she is really good at making her opinions known and she sounds pretty darn intimidating too!
Last week was rough and this week seems to be off to a rocky start! The cold that Chad and I have been battling seems to have hit him full force, and poor AJ is layed up with a tummy bug! Hopefully I can fend off all this stuff so I can take care of everyone! I am an inch away of just wearing a mask all the time around here!
Chad and I didn't make it to church this week, with us both feeling crappy we decided to lay low and veg. I never quite made it out of my pjs and I watched a lot of tv but that's ok!
I had to take the girls to their school for dibels testing today. A 45 minute drive for the teacher to talk to them both for 5 minutes seems a bit excessive, but that's just my opinion! Apparently Ash is struggling with reading and Mack is not. I find it interesting that I have been telling the teachers this since last year and it's only now that they have some stupid, standardized test to turn in that we have to give it our utmost attention! But that is public school for you!
As of right now I am in my recliner listening to my son vent in his room. He thought it would be cute to dig in to my stash of candy that I had hidden in my bedroom ( was using it for treats for the kids and homeschooling rewards). Chad and i both knew that one of the kids had taken it but could never find the wrappers to prove it. I turned to the only other people who were sneaky enough to think like him....his sisters! Is a criminal mind a genetic thing????
Anyway they turned over his room faster and more thoroughly than any law enforcement agency could have and they brought me a gallon sized ziplock back FULL of snack sized candy wrappers! It's interesting cuz I don't allow any candy in the rooms! So I made him clean the kitchen (one of his chores anyway) and put his disaster of a room back together (seriously the girls have a future as private investigators!) and then he is off to bed to think about how he is gonna explain all of this to his dad tomorrow.....glad it's not me!
So now that the house is abit quieter I am off to veg for a few and hopefully get to bed at a decent hour (crossing my fingers that AJ's tummy doesn't hinder this!), so I will post again soon!
Sweet dreams and love and hugs to all!
Mary
The weather's changing....
The temperature drops, the clouds roll in, thoughts of warm fires and cocoa comfort me.
I am an old soul, misplaced in this dry, lifeless place.
I yearn to see my children run free in green fields of grass.
For the smell of dew and the sound of birds waking up the sun.
For mother nature to make the rules, and life to obey them.
Just as GOD intended.......
Are You All Getting sick of the updates yet???
I am trying to get better with the updates, so you all have to bear with me!
Today was yet another beautiful day. I think Chad and I are both fighting a cold. I was kind of expecting it with how fast the weather changed but what can you do?
We took the kids to the park today. Chad actually managed to get off early and go with us. Everyone seemed to have a good time although I think Chad may have felt a little out of place with all of the homeschooling mommies. He ran off to play with the kids and I didn't see him for a while. We all sort of roped him into taking the 31st off to go to the fair. I have to admit that it is a great deal (the kids get in free) and it's something else for the kids to look forward to.
I didn't manage to make it to a vet for the little stray, but I found a clinic that is fairly inexpensive and it's only open in my area on Thursdays and Saturdays. So I will probably head over there with her on Saturday.
When we came home we all watched movies (We Are Marshall is awesome!) and then we made some wonderful steaks to eat. My picky kids scarfed down everything at the table.
Now my monsters are all cleaning. I am exhausted tonight because I did a dumb thing and stayed up half the night watching season 4 of 24. I have to say it makes for some pretty wild dreams when you watch a show like that before bed!!! So hopefully they will all finish quick so I can head to bed at a reasonable hour!
So sweet dreams to all
Love and hugs, Mary
Today was beautiful! It gives me hope that the long summer is finally coming to an end. This means that the busy season for Chad is also coming to an end (I hope).
We have been going back to church for the last couple of months. I have to say it's surprising how things are starting to settle into place for us. We also joined a local homeschooling group that meets every week. The kids look forward to it all week long and it really gives them a chance to do some fun stuff with other kids.
As for me I am starting to settle into my cooler season habits. Dug the yarn out again to get ready for the holiday season. Hoping to make some things for the kids for Christmas this year and believe it or not I actually am able to find time to do it!
The kids are growing like crazy! I found some pictures the other day from just a couple years ago and I can't get over how much more grown up they seem now! Before I know it my babies will all bear the likeness of grown ups! It is really bittersweet! The pic is of AJ. on his birthday, it seems like only yesterday we brought him home from the hospital!
