tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45865178102522971192024-03-16T11:51:11.023-07:00Family, Faith, and FridaysMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.comBlogger1315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-37926609600057188932021-02-15T03:30:00.001-08:002021-02-15T03:30:02.131-08:00Python Programming<p>OK, homeschool mom confession time! Sometimes I bite off more than I can chew. I know, I know, it is something I am working on. BUT, in my defense there are just so many amazing curriculum out there and not enough time, or kids, in this house anymore to use them all.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Pdw4eIF7U6ElAdXF3aUei39BC-0laSqJiHCdluvS2gR5ma55C3a6QiAOe-vQ-YCn7uH9LHHnPljyhMIxRkDebLTlOsLrI7k6jNV0QiNJTqAL2lVWukIQM6p0S1pN6K3WS-aUd36Mxzc/s480/Python_480x480.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Pdw4eIF7U6ElAdXF3aUei39BC-0laSqJiHCdluvS2gR5ma55C3a6QiAOe-vQ-YCn7uH9LHHnPljyhMIxRkDebLTlOsLrI7k6jNV0QiNJTqAL2lVWukIQM6p0S1pN6K3WS-aUd36Mxzc/w400-h400/Python_480x480.webp" width="400" /></a></div>In this case though, I bit off more than my child could choose! <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/compuscholar-python?utm_source=family_faith_fridays&utm_medium=brt&utm_campaign=compuscholar-python" target="_blank"> CompuScholar Python Programming</a> was just that tempting! <br /><p></p><p></p><p>And still is...when my 8th grader is a bit more ready for it! (There is a reason we should heed age recommendations sometimes, ladies!)</p><p>Like all moms, I profess my kid is a genius. And he is in many areas. But while he loves all things computer, programming at this level was just a bit more than he was ready for.</p><p>Python is one of the most popular basic computer programming languages. <b>Python Programming</b>, a one semester course, is a great subscription that takes you through multiple, well designed lessons, to teach basic programming. It requires no software installation to your computer and does not have your child running willy nilly through the vast internet world! The student writes their coding on Python's online engine, something I greatly appreciate. Each video lesson works through a specific learning objective and then there is a time for your child to take a quiz and complete a corresponding project. Luckily for you, the projects and quizzes are auto graded!<br /></p><p>My son began this as a new 8th grader and did well on his own for the first few lessons, really enjoying the activities. Unfortunately for him, I am NOT a computer lover and was having him do the lessons on his own, That worked well until he got stuck and needed my help. um..... nope, I had no clue! We were able to push through with the help of a fellow homeschool mom (it takes a village, ya'll) but after that he was discouraged, not happy with my lack of knowledge, and finally asked if he and dad could just start over.</p><p>So...that is the plan! Huge praise that as a homeschooling family we have the freedom to know when to stop and regroup and have the freedom to know what is best for our children. I KNOW with a little age and maturity on him, Python Programming will be a great program for Colby and be a nice addition to his transcript for a Computer Science credit. </p><p>It is well organized, affordable, and let's face it, the wave of the future. Computers are not going away, ya'll- time to learn to better use them! And yes, I am speaking to myself!<br /></p><p></p><p><b>Topics Covered:</b><br />
</p><div class="rte product-single__description rte" itemprop="description"><li>Printing and User Input</li><li>Data types and variables</li><li>Logical expressions and flow control</li><li>Debugging skills</li><li>Lists and Loops</li><li>Working with numbers, dates and strings</li><li>Writing and using functions</li><li>Simple Object-Oriented Programming</li><li>...and more!</li></div><p>Python Programming is also a part of <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/2019-eleventh-grade-curriculum-kit?utm_source=family_faith_fridays&utm_medium=brt&utm_campaign=compuscholar-python" target="_blank">Timberdoodle's 11th grade curriculum kit.</a></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXQGiVefmy1ygEsq-PUMVOBV4ePsLY40UETc51z5k4JVchLXqS37TCX7AUcd9Y9rt4tWOJ9SSTGAFu2la6UUyD-gS6PFlj73HKmfZ8-h3iAwjCSp-_0w9_67Y9aaILDy8QwS-79xjrcc/s765/timberdoodledisclaimer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="765" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXQGiVefmy1ygEsq-PUMVOBV4ePsLY40UETc51z5k4JVchLXqS37TCX7AUcd9Y9rt4tWOJ9SSTGAFu2la6UUyD-gS6PFlj73HKmfZ8-h3iAwjCSp-_0w9_67Y9aaILDy8QwS-79xjrcc/w400-h136/timberdoodledisclaimer.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-25630289048916906282021-02-13T13:41:00.002-08:002021-02-13T13:41:44.997-08:00Medical Investigation 101<p>Homeschooling for the most part has been fairly easy for us. After all, I have been teaching our four kiddos for over 23 years! I plug in reading, writing, math, science and history to our schedule and off we go! </p><p>The hard part? Electives! All our kids are quite different and therefore have quite different ideas of what an elective should look like. Sometimes I let them chose and sometimes something catches my eye to try.