I think it is the sinus stuff, going BACK to the doctor before we head out! Pray for NO more fever and that the doctor will give me a shot!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
arrrgggg.
vacation + 102.1 fever= crappers!
I think it is the sinus stuff, going BACK to the doctor before we head out! Pray for NO more fever and that the doctor will give me a shot!
I think it is the sinus stuff, going BACK to the doctor before we head out! Pray for NO more fever and that the doctor will give me a shot!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Because he preached...
So yesterday's sermon was on anxiety! Yes, I needed to be in there for this message.
Three types of anxiety-
He told him to eat, rest and recharge. Our bodies get wound up and need to sometimes STOP. We need to take care of our self physically.
This is Paul saying he is anxious for the church... sort of like you being anxious the first day your 16 year old drives off in the car, or the birth of a baby, or a tornado spotted a few miles from your house.
NOW... I suffer from all three of these and even the normal amount of NORMAL anxiety for me is a lot of times blown dreadfully out of proportion.
Cures for anxiety:
Not making our lives dependant on things- Matt 6:19
Not forgetting how important we are to God- Matthew 6:26
Not worrying about that which we cannot change- Matthew 6:27
Making my relationship with God the most important passion in my life- Matthew 6:33
Living one day at a time- Matthew 6:34
What I would have said yesterday is something flippant like "easier said than done", but that leaves the sin at my door! It is easier said than done assuming I am trusting God. I am not saying that I will never be anxious again--- I am prone to it! But I need to remember or be reminded about what the WORD says regarding anxiety and I am responsible for keeping it in check.
That is on me.
God allows human error--- we all make mistakes, all the time. But it is not an excuse for me to say or think that I cant not become better. To worry less, or be less anxious.
So for instance when I went into an eye exam today for me and the three kids, I did not expect to hear that my youngest has Strabismus, an esotropia. I didn't expect to hear that I need to make an ophthalmologist appointment and possible have eye surgery in our near future. I didn't expect to hear about patching and therapy eye wear or vision therapy.
Nope I didn't.
But.
God is in control- he cares more for her eyesight than even I do!
I cannot change this for her- God can heal her. God can give wisdom to the doctors treating her. But I cannot change this situation.
I will take this situation one day at a time. I will carry on....
I will have a normal amount of concern for my child looking at a difficult situation. I will learn all I can about it. I will pray for peace and wisdom and healing.
But I will not debilitate myself by being overly anxious.
Three types of anxiety-
natural anxiety (1 Kings 19: 5-6)
He told him to eat, rest and recharge. Our bodies get wound up and need to sometimes STOP. We need to take care of our self physically.
normal anxiety ( 2 Corinthians 11:28)
This is Paul saying he is anxious for the church... sort of like you being anxious the first day your 16 year old drives off in the car, or the birth of a baby, or a tornado spotted a few miles from your house.
debilitating anxiety (Matthew 6: 25-34)
this is the verse on why worry for what you eat when even the birds don't and it just is the kind of anxiety where we are concerned about things, or should I say overly concerned with things that don't matter or that we should NOT concern our self with! NOW... I suffer from all three of these and even the normal amount of NORMAL anxiety for me is a lot of times blown dreadfully out of proportion.
Cures for anxiety:
Not making our lives dependant on things- Matt 6:19
Not forgetting how important we are to God- Matthew 6:26
Not worrying about that which we cannot change- Matthew 6:27
Making my relationship with God the most important passion in my life- Matthew 6:33
Living one day at a time- Matthew 6:34
What I would have said yesterday is something flippant like "easier said than done", but that leaves the sin at my door! It is easier said than done assuming I am trusting God. I am not saying that I will never be anxious again--- I am prone to it! But I need to remember or be reminded about what the WORD says regarding anxiety and I am responsible for keeping it in check.
That is on me.
God allows human error--- we all make mistakes, all the time. But it is not an excuse for me to say or think that I cant not become better. To worry less, or be less anxious.
So for instance when I went into an eye exam today for me and the three kids, I did not expect to hear that my youngest has Strabismus, an esotropia. I didn't expect to hear that I need to make an ophthalmologist appointment and possible have eye surgery in our near future. I didn't expect to hear about patching and therapy eye wear or vision therapy.
Nope I didn't.
But.
God is in control- he cares more for her eyesight than even I do!
I cannot change this for her- God can heal her. God can give wisdom to the doctors treating her. But I cannot change this situation.
I will take this situation one day at a time. I will carry on....
I will have a normal amount of concern for my child looking at a difficult situation. I will learn all I can about it. I will pray for peace and wisdom and healing.
But I will not debilitate myself by being overly anxious.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Valentines: The RE- Interview
Okay, for this Valentines Day post Dave, my valentine, has agreed to be re- interviewed...last time I interviewed him was in 2009!
Carrie: Why do you love me?
Dave: Because you are you.
2011 Dave: Because I believe you are the one God picked out for me. You compliment me, bring out good things in me and help me with my faults.
Carrie: When is our anniversary?
Dave: June 28
2011 Dave: 6/28
Carrie: What is "OUR" song?
Dave: Here and Now by Luther Vandross
2011 Dave: "thinking..." " still thinking..." "hmmmmm...." " still thinking..." "I cant think of it."
Carrie: While dating what was my favorite thing to do with you?
Dave: (laughing) kiss me.
2011 Dave: sit in my truck and kiss- with a smirk
Carrie: What did I wear on our first date?
Dave: I do not know.
2011 Dave: I want to say jeans and a polo but I don't think that is right.
NOPE IT"S NOT
Carrie: What is the best gift you haven ever given me? (from your perspective)
Dave: your necklace (this was a necklace attached to a pig that said From your one and only...)
2011 Dave: laughing... as sad as it seems your printer- that you mostly cant stand most of the time. But is was a big surprise, you were not expecting at the time!
Carrie: If you could give me the perfect gift what would it be?
Dave: I would have to think about that...are you talking money, no object?
Carrie: Yes.
Dave: Still don't know.
2011 Dave: Ipad.
GOOD ANSWER! :)
Carrie: What is my favorite thing to do on a "date night"?
Dave: movies because we don't get to see them often but dinner too so we can sit and talk.
2011 Dave: dinner and a movie- but sometimes you just like to drive around.
Carrie: If I could go buy one thing today, what would it be?
Dave: something you wouldn't normally buy? I mean not like a diet coke?
Carrie: Yes.
Dave: you would probably end up buying something for the kids.
2011 Dave: an Ipad or a new table and chairs
Um true- but I have obviously gotten more selfish. :)
Carrie: What is my favorite movie?
Dave: personally I would say it is a toss up between You've Got Mail and White Christmas but I am leaning towards White Christmas. Um what is your favorite movie?
