Back to School, Fall 2012

 We actually started back to school several weeks ago.  I didn't say anything about it because I didn't want to make all those public schoolers jealous.  haha!

Here are our first day of homeschool pics from then.  We're using My Father's World this year, which is new to us.  David and Elizabeth will be doing some of Adventures in My Father's World together, while she also has the MFW First Grade.

And here we are on the first day of public school (today public schools in our area started).  We started our day by looking at all the BTS photos that people were posting on fb, then we prayed for all the students and teachers we know in public school.

 All my students in our classroom!

We do lots of reading and we have a timeline this year.  This is what Christopher Columbus' ship would have looked like if Elizabeth had been his sail designer!  haha!!

 Here's our puppets.  The boring one in the middle was made by Mom.  : )

I had to move the marker board calendar, because Sarah kept erasing it!  Beside it, we have our new spelling board!  I'm very excited about using All About Spelling this year with David.  And cool repurposing project? Oh yeah!  That spelling board was formerly the front of my dishwasher!! 

July ONE

In the blink of an eye... 

Celebrating Sarah's 1 1/2 birthday!

April ONE

Loving our bluebonnets!

Blogger wouldn't let me add all the photos.  But that's ok, because photos can't show the true beauty.

Review in process...

I've been invited to try Time4Learning for a month in exchange for a candid review. Their online program can be used for homeschool, as an after school tutorial and for summer learning. My opinion will be my own, so come back and read about my experience. You can write your own curriculum review, too!

The previous paragraph is one of the requirement fir the review.  : )

March ONE

February ONE

This is my life...

it's a beautiful mess!

Working in the Kitchen

love, love, love

Hit those books!

This looks like the stack of books that one might need for a semester of college, right?  No, this is a partial stack (2 of the books were being used when I took the photo) of the material for Dad's upcoming promotional exam. The notebook includes SOP's.  He's been studying, and will be studying non-stop for the next month, as we count down to the highly competitive exam.  Only the top scorers will be eligible for the promotion.  Please join me in praying for his studying efforts and test-taking!

First Jigsaw Puzzle

Elizabeth got her first real jigsaw puzzle for her birthday...  of course it had a unicorn on it.  I explained how to flip all the pieces over, look for edges & she took it from there.  She concentrated very hard.

And was so very proud when she had finished it!

Remembering Dublin

It is sad what the big guys of Dr Pepper have done to the small town of Dublin, Texas.  That's my only commentary.  Better words were written by my friend, Julie.  And the local news story explains the situation well.  Watch the video for the full effect.  So for now, I leave you with just one piece of how Dublin Dr Pepper has been a part of my life.

"Dublins" were special in Dad's family, thanks to his Papa, who loved them.  He would make the almost 2-hour drive just to get the special drinks.  I was introduced to Dublin when I joined the family.  Almost 14 years ago, my new husband & I toasted with Dublin Dr Peppers at our wedding reception.  (He's also a Dukes of Hazzard fan, as you can tell...)

Dublin Dr Pepper, you will be missed.