Off to have dinner, Hope all is well with everyone!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
new pic
Just thought I would share the product of all our hard work reseeding the lawn!
Hope everyone had a happy Fourth!
Ours was nice BBQ and family fun!
Silly Ray Ray
The Time Has Come
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Went to Girlie Girlz today! The girls loved getting all dolled up and they people there were awesome! After we went to McDonald's for McFlurries and then to walmart to do a little shopping. It was fun But I am exhausted!
Things are fine here. Taking it easy this week as our school is off for spring break. The weather is warming up fast and I know that summer will be here before I know it! Am doing my preplanning for painting this summer. The babies decided to dig a hole in their door to their room and in their boredom they worked on that hole for quite a while, so now I must add a replacement door to the list of remodeling supplies.
We have been getting all our doctor appts out of the way for this year. I am so sick of the doctor's office!
Well I am sure there is more to post but today has fried my brain and kicked my butt so I will get you all caught up laterz!
Love and hugs to all,
Mary
Mack's birthday cake!
I am typing to the steady rythm of the rain on my roof! I am totally loving it! It has rained steadily for most to the day. I think I may be living in the wrong state, it doesn't rain nearly enough here to suit me. We found out last weekend (when it REALLY rained) that we had a leak in our roof. I am glad to say it was minor and it is already repaired ( thank GOD for handy hubbies!)
This week I didn't end up doing half of what I thought I would. We did go to the field trip on Monday, park day on Wednesday and I have a feeling Chad is going to have to work tomorrow so I won't be going to the mini ballet ( my three youngest will not sit through it!) but it's all cool. I have a seriously laid back attitude this year and I think I may have to keep it going from year to year. The whole family seems to be happier!!! I am not nagging, Chad and I aren't getting snippy with one another, and the kids have even stopped putting in the crazy christmas list requests. We are doing things together and for once it feels like everyone is appreciating the time together rather than the materialistic, selfish, "have to get the latest toy or its gonna be a disaster" holiday. Come Christmas, there will be gifts under the tree, that is just one of those things in our house that doesn't need to be explained to one another, the kids understand that the gifts will be there because we love them and we want to give them things. Not because those commercials on tv say they need it! We will spend time playing games, baking, and making crafts. In years to come it will be those things that are remembered, not what video game Tristan got that year!
So I guess I am still growing up. I am giving up my expectations and replacing it with hope. Hope that my family will find opportunities to make memories together. To realize the season is about love and sharing. And hope that this spirit will create a trickle affect and bless those we come in contact with
Until next ime,
Love and Hugs To all, Mary
All The Pieces of My Heart!
Just had to share this pic! I took it today while we were all on a field trip at the Phoenix Zoo. A great time was had by all, and a bonus was that it was Nay Nay's birthday! Yuppers, the little guy turned six today! I know you can't tell he's having fun in the pic, but he was (just a wierd aversion to camera lenses, gotta sneak up on him to capture the smile!).
Anyway I was going through the mass of pictures I took, and dubbed this one my favorite. I realized it was because it has everyone who is most important to me! My whole heart is in that pic!
AHHHHHHHHH!
Guess what I found lurking on my patio yesterday!!!! I was making dinner and noticed Isabelle bouncing around like she was trying to attack something. I thought it might be a gecko so I went out to free the poor beast from my overzealous dog. When I got outside I was surprised. A nightsnake was making it's way across the patio! Now I would like to say I was a cool mom and just calmly picked it up and moved it to where it would be safe from my mongrel. I would like to say it was seven feet long and fierce looking andI just ignored it and went on with my day. But the truth is I screamed like a crazy woman, and I believe some profanity was thrown in for good measure, and it was more like seven inches long although it still looked pretty fierce to me!
Chad came and got it and showed it to the kids, then took it across the street to a snake lover to find out what kind it was. They set it free in the guys yard to hibernate, just glad it wasn't MY yard!
In the five and a half years I have lived here that is the first snake I have encountered that wasn't at the petstore or the zoo. As I type my daughter is still laughing at me for my response! I am gonna have to toughen up when we move back east, that's for sure!
Mary
It's getting COLD!!!!
Well it's official! The cold weather has set in and I couldn't be happier! Aside from the fact that the holidays are upon us, cold weather means I get to start making all those comfort foods that I love! I am far better at making the winter food, which is ironic as there is only about two or three months out fo the year that I can tolerate the heat generated in my kitchen by it!!!
