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There is something undeniably sweet about grandblessings...and a grandblessing with a baby chick? Spectacular.
Here are a few things I did not take photos of....lunch with Jennifer to brainstorm Women's ministry and connect, Allie's final pediatric dental cleaning, Dad's dental appointment, Bible studies with both Allie and Stacia, impromptu date with Michael and progress on the foundation for the greenhouse.
Our days are getting longer, and those who don't sleep when the sun is up are getting tired. LOL I believe we are gaining 5 minutes of sunlight every day.
Summer is just around the corner when the coffee drive-throughs are giving out summery stickers! Right?
Loving my outside walks - when I can fit them in.
We took the Fall/Christmas/Valentines/Iditarod/Easter tree down. The sun has certainly arrived, and we know longer need it's cheer to brighten the house.
Pietro is too proud to scramble with the hens. He oversees their mealtimes! He's a great rooster.
This is the boys' year to host Mr. Gingerbread, but he's happy to enjoy a sleep-over with Livie and Willow.
Whenever I am going somewhere I invite a girl to come with me to drive. They are making great progress! This week we continued driving on our highway and around town. We added roundabouts, 4 way stops and busy parking lots which increase their parking confidence. LOL
We are so happy life groups have begun again. We are enjoying reconnecting with previous members and getting to know new members. Dinners are a great addition to the evening. It is making for much more natural relationship building. The young adults are always quick to pull out a game. Tonight, it was a "head bandz" sort of game. We spend the first hour visiting, playing games and eating and then another 20 - 30 minutes discussing various themes centered around loving God and others well. Members in our group range from 12 - 72 (81 if Grandpa decides to attend).
On Saturday we transferred the chicks from the Rubbermaid tote to the newly repaired brooder. This is an ingenious design created by Michael. They have much more room in here for food and water to be separated. At night they all huddle under the yellow heat plate. It has a top and is secured when closed. As they reach their "teen" stage, we open the top and they hop in and out and wander around the yard.
It's wonderful to have the girls home tonight. They had a great time at KrUke's. They earned some spending money doing a bit of yard clean up for them. Krista planned to take the girls shopping for Christmas and it never happened. Stacia enjoyed spending her budget at Metro Cook and got some really cool new toys. Allie spent her budget at Burlington and came home with some fantastic summery dresses, shirts and a pair of sandals to wear with dresses.
Krista sent home a loaf of the most wonderful bread from Great Harvest Bakery. This led to an impromptu tea party where the girls shared all the fun stories of their sleepover with Krista.
Stacia was the first to take a stab at the Fred Meyers parking lot.
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Check out the tea cup. I had a local potter make them. She originally went white with a butterfly until I convinced her I wanted the same glaze/look she gives her mugs. They are GREAT. Each of the girls got one at our Christmas Adam Tea this year.
OH! The girls turned in their final work samples for the year and I submitted their grades as well. They will continue ASL and Japanese through the summer - that's how we learn languages...and we have one final Brit Lit Tea to schedule for next week. That's a fun way to bring the class and the year to a close. I do wish we had a local tea house. It's been a great school year; and it feels really good to end the year early! LOL
OH! The girls turned in their final work samples for the year and I submitted their grades as well. They will continue ASL and Japanese through the summer - that's how we learn languages...and we have one final Brit Lit Tea to schedule for next week. That's a fun way to bring the class and the year to a close. I do wish we had a local tea house. It's been a great school year; and it feels really good to end the year early! LOL
Jennifer, a fellow homeschool mom, shared these thoughts on Facebook as she finishes homeschooling her youngest. They speak to me as we begin planning for Stacia's Senior year. "I've been so busy with the journey, that the ending has taken me by surprise. The days are long but the years are short." I plan to stay fully engaged in the journey, but I want to remember to celebrate the milestones as we finish this family journey of homeschooling.....we do have several grands who are homeschooling, maybe I can offer myself as a pinch teacher. I really am quite befuddled to realize this is our BABY'S senior year we're planning.
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