Friday, December 12, 2008

12 Days of Christmas: Homeschool Style

OK, so there are 14 days on this one, but that's because we don't do math as homeschoolers...right? Kidding. We do. And lots of it. Anyhow, the below can be attributed to http://www.waldsfe.org/Humor/12days.htm

To the tune of "Twelve Days of Christmas".

On the first day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Can you homeschool legally?"

On the second day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the third day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the fourth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the fifth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the sixth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "How long will you homeschool, YOU ARE S0 STRANGE, what about P.E. , do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the seventh day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the eighth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, what about P.E. do you give them tests, are they socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the ninth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "They'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E. do you give them tests, are they socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the tenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "What about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the eleventh day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "I could never do that, what about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the twelfth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Can they go to college, I could never do that, what about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the thirteenth day of homeschool I thoughtfully replied: "They Can go to college, yes you can do this, they can have graduation, we don't like the prom, we do it cuz we like it, they are missing nothing, we'll homeschool forever, WE ARE NOT STRANGE!, We give them P.E., and we give them tests, they are socialized, AND WE HOMESCHOOL LEGALLY!

On the fourteenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "How can I get started, why didn't you tell me, where do I buy curriculum, when is the next conference, WILL PEOPLE THINK WE'RE STRANGE? I think we can do this, if you will help us, can we join P.E. and we'll homeschool legally."

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Pay Twice for Half!


Have you seen the NEW Welch's Aqua Juice? Ingredients: Juice, filtered water. Yes, it's 1/2 water, 1/2 juice, and costs $4 a bottle because it's "healthier" than straight juice. http://www.welchs.com/products/juices-and-drinks/livinglightly/aquajuice

I suppose I could just skip the step of watering my own juice down--hmmm, yeah, why buy a $2 bottle of juice and add water, when I can pay someone $2 to add the water for me? Yikes!

Monday, December 8, 2008

Jenks Music



We went to school with these guys, and think they are great!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Random Sampler

Mmmmm, remember the Whitman's chocolates random sampler? My grandmother always had an open one when we'd visit...I loved it. It still exists, and that is not what I'm posting about. Ha ha.

RS#1: Does anyone know how to tickle a fish? Chayce would like to know, and I'm all out of answers. Are fish even ticklish?

RS#2: Dads are stair climbing motivation. Stephen walked by while I was nursing Payge. She wailed when he did stop & say hi, so I told her, "Go get him if you're so upset about it!" and put her on the floor...not expecting her to go far...
She took off like lightining, and made it up 3 stairs before she calmed down. She's never practiced stairs before, so once she calmed down & realized she was 3 stairs higher than the ground, she panicked. I caught her. Whew.

RS#3: My kids ARE listening!
Last night, we had dinner at one of Stephen's professor's homes. It's monthly--we love it. Anyhow, last night there were crackers out, and Chayce was sitting on a barstool by the bowl. A couple (married, work at ND) were having a conversation near her, and eating handfuls of the little crackers. Chayce pipes up, "Hey! Slow down! My mommy says you'll fill up on those & not have room for a good dinner!" Heh, heh. They obliged, she was right they said, but we all chuckled about it later when she was out of earshot.

RS#4: I'm posting this so I never forget! Today was Zach's day to read the scripture & say opening prayer in Sharing Time at church. It all started well, until 1/2 way through verse 2 when he jumped down & ran to the bathroom. I should have had him check before hand. Good thing kids are so forgiving & it was quickly forgotten.

RS#5: Speaking of scriptures, on a more serious note, I'm so thankful for them! I'm also thankful for blogging technology, as writing out my thoughts has been so helpful in my reading. If you ever want to look deeper into my brain, feel free to stop on by Nursing The Soul.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Black Hole

Don't let the black hole of greed get you this holiday!

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Force?

So, for those of you who don't know, President-elect Obama has promised Planned Parenthood that he would sign FOCA (the Freedom of Choice Act) into law. I'm LDS, but was thrilled when the Catholic church let him know that they would close every Catholic owned hospital in the US if he did so (see article here). It's definitely a powerful threat. Why are they so upset about this Act being signed into law?

The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would eliminate every restriction on abortion nationwide.

  • FOCA will do away with state laws on parental involvement, on partial birth abortion, and on all other protections.
  • FOCA will compel taxpayer funding of abortions.
  • FOCA will force faith-based hospitals and healthcare facilities to perform abortions.

Anyhow, we've signed the petition. Won't you join us?

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Christmas Photo Shoot

Had a great time playing with the kids & camera. Hope your Christmas is a wonderful one, full of family, friends and Christ. I'm excited that the children are getting older & we can explain to them more fully the birth of our Savior. Merry Christmas!


Almost a perfect "looking up" shot. Chayce didn't want to look at the camera.


I can't get enough of Chayce's smile in this photo.


This is where baby Payge says, "Are we done yet?"


Ahhhh, family love.


Isn't he handsome? Growing up soooo fast.


CUTE!!


My boy. :)



The two eldest. They have been such good friends.


Well, we tried to get a photo of the girls together. Payge wasn't thrilled with the idea.


She was caught off guard. Cute anyway, though, no?


Yay! One of the girls worked! They are both smiling!!


Darling.


Though she didn't enjoy the group shots, she hammed it up solo!!