Carrie: um that is hard, I like lots of different parts of movies. Is your favorite the one you will always watch if it is on or that you will specifically put it on!
Dave: so is your favorite movie TombRaider?
Carrie: um maybe yes... (don't judge me...lol)
2011 Dave: I would almost have to say White Christmas, for the longest time I would have said You've Got Mail, but you don't really watch it anymore, but you watch White Christmas as LEAST once a year.
Carrie: What do you love most about me?
Dave: I am not completely answering your question... one thing I am completely fascinated with are your eyes. physical attributes...
Carrie: whatever
Dave: I love how you try to learn about things people like and incorporate that into something you do for them or get them.
(He said a few other things which he said I couldn't share...)
2011 Dave: I don't suppose I can say your (insert body part) laughing! What I love the most about you (are you typing everything I say) silence... I love how you really listen and learn what people like. It fascinates me and I think it is one of your great qualities, how you pay attention to people and try to do little things to make others happy... That and your love of themes, how you love to tie everything together.
Carrie: What do you think we will be doing on our 25th anniversary?
Dave: Well I guess we would probably have a party or go out to dinner.
2011 Dave: hmmmm. I am thinking either a Bed and Breakfast or a trip that just the two of us take. Do they have Bed and Breakfast's on Mackinaw Island?
UM YES... or maybe BIG, old, WHITE HOTELS!
New question..
Carrie: How do you think we have grown since the last time we did this?
Dave: I don't know how much I have grown, I think you have grown quite a bit more.
Carrie: in what way?
Dave: I think you are more patient, more organized, wiser in how you deal with family...
Carrie: Why do you love me?
Dave: Because you are you.
2011 Dave: Because I believe you are the one God picked out for me. You compliment me, bring out good things in me and help me with my faults.
Carrie: When is our anniversary?
Dave: June 28
2011 Dave: 6/28
Carrie: What is "OUR" song?
Dave: Here and Now by Luther Vandross
2011 Dave: "thinking..." " still thinking..." "hmmmmm...." " still thinking..." "I cant think of it."
Carrie: While dating what was my favorite thing to do with you?
Dave: (laughing) kiss me.
2011 Dave: sit in my truck and kiss- with a smirk
Carrie: What did I wear on our first date?
Dave: I do not know.
2011 Dave: I want to say jeans and a polo but I don't think that is right.
NOPE IT"S NOT
Carrie: What is the best gift you haven ever given me? (from your perspective)
Dave: your necklace (this was a necklace attached to a pig that said From your one and only...)
2011 Dave: laughing... as sad as it seems your printer- that you mostly cant stand most of the time. But is was a big surprise, you were not expecting at the time!
Carrie: If you could give me the perfect gift what would it be?
Dave: I would have to think about that...are you talking money, no object?
Carrie: Yes.
Dave: Still don't know.
2011 Dave: Ipad.
GOOD ANSWER! :)
Carrie: What is my favorite thing to do on a "date night"?
Dave: movies because we don't get to see them often but dinner too so we can sit and talk.
2011 Dave: dinner and a movie- but sometimes you just like to drive around.
Carrie: If I could go buy one thing today, what would it be?
Dave: something you wouldn't normally buy? I mean not like a diet coke?
Carrie: Yes.
Dave: you would probably end up buying something for the kids.
2011 Dave: an Ipad or a new table and chairs
Um true- but I have obviously gotten more selfish. :)
Carrie: What is my favorite movie?
Dave: personally I would say it is a toss up between You've Got Mail and White Christmas but I am leaning towards White Christmas. Um what is your favorite movie?
Carrie: um that is hard, I like lots of different parts of movies. Is your favorite the one you will always watch if it is on or that you will specifically put it on!
Dave: so is your favorite movie TombRaider?
Carrie: um maybe yes... (don't judge me...lol)
2011 Dave: I would almost have to say White Christmas, for the longest time I would have said You've Got Mail, but you don't really watch it anymore, but you watch White Christmas as LEAST once a year.
Carrie: What do you love most about me?
Dave: I am not completely answering your question... one thing I am completely fascinated with are your eyes. physical attributes...
Carrie: whatever
Dave: I love how you try to learn about things people like and incorporate that into something you do for them or get them.
(He said a few other things which he said I couldn't share...)
2011 Dave: I don't suppose I can say your (insert body part) laughing! What I love the most about you (are you typing everything I say) silence... I love how you really listen and learn what people like. It fascinates me and I think it is one of your great qualities, how you pay attention to people and try to do little things to make others happy... That and your love of themes, how you love to tie everything together.
Carrie: What do you think we will be doing on our 25th anniversary?
Dave: Well I guess we would probably have a party or go out to dinner.
2011 Dave: hmmmm. I am thinking either a Bed and Breakfast or a trip that just the two of us take. Do they have Bed and Breakfast's on Mackinaw Island?
UM YES... or maybe BIG, old, WHITE HOTELS!
New question..
Carrie: How do you think we have grown since the last time we did this?
Dave: I don't know how much I have grown, I think you have grown quite a bit more.
Carrie: in what way?
Dave: I think you are more patient, more organized, wiser in how you deal with family...
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Family Day at the library...
We lazed around all morning but decided to get up and leave the house! We decided to hit the library downtown- educational and free, minus parking! :)
So we headed downtown and when we got to the library we saw a sign for a free Valentines corsage making class! FUN. So the girls and I went to participate- Matt and Daddy could not be convinced to participate.
After we finished with our class we headed up to the 4th floor - the children's area. It was pretty crowded- not my cup of tea, but we stayed. We had been there a few minutes when they announced a puppet show in the other room, so we went to see what it was.
A celebration for Chinese New Year- they had Indonesian Shadow Puppets! It was really neat, the puppeteer was very good, excited about what he does and a good teacher. After he demonstrated and told a few stories the kids got to become puppeteers too! Emily was all over that! So Daddy was asked to be the monitor- the light behind the stage is very hot so they didn't want any kids touching it.
Emily was the sea horse- such luck!
We had a really good day! Emily got in a little trouble and was sent to her room when we got home, but she fell asleep and slept for over two hours. She pulled a tooth this morning and I guess she was just fussy, tired.. etc. I don't remember the last time she slept during the day!
So that is how we had a great day for just the cost of parking!
So we headed downtown and when we got to the library we saw a sign for a free Valentines corsage making class! FUN. So the girls and I went to participate- Matt and Daddy could not be convinced to participate.
A celebration for Chinese New Year- they had Indonesian Shadow Puppets! It was really neat, the puppeteer was very good, excited about what he does and a good teacher. After he demonstrated and told a few stories the kids got to become puppeteers too! Emily was all over that! So Daddy was asked to be the monitor- the light behind the stage is very hot so they didn't want any kids touching it.