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddUfsimtVjkk6nq-N9CGip6SuLlYh4tB-b_4G4YtXs9q-vNLflHpOy6BhKhCBzWoZyW6xOBICr_6XySdrnkEMTB955xgM38iMiIjuF1hCuw4-4wQWQXKx52JnzOevjiC8E218spyDQqE/s6016/DSC_5018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddUfsimtVjkk6nq-N9CGip6SuLlYh4tB-b_4G4YtXs9q-vNLflHpOy6BhKhCBzWoZyW6xOBICr_6XySdrnkEMTB955xgM38iMiIjuF1hCuw4-4wQWQXKx52JnzOevjiC8E218spyDQqE/w640-h426/DSC_5018.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p>Such was the case with <i><a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/medical-investigation-101" target="_blank">Medical Investigation 101</a></i>, given to us by <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/" target="_blank">Timberdoodle Co</a> to review. I mean, just the name sounds cool, right?</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsYvhkhOrtleDj5O88tbBGMmj6YRqMt_4XRoHbNpLiAQpNFUJrJYPDrxiYFGTB1Chz1hniB7gYj_DVO4TSnJeccxjivBUDIchuo7F2RRZcaS0lX9ncmdX57SkYGvsFgVWnlvyy6hXvKg/s220/logo_250x_9c4fb7c9-b7ad-4fa0-a954-c4571cfba566_250x.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="220" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsYvhkhOrtleDj5O88tbBGMmj6YRqMt_4XRoHbNpLiAQpNFUJrJYPDrxiYFGTB1Chz1hniB7gYj_DVO4TSnJeccxjivBUDIchuo7F2RRZcaS0lX9ncmdX57SkYGvsFgVWnlvyy6hXvKg/w400-h160/logo_250x_9c4fb7c9-b7ad-4fa0-a954-c4571cfba566_250x.png" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p><i><a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/medical-investigation-101" target="_blank">Medical Investigation 101</a></i> is comprised of a 247 page Student book, student work text, and teacher's edition. The subtitle- "A Book to Inspire Your Interest in Medicine and How Doctors Think" gives you a good idea of what this book is really about.</p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7o09rhQAqRqEkyUX-SnNgMO8_isX_qW87qtp8PaxdgFk5f-WlRNdeJcO8T_bN8Jic3odVwQjjFCCVM0TjnSEUz-CnjzhmxVicrQIPduuWM0fYe5pwGb0GFBsONJRmslnSiZ2IPqA4aA/s6016/DSC_5019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7o09rhQAqRqEkyUX-SnNgMO8_isX_qW87qtp8PaxdgFk5f-WlRNdeJcO8T_bN8Jic3odVwQjjFCCVM0TjnSEUz-CnjzhmxVicrQIPduuWM0fYe5pwGb0GFBsONJRmslnSiZ2IPqA4aA/w640-h426/DSC_5019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The book begins discussing the medical field and introduces many vocabulary words by talking about various kinds of doctors. It mentions some of the challenges of the medical profession (should be required reading for any current doctors) and encourages the reader to explore the world of medicine on their own. It then turns to medical complaints by the presenting of "patients", giving patient backgrounds, symptoms and such, and encouraging problem solving skills using the background information they have provided to diagnose the patient. As you proceed, more medical information is provided such as the role of blood, food-borne illnesses and common conditions including diabetes, respiratory illnesses and heart attacks. You can think of it as a mini science lesson!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s3Fy1dMbzxVzQYMDYpMEDX8rgICfy3xbeSl47GAUCkbSdKJJxGMWBRWXghVnAQkF6gebGbYhcF1Jg4LH9DVJDdexDpldYd70dOM6mnTROPklD_1hmVLEGmOr8TGShzdfwZNZKvYhLnU/s6016/DSC_5021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s3Fy1dMbzxVzQYMDYpMEDX8rgICfy3xbeSl47GAUCkbSdKJJxGMWBRWXghVnAQkF6gebGbYhcF1Jg4LH9DVJDdexDpldYd70dOM6mnTROPklD_1hmVLEGmOr8TGShzdfwZNZKvYhLnU/w640-h426/DSC_5021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzu1jtLs-OUDL6m3pc1aPnFOIyO55mjZ6J8fYXcSQ2DVXtAz04F3l-Zy9vD3_pq0vo1_K9i2iDzZxsXsoDBrb1eB9ciLJ9-9iVN1Aem2Cu6-qmN4OOOv96OFy77YkEePf8s3D8p9N7J8/s6016/DSC_5023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzu1jtLs-OUDL6m3pc1aPnFOIyO55mjZ6J8fYXcSQ2DVXtAz04F3l-Zy9vD3_pq0vo1_K9i2iDzZxsXsoDBrb1eB9ciLJ9-9iVN1Aem2Cu6-qmN4OOOv96OFy77YkEePf8s3D8p9N7J8/w640-h426/DSC_5023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The accompanying student workbook begins with a good amount of vocabulary review and then has corresponding pages to each medical case. After taking notes on each patient, further activities include vocabulary, fill in the blanks and matching activities, and word puzzles. Do not let the graphics fool you though, this is not fluff and will challenge a high schooler to use their brains a bit! <br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjgiX4WK5cRgaeJjNj_APh6oCZ8_1QicPfqS5bAIxOCAXm8ZAEJsiOOoJkVSiH6lw-a3E3jRtjB03FYBBnali3uXunu6npxPMSNh1xPkWpb9GFH3jH1D-qUK_0Qhmf4G-iKVn1jCBfds/s6016/DSC_5025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjgiX4WK5cRgaeJjNj_APh6oCZ8_1QicPfqS5bAIxOCAXm8ZAEJsiOOoJkVSiH6lw-a3E3jRtjB03FYBBnali3uXunu6npxPMSNh1xPkWpb9GFH3jH1D-qUK_0Qhmf4G-iKVn1jCBfds/w640-h426/DSC_5025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The teacher's edition is basically the workbook with the answers filled in (thank you!), but also has a short summary of each chapter to help you as a teacher keep up.