Last night I made the first pot of potato chowder. All but one of the kids ened up eating several bowls, pretty much blowing my plan to have the leftovers tonight! Oh well what can I do? At least they liked it!
We are sort of in the swing of schoolwork again. Thanksgiving threw me off a bit as I had to work in some extensive shopping. We got through it without too much stress as the kids have fallen right into helping out around the house. So now we are all eager to kick off Christmas! Even Chad seems to be getting into the swing of things, beign far more tolerant of my holiday prep nagging. He was even open to putting up Christmas stuff this weekend....YAY!
The kids are all really busy over the next few weeks. Got two birthdays, a field trip, a Christmas program at church, the Peoria winter festival and a "mini ballet" at the library next week. I get tired just thinking about it! But it's nice to have stuff to do!
With all going on I find I don't have nearly enough time to finish my crochet projects but that's ok. I am totally impressed with myself for maintaining my "no buying new yarn till I use up the old" new year's resolution. Haven't bought one skein all year and that is really difficult for me! But I do have to say it's really fun trying to think up ways to use up my stash! I have come up with ideas I never knew I could accomplish! I currently have about ten or twelve things going on. When I run out of yarn for a particular project I put it away and begin something new. It helps break up the monotony of the big projects and I constantly have to think up new and creative things to do. When I get to the end of the yarn I am gonna work on some crocheted rugs with all the scraps. That should finish it up quick and make for some pretty color combinations! I will be sure to take pix when I finish everything and post them here!
For now I am staying on yahoo. I will let everyone know if and when I switch to a new blog home. I have put in a lot of time and energy with this blog and I am really intimidated with the idea of starting over again. So hopefully yahoo won't change too much at least until I am able to recuperate from the holiday chaos. maybe next summer I will look into a new format and start from scratch again!
Well the kids are calling and I should get back to teaching. Hope all is well with everyone and I will talk to you all again soon!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
i got elfed!
Chad came and got it and showed it to the kids, then took it across the street to a snake lover to find out what kind it was. They set it free in the guys yard to hibernate, just glad it wasn't MY yard!
In the five and a half years I have lived here that is the first snake I have encountered that wasn't at the petstore or the zoo. As I type my daughter is still laughing at me for my response! I am gonna have to toughen up when we move back east, that's for sure!
Mary
It's getting COLD!!!!
Well it's official! The cold weather has set in and I couldn't be happier! Aside from the fact that the holidays are upon us, cold weather means I get to start making all those comfort foods that I love! I am far better at making the winter food, which is ironic as there is only about two or three months out fo the year that I can tolerate the heat generated in my kitchen by it!!!
Last night I made the first pot of potato chowder. All but one of the kids ened up eating several bowls, pretty much blowing my plan to have the leftovers tonight! Oh well what can I do? At least they liked it!
We are sort of in the swing of schoolwork again. Thanksgiving threw me off a bit as I had to work in some extensive shopping. We got through it without too much stress as the kids have fallen right into helping out around the house. So now we are all eager to kick off Christmas! Even Chad seems to be getting into the swing of things, beign far more tolerant of my holiday prep nagging. He was even open to putting up Christmas stuff this weekend....YAY!
The kids are all really busy over the next few weeks. Got two birthdays, a field trip, a Christmas program at church, the Peoria winter festival and a "mini ballet" at the library next week. I get tired just thinking about it! But it's nice to have stuff to do!
With all going on I find I don't have nearly enough time to finish my crochet projects but that's ok. I am totally impressed with myself for maintaining my "no buying new yarn till I use up the old" new year's resolution. Haven't bought one skein all year and that is really difficult for me! But I do have to say it's really fun trying to think up ways to use up my stash! I have come up with ideas I never knew I could accomplish! I currently have about ten or twelve things going on. When I run out of yarn for a particular project I put it away and begin something new. It helps break up the monotony of the big projects and I constantly have to think up new and creative things to do. When I get to the end of the yarn I am gonna work on some crocheted rugs with all the scraps. That should finish it up quick and make for some pretty color combinations! I will be sure to take pix when I finish everything and post them here!
For now I am staying on yahoo. I will let everyone know if and when I switch to a new blog home. I have put in a lot of time and energy with this blog and I am really intimidated with the idea of starting over again. So hopefully yahoo won't change too much at least until I am able to recuperate from the holiday chaos. maybe next summer I will look into a new format and start from scratch again!
Well the kids are calling and I should get back to teaching. Hope all is well with everyone and I will talk to you all again soon!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
i got elfed!