Emily was the sea horse- such luck!
We had a really good day! Emily got in a little trouble and was sent to her room when we got home, but she fell asleep and slept for over two hours. She pulled a tooth this morning and I guess she was just fussy, tired.. etc. I don't remember the last time she slept during the day!
So that is how we had a great day for just the cost of parking!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Weekly Wrap Up-- Week 27
Monday--
We started out by doing our errands and I had a hair appointment at 9:30, I had the kids work on some school work at the appointment so it wasn't a total loss of time! We met mom at Panera for a little snack.
I went by house and picked up library books and Book IT coupons. Left and got Dave lunch, dropped that off at his office, picked up the kids BOOK IT pizza, went into Walgreen's to pick up more envelopes to mail rodeo stuff, ran by the library and then HOME.
AND I WAS DRAINED. So I rested while the kids did chores. We accomplished little but since I have been at home since last Tuesday night... there were things to be done! :)
TUESDAY...
Bible- the story of Samuel and Eli and Saul becomes king
--- Matt said that (talking about the Ammorite king who was going to gouge out the right eyes of all the Israelites on the East side of the Jordan river) that it would be freaky to walk into a whole town of one eyed guys! I agree!
We choose our LOVE CHALLENGE...
Math- check
Language-
FLL-- 3 lessons
FLL3---3 lessons
Writing with Ease--- one weeks worth.. It was Caddie Woodlawn, both Kate and Matt want to read it now so I need to go dig it out! I couldn't find my copy but got two at the library!
IEW- Kate finished lesson 4 and just needs to proof and rewrite
Matt's writing- This week he was kind of boring.. one of his sentences was " I built him." I asked him if we could jazz that up abit... so I said, "I built him to fight the evil forces..." and Matt said, getting excited, "the skeleton army!"
Perfect! Skeleton army it is... fight on!
LLATL- Emily made long vowel (Y) wheels, she had fun doing it... so I will print some out for the other vowels too.
History- the kids read Phoebe the spy.
Science- We are almost finished with chapter 10. FINALLY. I felt like this was a LOT of information! I will tell you however when I went to the neurologist., I could look at the posters and read some information with knowledge of what they were talking about which is pretty cool!
Wednesday...
I had my neurologist appointment and Dave got so sick at work that a co worker drove him home. We stopped at the library on the way home and got in just before the weather got really cold. We basically had the kids sit around reading library books all day! The did accomplish math, handwriting, ETC- Emily, and played a game together! But it was a lost day!
The kids did pick their LOVE CHALLENGE- Emily got
Write a secret note to your sister/ brother and leave it for them.
She was SOOOO excited! In fact she wrote one for both of them
Thursday...
Well Hubbie got up and got going~
I was shocked, but glad that he was feeling better!
We got started on Bible- Samuel and Saul
Instead of using the bible curriculum that just glazes over some stories we are reading right from the Bible right now... it is so interesting to my kids, you know with all the slaughtering going on! :)
Math- check
handwriting- check
ETC- check
Science-- finished chap 10!!! I feel like I have ran the gamut with those two chapters for some reason!
History- the kids watched three episodes of Liberty Kids- I am not overly happy with some of their "historical facts" but it gives the kids a sense so that's cool. We shall watch with trepidation!
Emily read amazingly today!!!!!!! YEAH.... Really, I feel like I should shout from the top of a mountaintop! I am so excited and so very glad because I have been so weary in this department, for so long.
Kate and Matt started Caddie Woodlawn and are enjoying it so far.
all three kids did their LOVE CHALLENGE without prompting today! Emily had a kind word to say to her brother and sister and Kaitlin was a peacemaker at lunch by taking a piece that was more over cooked. I really am loving this so far!
Friday...
The kids did math, handwriting and that was about all. We had a family funeral, so learning today was put on hold. We will get back to it next week. Thanks Vickie for watching the kids....
This was in a lot of ways a hard week, but we have a weekend to be with family and to just relax and gather our strength to face next week...
We started out by doing our errands and I had a hair appointment at 9:30, I had the kids work on some school work at the appointment so it wasn't a total loss of time! We met mom at Panera for a little snack.
I went by house and picked up library books and Book IT coupons. Left and got Dave lunch, dropped that off at his office, picked up the kids BOOK IT pizza, went into Walgreen's to pick up more envelopes to mail rodeo stuff, ran by the library and then HOME.
AND I WAS DRAINED. So I rested while the kids did chores. We accomplished little but since I have been at home since last Tuesday night... there were things to be done! :)
TUESDAY...
Bible- the story of Samuel and Eli and Saul becomes king
--- Matt said that (talking about the Ammorite king who was going to gouge out the right eyes of all the Israelites on the East side of the Jordan river) that it would be freaky to walk into a whole town of one eyed guys! I agree!
We choose our LOVE CHALLENGE...
Math- check
Language-
FLL-- 3 lessons
FLL3---3 lessons
Writing with Ease--- one weeks worth.. It was Caddie Woodlawn, both Kate and Matt want to read it now so I need to go dig it out! I couldn't find my copy but got two at the library!
IEW- Kate finished lesson 4 and just needs to proof and rewrite
Matt's writing- This week he was kind of boring.. one of his sentences was " I built him." I asked him if we could jazz that up abit... so I said, "I built him to fight the evil forces..." and Matt said, getting excited, "the skeleton army!"
Perfect! Skeleton army it is... fight on!
LLATL- Emily made long vowel (Y) wheels, she had fun doing it... so I will print some out for the other vowels too.
History- the kids read Phoebe the spy.
Science- We are almost finished with chapter 10. FINALLY. I felt like this was a LOT of information! I will tell you however when I went to the neurologist., I could look at the posters and read some information with knowledge of what they were talking about which is pretty cool!
Wednesday...
I had my neurologist appointment and Dave got so sick at work that a co worker drove him home. We stopped at the library on the way home and got in just before the weather got really cold. We basically had the kids sit around reading library books all day! The did accomplish math, handwriting, ETC- Emily, and played a game together! But it was a lost day!
The kids did pick their LOVE CHALLENGE- Emily got
Write a secret note to your sister/ brother and leave it for them.
She was SOOOO excited! In fact she wrote one for both of them
Thursday...
Well Hubbie got up and got going~
I was shocked, but glad that he was feeling better!
We got started on Bible- Samuel and Saul
Instead of using the bible curriculum that just glazes over some stories we are reading right from the Bible right now... it is so interesting to my kids, you know with all the slaughtering going on! :)
Math- check
handwriting- check
ETC- check
Science-- finished chap 10!!! I feel like I have ran the gamut with those two chapters for some reason!