</p><p>OK, every mom wants their child to be a doctor, right? ;) But this is not only a neat way to introduce the world of medicine to your student in a fun way, but also to challenge their problem solving. We often tell our kids they need to think outside the box, and that, I believe, is most certainly true in the medical world! </p><p>So yes, if your child is even the bit interested in medicine you will want to grab this set! It is also a great way to expose them to more areas in medicine than most of us are familiar with. I am a firm believer in our kids would have more choices deciding their chosen career if they actually KNEW what choices were out there! But even if you have a kiddo who does not long to be a doctor- this is a great elective offered in a fun, non threatening way that will challenge their problem solving skills.<br /></p><p><i>Medical Investigations 101</i> can be found in the <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/2020-eleventh-grade-curriculum-kit?utm_source=family_faith_fridays&utm_medium=brt&utm_campaign=medical-investigation-101" target="_blank">11th grade curriculum kit</a> offered by Timberdoodle, or ordered separately. I would recommend it for 8th grade and up.<br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmHhdrlil3ULrwlb_bwrpX38vFIO1AWnIBVqtVhSS9kC3U9PHuL8JLQLBoB7vHo7wWpISHZnoC-lQ9nZa5tteQUiewGxEn-CpW0xpjdLKPllPYkQ1KuFpFX_BdrTwlFHQ62DY9NlM8YU/s765/timberdoodledisclaimer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="765" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmHhdrlil3ULrwlb_bwrpX38vFIO1AWnIBVqtVhSS9kC3U9PHuL8JLQLBoB7vHo7wWpISHZnoC-lQ9nZa5tteQUiewGxEn-CpW0xpjdLKPllPYkQ1KuFpFX_BdrTwlFHQ62DY9NlM8YU/w400-h136/timberdoodledisclaimer.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-7432837225252120422021-01-22T12:27:00.003-08:002021-01-22T12:27:41.872-08:00Oh, the Irony!<p>This poor blog has been so neglected lately!</p><p>December is a busy month no matter how you cut it. Add in Covid times 5 people, and then a wedding and well, you get dead silence from me! (If only my husband had had that too, haha)</p><p>I was down for almost three weeks, and here at the six week point I am still feeling run down and coughing. I continue to spread the message, no matter how you feel or don't feel about the vaccination, mask policies, etc, Covid is NO JOKE! Praise the Lord the rest of my family recovered quickly and I am now on my way. We continue to pray nightly for those who have suffered greatly with this disease, whether through being sick or through the loss of those they love. It is heartbreaking.<br /></p><p>Most of you I know, have seen pictures of Ashton's wedding, but on the off chance you have not I will share with you with a few of my favorites! <br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwYnWBM5es0xXCrR8Ixwj3lMMch3OLKNgOTh-0c5MOVYREEgHMA3x96ZXydcJ4yG8aHKus_fqXJNV_RTsvP7JoboQxVRxTCcaX5wPIpVBxJ30atWSnnHuQICc2E8618C7Ng2bzF_qlhI/s2048/Michele+Pleasants+Favorites-0004.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwYnWBM5es0xXCrR8Ixwj3lMMch3OLKNgOTh-0c5MOVYREEgHMA3x96ZXydcJ4yG8aHKus_fqXJNV_RTsvP7JoboQxVRxTCcaX5wPIpVBxJ30atWSnnHuQICc2E8618C7Ng2bzF_qlhI/w640-h426/Michele+Pleasants+Favorites-0004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5OlciZoL9-zh7kDhnzLvYLkwbca38OQa1Upf6XqGMZIK0HlukAUdw5um-fFReF5_b0wmkoUtDR9OQzg_db_IrKu3RhM09aKM3_1OlY3AXcI4CVH3UR-pqffvWLYN74gk2IT9eYbPP-o/s2048/Michele+Pleasants+Favorites-0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When I was not asleep, of course. One of the things I decided during that time was it is time to shut this blog down. I originally started it to be able to share homeschool curriculum reviews with you. I have done that since February 2012. Since then, we have graduated three kiddos with only one left to go. He will begin his freshman year in August and the need for new curriculum is in the past. (As is the photo willing kid!) I have two reviews left in the cue, so by the end of February we should be done. </p><p><b>The irony? </b>My page view per day have been sky high the past four weeks! Go figure! <br /></p><p>I will have more to say about that closer to time, but in the meantime, know I have loved every minute of our shared space. Saying goodbye will not be easy.</p><p>Oh, one more thing... if you know how to transfer a blog into a book type product (for me personally) would you please let me know? I have tried two sources but one would not let me edit anything out (like, signatures, linkys, etc) and one was gong to cost me $1600.00. Who knew my ramblings were worth so much! NOT!</p><p>Love you guys...more to come!<br /></p><p><br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-35858181240321987502020-12-17T18:46:00.001-08:002020-12-17T18:46:44.517-08:00Covid and Following the Rules<p>By now you know there are no rules for Covid. Ok, there are some rules, but they change every day depending on who you ask and what their opinion is.</p><p>Do this, don't do this! </p><p>Whatever!!!</p><p>We have followed the rules and done what we were supposed to do-</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Wear masks. Not a fan, but we have worn them when we were supposed to.</li><li>Sanitize and wash hands. Yep, all. the. time!</li><li>No large gatherings. Nope, not one, including church since March which breaks my heart.