Hey There!

Wow! Well, here I am back a year later! Has it really been a year? Well I am willing to try to be here every day to keep you posted with my daily routine of a homeschool mom.
It seems Facebook has taken over my life and replaced this blog. So sorry!!! I will make a valid effort to be here for you on a more stable basis. So until later, we shall see each other again, soon!!!!

So wow, I can't beleive it's been a year since I have been here, so much has been going on, I have cable internet now, so I am faster than a speeding bullet, no, wait, that's Super Man, and I, I am WONDERFUL WOMAN!
Any way, I will try to check in here more often, I want to start some veggie recipes and maybe do some videos for You tube??? We;ll see what blossoms...
Ta ta for now :)

Lupines

Love the Lupines!!! I can't wait until mine bloom!!!

Wow!

Hello everyone! Wow! Can you believe that it has been ONE YEAR! since I last posted!
Thanks to a close friend who left a post, I jusr can't believe it has been that long.
Well, all I can say is taht I have been quite busy.
Homeschooling has kept me quite busy, plus I have been working with Adventurers this year. I have been involved with our CHIP program at church. I will update this site so you can check out CHIP for yourself. CHIP = Coronary Health Improvement Project.
I also have been having issues with my computer. I will make it a point to update this thing ASAP. School is just about done, then I will have lots of time....

Linda

Here's Peep!

Returned Peep to the wild on May 14, 2007.
Good-bye, Peep!

My Tadpoles

Here are some more pics of the little babies! I am still waiting for them to morph into little SPRING PEEPERS!!

Here is a pic of what they should grow up to be! Aren't they the cutest???

Been a Long Time

Ok, Ok, I have been away, get over it.
I do have some news!! I am the PROUD mamma of 5 spring peeper tadpoles!! 5!!!
So far they are doing nicely, I have been feeding them boiled lettuce and goldfish food.
We are hoping they will survive so we can hear their lovely spring sounds!!

I will post a few pics asap!

Am I Still Alive?

Wow! Yes, I am still alive, although I am sure you have thought otherwise. I have been extra busy these past months. I can't believe I just typed MONTHS! The proverbial clock keeps ticking.
So much going on, I am enjoying the homeschool thing with my daughter, and she is too!
School really takes up a lot of time! The day goes by so fast, then it's time to think about making dinner, and then time for bed. I am poohpt by that time, and don't even want to look at the computer. That's why I have been neglecting my blog, sorry...
Snow finally came to our neck of the woods, although it was followed by sleet, and lots of it. So needless to say, it was not much fun to play in. We are getting hannered right now with more snow tonight, we are expecting 6 inches or more!! Yippeeeee :o)
I entered the HGTV Dream Home contest, who knows! I could win!!! The house is totally furnished and is located in Colorado! WOW! See ya later!!

Been a While

Hey! I love the smell of school! The pencils, and paper, and books! And especially crayons! mmm
We have been busy at work, H loves to do the school work, although she still doesn't want to draw!!!! I need to work on that.
hey, some interesting news!! We will finally be getting our wood stove installed!!! yes, our stove pipe will be put in our roof this Sunday!!!!! I have my fire stick all ready to go! And we have wood!!!!!
Just thought you'd want to know!

And of course...

You can't have a fire without S'MORES!!! especially when you make them with homemade marshmallows!

I Love Camping!

Now, this is a fire! Went camping in August and it rained, rained, rained!!! Did I ever mention that i hate camping in the rain? Everything is damp, and the fire is not so cozy when you're holding an umbrella! But we had some fun in spite of it all :o) We have yet another camping trip planned and by golly! it better not rain!!! When we got home it rained, the next day it rained and the next. We didn't get to put our tent up again till Wed. to dry it out! I hate camping in the rain!

Can You Smell The Smoke?

Ahhh, I can just hear the cracklin' and I can smell the smoke! I just love a good camp fire!! Where are those SUPERLINKS and marshmallows??