This is NOT gonna be Chad this year!
The day after thanksgiving
Well, another thanksgiving has passed. Is it just me or do the holidays seems to come faster and faster every year? I remember as a kid I couldn't wait for Thanksgiving, because it kicked off the Christmas season. It was like the dress rehersal so to speak, a time for my family to gather and laugh together while they ate some REALLY good food! Now it means more to me as I have tons to be thankful for. My husband, my kids, our health, the roof over our heads, etc. There are far to many to list here!
I hope everyone had a great holiday, ours was nice. The food was great. Last year I messed up the turkey big time ( me and those self basting bags do NOT get along!) so this year I set out to redeem myself. I am happy to say I did.
The kids were all very well behaved this year. I even got my picky eaters to eat something besides the bread and pie like usual. I usually don't give them soda (couldn't cope with seven kids hyped up on sugar and caffeine, thank you!) but yesterday they had some with dinner and it was funny watching Ray Ray figure out how to drink it without the bubbles going up his nose! The kids even managed to end up eating two pieces of pie each, so they had a lot of energy to burn off by the end of the night. Tristan and Heaven even cleaned up the kitchen after everyone left. AHHHHHHHHH, life is good!
Hoping to do some baking this weekend. The kids want to help make candy, as I am totally in the holiday mood at this point I think we will do this and take some to the neighbors. We still have two gingerbread houses to decorate and I want to get some Christmas cards out. I guess this time of year I never sit still.
So for now I will close. Hope everyone enjoys their leftovers, I know I am!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
Well, another thanksgiving has passed. Is it just me or do the holidays seems to come faster and faster every year? I remember as a kid I couldn't wait for Thanksgiving, because it kicked off the Christmas season. It was like the dress rehersal so to speak, a time for my family to gather and laugh together while they ate some REALLY good food! Now it means more to me as I have tons to be thankful for. My husband, my kids, our health, the roof over our heads, etc. There are far to many to list here!
I hope everyone had a great holiday, ours was nice. The food was great. Last year I messed up the turkey big time ( me and those self basting bags do NOT get along!) so this year I set out to redeem myself. I am happy to say I did.
The kids were all very well behaved this year. I even got my picky eaters to eat something besides the bread and pie like usual. I usually don't give them soda (couldn't cope with seven kids hyped up on sugar and caffeine, thank you!) but yesterday they had some with dinner and it was funny watching Ray Ray figure out how to drink it without the bubbles going up his nose! The kids even managed to end up eating two pieces of pie each, so they had a lot of energy to burn off by the end of the night. Tristan and Heaven even cleaned up the kitchen after everyone left. AHHHHHHHHH, life is good!
Hoping to do some baking this weekend. The kids want to help make candy, as I am totally in the holiday mood at this point I think we will do this and take some to the neighbors. We still have two gingerbread houses to decorate and I want to get some Christmas cards out. I guess this time of year I never sit still.
So for now I will close. Hope everyone enjoys their leftovers, I know I am!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
My mad scientists learning about Newton's Laws of Motion
Halloween at the fair!
Mack seems to be daydreaming!Halloween
Well, our Halloween was very busy this year! Had the bright idea to go with our homeschool group to the Arizona State Fair! Fun was had by all but I still haven't totally recuperated!The kids were actually really well behaved, considering that they barely slept the night before and one of them was coming down with a nasty chest cold! got some great pics that I am sure I will be sharing with you all!
We originally planned to be home between 1 and 2 so the kids would have a chance to rest before trick or treating. There was way too much to see at the fair and we didn't end up making it home till 5 pm. We actually had to stop by Wal Mart on the way home and buy some candy buckets (neither Chad or I wanted to dig around in the attic for them!!!!). So we came home for a quick dinner and threw costumes on the kids!
Chad had the idea to take our two bigger dogs with us. Now I know that many say not to as it freaks dogs out when kids are in costumes, but honestly our dogs did great. They did get a bit excited when the other kids walked by but it was cool.
Needless to say we were all exhausted the next day. There wasn't much school work accomplished either, but it was nice having Chad home in the middle of the week to lounge around and watch movies with me.
Now totally on a different topic, I hear rumors that yahoo will be changing the format for their blogs. This leads me to seriously wonder whether I will be keeping this page or switching before the new year. Bear with me folks, I won't go far if I do change and I will be sure to let you all know. Now if anyone has any suggestions of a great place to blog let me know. Regardless of how much or how little I have posted, this blog is sort of my baby and it's been fun nurturing it!