</li><li>Don't eat out. Check! We have ordered in, done drive through, and eaten outside at a handful of places. </li><li>Grocery pick up. Another, yep. Walmart online and I have become great friends. </li><li>Stay out of stores. Except for a handful of time since March (Lowes and Home Depot with masks mostly)</li><li>Take your vitamins. We do, all year round, regardless of Covid. Vitamins C and D are always a part of our lives, and zinc was added prior to getting sick. Not to mention all the essential oils we diffuse and use.<br /></li><li>Create your pod. Did that too, only hanging out with a few sets of friends and our kids.<br /></li></ul><p> And yes, we ALL have Covid. Which we got from our kids.<br /></p><p>Praise the Lord "mild" cases, but frankly, it has been a rough two weeks!</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Two had mild "cold" symptoms. Stuffiness and mild cough.<br /></li><li>One has had mostly stuffiness and headaches.</li><li>One complained mostly if a sore throat.</li><li>One held on til the last and now has headaches, stuffiness, and exhaustion.</li><li>I am the one who got hit the hardest, go figure. Temperature, aches, headache, stuffiness, and now loss of smell. </li></ul><p>Are we having fun yet? And did I mention our oldest is getting married in 14 days? (Why yes, I am buying an outfit online since I can't shop, in case you were wondering!!! And yes I am quarantined until just two days prior to said wedding. ugh!!!)</p><p><b>Here's my takeaway on all this-</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p>Do all the things you can do or feel like is right for your family to keep yourselves healthy, but know in the end you may still get sick. </p><p>Covid is real and it is NOT fun! While we are in the mild category, we have not had fun. I cannot imagine being older or in poor health and having to deal with this.</p><p>People need to stop the shaming stuff. I know the feeling out there is well, if you got sick you weren't careful enough. Stop it! Other than not seeing our kids, we were careful. Hey, we wiped down groceries those first few months! ;)<br /></p><p>2020 cannot end soon enough! </p><p>Blessings,<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-30173547151115126342020-12-10T17:15:00.000-08:002020-12-10T17:15:12.363-08:00Before the Wrath Review<p>I love Bible history. The older I get the more I love to study the mysteries of the Bible. Some things are pretty straight forward and easy to understand. But let's face it, some things are quite a mystery.</p><p>The end of times, for example.</p><p>Whether you believe in one timetable or another (pre-tribulation, post- tribulation, etc.) is not really important. The important issue is the need for Christ's return.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Vqhsrj3ekt6HFlp-L9BNUE6JJfLd32hejYar3CFKLp7DeEahdoZaEmmRgOwFx257GHBTdO4SZmdLhpSseOIu7cong2TQocsHXHKXsLqZDC6whc72BOn7TA-a-ENjnEGWpPm1sG1_exw/s1000/Copy+of+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Vqhsrj3ekt6HFlp-L9BNUE6JJfLd32hejYar3CFKLp7DeEahdoZaEmmRgOwFx257GHBTdO4SZmdLhpSseOIu7cong2TQocsHXHKXsLqZDC6whc72BOn7TA-a-ENjnEGWpPm1sG1_exw/w448-h640/Copy+of+Poster.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><p>In the new documentary, <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/BEFORE-THE-WRATH-DVD/516653610" target="_blank"><b>Before the Wrath</b></a>, Bible scholars investigate and explore the parallels between a Galilean wedding timeline and the coming of Christ timeline. This one hour and twenty four minute film will get you thinking about many things, but the most important being that our preparation for His return is far more important than the actual date. So contrary to our modern way of thinking, which desires to KNOW upcoming dates ahead of time, this film's creators try to show the listener how the Galileans would have understood the importance of the timeline of the return of Christ by comparing it to their culturally relevant weddings.</p><p></p><p>Examples of this would be drinking of wine by the bride and then the groom as also seen by Jesus and his disciples in the New Testament, the groom leaving to prepare a house for the bride and no one knowing when he would return except his father, and the bride preparing for his return while she waits. Sound familiar?<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 180px; top: 246.25px; transform: scaleX(0.916109);">Before the Wrath is narrated by Kevin Sorbo and features-</span><span style="left: 210px; top: 268.145px;"> <br /></span></span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 210px; top: 268.145px;"></span><span style="left: 240px; top: 271.25px; transform: scaleX(0.899362);">Jack Hibbs - Theologist and host of “Real Life” on SiriusXM</span><span style="left: 210px; top: 291.895px;"> </span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 210px; top: 291.895px;"></span><span style="left: 240px; top: 295px; transform: scaleX(0.914468);">Amir Tsarfati - Founder and President of Behold Israel</span><span style="left: 210px; top: 316.895px;"> </span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 210px; top: 316.895px;"></span><span style="left: 240px; top: 320px; transform: scaleX(0.915088);">Jan Markell - Founder of