OVERHEARD....

A list of a FEW things I have heard said in the last week....

1. "When I get older I am going to have ARMS of tattoos."-Said by Malachi to Gabe while in the backseat of the car. Malachi had put on about 20 tattoos that day an was LOVING THEM!!!!

2. "Have you ever seen WIFE SWAP? If you have then you have seen ME. I was on that show."- said by Zeek to a boy in front of his "cool cousin" Sebastians house. I was LISTENING to see what they were talking about and almost CHOKED...Soooo FUNNY!!!

3. "Mom- There is a picture of someone graduating on top of the TV."-said by Malachi when he saw a new pic of HIMSELF on top of the TV!!!!

Those were a few of the FUNNY ones I heard this week!!!

A "learning" experience....

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Thursday night we came FULL circle.

At the beginning of this schoolyear we THOUGHT it would be beneficial for Malachi to go to the free Pre-K program at the preschool.

WE THOUGHT....

If I am honest I really thought it would give me extra time in the day for Zeek and Shashas lessons....It didn't!

It really just DISRUPTED our schedule and DIDN'T fit into our lives.

He was supposed to be there by 9.

We NORMALLY would have started school BEFORE 9.

BUT-because he had to be dressed and "EMOTIONALLY" ready for school... we rarely started school before 9:30 an then had to STOP our lessons to go get him by 12.

NOT so easy for OUR schedule!

Poor guy rarely wanted to go because he KNEW that the other kids were AT HOME learning.

Another thing that made it hard was our bible study.

I like to do it 1st thing in school...BEFORE we do ANYTHING else.

But with Malachi in school..we couldn't do it 1st thing an it got "put off" till after he got home an then sometimes ..DIDN't get done at all!

BUT we made it and MALACHI "graduated"...I had to bribe him at the end-But he DID it!
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An so there it was...our "learning" experience in pre-k.

Yet another REASSURANCE that WE ARE HOMESCHOOLERS!!!!!

Talking her DOWN.....

Shashamane is a DRAMATIC little girl.

The other day she came to me with a small rash in her hairline...NO BIG DEAL! Right?

WRONG! LATER that day she came to me with a small "problem".

ACTUALLY...She came to me TOTALLY freaking out.

She had laid back on her head and felt a small LUMP.

She came to me in a panic.

She RAN into my room and said in her little raspy voice..."Mom, Whats wrong with me? I have a BIG BUMP on the back of my head. Is it ok? What if its NOT ok? Mom, What are we going to DO?"

She was BAWLING....the sweet child was BAWLING because she was worried.

AT this point...being a BIT of a HYPOCHONDRIAC myself...I swallowed hard and said "Turn around."

An there it was...a swollen lymph node!

And of course, like every CRAZY parent, my mind immediately goes to all the HORRIBLE things that could be wrong.

In these moments-HER short life flashes before my eyes.(As I read that NOW ..It DOES seem crazy!) LOL

All the while she is feeling the swollen bump on her head an looking at me with her SWEET doe eyes, CRYING, saying-"What if its NOT alright? What if it is SERIOUS?"

I put on my best "I'm the MOM, an I KNOW that it will be OK" face an say..."Calm Down, God always protects us."

She UNCONVINCINGLY looks at me and is having a PANIC ATTACK!!!

My 6 year old was standing there having a PANIC ATTACK!

I convinced her to get in the warm bath and BREATHE.

In, Out, In, Out, In, Out......

We washed her hair and stopped the WORLD for our PRECIOUS GIRL.

It really was an Eye-Opening experience for me.

It made me THINK.

It made me STOP and APPRECIATE her.

It made me want to "put a brick on her head", like my Dad used to say.

What a sweet, neurotic, sissy Bear.

So cute, so worried!!!

I love her more than words could say.

My Mom used to say I would NEVER understand what it is like REALLY LOVE someone LIKE THAT- UNTIL I had a child.

NOW- with 4 of my own....I UNDERSTAND that LOVE for a child.


PS.... I took her to the Doctor and he said he thought it was a bug bite and gave her some medicine and cream.

Secret Summer School AND feeding the Hungry

I am soooo excited!!!!

This site is AMAZING...It feeds the hungry AND makes you SMARTER!!!

Its a site called freerice.com...you play a game an for every RIGHT answer-THEY DONATE 10 grains of rice.

We are going to play all summer and see how much we can "earn".

Secret Summer school...PERFECT!!!!

www.freerice.com

"Fabulous Book" Friday...

This book CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!

It is so well written and from a BIBLICAL point of view.

If your looking for a book to "get into" this summer...I vote on THIS one!!!

My copy is so written in and highlighted that I cant even THINK about buying a new one.

Karol Ladd also writes other books: The power of a POSITIVE wife, friend, etc.

ALL OF THEM ARE GREAT!!!

Ladies, I can't STRESS this enough,
RUN to your Barnes and Noble and BUY IT!!!!

Happy Reading!

Just a "little" wet....

Ok...we get it.
We NEEDED the rain!
But- Enough already!!!!
In the last 4 days weve gotten 24 inches of rain!!!!
Thats right...24inches!
We officially live on a houseboat!!!

E-Pals.....Too Funny!

From Zeek to Emily


Emily talking to Zeke for the first time

A is for ARK

Its been POURING here in "sunny" St. Augustine for 2 WHOLE days now!!

AFTER SCHOOL-We've been on "Rain" walks, collected rain water, jumped in puddles, gone to homeschool PE,and done PLENTY of art!

Our gardens are DROWNING....Or kids are STIR CRAZY!!!

Any ideas for RAINY DAY play????

I think we will need it....Its supposed to rain till SATURDAY.

If your looking for us then...we might ALREADY be on our ARK!!!

I TOLD YOU!!!!

Shes a polka-dot princess....

Sweet polka-dot girl!

MVP....Again!

Last Saturday Zeek was MVP of his flag football team!!!!

AGAIN!!!!

He got 2 touchdowns, 1 safety, and 1 interception TO a touchdown!!!!

I have NEVER seen him try SO HARD at something.

He was amazing!!!!

We LOVE YOU ZEEK!!!!

My heart was SWOLLEN with pride....AMAZING!