History- the kids watched three episodes of Liberty Kids- I am not overly happy with some of their "historical facts" but it gives the kids a sense so that's cool. We shall watch with trepidation!
Emily read amazingly today!!!!!!! YEAH.... Really, I feel like I should shout from the top of a mountaintop! I am so excited and so very glad because I have been so weary in this department, for so long.
Kate and Matt started Caddie Woodlawn and are enjoying it so far.
all three kids did their LOVE CHALLENGE without prompting today! Emily had a kind word to say to her brother and sister and Kaitlin was a peacemaker at lunch by taking a piece that was more over cooked. I really am loving this so far!
Friday...
The kids did math, handwriting and that was about all. We had a family funeral, so learning today was put on hold. We will get back to it next week. Thanks Vickie for watching the kids....
This was in a lot of ways a hard week, but we have a weekend to be with family and to just relax and gather our strength to face next week...
Kyle was given his first pacemaker at the age of 8 days old. From his earliest breathe he fought for life and lived with a "disability". He had surgery after surgery always managing to keep fighting and to win over death time and time again. But on Friday, Feb 4... his body stopped fighting and he passed away. I am happy for him for as he arrived in Heaven never again will his heart fail him. His "spiritual body" will never be sick. He will be alive in the fullest of ways. He will be never have to fight again. He will know an eternity of a whole "body", a perfect body.
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.
-------Helen Keller
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Fair Trade...
Best Buy has a trade in system. So just for kicks one day I decided to SEE what my current stupid, dumb, wish I had never bought, has great reviews for everyone else, needs to be reset every ten pictures I take camera would be worth.
Nikon Coolpix S630 12MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Jet Black)
Buy new: $194.99
I bought this camera a year ago I guess I dont really remember, I do know that I paid less than 194.99 for it because it was the last of that kind and I had a discount, but I dont remember the actual total.. I am cannot find a blog post about it which is weird but anyway.
So I put in all the information and THIS IS what Best Buy would offer me:
Trade-In Estimate
Point & Shoot Nikon 8.0 Megapixels and Above Megapixel
CAMERA CONDITION: GOOD
OPTICAL ZOOM: 7X Optical
CAMERA FOCUS TYPE: AUTO FOCUS
EXTERNAL MEDIA INCLUDED WITH CAMERA: No Memory CARD
FLASH: BUILT-IN FLASH
LCD DISPLAY BUILT IN: YES
ORIGINAL SOFTWARE INCLUDED: YES
BATTERY TYPE REQUIRED: Rechargeable Battery(s) - included
AC ADAPTER / CHARGER: INCLUDED
INSTRUCTIONS / OWNERS MANUAL: INCLUDED
ORIGINAL CABLES AND/OR DOCK: ALL ORIGINAL CABLES INCLUDED
PC CONNECTIVITY: USB and/or FIREWIRE
BLUETOOTH CAPABLE: NO
EXTERNAL TELEPHOTO CONVERTERS / LENSES: NONE
Estimated Trade-in Value
(includes a Prepaid shipping label) Gift Card Value: $32.00
Mail Check Value: $21.00
Really, I mean really... $32.00?
I think that is ridiculous. I can understand it not being HALF of the value but really..$32.00!
So I will be keeping my dumb, irritating, doesnt work right, wont focus unless I bend over backwards camera and keep on! THIS time when I buy a new not dumb, not another point and shoot, camera it will be the ONE I want. I am willing to shell out the bucks.. And you might not understand that but my camera is PRICELESS to me. One day I will post why. :)
But for now I will go with my non- perfect working, point and shoot, I have to stop and reset it so that the camera understands it has to FOCUS on the object I put in front of it camera and take a picture of my kids!
BTW.. this is what CEO of Best Buy has to say about their new program.
REALLY, "future-proofing" your technology. I'm going to make a big dent in the $1220.00 camera I want to purchase with $32.00! :0)
Nikon Coolpix S630 12MP Digital Camera with 7x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Jet Black)
Buy new: $194.99
I bought this camera a year ago I guess I dont really remember, I do know that I paid less than 194.99 for it because it was the last of that kind and I had a discount, but I dont remember the actual total.. I am cannot find a blog post about it which is weird but anyway.
So I put in all the information and THIS IS what Best Buy would offer me:
Trade-In Estimate
Point & Shoot Nikon 8.0 Megapixels and Above Megapixel
CAMERA CONDITION: GOOD
OPTICAL ZOOM: 7X Optical
CAMERA FOCUS TYPE: AUTO FOCUS
EXTERNAL MEDIA INCLUDED WITH CAMERA: No Memory CARD
FLASH: BUILT-IN FLASH
LCD DISPLAY BUILT IN: YES
ORIGINAL SOFTWARE INCLUDED: YES
BATTERY TYPE REQUIRED: Rechargeable Battery(s) - included
AC ADAPTER / CHARGER: INCLUDED
INSTRUCTIONS / OWNERS MANUAL: INCLUDED
ORIGINAL CABLES AND/OR DOCK: ALL ORIGINAL CABLES INCLUDED
PC CONNECTIVITY: USB and/or FIREWIRE
BLUETOOTH CAPABLE: NO
EXTERNAL TELEPHOTO CONVERTERS / LENSES: NONE
Estimated Trade-in Value
(includes a Prepaid shipping label) Gift Card Value: $32.00
Mail Check Value: $21.00
Really, I mean really... $32.00?
I think that is ridiculous. I can understand it not being HALF of the value but really..$32.00!
So I will be keeping my
But for now I will go with my
BTW.. this is what CEO of Best Buy has to say about their new program.
----Brian Dunn, CEO
"Buy Back is essentially "future-proofing" your technology. You purchase the technology you want today, and we'll buy it back at a set price when you're ready to upgrade to something new. You'll know upfront what your gear will be worth, and you can conveniently redeem your Buy Back at our stores and immediately receive a Best Buy Gift Card."
REALLY, "future-proofing" your technology. I'm going to make a big dent in the $1220.00 camera I want to purchase with $32.00! :0)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
death...
Morbid. Yes, I know.
Do you know what your plans are for your own funeral?
I do.
I want to be buried in the CHEAPEST casket you can possibly buy. SAVE the money for the huge spray of flowers on top.. something VERY simply will do! Have people send money in lieu of flowers or at least make sure to take the flowers somewhere they can be appreciated.... don't leave them at the graveside. NO cremation! I gotta know my bones are dust in the Earth!
No big fancy headstone-- just enough so that you can find me to come visit.
DO not bury me in some fancy dress or stupid thing like that! I mean jeans and a polo work for me in life.. they will work for me in death! A little make up is fine, but NO more than I would in life.