Olive Tree Ministries</span><span style="left: 210px; top: 340.645px;"> </span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 210px; top: 340.645px;"></span><span style="left: 240px; top: 343.75px; transform: scaleX(0.883151);">JD Farag - Theologist and Eschatologist</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 210px; top: 365.645px;"></span><span style="left: 240px; top: 368.75px; transform: scaleX(0.898237);">Scott McConnell - Exec. Director of Lifeway Research</span><span style="left: 210px; top: 389.395px;"> </span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 210px; top: 389.395px;"></span><span style="left: 240px; top: 392.5px; transform: scaleX(0.914739);">Jay McCarl - Ancient Middle Eastern Anthropologis</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 240px; top: 392.5px; transform: scaleX(0.914739);"></span><span style="left: 210px; top: 414.395px;"></span><span style="left: 240px; top: 417.5px; transform: scaleX(0.915356);">Lizette Dillinger - Qualitative Director of LifeWay Research</span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="left: 240px; top: 417.5px; transform: scaleX(0.915356);"></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfNVPuvRUhroS-npiJnhL1jMyhf1n-0Sy-Dwa35NJI8Y9HB3e24Fe-y-rCdrLch-aryx0Nd4BKup_DH5XLYEqO5Sgsqymhc-WVimqKjYJjTRPDnu3iaVWDQI96-Kb9HMAIJfRHroAwyM/s1920/Before_The_Wrath_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfNVPuvRUhroS-npiJnhL1jMyhf1n-0Sy-Dwa35NJI8Y9HB3e24Fe-y-rCdrLch-aryx0Nd4BKup_DH5XLYEqO5Sgsqymhc-WVimqKjYJjTRPDnu3iaVWDQI96-Kb9HMAIJfRHroAwyM/w640-h360/Before_The_Wrath_07.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4858; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Bible
scholars continue to debate the timing of the Rapture, but why is such a
mysterious event prophesied to happen in the first place? Is there a
deeper understanding surrounding this occurrence that we've lost over
the millennia that
those living in the first-century clearly understood? Newly
rediscovered ancient anthropological evidence from the time of Christ
finally reveals unprecedented findings that could prove the upcoming
Rapture is not only real to a skeptical world but sheds new
light on how and why this event must take place. Regardless of your
Tribulation Period views, "Before the Wrath" will captivate believers
and non-believers alike; revealing new depths of theological
understanding regarding what Jesus revealed to the ancient
Galileans about the end of the world in ways you could never have
imagined."</span></span></span></i><br />
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careful, but will pull us together if we remember the purpose of it
is to remind us that "God is God!" If you are interested in seeing this documentary, I have one code to give away to one of my readers. Just leave me a comment and tell me how I can reach you and we will choose a random winner on Monday!<br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="color: black;">“Disclosure (in
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winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary
compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange
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After a lot of dreaming we decided to do a mini kitchen and eating/game area that can accommodate guests or a live in renter.</p><p>Knowing the work needed was beyond our skill level, we hired an awesome local company, The Guild Brothers, to do the project for us. They have been patient with my crazy whims and changes, and we have been so pleased with their dedication and work!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lPIWs0FRKrTFpKuZo2Ev_jU2JwxmCBWeQnEZpdgLsCgDkc_dXzGOq5d2xV0mzI_qvgscPRIRpc_CXYdhVrGyFkshHcBDZybC-6e8UQfdAH3Ek627LBP95dQyk6V69k_YWTtrGfEjiuk/s6016/DSC_4918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lPIWs0FRKrTFpKuZo2Ev_jU2JwxmCBWeQnEZpdgLsCgDkc_dXzGOq5d2xV0mzI_qvgscPRIRpc_CXYdhVrGyFkshHcBDZybC-6e8UQfdAH3Ek627LBP95dQyk6V69k_YWTtrGfEjiuk/w640-h426/DSC_4918.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQ1jzOExD2_JpY6nGqDFUirw3ExZIrvpCTqCTBTlgLofBt7yFtXr_YGAtnvtqMvNNSMWNs3NTqbyvvamxifSzM0NjzGAFZv9Pwaso6RDFzgE2n4K1KpyWXqtwDfCGvoHIiwX0cUxGgyM/s6016/DSC_4916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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On the one hand, they need to be functional and hold all the STUFF. On the other hand, I want them to look lovely and like they came out of a magazine.</p><p>Guess which side of the coin my husband falls on?</p><p>Holding all the stuff. And trust me when I say, he has All. The. Stuff!</p><p>But poor guy has been so busy helping me with inside projects that he had put off his stuff projects "til later." <br /></p><p>Well later finally came, at least for one project he had been eager to do. (In my defense, it is hard to get too much work done in the garage and you live in Arizona.)</p><p>Pegboard! Clarke is a tool guy and now that he has a bit more free time than the Air Force afforded him, he is starting to amass some pretty cool tools and gadgets. Hence all the projects he has done for me. While we hope to add a workshop for him at some point, the third bay of our garage will have to suffice for now.