Here they are:
1. I want to stop being surprised when I see God’s awesomeness. I know how awesome he is.
2. Family Devo’s every night at 8pm in the Living Room.
3. Menu Planning every month. Right now in the works on my 3 month menu. If you are interested I can send it to you via my google calander.
4. Start and finish my Read thru the Bible in a year.
5. Start couponing again!!! Check out www.couponmom.com !! It does all the work for you and its free!!!
To all our friends and family,
Hello, I planned on writing a fabulous Christmas letter this year but didn’t get around to writing it, finding pretty paper and getting it mailed on time. So I thought I would blog my letter and the very few family and friends that read our blog can enjoy it.:)
What a blessed year, our year has experienced!! Just a few key things we have experienced this past year:
~ February 2010- 24 inches of snow in one night!! Pure delight!
~April 2010- Our family attended Lads to Leaders convention in Nashville, Tennessee and came home with lots and lots of awards!!! Hebrews 11
~July 2010- Kenny, Chloe and I went on our first mission trip to Baja, Mexico to stay the City of Children. What a life changing experience!! James 1:27
~September 2010- Chloe started 9th grade, Blake started 6th grade, Camye started 4th grade and Paul started Kindergarten. We are a busy homeschooling household. I wouldn’t change a thing. Proverbs 22:6
Chloe has enjoyed being in high school this year. She has chosen a lot of her curriculum and is enjoying her co-op classes. It has been quite an amazing year watching her grow in the Lord. The mission trip was such an awesome experience to experience together. She has also become quite the public speaker and loves to give speeches. She has also been working a lot by babysitting and cleaning. She has become quite the mature young lady and we are so proud of her.
Blake loves being in the 6th grade. His favorite subject is Science. He loves animals and has about 8 pet snakes that he caught this past summer. He is the typical boy loving snakes, outdoors and video games. He was baptized at our church this past year by his father. And what a feeling to have your son be your brother in Christ. What a blessing!
Camye loves playing with her friends. Her favorite subject is Math is enjoying her Teaching Textbooks on the laptop. She got her ears pierced this past summer. She is such a little mother and enjoys mothering her little brother. She is going to be a great mother some day.
Paul is our baby. He is cute and cuddly. He still enjoys wearing his footed sleepers. He loves his friends. He follows and imitates his older brother every chance he gets. He loves God and loves to quote his bible knowledge to his, any chance he gets.
I am going to stop there with exciting news on the home front. We have had a rough few months with injuries in this house. In October, Blake ripped his knee open..to the bone while playing at a church bonfire. Chloe broke her nose playing soccer and had surgery. In December, Chloe broke her arm ice skating.
I have to say this may have gotten us down but it has also brought to my attention how very blessed I am. Our family has had such a blessed year. I can’t even describe it.
We are about to embark on something new and exciting. I ask each of you to keep us in your prayers this year as our plan and pray is God’s plan unravels. Check back to our blog for more details!!!
Many Blessings,
Ken, Wendi, Chloe, Blake, Camye and Paul Rogers
Some traditions we have…some may be odd…but here goes.:)
I always shop till I drop on Black Friday. This year Chloe joined me.
We always put the Christmas tree up the Monday after Thanksgiving….and I have recovered from Black Friday. I guess I could say we put our tree up on Cyber Monday.;)
We decorate a gingerbread house.
My kids and my husband always open pajamas and a new Christmas ornanment on Christmas eve.
We always open presents first then stockings.
Kenny enjoys getting on the roof and stomping his feet and ringing jingle bells…so the kids pretend to be asleep because they think Santa is here.
We enjoy a Christmas Eve dinner as a family….menu to follow.:)
And I always ALWAYS shop the day after…:):)
Every year I try to add some traditions….
This year I am putting Wassail in my crock pot on Christmas Eve so that my house will smell Christmasy in the morning.
On Christmas Eve, this year we are hiding a pickle ornament to the tree, which ever kid finds they will get to open an extra gift that night. It will be a Christmas book to add to our Christmas book collection.
This year I purchased the gingerbread house cookie cutters..so we are baking and decorating our own!!:)
Paul and Lucille having a fun time at Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Texas.:) They defiently look alike.:):)
I can not believe with all our injuries Paul has not gotten hurt, as rough and tumble of a kid as he is. But he is not….praise God. The only slight not so much of an injury..was in the midst of the ripped-open-knee/broken nose/missed Ladies retreat was his cap fell off of his tooth..so we did have an emergency run to the dentist….other than he is good. He just keeps saying. I cant believe I am not hurt..its my turn. I say NO IT’S NOT!!!
Anyway…Paul is in Kindergarten this year and thinks he already knows everything. And I will admit he knows alot of stuff. He enjoys showing off his Math skills….all his addition and subtraction. And counting to 100 over and over again…he is my genius kid!!
His first year at co-op is an adjustment..he prefers to lay on the floor and take a rest most times when I pass thru. Fortunalty or unforthantley….his teachers know Paul..and quickly correct him and he moves on. He seems to forget that he is in a classroom setting.
He is taking:
Phonics Fun
Gym
Art
Storytime
Paul is known for his wonderful sayings that I have no idea where they come from…here are a few…
1. He walks into the kitchen the other day while I was mopping the floor and says, “This isnt even our home.” I said, “What?”. He said, “This world …its not our own…we are just apassin by. Up there is our home.”
2. Mommy, apparently the reason I am so bad all the time is because YOU never tell me all the right stuff to do.
Yes he said apparently…he uses huge words all the time. What a smarty….
Camye is doing wonderful and is currently not injured. Althought there for a while I did tell her to sit on the couch and not to move a muscle. At the moment she says her ankle is hurting and I am pretending its not.
Camye is doing great in school and enjoying life. She loves her friends, writing letters, and writing stories about our puppies. She is currently begging for layers in her hair./?? She is starting to care about clothes. We recently attended a Secret Keeper Girl Live show and she was so grown up their with her friends. I am so proud of her.
At co-op she is taking…
Literature
Natural Disasters
Geology
Gym
Blake is doing well. He did have major injury in October at hayride. That I will not put on my blog..they are already on Facebook so the world has seen them. He basically had his knee busted open and the bone was showing………
….Umm…okay no mother should ever I MEAN EVER see their child’s bone for any reason!!!!
Anyway, he was released from his doctor on Monday and was told to not participate in gym class for three more weeks. OOOPs….he has done gym and played in a parent/kid soccer game!! Sooo…the doctor said okay then..he is free to go!! Praise God this wasn’t worse than first anticipated.
Blake is doing well with school. He played on the Homeschool Hornets Soccer team and well….they had fun!! Winning isnt everything is it. And we watched the high school team win it all!!
At co-op Blakes classes are:
Gym
Revolutionary War
Literature
Natural Disasters
Yes I have a high schooler, it is so hard to believe and so unlike anything I would ever guessed to be. I LOVE HAVING A TEENAGE DAUGHTER!!! I will admit I was getting a little worried her 8th grade year. Things were not going smoothly..she was having an attitude. Not that she is perfect, but it is a real joy watching her grow into the young women she is becoming.
She is funny, beautiful and just lovely to be around. She is enjoying the independence she is getting with her school work, the parties and activites she is getting invited too.
At co-op she is taking:
English
Economics
Biology Lab
Young Girl After God’s Own Heart
She is taking
Algebra 1
Spanish
Shakespeare
Missions
History
Biology
She played on the Homeschool Hornets soccer team this year. And they were undefeated for 2nd year in a row. Unfortunatly she had her nose broken in the second to last game but has had surgery and was released from her doctor today. Praise the Lord!!
Rogers Family Adventure 