Friday ramblings....

Today is Friday and it seems like I've got an endless list of things to do. Hubby is leaving for a work trip on Sunday and the boys my grandma and I are headed out to WI for a few days of vacation while hubby is gone. So I've got a lot to do to get ready I always like the house spotless before I leave on a trip so i've been cleaning like crazy today. Plus keeping up on all the laundry our household generates is a task all by itself. I think we generate more laundery than anyone I know. Hubby and I are training for a 25K by us so working out 4-5 days a week each is a few loads of workout clothes there. It just blows my mind when I sit and think of how much laundry I do I think my boys need to learn how to do laundry. Next I need to clean out my car it's not to bad but it needs a good vacuum and quick wipe down. We hit a 100,000 miles on our van this week seems like a ton of miles I'm praying this van goes for many more miles it's been a good car for us . Well I better get to my cleanin and such have a great weekend !!

"A Mom Just like You"

Fantanstic, Fantastic book by Vicki Farris it is honestly the best homeschooling book I've read. Not that I've read that many but I can really see myself in her and some of my struggles in her also. She makes some very good points in the book a must read I think for every homeschooling mother. I also started reading this series of books by Beverly Lewis she is a christian author and these books are all set in Lancaster, Penn. in the Amish country. Most of the characters are Amish they've been good books to. Sometimes I think I read to much I don't let myself read during the day anymore I wait until the kiddo's are in bed at night. Except on the weekends then I will read during the day if I have time. If I do read during the day during the school week I get nothing done I will sit and read my book all day until it's done bad habit. So now we read only at night that way things get done during the day, it's quiet at night and I'm not neglecting my kids. Well just had to right my update on that good book now I need to run a few errands and get some laundry folded...the never ending task. On a side note I told Ben not to long ago we should go naked for a day that way I'd stay caught up on the laundry for at least one day:) Yeah we agreed it wouldn't be a good idea..but oh, wouldn't it be great to not have any laundry for just one day...

Oh, thank the Lord...

for my hubby! He is such a thoughtful most above all God fearing man. Homeshooling sometimes can be so challenging and downright draining of your spirit and physical self. He brings me up when I need it and encourages me along the way. He stopped home today at just the right moment for lunch both boys are doing their math assignment Kaleb a test and Lucas his regular lesson for the day. So while giving Kaleb his test Lucas needs help with his math and let me tell you fifth grade math can be very challenging. I was feeling flustered and just having a weak moment so he stepped in and helped Lucas with his math it was bliss I didn't have to sit and figure it out and then try and explain it. Hubby is so good at math and so is Lucas and their minds seem to think alike when it comes to math and numbers so Lucas usually understands it and can finish hubby's thoughts when they do it together. So we are done schooling for the day now and I can sit down and read my new book I picked up at the library today.

Which brings me to my next point I got this great book called "A Mom just Like you" by Vickie and Jayme Farris. I've heard several good reviews on it from homeschooling moms although I've only read the first chapter it looks to be a very good book. Very down to earth for the normal homeschool mother. I read some books and these women seem like "super" moms and I always get done reading the book feeling like I don't measure up or compare and should be doing more and more and more. This book is just not like that well not the first chapter..hahaha I'll post what I think when I'm doing reading it. But for anyone who already homeschools or looking to start or don't even know yet I think this would be a very good read. I feel in no way am I a "super" mom I just try my best with the Lord guiding my way and pray my children are on the right path. With God's grace and mercy we make it through each day and week and year of homeschooling. Well off to start read the new book.

Book I've been reading...

it's called "Beyond Antibiotics more than 50 ways to boost your immunity without antibiotics". Long title and it has three authors it's a great book. It goes into why we get sick and what you can take naturally to not get sick. Vitamin C is a big one everyone should take it the stories in the book are amazing from what Vit. C has done for people. Their defiantly is a place for antibiotics and that's their point but way to many people take them all the time for things they don't even help for. It's been a very good read for me I started reading it in the doctor's office a few weeks ago and then got it from the library to finish it's very eye opening for sure.

The boys and I went to our local presidential museum today what a history lesson it was. Wow, it was awesome the boys learned so much. They were really interested in the Vietnam war for some reason so were going to start studying that. My uncle was in that war so I think I'll have them talk to him to about his experiences in it. That is if it's not to painful for my uncle to talk about I'll have to call him up. They had a real helicopter inside the museum from the war so that's probably why that part stuck out more than the rest. They had a large display on slavery to and Abe Lincoln's involvement with that which we had studied last year so it was neat for them to see actual artifacts of something we studied already. I think when their older I'll take them again you can learn a lot more by reading everything but of course what 10 and 6 yr old do that but they still learned something so it was a good history lesson for the day.

Well I'm off to fold a mountain of laundry.

Happy Tuesday

to all nothing to exciting going on over here to really post on but I just thought I'd jump on anyway. Today is a catch-up day at home I have one day a week I do this. I stay home all day and bake and clean till I drop. So far today I've got applesauce cooking on the stove I have a bushel to do sounds like a lot of work but at least I can clean while the apples cook. I like deep cleaning the whole house one whole day a week and then just picking up the rest of the week rather than clean one room each day of the week works best for us and my schedule. I do recruit my little boys to help they are a huge help to they've been cleaning since they could walk they do an excellent job. I baked bread yesterday so that's done for the week I'm trying to bake homemade bread again I used to do it years ago it's so much healthier for us. But since I'm so much busier now I am making two loaves a week and then just buying a loaf or two. I figure it's better than nothing and then I don't get stressed out about having to bake bread every other day. Yeah we go through a lot of bread. Well onto my cleaning I have to get my boys done with school first.

We've hit the jackpot!!

On chicken that is lest anyone get to excited that we literally hit the jackpot. I made fried chicken tonight using the recipe that Esther sent over my way and it was a major major hit. Hubby who doesn't like chicken said it was the best chicken he'd ever eaten whoa that's so major. Everyone really liked it so I'll be making it again and again..thanx so much Esther for sending it my way. For the recipe go to http://www.tammysrecipes.com/moms_easy_fried_chicken It's awesome!

Doc visit

Well here we are eating all healthy and all and our little Kaleb has been dealing with a horrible sinus infection for a very long time. He has just not been himself the last two months feeling kind of crummy. He's had a post nasal drip that will drive anyone crazy within two minutes of being around him the snorting and clearing his throat and all. Plus his belly has been hurting for awhile so off to the Doc we go today. Doc said he has a sinus infection and gobs of fluid in his head which has been giving him headaches and part of his tummy troubles. He also is Vit. D deficit right now which most people are in the winter anyway. So I was very glad we made the trip out to see the Doc today hopefully in a few weeks Kaleb's nose will be cleared up so the post nasal drip goes away. Funny thing is he never complained at all about headaches only a belly ache every now and again guess kids are resiliant. I'm so thankful we have this Doc. by us he really has a gift for what he does. The Lord has truly blessed us with the ability to see this Doc. anytime you can get rid of something without an antibiotic I'm all for it.