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX-S5qUqYlySheFZuwOmDcYCepMgxGMseVckjKoxvelRlK0OYXubLgIM4fB0AmeyTKe3uOLENa-OoBu2WCDWX87BCqBUE98VdKeZXl1eBDPqS6gVCJ_wZhE6Z1W_M4MaUCCpdYuAAyVY/s2048/IMG_2223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX-S5qUqYlySheFZuwOmDcYCepMgxGMseVckjKoxvelRlK0OYXubLgIM4fB0AmeyTKe3uOLENa-OoBu2WCDWX87BCqBUE98VdKeZXl1eBDPqS6gVCJ_wZhE6Z1W_M4MaUCCpdYuAAyVY/w480-h640/IMG_2223.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-PaFhBNVWbjPPD6uuVGK5qw-M2-EapnqqxpZH_EOyTxktxOoy9-If7FJp2zKlrll_Ht3OY4VVijxjfy3HKASS1KXMgBAYGhLI_hf8DGMT33VgMBfNLAk4Ea6-ErAhn0rqwpSx3K7EPg/s2048/IMG_2224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMXTjL_PfEBfjAncrEWYUfoSDJj_bJbY6WoV_BuNJBaWIPT-rcDXfJYm_DAu2T_UhqqY9_hpQpTeOjS_3WpwveHVtHAFWf9r2IPxMwE6IUbzzawWN6NYnlawGHM8BNCtgURlxmpeXNvA/s2048/IMG_2406.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMXTjL_PfEBfjAncrEWYUfoSDJj_bJbY6WoV_BuNJBaWIPT-rcDXfJYm_DAu2T_UhqqY9_hpQpTeOjS_3WpwveHVtHAFWf9r2IPxMwE6IUbzzawWN6NYnlawGHM8BNCtgURlxmpeXNvA/w480-h640/IMG_2406.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A work in progress but we are slowly getting there!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p></p><p>He added the pegboard, did a bit of rearranging and is happily adding things as time will permit. It's a work in progress, but at least it is finally in progress! Ask me how many screws and nails and such we have sorted in the past three weeks!<br /></p><p>Blessings,<br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-56473615495903992832020-11-24T11:02:00.004-08:002020-11-24T11:02:35.189-08:00Hole in the Wall<p>Medicine cabinets- my husband loves them, I do not! At all. So we have had to learn to compromise in this area. All of the existing ones in the house had to go regardless because of the gold trim. Clarke replaced three of them with a border-less mirror.</p><p>I got to take one out though (well, Clarke took it out) and created a recessed shelf space instead in the downstairs guest bathroom. I am so pleased with the results! </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBqK4zy-vzUdmC4xydHq70NJfhCjApZf_GWwo_OXQkxY5dn4duNWEJozGNqTN41Hs61PiWqQqwWEMhTHE1NrqDGU0Zpr2dHhZkvQOErgexYvvYIGQ5duzKWyY-E6omYz0a-z0lgS-dEg/s2048/IMG_2371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBqK4zy-vzUdmC4xydHq70NJfhCjApZf_GWwo_OXQkxY5dn4duNWEJozGNqTN41Hs61PiWqQqwWEMhTHE1NrqDGU0Zpr2dHhZkvQOErgexYvvYIGQ5duzKWyY-E6omYz0a-z0lgS-dEg/s320/IMG_2371.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoMa-sRaUNTmoWOT-JIdHbzXBLh1D-slj2lBawtrrNm0QdvrbXGdoNcHiDkkiQJTgQPOKCx4p2BL7L_16F6IYaz1hw336M0Eo6oz-QJZCL5wwy3M9zjysVKUFK2An0QiMdoR5t5_yXfQ/s2048/IMG_2372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well, still need something on that top shelf maybe, but for now I am calling it good! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjrUnoKTU2r5IIC1bNE9AXVsOMlIlFgjioUd-ryYRsSePrZK996CoZFJ0IdKh9YaiWmkfZ89vwYe_APjYo1lpSIcyfzY1pzpodEhz50hCkzz4ppAxntLcrMgoIi24NYqjKwYix-pRxj4/s2048/IMG_2434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjrUnoKTU2r5IIC1bNE9AXVsOMlIlFgjioUd-ryYRsSePrZK996CoZFJ0IdKh9YaiWmkfZ89vwYe_APjYo1lpSIcyfzY1pzpodEhz50hCkzz4ppAxntLcrMgoIi24NYqjKwYix-pRxj4/w480-h640/IMG_2434.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p>One more project off the list! Winding down some before December so we can enjoy the quiet of the season. Hope you are enjoying the holiday seasons as well!</p><p>Blessings,</p><p><br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-18600757012560843602020-11-12T03:30:00.001-08:002020-11-12T03:30:02.906-08:00Shower and Shelves and Tile, Oh my!<p>It is starting to come together! Time seems to have been at a stand still for days at a time, but we are finally seeing progress. I am weary and thankful that the end is in sight. My house is covered with tarps and dust and I am SO ready to have our space back.</p><p>The biggest progress made has been:</p><p><b>Shower install.</b> You may remember that we had a monstrous Jacuzzi tub in this space. Out with the old...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6iiwu3xoR-8SnnopyBFhZ_GxHqEcEUtSpZuEvoRKn4Glt6NeXtiPJCR9FX4REH-gB__fSYdv6FTJittdYyQeXSFr9Db-BKSz-cWYdldYKiJbq9NJ0GJ-r2hJ_MEAx2QV3ljPJTEoJm0/s6016/DSC_4926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6iiwu3xoR-8SnnopyBFhZ_GxHqEcEUtSpZuEvoRKn4Glt6NeXtiPJCR9FX4REH-gB__fSYdv6FTJittdYyQeXSFr9Db-BKSz-cWYdldYKiJbq9NJ0GJ-r2hJ_MEAx2QV3ljPJTEoJm0/w426-h640/DSC_4926.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>In with the new! Waiting still for the glass doors to come in, but then that will be DONE! In that project, the title floor was put back in. Eventually I would like to replace the tile with wood and replace the vanity countertop, but that is a project for another time. I will be painting the walls a light grey, hopefully next week!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhpmRipoPCCHDpsnYqXyDGT7USKEC3FTiZ22RGvnW-v35fRa0ggJypT6RTR9Tr_AtztKeQrZ0FDzTMWy5k0vTxev5pbLW1CBRLhQRhp_XDs6HcLp-RbCtZzha5d3ghSfPb4NMSWOfOpw/s6016/DSC_4992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhpmRipoPCCHDpsnYqXyDGT7USKEC3FTiZ22RGvnW-v35fRa0ggJypT6RTR9Tr_AtztKeQrZ0FDzTMWy5k0vTxev5pbLW1CBRLhQRhp_XDs6HcLp-RbCtZzha5d3ghSfPb4NMSWOfOpw/w426-h640/DSC_4992.