Updates on Life and Homeschooling

Wow it's been a long time since I posted anything. The last post I see was back in March of 2009 and now it's almost the end of 2010. I doubt anyone will read this but that's ok I'll still post LOL.

Hubby just got a full time job recently. It has been over two and half years since his last employment let everyone go. This new job isn't the best job and it does pay less than his unemployment did but we are very thankful for it! Today his insurance will kick in. God I know has a plan for us and just like always we will get through!

Homeschooling, we are now in our sixth year of homeschooling. It's been a long road and a lot of learning. Both for the boys and myself. We are still learning as we go. I can't believe it's been this long already. We've had our ups and downs and I am sure that will continue but it's all been worth it.

My oldest is now ten years old! He will actually be eleven in March. The boys are growing up to be individuals of their own. My oldest is a lot like me and sometimes that makes us argue more LOL. He isn't a bad kid he just likes to think he's always right just like his mama used to (and sometimes still thinks) when she was a kid. He is very smart and very much a visual and auditory learner (also like me) he likes to try and be as independent as he can be. He does a lot of his school work on his own and only comes to me for help or to check his work. But there are times he still wants to just hang out with mom (and dad too LOL). He plays guitar and loves video games and Lego's!

My baby boy (though he isn't a baby any more LOL) will soon be nine years old (in Jan.). He is my little clown. He loves to make people smile and will do anything to get a laugh out of people. He doesn't care if you are laughing at him or what he just wants to get you to smile. He is proving to be very artistic too. He loves to draw and plays bass guitar, and guitar. He is so amazing that when hubby shows him how to play something he can pick it up almost immediately. He is a very hands on and visual learner (like his dad). He likes to see something done and then do it. He still loves to be cuddled and likes mom and dad to be around. In school he likes me to be right there with him over his shoulder. It isn't that he can't do something but likes to make sure it's right. He is learning to do more on his own though.

I have an amazing family and we are doing well. We might not have a lot but we really do have a lot of love and blessings in our lives. I could go on and on but I think I have posted enough for now. I hope to blog more again soon. I really miss it. So until next time..... :)

Todays Adventures

Man it was a humid day today. I again woke up at six a.m. and enjoyed some quiet time and also did my exercises. The boys woke about just after seven a.m. So after they ate breakfast, brushed their teeth and got dressed we did some school work. We didn't do a lot just because Fridays are our more laid back days.

Then we all went outside and pretty much had a nature walk around the house LOL. We found one spider (I really don't like them but through my fears the boys have become afraid of them so I am trying to conquer my fears as well as theirs LOL) that was huge (ugh) and it had made a web in between a tree (one that splits in the middle). We found a big ant (I know I am so mean :( but it was for education right? LOL) and threw it on the web (no I did not touch the web LOL) and we watched it fight it and then wrap it up. The boys were fascinated with it. Which is even better than the last couple of years where they would scream bloody murder and run the opposite direction (can you really blame them though ugh spiders LOL). We also found a smaller spider and it's cool web and then we found a katydid skin and examined it.

Later I took over some zucchini bread to my neighbors house and we talked for a while. She and I went in her backyard where later the boys joined us (she is helping us learn some Sign Language too.) and they jumped on her trampoline. My neighbor and I ended up finding a silk worm and I showed it to the boys. You can tell just how different my boys are from each other from their reactions LOL. Chord was like cool but not too impressed, where as Jarod was big eyed and said cool can I hold it? So I let him hold it and watched it. (He would have never done this a year or two ago so time has helped LOL.) Chord isn't really afraid of bugs any more but he doesn't like them crawling on him either LOL. Just shows you how different they are from each other. Jarod loves to touch and feel things where as Chord would rather just look and read about them LOL. He's not much of a hands on person LOL.

So even though we didn't have a lot of "book" work today I believe we did a lot of learning. All in all it was a good day for all of us. I think hubby enjoyed the quiet house while we were over the neighbors LOL. I hope everyone had a good day today as well :).