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Lads to Leaders Nashville Convention 2011

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This our group that went. We grow a little every year!:)
Chloe waiting for awards…:)


Paul recieving his first ever award! He worked toward and recieved a Bronze in Good Samaritan.

Paul and his best buddy Levi! Both Bronze winners!

Cydnie, Chloe and Adam waiting for the action to begin!:)


Little Camye waiting patiently after Songs of Praise..even if she didnt place she did a fantastic job leading her song.:)


Chloe, Camye and myself waiting….the judges were deliberating!

Chloe overly excited for Saturday night award ceremony.:)


Blake recieving 2nd place scrapbooking!!!

Chloe recieving 1st place Scrapbooking. She will now be in Winners Circle Scrapbook until she graduates high school, which is only 3 years away…can I say *tear*?

Camye was already in the scrapbooking winners circle this year. She recieved 3rd place Winners circle which was against 4th-6th graders. She is only 4th grade.

Paul onstage and loving it!!

We had a great year! We had 2 puppet team this year and didnt win. I am in charge and feel we should have since our script rocked. This is my blog and I will say what I want. But I feel like their are ‘puppet politics’ going on in Nashville!! Maybe next year…>!!!!!!!

Wordless Wednesday..almost

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We went to the Cock of the Walk about one year ago today! It is in an awesome restaurant across from the hotel we stay at every Easter, Opryland. I know this is supposed to be wordless, but when have I ever been wordless? I just wanted to add this pic to my blog.:)

Deep thought coming….

The Ultimate Amish/Homeschool Experience

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We just got back from a fabulous field trip to Amish country. I have been to Amish country a hundred times but this was fabulously organized by a great friend Kathy Haggerty. This was the sunrise on the second morning we were there. My mom came up to go with us and we traveled in my fabulous 12 passenger van with 12 friends and family!! Camye being wrapped in a horse blanked by our great Amish friend Jonas.:) He was soooo entertaining, telling us about his and Edna’s RUMSPRINGA.

Camye, Ashlee and there new Amish friend.:)


The Old Order Amish offered to sing for us while we ate their fabulous, traditonal Amish meal…fried chicken, meatballs, salad, noodles, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, tapioca pudding and pies….

Camye and a great friend Hannah:)

Paul was most excited over the Amish dog…:)

Cant wait for next year…. we will have our new little one..so Kenny will have to come with me!!

Disney Princesses on Ice

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My friend Stacey called a few weeks ago and has SUITE tickets to Disney Princesses on Ice. So we decided to join her….we had such a fun time. Our friend Tammie and her daughter Paige joined us. My beautiful daughters….one more will be joining them soon. We already decided we had to take our new little one to see the Princesses ASAP.
My great friend Stacey and her daughters Elianna and Kailey
Me and my girls!:):) Arent they beautiful!!!
Camye was being a goof and not wanting to smile….:)

What a great week at camp!!:):)

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This was my 12th year at Camp Appalachia. I would say that I had a complete blast if I wouldnt have came home with the stomach flu. It was terrible. I came home Wednesday night and my friends came and got me at 6am Friday morning. Thanks Tina and Jen!! I truelly can say that I spent the entire week (other tha when I was sick, sleeping or eating) I spent it sewing! I dont even have very many pictures to share because I was so busy sewing sewing sewing.

Camye and Blake were the only two kids to go with me this year at Camp. Paul is not old enough and went Camp Granny and Chloe went to Camp Concern. Camye and Blake go to Camp Concern for junior week on Sunday. Camye took Clay, Sewing and Cake Decorating. Blake took Rifelry, Archery and Leather Making.

Our sewing class sewed sock monkeys and bible covers. Which I am ashamed to admit I dont even have pictures of them YET!! But since my sweet Camye took the class I can snap pictures of hers. Camye during the shaving creme fight!!

Camye and Bailey (her camp BFF) after the shaving creme was hosed off!!

Me and My great and wonderful and talented friend Tina.


Blake and his Camp BFF..Jason.


I love my camera!!!
I will post pics later of our sewing projects. And I almost !! almost got to start my wool kits I purchased last November! Someday soon…

Trip to the Good Zoo

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The kids and I went on an awesome field trip with our homeschool 4H club to the Olgebay Good Zoo. It was for Blakes Herpetology class but all the kids go to enjoy the field trip. I sometimes cant believe what Chloe does for a good photo-op!!!

Paul was so interested in this class, he did drop a snake on the floor one time because he was so nervous!!

Camye loves to play at the Imagine Vet Hospital. She loves to take care of animals.

Nathan Barkey, Paul and his fave webkinz Chocolate Bar and Blake watching the snakes and teachers!!


Amelia, Ashlee and Camye.

Blake was having a blast with his friends!!


Paul posing in front of the lillies..I need to get down a little earlier next year because they were all about gone.!!!

Teen Banquet 2010

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Last week I took Chloe, her “friend” Adam and another friend Carlos down to the Teen Banquet in WV. It was a 2 hour drive but we had alot of fun driving to down. Blake was a little on the bored side, but he was along for the ride. Chloe and Adam acting silly…

Beautiful kids and Beautiful view!!

Recieving her corsage…she was so embarrssed!!! I had to get a picture of that!!! Anyway over all they had a really good time..and I did my first match making with Carlos (20) and my friends daughter Chloe (19)…and so far successful!!:):)

Scrapbook Paper Beads

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My friend Brenda and I have been planning Ladies Nights Out for church for the past year. We usually meet at restaraunts but decided to try something new to attract a new crowd!! And it worked!!

My friend Danielle is very crafty and makes all sorts of beautiful jewerly. She also likes to use odd things to create jewerly and with this craft she used double sided cardstock paper!!!

These are what the girls and I created!! I thought they were beautiful!:):)

These were so simple. First finding paper that was colored on both sides and the edges. Cutting small strip straight or at an angle..rolling them tight and glue!!!
Our next craft is going to be saran wrap beads….should be interesting!!