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Shelves- </b>My awesome hubby made these shelves for above the sink area in our kitchenette. Yes, I did at least help stain them. And supervise the hanging. I am getting to be a good supervisor! Just ask him, haha!<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqe0DJJL3zYyqPoUtO3epKDnlTbGqVKdgBqVjeDnrmlMWYO_rNAvk85isGzzbkHh7eqDc6SYqiQAKm_zahf43ln26_WjLfiNE-QLul73SAM9OD1eMsqFHbVKb9v5QFlPHFmD6GJjUpBg/s2048/62656568885__F48B2206-6BCC-459C-A20B-BDA3690E38B9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqe0DJJL3zYyqPoUtO3epKDnlTbGqVKdgBqVjeDnrmlMWYO_rNAvk85isGzzbkHh7eqDc6SYqiQAKm_zahf43ln26_WjLfiNE-QLul73SAM9OD1eMsqFHbVKb9v5QFlPHFmD6GJjUpBg/w480-h640/62656568885__F48B2206-6BCC-459C-A20B-BDA3690E38B9.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqpM8fyDUyN8IaDzwZLoUhxeKc1qXCMMVKZ7zlR4tCEoj-YL94sXkZFlxgABXZvrxzZttqRWNNTOs2M47gfsRb8LnmiHq9kCBjpdzJaeMgWQhHoJ1sJBFV5rteeJivsVrMKcFSLd3CW0/s6016/DSC_4983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqpM8fyDUyN8IaDzwZLoUhxeKc1qXCMMVKZ7zlR4tCEoj-YL94sXkZFlxgABXZvrxzZttqRWNNTOs2M47gfsRb8LnmiHq9kCBjpdzJaeMgWQhHoJ1sJBFV5rteeJivsVrMKcFSLd3CW0/w640-h426/DSC_4983.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzYFFIb-2Hp1SOBKkQMtx9D4BQsJpJbaWZkzjv86fJ8bEOIBP2nYG9B4kSXyidc0ZwkNqqRvCqQkWqYLPujlxdLv2i9HDdxCbCkuaTaVEd4CKKYODkyxA5yOgBZy-wnpWug_sQ8kRf9M/s2048/IMG_2327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzYFFIb-2Hp1SOBKkQMtx9D4BQsJpJbaWZkzjv86fJ8bEOIBP2nYG9B4kSXyidc0ZwkNqqRvCqQkWqYLPujlxdLv2i9HDdxCbCkuaTaVEd4CKKYODkyxA5yOgBZy-wnpWug_sQ8kRf9M/w480-h640/IMG_2327.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HZdIbtiO6vrALtTd7XbGRKPLZNSDRUWsxaUn9QG3rYNQOcfG_zQVvdyyEmctw29zPgHS1FxOu5qhkt6nnGWFyFPgXVciyrxJuPxWiCy9M0kTblrQJ9Uc_yxOWmRM-Ni8iNpH0SDiUH4/s2048/62639784972__6833ACEE-680B-46F2-98BE-9BB165A69E9C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HZdIbtiO6vrALtTd7XbGRKPLZNSDRUWsxaUn9QG3rYNQOcfG_zQVvdyyEmctw29zPgHS1FxOu5qhkt6nnGWFyFPgXVciyrxJuPxWiCy9M0kTblrQJ9Uc_yxOWmRM-Ni8iNpH0SDiUH4/w480-h640/62639784972__6833ACEE-680B-46F2-98BE-9BB165A69E9C.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><b>Kitchen tile backsplash.</b> While there is no stove top down here, we do have a sink and so we wanted to protect the wall from splashes. I love how it turned out. It just gives it a clean, finished look. Floors finally went in and once the trim is in place again we can roll the fridge in. It is currently in the middle of the room!</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMt5Ar9KM3-gwz-_5X5wU_k7fahPts-zW0doQn9MwG_geLTkEYB_KsMqClFlZYTga6XA7LL6lNwC5-49izQcXG3XKHDN43KqpxJVpDxVLmBWHqZuk4yx7RY6YPyMe2r9ccF5L8iINuHu4/s6016/DSC_4994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMt5Ar9KM3-gwz-_5X5wU_k7fahPts-zW0doQn9MwG_geLTkEYB_KsMqClFlZYTga6XA7LL6lNwC5-49izQcXG3XKHDN43KqpxJVpDxVLmBWHqZuk4yx7RY6YPyMe2r9ccF5L8iINuHu4/w640-h426/DSC_4994.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMt5Ar9KM3-gwz-_5X5wU_k7fahPts-zW0doQn9MwG_geLTkEYB_KsMqClFlZYTga6XA7LL6lNwC5-49izQcXG3XKHDN43KqpxJVpDxVLmBWHqZuk4yx7RY6YPyMe2r9ccF5L8iINuHu4/s6016/DSC_4994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wRaNoUw20KdpiYumY_zp8xpaJs6cNYqouoHJB_KbLxJByWwyF_SxcP3Is8cEkLarjFzitWTqeiSanHi7U5jpwYtGfV7U9v4fFuhjG2dZe0RhGg16NLuDTL496nQ4VHDC3J-8ONUyE08/s6016/DSC_4920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wRaNoUw20KdpiYumY_zp8xpaJs6cNYqouoHJB_KbLxJByWwyF_SxcP3Is8cEkLarjFzitWTqeiSanHi7U5jpwYtGfV7U9v4fFuhjG2dZe0RhGg16NLuDTL496nQ4VHDC3J-8ONUyE08/w640-h426/DSC_4920.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFiTE0CzhRgGKuFxYouCefrMgvZJ3OyL9YuySsYK7dnWjVt8QeOdqtVK2Mp96AR46d2H8jlNY-o7UsNuLwbNcpA_mW0tpxd6_Wtr8i1EwOzmXzj4gETwN-okU1R1O8tjnJfpZ8ObXdgU/s2048/IMG_2309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFiTE0CzhRgGKuFxYouCefrMgvZJ3OyL9YuySsYK7dnWjVt8QeOdqtVK2Mp96AR46d2H8jlNY-o7UsNuLwbNcpA_mW0tpxd6_Wtr8i1EwOzmXzj4gETwN-okU1R1O8tjnJfpZ8ObXdgU/w480-h640/IMG_2309.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WTrBelWG8BKCQ3tZRfh6cuc5f8RbNt6MEjmt1-RcNtHSavLraGzXB2ZGTSnkVtfi7759vGdnZO2L_xhYSqQjR58jthkSNJjrzswlaEzay9DWdPzWuRvvP0j65GJORNeLvnbLtiiyEdo/s6016/DSC_4976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WTrBelWG8BKCQ3tZRfh6cuc5f8RbNt6MEjmt1-RcNtHSavLraGzXB2ZGTSnkVtfi7759vGdnZO2L_xhYSqQjR58jthkSNJjrzswlaEzay9DWdPzWuRvvP0j65GJORNeLvnbLtiiyEdo/w426-h640/DSC_4976.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely, huh?!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b> <br /></b></p><p><b>Kitchen floors- </b>This is by far my favorite thing that happened! I LOVE these floors and cannot wait to replace all of the remaining tile in the house with them. Maybe spring?!<b><br /></b></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9-AGi-FcuJkff09YQyOTBVmPd4AuW80b8I4jAix-HqGnSJI4N3X9CPJz2G522DP799q-k4IeXPEfaPtMR69jCpNOdjWmu_1HCnOXAZs6RKal-StljRYfBsES-x_irtjvFtpYQbQ8E1M/s2048/IMG_2301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9-AGi-FcuJkff09YQyOTBVmPd4AuW80b8I4jAix-HqGnSJI4N3X9CPJz2G522DP799q-k4IeXPEfaPtMR69jCpNOdjWmu_1HCnOXAZs6RKal-StljRYfBsES-x_irtjvFtpYQbQ8E1M/w480-h640/IMG_2301.