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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Happy Birthday

Today is my 7th child's birthday,she is 10 yrs. old.'Busy Bee' is always full of energy!She loves to read,cross stitch,crochet,can play several songs on our keyboard and wants to learn to play violin.
She was born at a birthing center with a midwife,she was breech(hiney first),which was a big surprise but she came with no trouble.She weighed almost 9 lbs. and was 21 in.
She is a joy and a blessing!



'Busy Bee' when she was 3yrs



'Busy Bee' 10 yrs





Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Our House

Our House
By Edgar Guest
We play at our house and have all sorts of fun,
An’ there’s always a game when supper is done;
An’ at our house there’s marks on the walls an’ the stairs,
An’ some terrible scratches on some of the chairs;
An’ ma says that our house is surely a fright,
But pa and I say that our house is all right.
At our house we laugh an’ we sing an’ we shout,
An’ whirl all the chairs and the tables about,
An’ I rassle my pa an’ I get him down too,
An’ he’s all out of breath when the fightin’ is through;
Am’ ma says our house is surely a sight,
But pa an’ I say that our house is all right.
I’ve been to houses with pa where I hadTo sit in a chair like a good little lad,
An’ there wasn’t a mark on the walls an’ the chairs,
An’ the stuff that we have couldn’t come up to theirs;
An’ pa said to ma that for all of their joy
He wouldn’t change places and give up his boy.
They never have races nor rassles nor fights.
Coz they have no children to play with at nights;
An’ their walls are all clean and their curtains hang straight,
An’ everthing’s shiny an’ right up to date;But pa says with all of its racket an’ fuss,
He’d rather by far live at our house with us.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Explode The Code

Explode The Code is a wonderful set of workbooks to teach kids to read,I have used them with all of my children except the three oldest,I didn't know about them then.My children that have used this series are good spellers.I teach my kids the alphabet and letter sounds and then start them in these.I also use You Can Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

My son and his sweetheart


Valentines


188 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion. (This total excludes packaged kids valentines for classroom exchanges.) (Source: Hallmark research)
Over 50 percent of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to the observance, making Valentine's Day a procrastinator's delight. (Source: Hallmark research)
Research reveals that more than half of the U.S. population celebrates Valentine's Day by purchasing a greeting card. (Source: Hallmark research)


History of Valentines Cards:

Friday, February 13, 2009

Ant Farm



We have been enjoying watching these ants.They are so incredible!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

A Parents Prayer

A PARENT'S PRAYER
They're only little once.
Grant me the wisdom to guide them down the path that their feet should take.
For I know that they can never turn back and walk those paths with me again.
Give me the wisdom to guide their feetso that someday they'll be able to walk alone.
They're only little once.
Give me the time I need to enjoy them.
For I know that after they're grown, I'll never have another chance
to tell stories and pretend at those tea parties.
I'll never have another chance
to watch them in a school play or sing in church, or to see them catch that first fish or score that first goal or hit that first home run ball.
Give me the time in life's busy scheduleto have fun with my children.
They're only little once.
Let me be a loving parent.
Let me correct and not just punish, explain and not merely scold.
Let me know when to correct, and how often, and when it's best to just look the other way.
Help me be patient and give me a gentle hand to mould them into better people.
They're only little once.
Let me be a good teacher and an even better example.
Give me the right words and deeds to teach them.
Help me to teach them about You and how to walk in Your ways
so that when they are old they will not depart from Your ways.
For they're only little one time,
only innocent and trusting and pliable for a space of time, one minute in an eternity.
Let me do my best for them while I have the chance.
Amen
~~ Author Unknown ~~

Our trip to the zoo.

These are some pics we took on our visit to our local zoo.We had a great time,it's never boring with our large troop:) The first pic is of the chimpanzee that enjoyed trying to hit us with rocks,sticks,and orange peel!He was so funny! The rest of the pics are of MY little monkeys:)












































Monday, February 9, 2009

Valentines

Valentines my kids made.


Ant Farm

My kids got this cool Antworks ant farm from their Granny. We just put the ants in last night,they eat and tunnel in the blue gel.