When I was younger my grandmother passed away (my dads mom)... and she was my favorite! I mean she made me feel loved and like I was apart of the family--- sometimes I wondered at that young age with my family... Amy adn Brian seemed to fit, but I didn't. Anyway, when she passed away it was a really big deal for me. I missed school for a whole week. I remember being at the funeral and my best friend Suzy Johnson's mom MADE me go look at her--- she said it was disrespectful if I didn't! So I did. I remember her hair was all extra curly and she had on so much makeup that I could barely recognize her. THIS traumatized me. I mean to this day I resent that I had to go look at her. Gotta let that go soon! :)
Anyway, there weren't many deaths that touched me again until I was a grown up adn my great grandmother died. I did go "see" her also, but it took a lot and she was less made up--- PLUS I knew she would have liked being all dolled up and people looking at her! I faired much better as an adult.
So those were the only two funerals I have EVER looked at the person.
Until my husband grandmother died a few years ago that is... and I took the kids (this was their first funeral ever) up to see her if they wanted to -- which weirdly enough they all did. It wasn't as traumatic for them as it was for me... I don't know why it hits some people the way it does.
So three. That's it. I have been to a FEW other funeral but choose to stay in the back. Or I choose to not go. Disrespectful or not... that is ME.
So when I die... don't come if you are freaked out by "looking" or come sit in the back! I won't care! :0)
I am trying to be lighthearted when really this is such a serious conversation. People you need to be prepared. We don't know when death is coming. You need to have a plan and you need to have things organized. You need to know what your spouse would like, and you need to know what the next step is.
I for one KNOW that when I die... I want to be surrounded by my family and my real friends-- anyone else, I don't really care. When I die.. I want more joy than sadness, but you cant make people be glad! When I die... I want stories about me, but NO rose colored glasses-- tell it like it was. If I die before my kids are grown.. I want you to tell them the things I would tell them.. I want you to help them become the person God wants them to be...I want you to help Dave because Lord will he need it.
I also want when I die...to die in summer. I think maybe, just maybe your grief lasts a shorter time when life is growing and the sun is shining.. i think it lasts longer in the bleak winter, when all is grey and life is scarce. So if I could choose- which I can't, I choose all of this and it is written down for all to see---FOREVER.
Forever.. even unto death.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalms 34:18
Do you know what your plans are for your own funeral?
I do.
I want to be buried in the CHEAPEST casket you can possibly buy. SAVE the money for the huge spray of flowers on top.. something VERY simply will do! Have people send money in lieu of flowers or at least make sure to take the flowers somewhere they can be appreciated.... don't leave them at the graveside. NO cremation! I gotta know my bones are dust in the Earth!
No big fancy headstone-- just enough so that you can find me to come visit.
DO not bury me in some fancy dress or stupid thing like that! I mean jeans and a polo work for me in life.. they will work for me in death! A little make up is fine, but NO more than I would in life.
When I was younger my grandmother passed away (my dads mom)... and she was my favorite! I mean she made me feel loved and like I was apart of the family--- sometimes I wondered at that young age with my family... Amy adn Brian seemed to fit, but I didn't. Anyway, when she passed away it was a really big deal for me. I missed school for a whole week. I remember being at the funeral and my best friend Suzy Johnson's mom MADE me go look at her--- she said it was disrespectful if I didn't! So I did. I remember her hair was all extra curly and she had on so much makeup that I could barely recognize her. THIS traumatized me. I mean to this day I resent that I had to go look at her. Gotta let that go soon! :)
Anyway, there weren't many deaths that touched me again until I was a grown up adn my great grandmother died. I did go "see" her also, but it took a lot and she was less made up--- PLUS I knew she would have liked being all dolled up and people looking at her! I faired much better as an adult.
So those were the only two funerals I have EVER looked at the person.
Until my husband grandmother died a few years ago that is... and I took the kids (this was their first funeral ever) up to see her if they wanted to -- which weirdly enough they all did. It wasn't as traumatic for them as it was for me... I don't know why it hits some people the way it does.
So three. That's it. I have been to a FEW other funeral but choose to stay in the back. Or I choose to not go. Disrespectful or not... that is ME.
So when I die... don't come if you are freaked out by "looking" or come sit in the back! I won't care! :0)
I am trying to be lighthearted when really this is such a serious conversation. People you need to be prepared. We don't know when death is coming. You need to have a plan and you need to have things organized. You need to know what your spouse would like, and you need to know what the next step is.
I for one KNOW that when I die... I want to be surrounded by my family and my real friends-- anyone else, I don't really care. When I die.. I want more joy than sadness, but you cant make people be glad! When I die... I want stories about me, but NO rose colored glasses-- tell it like it was. If I die before my kids are grown.. I want you to tell them the things I would tell them.. I want you to help them become the person God wants them to be...I want you to help Dave because Lord will he need it.
I also want when I die...to die in summer. I think maybe, just maybe your grief lasts a shorter time when life is growing and the sun is shining.. i think it lasts longer in the bleak winter, when all is grey and life is scarce. So if I could choose- which I can't, I choose all of this and it is written down for all to see---FOREVER.
Forever.. even unto death.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalms 34:18
Monday, February 7, 2011
One thousand gifts a practice in gratitude... 3
103. for God's peace
104. for friends who pray with you
105. for a family that lived close
106. for doctors and medicine that have a place in this world
107. for verses that remind me
108. for a quiet Sunday with no responsibilities
109. for understanding
110. for my husband and each and every moment I have with him
111. for sweet kisses from my daughter
112. for reminders that my eldest is growing up quickly
113. for moments that stop time and a feeling of peace
114. for prayer warriors who spend time on their knees
115. for reminders to not take life for granted...
116. for people who donate their bodies so that others can live
117. for this blog to record my thoughts and days
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Passing away.
I remember coming home from having Emily... I have been in the hospital for over 6 weeks. It was strange almost as though the house didn't belong to me anymore. I felt like I was invading someone else's space. I had a baby with me of course which I remember one of my biggest fears was coming home with no baby. I had told my mom and sister in the event something happened I wanted all baby stuff removed.. I didn't want to come home and have to be surrounded with infants stuff. I know that is horrible but in the situation I was in I wanted to be prepared. I knew that walking into my home and seeing all those baby things would take me to an even greater depth of grief than I could ever imagine...
But thankfully of course Emily was born healthy as could be.... I walked through my front door with three beautiful children. I was thankful for the infant clothes, the tiny diapers and the plethora of reminders that grace a persons home when baby makes appearance.