Birthday Boy!
Happy Birthday Raven! 10/20Our handsome five year old!
Entry for October 08, 2007
I couldn't resist snapping a pic when I saw these two scouting birds. I guess we found Punkin his soul mate!Will post more later!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
HARD AT WORK
Entry for October 01, 2007
Well, It's official, we have a new member of the family. I would like to introduce Zoe, our new four month old muted calico fur baby, who the vet says is healthy as can be! Come on folks, you all knew it was inevitable! I am a sucker for a cute face and as much as Chad hates to admit it, he likes her too! So far she is nicely settled in, she seems to get along rather well with the other cats (she and Lily avoid each other and Punkin thinks she is his baby, gave her a bath the first time they met!) but she is seriously skeptical about the dogs' intentions! For such a sweet and quiet kitty she is really good at making her opinions known and she sounds pretty darn intimidating too!Last week was rough and this week seems to be off to a rocky start! The cold that Chad and I have been battling seems to have hit him full force, and poor AJ is layed up with a tummy bug! Hopefully I can fend off all this stuff so I can take care of everyone! I am an inch away of just wearing a mask all the time around here!
Chad and I didn't make it to church this week, with us both feeling crappy we decided to lay low and veg. I never quite made it out of my pjs and I watched a lot of tv but that's ok!
I had to take the girls to their school for dibels testing today. A 45 minute drive for the teacher to talk to them both for 5 minutes seems a bit excessive, but that's just my opinion! Apparently Ash is struggling with reading and Mack is not. I find it interesting that I have been telling the teachers this since last year and it's only now that they have some stupid, standardized test to turn in that we have to give it our utmost attention! But that is public school for you!
As of right now I am in my recliner listening to my son vent in his room. He thought it would be cute to dig in to my stash of candy that I had hidden in my bedroom ( was using it for treats for the kids and homeschooling rewards). Chad and i both knew that one of the kids had taken it but could never find the wrappers to prove it. I turned to the only other people who were sneaky enough to think like him....his sisters! Is a criminal mind a genetic thing????
Anyway they turned over his room faster and more thoroughly than any law enforcement agency could have and they brought me a gallon sized ziplock back FULL of snack sized candy wrappers! It's interesting cuz I don't allow any candy in the rooms! So I made him clean the kitchen (one of his chores anyway) and put his disaster of a room back together (seriously the girls have a future as private investigators!) and then he is off to bed to think about how he is gonna explain all of this to his dad tomorrow.....glad it's not me!
So now that the house is abit quieter I am off to veg for a few and hopefully get to bed at a decent hour (crossing my fingers that AJ's tummy doesn't hinder this!), so I will post again soon!
Sweet dreams and love and hugs to all!
Mary
The weather's changing....
The temperature drops, the clouds roll in, thoughts of warm fires and cocoa comfort me.
I am an old soul, misplaced in this dry, lifeless place.
I yearn to see my children run free in green fields of grass.
For the smell of dew and the sound of birds waking up the sun.
For mother nature to make the rules, and life to obey them.
Just as GOD intended.......
Are You All Getting sick of the updates yet???
I am trying to get better with the updates, so you all have to bear with me!
Today was yet another beautiful day. I think Chad and I are both fighting a cold. I was kind of expecting it with how fast the weather changed but what can you do?
We took the kids to the park today. Chad actually managed to get off early and go with us. Everyone seemed to have a good time although I think Chad may have felt a little out of place with all of the homeschooling mommies. He ran off to play with the kids and I didn't see him for a while. We all sort of roped him into taking the 31st off to go to the fair. I have to admit that it is a great deal (the kids get in free) and it's something else for the kids to look forward to.
I didn't manage to make it to a vet for the little stray, but I found a clinic that is fairly inexpensive and it's only open in my area on Thursdays and Saturdays. So I will probably head over there with her on Saturday.
When we came home we all watched movies (We Are Marshall is awesome!) and then we made some wonderful steaks to eat. My picky kids scarfed down everything at the table.
Now my monsters are all cleaning. I am exhausted tonight because I did a dumb thing and stayed up half the night watching season 4 of 24. I have to say it makes for some pretty wild dreams when you watch a show like that before bed!!! So hopefully they will all finish quick so I can head to bed at a reasonable hour!