Ahhh, Summer! I miss it already. Although I must admit, I like Autumn better. Cooler nights for sitting around a fire, smelling the wood smoke. Crisp mornings, the smell of the leaves. I guess I like it better than Summer? I am waiting to get busy in the kitchen baking! I like anything with pumpkin or apples. I like to make applsauce, especially. It is so tasty when it's warm. And then there's the smell of homemade bread in the oven, can you just smell it now?
I like to wear sweaters, too. And courderoy, and jackets. I like to take walks along dirt roads, and take in all the trees showing off their new outfits that all too quickly fade away.
Camping in the fall is great! Perfect sleeping weather and the fires! m, m, m, and you can;t go camping without taking along homemade marshmallows! Toasted over the fire, placed ever so gently on a graham cracker fitted with a square of (dare i say it?) chocolate, then down the hatch! Followed by a warm mug of spiced cider. Oh, I better stop, before I get depressed and wish Summer to hurry along. I don't want the seasons to hurry, Hannah is growing too fast, and soon she will be out the door :o( I am a bit anxious about homeschooling her, excited too. It just seems like so much stuff to teacher. Her stuff came in the mail this week, and I can't believe it's kindergarten curriculum??? Imean, what happened to fingerpainting, and drawing, and playing!!! Those are the things I did in kindergarten for half the day I might add! Now it looks like it will be a whole day of stuff! They are even expecting the kid to learn to read!!!! C'mon! when can kids be kids???? There is plenty of time to learn to read!!! Oh, I guess I am getting up on my soap-box, sorry. I am looking into other avenues of homeschooling, in case I decide to continue with it. Like a Christian-based curriculum, instead of the public school kind. I really don't like the books they sent for her to read!!! Fairy Tales, etc. I don't wanna read untrue fantasy stuff to her. She likes real stories about animals, and people. NOw don't tell me she won't develop an imagination! She has a very healthy one right now! She seems to be fascinated with science, using a magnifying glass, and watching birds, and digging in the garden, stuff like that. She loves to look thru the binoculars, too.
Well, I have come to an end, if I don't stop now, I will run out of sleep time. Until we meet again, ta ta...

Time waits for NO ONE!

Well, sorry that I have been away from here for so long. I just can't believe that SUMMER is almost over! I am starting a new venture, I will be homeschooling my daughter this year in Kindergarten and I am quite nervous about it. Not just the fact that all my spare time will now be pushed to the back burner, which is going to be hard for me, but that I will be my little one's TEACHER! I am praying that I can make school fun for her. So far, she is excited about "doing school stuff". We started to do some "school papers" to wet her appetite, and she seems to enjoy it. We are planning a camping trip with some friends, and then school begins!!!
Well, I need to go, I have things to dooooo! I ask for your prayers!

Look what dropped down right in front of meeeee!!

This Cicada was HUGE! it almost knocked me over!!!

Pooches!

Here is the best little dog ever!! I call her Pooches. This kind of dog I could handle!
No poopit!!

Summer Sunflowers!

I just love sunflowers! Don't you? I plant lots and lots of them every year, only for half of them to be dug up by hungry critters! I just like to look at the way the flowers open up , and then watch the busy honeybees crawl all over them! Did you ever notice how the flower follows the sun, even on cloudy days? Watch one next time, it's uncanny!
Then when it's time to harvest the seeds! If I can get to them before the squirrels do, then we have seeds! But those critters are quick and they are up way before me in the mornings.
They remind me that Fall is right around the corner and cool crisp days are ahead. I think Fall is my favorites time of year with Spring close behind. Fall is when I can start baking again, and my family unit loves apple pies and homemade applesauce.
Well, that's all for now, keep checking back for more interesting stuff!! :o)

Here's a cute little craft I have been working on. They're called "yoyo flowers". Aren't they cute?? I have yoyo's all over my house. They are so easy to sew, and you can take them anywhere and work on them, so compact!