For Laura I cant imagine. She has been gone for weeks and when she returns she will return alone. When she went to visit Kyle a few weeks ago, she probably left the tv on, the book she was reading on the night stand.. maybe Kyle's shoes were scattered on his side of the bed for all I know. Soon when she walks into the house knowing he is gone.. I cant imagine how that will feel. You cannot erase all the reminders of a grown person... they have touched lives for 40 years. They have ensconced themselves in your very being. You have molded and become like them changing habits and things about YOU as the two of you have become ONE.
Have you noticed that.... how sometimes old married couples begin to look alike? Have you noticed that you can know a persons Ideals and thoughts on a subject but after 10 years of marriage... you might not know them anymore because their thoughts and ideals have melded into "our" thoughts and ideals. It is a strange process, I don't think becoming ONE happens at marriage... I think it begins at marriage. I think we continue on this journey after the rings are exchanged, the glasses toasted and the cake cut.
So Laura has been with Kyle for years, they have raised a teenage son, they have a dog and a cat, his car sits in the garage. Kyle has a laptop and a book shelf, a drawer in the dresser. His shampoo and razor are on the bathroom counter.. his set of keys to the house on the dresser.
How do you do that... how to you walk into the home knowing? I ache for Laura... I am overwhelmed with sadness for her because I cannot begin to imagine what on earth is going through her heart and mind. I am glad that it was not a quick death, meaning I am glad that Laura got to say goodbye. I am glad she got to hold his hand and stroke his face one last time. I am glad she got to say the things she needed to say. His will is in order, perhaps some papers are in order... he would have taken care of that going into surgery of course. But truthfully right now, that matters little. It is the emotion. The sadness. The grief. The pain. The heartache.
But thankfully of course Emily was born healthy as could be.... I walked through my front door with three beautiful children. I was thankful for the infant clothes, the tiny diapers and the plethora of reminders that grace a persons home when baby makes appearance.
For Laura I cant imagine. She has been gone for weeks and when she returns she will return alone. When she went to visit Kyle a few weeks ago, she probably left the tv on, the book she was reading on the night stand.. maybe Kyle's shoes were scattered on his side of the bed for all I know. Soon when she walks into the house knowing he is gone.. I cant imagine how that will feel. You cannot erase all the reminders of a grown person... they have touched lives for 40 years. They have ensconced themselves in your very being. You have molded and become like them changing habits and things about YOU as the two of you have become ONE.
Have you noticed that.... how sometimes old married couples begin to look alike? Have you noticed that you can know a persons Ideals and thoughts on a subject but after 10 years of marriage... you might not know them anymore because their thoughts and ideals have melded into "our" thoughts and ideals. It is a strange process, I don't think becoming ONE happens at marriage... I think it begins at marriage. I think we continue on this journey after the rings are exchanged, the glasses toasted and the cake cut.
So Laura has been with Kyle for years, they have raised a teenage son, they have a dog and a cat, his car sits in the garage. Kyle has a laptop and a book shelf, a drawer in the dresser. His shampoo and razor are on the bathroom counter.. his set of keys to the house on the dresser.
How do you do that... how to you walk into the home knowing? I ache for Laura... I am overwhelmed with sadness for her because I cannot begin to imagine what on earth is going through her heart and mind. I am glad that it was not a quick death, meaning I am glad that Laura got to say goodbye. I am glad she got to hold his hand and stroke his face one last time. I am glad she got to say the things she needed to say. His will is in order, perhaps some papers are in order... he would have taken care of that going into surgery of course. But truthfully right now, that matters little. It is the emotion. The sadness. The grief. The pain. The heartache.
Psalm 103:8-17
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
9 He will not constantly accuse us,
nor remain angry forever.
10 He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
12 He has removed our sins as far from us
as the east is from the west.
13 The Lord is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
14 For he knows how weak we are;
he remembers we are only dust.
15 Our days on earth are like grass;
like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
16 The wind blows, and we are gone—
as though we had never been here.
17 But the love of the Lord remains forever
with those who fear him.
His salvation extends to the children’s children
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Embracing Our Lifestyle...
I have friends, blogs and people that I envy how they run their lives. I don't mean they have everything together. I don't mean they have perfect lives. I don't mean that I envy THEIR lives.
I envy how they run their lives.
THEY are in control of their lives. They make decisions for their family based on what their family needs. They order the steps of their day based on what their family needs. They have or do things that are best for their family.
Now I don't mean that I never do these things for my family. We do, but I still struggle with making decisions and worrying about what others will do.
***I still struggle with doing what the world indicates is necessary.
***I still struggle with allowing other peoples lifestyle to govern what ours looks like.
***I still struggle with thinking what I choose to do is wrong or bad or not the best judgement.
***I still struggle with choosing a path that is not conducive to what we want for our family.
*** I still struggle with not setting up our day and home to meet the needs of our family.
I plan on giving more examples of this in the coming weeks... but with this being the year of decor, I want to embrace our lifestyle of being a home schooling family. I go back and forth with wanting home schooling to invade EVERY area of our life.. but then thinking it isn't okay for our home to look like we home school. Of course those two thought patterns don't jive. Now maybe if I had a separate room for our schooling stuff I could of course mesh those thought patterns, but our current living situations dictates where our school room is. I have thought of moving the dining area back to the "real supposed to be dining room" area and the school room back into the utility room.
My problems lies with the fact that I don't like how big the "real dining room area is" I don't know how to separate out that space so that the area doesn't feel WASTED. The utility room is small, technically large enough for us to school in, but still small. So should I switch the rooms and just work it out? What meets our needs more? Or just EMBRACE our current situation...and let the school room be the MAIN emphasis.
Well Hubbie decided for me! He says embrace that we are home schoolers and keep as it... he reminded me of why I moved from the utility/ dining room in the first place. He said this is just how it is for now... anyone who comes to our house---KNOWS who we are.
So there you have it.
Ways I am going to embrace this is to decorate the school room in a manner that is whimsy and promotes learning! I want to not be ashamed of the wall of posters -showing what we are learning! I will simply display them proudly! It brings to mind the movie CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN- the new one, not the old one!
The father is an efficiency expert.. every year they rented a house at the seashore and the dad came up with a gimmick to teach the kids something over the summer. Well during the movie the dad painted Morse code on the bathroom so that the kids would learn it that summer! What a way to embrace learning! Now I don't want to go that far!
I don't want THIS....
I want a bigger white board---- I always run out of room!!!
You know but of course minus all the ducks. :)
GOSH I AM SO PICKY!!!!
Anhoo I digress.
Embracing our homeschooling lifestyle. It is important to me because it is so much a part of who I feel I am, and who we are as a family. I do want my home to be welcoming to others, I do want my home to be used for other purposes so there must be a balance that I can find....