So sweet dreams to all
Love and hugs, Mary
Entry for September 25, 2007
Today was such a beautiful day. Heaven and I decided to take ROBINSON CRUSOE outside to the patio out front and read in the shade. I have to say it cured my drowsys! We have a little visitor. A calico kitten has decided that our patio is her domain. She showed up yesterday and insited on staying. I carried her around to all the neighbors houses and asked if they knew who her family was. Sadly no one stepped forward. I am gonna call around to some different vets tomorrow to see if one can give her a quick check up to make sure she is healthy and she doesn't have a microchip. Hopefully some nice vet will open his heart and gove her the once over at a discount as we really can't afford much more than that right now. I have afeeling we may be acquiring a new family member!
A lot of people scoff at our zoo. Currently we have three dogs, two cats, a bearded dragon and a hermit crab. I have always had a soft spot for critters and I love that I have passed it on to my children. As a homeschooling mommy I feel it is part of their education, and I have to say that I am really proud of my kids when it comes to animals. They treat them with kindness and respect, although they may need to be reminded at times to do clean up duty, they do it without contesting.
I stayed up a bit too late last night and almost slept through their live lesson this morning. luckily I remembered in the nick of time and both of my older kids were able to attend. Tomorrow we hope to make it to the park for our park day. The pest control guy is coming to spray so I am not exactly sure if we will make it on time but we will try.
Other than that there is nothing new going on. I have been reading a few blogs from some wonderful women who have way more kids than I do. The really put things into perspective for me. I thank God every day for all my blessings. Things could be much harder at home than they are. We are lucky to have 7 beautiful, bright and most importantly healthy babies (regardless of how nuts they make me!) and kudos to those women who wake up everyday with a heart to serve. I am in awe of their strength and patience!
For now I will close. Got some crocheting to do for Heaven's blanket before I turn in and the next episodes in my 24 series showed up in the mail today!
Sweet dreams to all!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
My five year old!
Today was such a beautiful day. Heaven and I decided to take ROBINSON CRUSOE outside to the patio out front and read in the shade. I have to say it cured my drowsys! We have a little visitor. A calico kitten has decided that our patio is her domain. She showed up yesterday and insited on staying. I carried her around to all the neighbors houses and asked if they knew who her family was. Sadly no one stepped forward. I am gonna call around to some different vets tomorrow to see if one can give her a quick check up to make sure she is healthy and she doesn't have a microchip. Hopefully some nice vet will open his heart and gove her the once over at a discount as we really can't afford much more than that right now. I have afeeling we may be acquiring a new family member!
A lot of people scoff at our zoo. Currently we have three dogs, two cats, a bearded dragon and a hermit crab. I have always had a soft spot for critters and I love that I have passed it on to my children. As a homeschooling mommy I feel it is part of their education, and I have to say that I am really proud of my kids when it comes to animals. They treat them with kindness and respect, although they may need to be reminded at times to do clean up duty, they do it without contesting.
I stayed up a bit too late last night and almost slept through their live lesson this morning. luckily I remembered in the nick of time and both of my older kids were able to attend. Tomorrow we hope to make it to the park for our park day. The pest control guy is coming to spray so I am not exactly sure if we will make it on time but we will try.
Other than that there is nothing new going on. I have been reading a few blogs from some wonderful women who have way more kids than I do. The really put things into perspective for me. I thank God every day for all my blessings. Things could be much harder at home than they are. We are lucky to have 7 beautiful, bright and most importantly healthy babies (regardless of how nuts they make me!) and kudos to those women who wake up everyday with a heart to serve. I am in awe of their strength and patience!
For now I will close. Got some crocheting to do for Heaven's blanket before I turn in and the next episodes in my 24 series showed up in the mail today!
Sweet dreams to all!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
My five year old!
Today was beautiful! It gives me hope that the long summer is finally coming to an end. This means that the busy season for Chad is also coming to an end (I hope).
We have been going back to church for the last couple of months. I have to say it's surprising how things are starting to settle into place for us. We also joined a local homeschooling group that meets every week. The kids look forward to it all week long and it really gives them a chance to do some fun stuff with other kids.
As for me I am starting to settle into my cooler season habits. Dug the yarn out again to get ready for the holiday season. Hoping to make some things for the kids for Christmas this year and believe it or not I actually am able to find time to do it!
