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Menu Planning Monday

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Menu for this crazy and busy week…
Monday- A friend is cooking for us!!!
Tuesday-Tortellini Primavera (Taste of Home guilt Free cookbook)
Wednesday-Spinach Phyllo Triangles and Pasta Salad (didnt get to this one last week) Light and Tasty magazine
Thursday- Hamburgers
Friday-Homemade Pizza
Saturday-Leftovers
Sunday lifegroups- Onion Onion dip (Tastefully Simple) and Wheat Thins and  homemade choc chip cookies

Thanksgiving Thursday!!!

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Here it is….
1. I am thankful for Apple Cider Vinegar, Alcohol and Peroxide that just washed off the black sharpy off of Pauls face, legs, arms and fingers.
2. I am thankful for my hubby and kiddos. They complete me. Yes I know I stole that from a movie but its true.
3. I am thankful for the L2L convention and the Ladies Renewal. They both have renewed me. I love it when that happens.
4. I am thankful for my Chronological bible that my Kennys mom got me for Christmas and I have just now been delving into it.
5.  I am thankful for my kids excitement to work on Lads to Leaders projects. Of course we are done with school books for the year other than Math. We still have to do school until May 8th to get our 180 days in. And I told them come up with something or I will pull out next years books. Chloe and Blake have started their websites for Mass Media. Chloe, Blake and Camye have all started their Faith Is The Victory speech. Chloe has decided to do Advanced Speech and has started 1 of 6 of her speeches she has to perform. We are also doing several other events but these are the ones they have started and all count as school. I really like the ones we do at home. Too many kids performing at the same time became an issue for us at the last L2L convention. Oh back to Thanksgiving Thursday….
6. I am thankful for MOPS and our grape slushie group. We are meeting today at Sonic for Happy Hour…1/2 price drinks and slushes.!!
7. I am thankful for Homeschooling, I know I say this every week. But I am.
8. I am thankful for my van…its old but it runs and is paid off!!! I think I may drive it forever.
9.  I am thankful for Robin McClowsky who does all the organizing of our Homeschool Co-op in Washington. She is great!!
10. I am thankful for the 2 little hamsters that have made my kids millienum. They are sooo thrilled with their little pets and are showing real responsibilty. Could be that mom said…if she ends up taking them..they are out the door..LOL!!

Our trip to Arkansas April ’09

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We traveled to Mammoth Spring, Arkansas to visit with Kennys parents (who were up from Texas) and grandmothers and lots of aunts and uncles.

Paul trying to convince Aunt Charlette that the dandelion earring are better than her lost gold earring…..anything for the prize??

Grandma with Chloe, Blake, Camye and Paul looking at pictures…
Camye and Blake having some fun on the stairs…
Mommy helping Pauly clean up his styrofoam mess all over Grandmas floor.:(
Aww…Kenny with his beautiful Grandma…

Womens Retreat 2009

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I just returned from a FABULOUS Womens Retreat this weekend. The group of women I went with have to be some of the funniest people I know. We did not get to sleep till 3am and that could encouraged our silliness. The topic was “Daughters of the King”.
We stopped in Amish Country on our way there…bought all sorts or antiques and crafty things. This is my friends daughter, Chloe and she was pretending to be Amish for a second.


Animals ..Animals EVERYWHERE!!!!!!

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We promised the kids that they could have hamsters if they did well at convention!! Well of course they did well at convention!! And now we have hamsters.  Cookie on the left (Blakes) and Sprinkles (name pending) on the right (Chloe’s)

Also while we were at L2L convention…these came in the mail!!!! Kind of cute!!

By now you all may be thinking that I love animals!! Well…I dont. Not at all. I like my dogs…thats it. 

Menu Planning Monday

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Okay….here is my plan…and I hope to be sticking to it!!!!! My 12 year old Chloe has decided to not eat red meat. Thats okay with me. But I told her I will not cook around her, she will have to prepare some sort of meals when I prepare meals with red meat.

Monday-Chicken Pasta Primavera
Tuesday- Roast, potatoes, carrots and green beans
Wednesday- Pasta Salad and Spinach Phyllo Triangles.
Thursday- Tacos
Friday-Pizza
Saturday- Leftovers~~~Going to a Taste of Home party…any recommendations??

Thanksgiving Thursday

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I am running a little late today but I am trying to get caught up from being gone for 6 days and getting ready to leave for 2 more!!!

1. I am thanful for my wonderful life. Okay it isnt always wonderful..but it is as close to being wonderful as it can get.
2. I am thankful for my fabulous family.
3. I am thankful for the great time we just had in Nashville at Lads to Leaders, very encouraging. I dont know about the rest of you but I need all the encouragement I can get.
4. I am thankful for the Womens Retreat I am going to tomorrow with some great friends I havent seen in awhile. We are stopping in Amish country first…:) cant wait!!
5. I am thankful for homeschool books that are completed already and our last day of school is still 21 days away!!!
6. I am thankful for only one more load of laundry….4 kids make ALOT of laundry in 6 days.
7. I am thankful for Weight Watchers….now that I am back home and stick to it.
8. I am thankful for my new Vera Bradley purse..okay I just love it!!! And its not new…more like 2 weeks old…
9. I am thankful for Soccer starting tonight….I think…
10. I am thankful for not getting any tattoos ever before….LOL!! Sorry but I am thankful for that!!
Thats it!!:):)

Homeschool Hatchery

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Okay we really arent a Homeschool Hatchery. But it sure feels like it. We already had 47 hens. Our Heart and Home 4H group does embryology projects every year. We did one last year to start our chicken farm. But for fun we thought we do it again…that was the beginning of March.

First round: 36 eggs, all BUT 2 of them were duds..they hatched yesterday, cute as can be BUT THEY ARE ROOSTERS!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!! We dont want any roosters.
Second round:18 eggs, 6 were Banti eggs that we didnt even want to waste our time with so we didnt…..the other 12 were DUDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Third round: Well now that we are going on vacation, we were given 12 more to try. Luckily my friend Carol has offered to egg sit for us. They have to flipped twice a day to ensure proper baking. LOL!!
So thats it….hopefully in about 20 days we may have 12 more hens. But the day we get back we will be recieving 36 chicks in the mail. Always fun to pick those up at the post office, but not as fun as picking up a box of buzzing honey bees. 🙂

Homeschool Science Fair

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Chloe, Blake and Camye just participated in our Annual Homeschool Science Fair.
Camye recieved a silver medal and her topic was Which brand of  Microwave Popcorn has the least amount of unpopped popcorn? Orville Redenbacher was the winner, but still averaged about 80-100 kernals per bag. I think we will stick to air popping our popcorn, we have average ZERO with our popcorn.

Blake recieved a Bronze medal and his topic was Does tempertature effect the growth of fungi?
Chloe recieved a Bronze medal and Best Of Class award and her topic was Do Middle School Boys or Middle School Girls have a faster reaction?