What are your thoughts???
I envy how they run their lives.
THEY are in control of their lives. They make decisions for their family based on what their family needs. They order the steps of their day based on what their family needs. They have or do things that are best for their family.
Now I don't mean that I never do these things for my family. We do, but I still struggle with making decisions and worrying about what others will do.
***I still struggle with doing what the world indicates is necessary.
***I still struggle with allowing other peoples lifestyle to govern what ours looks like.
***I still struggle with thinking what I choose to do is wrong or bad or not the best judgement.
***I still struggle with choosing a path that is not conducive to what we want for our family.
*** I still struggle with not setting up our day and home to meet the needs of our family.
I plan on giving more examples of this in the coming weeks... but with this being the year of decor, I want to embrace our lifestyle of being a home schooling family. I go back and forth with wanting home schooling to invade EVERY area of our life.. but then thinking it isn't okay for our home to look like we home school. Of course those two thought patterns don't jive. Now maybe if I had a separate room for our schooling stuff I could of course mesh those thought patterns, but our current living situations dictates where our school room is. I have thought of moving the dining area back to the "real supposed to be dining room" area and the school room back into the utility room.
My problems lies with the fact that I don't like how big the "real dining room area is" I don't know how to separate out that space so that the area doesn't feel WASTED. The utility room is small, technically large enough for us to school in, but still small. So should I switch the rooms and just work it out? What meets our needs more? Or just EMBRACE our current situation...and let the school room be the MAIN emphasis.
Well Hubbie decided for me! He says embrace that we are home schoolers and keep as it... he reminded me of why I moved from the utility/ dining room in the first place. He said this is just how it is for now... anyone who comes to our house---KNOWS who we are.
So there you have it.
Ways I am going to embrace this is to decorate the school room in a manner that is whimsy and promotes learning! I want to not be ashamed of the wall of posters -showing what we are learning! I will simply display them proudly! It brings to mind the movie CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN- the new one, not the old one!
I don't want THIS....
Nor do I need THIS..
How about this peaceful, well ordered school room...
I want a bigger white board---- I always run out of room!!!
I know that I want scripture. One of the main verses we have for this year is 'hiding God's Word in our heart, so that we might not sin against Him"--- I cannot expect my children to learn scripture if I do not show it's incredible importance. I need to have God's Word be the focal point of our home- I want it in my decor, but not like this...
more like this
GOSH I AM SO PICKY!!!!
Anhoo I digress.
Embracing our homeschooling lifestyle. It is important to me because it is so much a part of who I feel I am, and who we are as a family. I do want my home to be welcoming to others, I do want my home to be used for other purposes so there must be a balance that I can find....
What are your thoughts???
Friday, February 4, 2011
Weekly Wrap Up -- Week 26
go check out everyone eles at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers...
Monday morning we got up, took Daddy to work, got our MONDAY donuts (new big hit with the kids!), took dry cleaning, ran by the post office, and got home!
MONDAYS are my get out in the morning and run THOSE kind of errands day.
BUT I got home and we started school- I didn't wait to do chores, I didn't start laundry, I didn'tlog into face book check on important stuff. I just sat down and started school.
BIG, HUGE, WONDERFUL difference!
So Brenda (I am thinking the chores moved to another time besides the morning is a GO!)
So just on Monday- 4 lessons of Writing with Ease done, 3 lessons in FLL (with accompanying worksheets I print out), 3 lessons done in FLL3, Emily did part of a LLATL lesson, handwriting, Math, BIBLE before we stopped for lunch! WHOO HOO.
Of course the day went down hill from there BUT heck, at least that got done.
I got on the phone and made 5 eye doctor appointments, 3 dentist appointments, 1 ENT appointments, a neurology appointment, and 3 pediatric well visits. NOW I JUST GOTTA KEEP EM!
My mom and sister, with my niece in tow came over... so we had a pretty good visit, sans my headache!
Tuesday-- well Monday night landed me at Urgent care and over to the hospital for a CT scan and blood work. The CT scan didn't show anything unusual but my white count was extremely high, so I am on antibiotics for whatever infection there is, pain med for my actual headache (which has only managed to take the edge off) and a decongestant for some sinus issue (which is making the original headache worse and could possibly be the infection!)
So I slept in on Monday while Dave took Matt to the ENT- which was fine (tonsils and adenoids swollen slightly low numbers possibly due to the tonsils an adenoids. We simply go back in three months to check again)
The kids did math, handwriting and Explode the Code (Emily) and that was that for the day.
Day OVER
Wednesday...
We stayed home in our COLD, COLD weather! BUT no snow day for us.. we used the opportunity to bust out the school books! We worked from 9:00-5:00, literally--- with a few breaks! We had fun stuff too!
It is Groundhog Day so we started our morning off seeing what good Ole' Phil had to say, see what else we did here!
All About Spelling--- FINISHED Level 1, Whoo hoo, onto Level 2 (I already have it, what a blessing!)
Bible- we started the story of Samuel and Eli.
LLATL---check
IEW- Kate is continuing on lesson 4
Math- check
Handwriting- check
History----read Johnny Tremain some more, finished the Matchlock Gun with Emily...
Science--- completely and totally caught up and have read and started reading THE NERVOUS SYSTEM... which we have already done some discussing and activity on...
We worked on our next service project...
We started Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends...
We started our MONTH OF LOVE...(I already posted on this here)
We used our Challenge Jars for the second day!
Thursday---
This is Dave's weird morning off once a month, so I was determined to not let it deter us from our awesome schooling... so we got up and got started at 9:00. HA. It was really 10:30, but we got started okay! :0)
I prodded Hubbie out of bed and he sat with us while we did Bible with the kids and then memory work.
and helped them with their LOVE CHALLENGE pick of the day.
We did FLL (conjunctions, quotation marks and review of adverbs)
writing (Kate did IEW and Matt wrote another Lego episode)
We also continued working on our science- by starting the crossword puzzle.
We read more of Johnny Tremain.
Emily and I started reading Felicity and doing a lapbook on her. I ordered the movie to watch, because no one had it....oh well.
We of course did math, handwriting and Explode the Code. CHECK!
Emily also did a unit on homophones because on Tuesday she asked me if her soul was on her foot-- she got confused when her gymnastics teacher said something about landing on the sole of your feet. SO we learned about homophones! :)
soul- sole
aunt- ant
beat- beet
hare- hair
meat- meet
She also got another book on her chart for LLATL! WE also started the next lessons.