The kids are growing like crazy! I found some pictures the other day from just a couple years ago and I can't get over how much more grown up they seem now! Before I know it my babies will all bear the likeness of grown ups! It is really bittersweet! The pic is of AJ. on his birthday, it seems like only yesterday we brought him home from the hospital!
Off to have dinner, Hope all is well with everyone!
Love and Hugs,
Mary
new pic
Chad and I on our way to a friend's wedding.
Back to school!
Our school year began a few weeks ago. At first I was rattled because I wasn't expecting the summer to slip by so fast without us realizing it. I felt guilty for spending the whole summer wrapped up in painting the house and getting things in order that I felt totally unprepared for the new school year. How ironic is that?
The kids are doing well, I think that they are happy to have new things to do. For some reason I am more at peace this year. Last year was very humbling for me. I thought my job was to singlehandedly take responsibility for their successes and failures. If they failed it was only because I failed. I was striving for perfection (I make this mistake way too often) instead of excellence and effort. The end result was chaos, them trying to please me and not necessarily to learn. So I am approaching this year differently.
So far so good. We stay on top of our schoolwork and try not to leave anything for the next day. (I am a procrastinator, my worst trait!) So hopefully the end of the year will be more relaxed than last year. We even do extra assignments here and there just to lighten the load for later. We finish early in the afternoon and then we put the house back together, fold a load or two of laundry, and start dinner. It's nice to go to bed at night and not feel like I have unfinished business. No huge "to do" list that got held over for the day before. Tomorrow is a new day, with new lessons and new experiences.
So I am getting more done this year, even have time for my hobbies again. Have a huge stash of yarn in the closet calling my name, would love to have some handmade stuff under the tree this year for the kids but we'll see.
Hopefully I will be back to update soon!
Mary
Hope the holiday was a great one!
Our school year began a few weeks ago. At first I was rattled because I wasn't expecting the summer to slip by so fast without us realizing it. I felt guilty for spending the whole summer wrapped up in painting the house and getting things in order that I felt totally unprepared for the new school year. How ironic is that?
The kids are doing well, I think that they are happy to have new things to do. For some reason I am more at peace this year. Last year was very humbling for me. I thought my job was to singlehandedly take responsibility for their successes and failures. If they failed it was only because I failed. I was striving for perfection (I make this mistake way too often) instead of excellence and effort. The end result was chaos, them trying to please me and not necessarily to learn. So I am approaching this year differently.
So far so good. We stay on top of our schoolwork and try not to leave anything for the next day. (I am a procrastinator, my worst trait!) So hopefully the end of the year will be more relaxed than last year. We even do extra assignments here and there just to lighten the load for later. We finish early in the afternoon and then we put the house back together, fold a load or two of laundry, and start dinner. It's nice to go to bed at night and not feel like I have unfinished business. No huge "to do" list that got held over for the day before. Tomorrow is a new day, with new lessons and new experiences.
So I am getting more done this year, even have time for my hobbies again. Have a huge stash of yarn in the closet calling my name, would love to have some handmade stuff under the tree this year for the kids but we'll see.
Hopefully I will be back to update soon!
Mary
Hope the holiday was a great one!
Just thought I would share the product of all our hard work reseeding the lawn!Hope everyone had a happy Fourth!
Ours was nice BBQ and family fun!
Happy Summer!
It has been forever since I have updated so I thought I would try to catch you all up on mi vida loca!
We finished school on May 30th and the kids all did very well. Everyone got very good grades and Heaven made the Honor Roll! The teacher and I decided to give Ashleigh another year in the first grade so she would have more of an opportunity to master some of the basic reading and math skills . She is so excited to be able to "show" Mack how to do school!!! I am waiting one more year for Nathan so he can do some pre k this year. He really needs to get a handle on his letters and numbers before he starts formal school. But I am sure he will do fine when he starts kindergarten with his brothers!
After a very long slow season Chad is working his butt off! Wouldn't you know the hours would pick up when the temperature made it into triple digits??? He doesn't really mind though as long as he keeps busy. He's happy that his days are full and he is able to do the work.
As for me I have been busy painting the inside of my house. I am sick of white walls!!! As of now I have painted the kitchen, dining room, living room, hallway, office and front bathroom (and none of them are white! tee hee!) This week I will tackle my room and then on to the kid's rooms and laundry room. Hope fully I will finish soon so I can get a break before the school year starts again!
Been taking a break from AVON lately. Just too much on my plate to stress about a business. When the house is done, me and the kids want to do some fun projects and I would rather focus on that. But I keep my rep status so I can still order.