Whewwww... then my decongestant kicked in and I was DONE! :)
FRIDAY
The decongestant I am taking is kicking my bootie! I slept until 10:00 because I took a dose at 8:00. But Dave had the kids get chores done before he left for work at 10:30. I got up, made breakfast, took a picture of our ICE STORM- no snow, just a little ice....
and then I went back to bed, where I stayed and the kids got LOADS of physical activity by playing the Wii.
But we had three awesome days! :)
Monday morning we got up, took Daddy to work, got our MONDAY donuts (new big hit with the kids!), took dry cleaning, ran by the post office, and got home!
MONDAYS are my get out in the morning and run THOSE kind of errands day.
BUT I got home and we started school- I didn't wait to do chores, I didn't start laundry, I didn't
BIG, HUGE, WONDERFUL difference!
So Brenda (I am thinking the chores moved to another time besides the morning is a GO!)
So just on Monday- 4 lessons of Writing with Ease done, 3 lessons in FLL (with accompanying worksheets I print out), 3 lessons done in FLL3, Emily did part of a LLATL lesson, handwriting, Math, BIBLE before we stopped for lunch! WHOO HOO.
Of course the day went down hill from there BUT heck, at least that got done.
I got on the phone and made 5 eye doctor appointments, 3 dentist appointments, 1 ENT appointments, a neurology appointment, and 3 pediatric well visits. NOW I JUST GOTTA KEEP EM!
My mom and sister, with my niece in tow came over... so we had a pretty good visit, sans my headache!
Tuesday-- well Monday night landed me at Urgent care and over to the hospital for a CT scan and blood work. The CT scan didn't show anything unusual but my white count was extremely high, so I am on antibiotics for whatever infection there is, pain med for my actual headache (which has only managed to take the edge off) and a decongestant for some sinus issue (which is making the original headache worse and could possibly be the infection!)
So I slept in on Monday while Dave took Matt to the ENT- which was fine (tonsils and adenoids swollen slightly low numbers possibly due to the tonsils an adenoids. We simply go back in three months to check again)
The kids did math, handwriting and Explode the Code (Emily) and that was that for the day.
Day OVER
Wednesday...
We stayed home in our COLD, COLD weather! BUT no snow day for us.. we used the opportunity to bust out the school books! We worked from 9:00-5:00, literally--- with a few breaks! We had fun stuff too!
It is Groundhog Day so we started our morning off seeing what good Ole' Phil had to say, see what else we did here!
All About Spelling--- FINISHED Level 1, Whoo hoo, onto Level 2 (I already have it, what a blessing!)
LLATL---check
IEW- Kate is continuing on lesson 4
Math- check
Handwriting- check
History----read Johnny Tremain some more, finished the Matchlock Gun with Emily...
Science--- completely and totally caught up and have read and started reading THE NERVOUS SYSTEM... which we have already done some discussing and activity on...
We worked on our next service project...
We started Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends...
We started our MONTH OF LOVE...(I already posted on this here)
We used our Challenge Jars for the second day!
Thursday---
This is Dave's weird morning off once a month, so I was determined to not let it deter us from our awesome schooling... so we got up and got started at 9:00. HA. It was really 10:30, but we got started okay! :0)
I prodded Hubbie out of bed and he sat with us while we did Bible with the kids and then memory work.
and helped them with their LOVE CHALLENGE pick of the day.
We did FLL (conjunctions, quotation marks and review of adverbs)
writing (Kate did IEW and Matt wrote another Lego episode)
We also continued working on our science- by starting the crossword puzzle.
We read more of Johnny Tremain.
Emily and I started reading Felicity and doing a lapbook on her. I ordered the movie to watch, because no one had it....oh well.
We of course did math, handwriting and Explode the Code. CHECK!
Emily also did a unit on homophones because on Tuesday she asked me if her soul was on her foot-- she got confused when her gymnastics teacher said something about landing on the sole of your feet. SO we learned about homophones! :)
soul- sole
aunt- ant
beat- beet
hare- hair
meat- meet
She also got another book on her chart for LLATL! WE also started the next lessons.
Whewwww... then my decongestant kicked in and I was DONE! :)
FRIDAY
The decongestant I am taking is kicking my bootie! I slept until 10:00 because I took a dose at 8:00. But Dave had the kids get chores done before he left for work at 10:30. I got up, made breakfast, took a picture of our ICE STORM- no snow, just a little ice....
and then I went back to bed, where I stayed and the kids got LOADS of physical activity by playing the Wii.
But we had three awesome days! :)
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Month of Brotherly LOVE...
So this whole month we are focusing on loving our siblings. This is needed as we have been having some *ahem* issues. I do not want the kids to respond to each other the way the WORLD tells us siblings have to respond to each other. IT is a lie from the devil!
Brothers and Sisters can be friends---- it doesn't mean that their relationship will be perfect, but they can learn to love each other and put others before themselves! This is really what it is about... their character is who they are when NO one is watching! Well this starts with your family. I mean it is easy to be nice to a child who just comes to play for awhile, but your brother and sister--- the world tells us NO way!
So enter the book:
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends...by Sarah, Stephen and Grace Mally
We started reading the book on Wednesday...
I made worksheets to go with what we were doing and I am going to make cards of them to go in our memory box so that we will continually be going over them.
I had the kids take turn reading and we got through the whole chapter. We would stop and talk about what we were reading. I then had the kids take the self evaluation.
In addition to reading this book over the next few weeks is our LOVE CHALLENGE!
I have taken 3 jars and written each child's name on one. Inside the jar are "DEEDS" for the kids to do.
Pretty much think The LOVE DARE.. which is what I based this off of!
I wanted the kids to actively be thinking about DOING for each other, to put their brother/ sister needs above their own. The kids were pretty excited to be honest. I am hoping that it will last through out the challenge and of course spur them on to better loving relationships afterwards!
Brothers and Sisters can be friends---- it doesn't mean that their relationship will be perfect, but they can learn to love each other and put others before themselves! This is really what it is about... their character is who they are when NO one is watching! Well this starts with your family. I mean it is easy to be nice to a child who just comes to play for awhile, but your brother and sister--- the world tells us NO way!
So enter the book:
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends...by Sarah, Stephen and Grace Mally
We started reading the book on Wednesday...
I made worksheets to go with what we were doing and I am going to make cards of them to go in our memory box so that we will continually be going over them.
I had the kids take turn reading and we got through the whole chapter. We would stop and talk about what we were reading. I then had the kids take the self evaluation.
I have taken 3 jars and written each child's name on one. Inside the jar are "DEEDS" for the kids to do.
Pretty much think The LOVE DARE.. which is what I based this off of!
I wanted the kids to actively be thinking about DOING for each other, to put their brother/ sister needs above their own. The kids were pretty excited to be honest. I am hoping that it will last through out the challenge and of course spur them on to better loving relationships afterwards!
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