Other than that it's the same ole same. Got two left to do doctor appts for and then I am done with that for the year. Poor AJ has to get one more shot, but he's a good sport about it. After that is done then we get to start all over again with dentist appts. Fun Fun Fun! Hopefully next year I will get all of this on the ball at a better time for Chad and school. It feels like I have been going non stop for months.
Well it's late and the little ones wake up really early, so I will close for now.
Love and hugs,
Mary
It has been forever since I have updated so I thought I would try to catch you all up on mi vida loca!
We finished school on May 30th and the kids all did very well. Everyone got very good grades and Heaven made the Honor Roll! The teacher and I decided to give Ashleigh another year in the first grade so she would have more of an opportunity to master some of the basic reading and math skills . She is so excited to be able to "show" Mack how to do school!!! I am waiting one more year for Nathan so he can do some pre k this year. He really needs to get a handle on his letters and numbers before he starts formal school. But I am sure he will do fine when he starts kindergarten with his brothers!
After a very long slow season Chad is working his butt off! Wouldn't you know the hours would pick up when the temperature made it into triple digits??? He doesn't really mind though as long as he keeps busy. He's happy that his days are full and he is able to do the work.
As for me I have been busy painting the inside of my house. I am sick of white walls!!! As of now I have painted the kitchen, dining room, living room, hallway, office and front bathroom (and none of them are white! tee hee!) This week I will tackle my room and then on to the kid's rooms and laundry room. Hope fully I will finish soon so I can get a break before the school year starts again!
Been taking a break from AVON lately. Just too much on my plate to stress about a business. When the house is done, me and the kids want to do some fun projects and I would rather focus on that. But I keep my rep status so I can still order.
Other than that it's the same ole same. Got two left to do doctor appts for and then I am done with that for the year. Poor AJ has to get one more shot, but he's a good sport about it. After that is done then we get to start all over again with dentist appts. Fun Fun Fun! Hopefully next year I will get all of this on the ball at a better time for Chad and school. It feels like I have been going non stop for months.
Well it's late and the little ones wake up really early, so I will close for now.
Love and hugs,
Mary
Road Trip!
A.J. is ready to roll!
Nathan trying to ignore Ray Ray
Mack and Ash (aren't they pretty?)
Silly Ray Ray
Ashleigh enjoying a McFlurry
Tristan and Heaven
The Time Has Come
In fear and anger we rallied behind,
A decision that was promised to restore peace in our minds.
Our sons and daughters left to carry out this plan.
Blindly putting our trust in the intentions of a man.
But as the dust all settled, by dawn's early light.
We began to question our place in this fight.
Now they are dying, brave women and men.
The integrity of a nation lost, far too much to comprehend.
How to undo this mess we have made? How to retrieve what we have lost?
Shame on us for our need for revenge. We didn't acknowledge the cost.
The time has come to say ENOUGH! No one can do it alone.
We must band together and make our voice heard!
To bring AMERICA'S children home.
A decision that was promised to restore peace in our minds.
Our sons and daughters left to carry out this plan.
Blindly putting our trust in the intentions of a man.
But as the dust all settled, by dawn's early light.
We began to question our place in this fight.
Now they are dying, brave women and men.
The integrity of a nation lost, far too much to comprehend.
How to undo this mess we have made? How to retrieve what we have lost?
Shame on us for our need for revenge. We didn't acknowledge the cost.
The time has come to say ENOUGH! No one can do it alone.
We must band together and make our voice heard!
To bring AMERICA'S children home.
Mary Pittman 2007
PRAY FOR PEACE
PRAY FOR PEACE
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Went to Girlie Girlz today! The girls loved getting all dolled up and they people there were awesome! After we went to McDonald's for McFlurries and then to walmart to do a little shopping. It was fun But I am exhausted!Things are fine here. Taking it easy this week as our school is off for spring break. The weather is warming up fast and I know that summer will be here before I know it! Am doing my preplanning for painting this summer. The babies decided to dig a hole in their door to their room and in their boredom they worked on that hole for quite a while, so now I must add a replacement door to the list of remodeling supplies.
We have been getting all our doctor appts out of the way for this year. I am so sick of the doctor's office!
Well I am sure there is more to post but today has fried my brain and kicked my butt so I will get you all caught up laterz!
Love and hugs to all,
Mary
Mack's birthday cake!
Mackenzie's Dora cake. Also made by me!
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