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyEvq7mlJr65aXfya7-3fZbXas0MVD0gP2jDq3Lb6ZhNgUipMF0feSuzEH4q2aXHGE-tYkK_9qa_FC-w9Cm3o9xqqIu5smH0hi1AZbzu-Jc2WhAYNrGrCE_6cQLMlI7BijFdTpC96CT0/s2048/62629581062__DA93C224-33AB-4AD1-996B-C2C906C1EA21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyEvq7mlJr65aXfya7-3fZbXas0MVD0gP2jDq3Lb6ZhNgUipMF0feSuzEH4q2aXHGE-tYkK_9qa_FC-w9Cm3o9xqqIu5smH0hi1AZbzu-Jc2WhAYNrGrCE_6cQLMlI7BijFdTpC96CT0/w480-h640/62629581062__DA93C224-33AB-4AD1-996B-C2C906C1EA21.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></b><p></p><p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JzXh7iuFOOnRZKOWXo10XnRidmTBf8GwiOBJwoNxuIudKXOUQoEzKR-37tFBUC_IFilgdGweDW2iY0caBu_Hs38b2Xv5Ffq-t_Bm_E1z2A-bbe5FeOT7mpQr8w8OiCRcIKbaw9iUOOs/s2048/62629579786__0A2B3D08-CAEB-4D82-977D-BB71280A6D26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JzXh7iuFOOnRZKOWXo10XnRidmTBf8GwiOBJwoNxuIudKXOUQoEzKR-37tFBUC_IFilgdGweDW2iY0caBu_Hs38b2Xv5Ffq-t_Bm_E1z2A-bbe5FeOT7mpQr8w8OiCRcIKbaw9iUOOs/w480-h640/62629579786__0A2B3D08-CAEB-4D82-977D-BB71280A6D26.jpg" width="480" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><p></p><p>This week- trim back in place and clean up. A lot of cleanup.<br /></p><p>Almost there and just in time! My mom is coming to visit in a few days! Because of COVID restrictions we haven't seen her since last Christmas and she decided no more!! Can't wait to have her here to celebrate Salem's birthday, her birthday, and Thanksgiving with us!<br /></p><p>Blessings,<br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-70114473181686260472020-11-04T03:30:00.001-08:002020-11-04T03:30:02.470-08:00Stay Awhile<p>If you have been following along with our home renovations, you may have already seen this bedroom, but with a blue bedspread and accents. We have often had a blue guest room, and I have always loved the crisp blue and white contrast, hence me toting those things around for 10 years, at least. </p><p>But this room is a large guest room off our downstairs living room of greys and neutrals, and it was just bugging me. Instead of feeling warm and inviting, it felt stark to me. </p><p>I shopped our house, which by the way is far harder to do now that I have <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/4586517810252297119/4681562868100227683" target="_blank">34 Weeks of Cleaned</a> for several years in a row, and came up with a new plan.</p><p>I had previously bought this bedspread (it has a fleecy bottom layer) for Salem back in Mesa. Where the current highs have been in the 100s for the past few months. What was I thinking? He slept with it on his bed for about 3 days and them politely asked if there were other options. </p><p>Luckily I kept it.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u30fl3bjbgRWx4SnBNxO_W7jSa_lGw0wP2uRNBEBlVLlQqmUtAhVZUF-Sfe8wr2SlxhRkl-Gfkrgh7Zh2rIqP-wo3dYghCJpc34Bizx2PE0Rd2OuTj2sFkVHjHyRkmNAgNJIH9Z12Ow/s6016/DSC_4999.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u30fl3bjbgRWx4SnBNxO_W7jSa_lGw0wP2uRNBEBlVLlQqmUtAhVZUF-Sfe8wr2SlxhRkl-Gfkrgh7Zh2rIqP-wo3dYghCJpc34Bizx2PE0Rd2OuTj2sFkVHjHyRkmNAgNJIH9Z12Ow/w640-h426/DSC_4999.JPG" width="640" /></a></p> <p></p><p>All it took was adding a few pillows and new matching lamp and I feel so much better about the space. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsBRpxSR8EmVB25B2X7efu1HmUsj0UnS7_dv4q73w3v15WZnuS1tmor-F8CxCB97hGEMQXR6W-XO21NASPvZUo3n-sNO9TPFHAv2mES1m0yRslSkg0odH4bvYZp1Cjot5Zwieh16SGH0/s6016/DSC_5000.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsBRpxSR8EmVB25B2X7efu1HmUsj0UnS7_dv4q73w3v15WZnuS1tmor-F8CxCB97hGEMQXR6W-XO21NASPvZUo3n-sNO9TPFHAv2mES1m0yRslSkg0odH4bvYZp1Cjot5Zwieh16SGH0/w640-h426/DSC_5000.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> Found the perfect sign-</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFxgWdGNXt9ToN-0R-K5WTS-TOdK2wA6Vi_cz8Zehg8CuaKsWNgC3heQYVSXjpsKvWzK0hwnpDqbvSeDSd5BgShm-zyy0D0kw4UoA-A71I3oKgenW6CeVxZWwR9Mja8xClNofiqP9_wY/s2048/Stay+awhile+sign.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFxgWdGNXt9ToN-0R-K5WTS-TOdK2wA6Vi_cz8Zehg8CuaKsWNgC3heQYVSXjpsKvWzK0hwnpDqbvSeDSd5BgShm-zyy0D0kw4UoA-A71I3oKgenW6CeVxZWwR9Mja8xClNofiqP9_wY/w480-h640/Stay+awhile+sign.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj6SG2L39670mmNfdoqDhWke_2QpMIfLk2LkUaM9SfZnqTyxsiza0T1cx70coiO3razOrRKkKVtOcOmw5uuD5KXIJ8efTFTXRmBvPSZt1E-J9SShvTYT1UgvFYXRpvkjwECI6OMVOJKw/s2048/Stay+Awhile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj6SG2L39670mmNfdoqDhWke_2QpMIfLk2LkUaM9SfZnqTyxsiza0T1cx70coiO3razOrRKkKVtOcOmw5uuD5KXIJ8efTFTXRmBvPSZt1E-J9SShvTYT1UgvFYXRpvkjwECI6OMVOJKw/w480-h640/Stay+Awhile.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And done! Well except for curtains, but I am waiting for the light grey linen material to restock so I can get busy sewing again!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYwJNHQ1MxYBmjD-mXpJhFyOV6L5MeOYHZxuzHp-ezbiwA-C1B11e33L6Riix0P1viCinz44Gpkis0-A3rIIntbhNm9hdhzPOaw1BvbQ1mHY9cDX453Q1HOvAltQOpPYDSnzSdmVyaso/s6016/DSC_5002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYwJNHQ1MxYBmjD-mXpJhFyOV6L5MeOYHZxuzHp-ezbiwA-C1B11e33L6Riix0P1viCinz44Gpkis0-A3rIIntbhNm9hdhzPOaw1BvbQ1mHY9cDX453Q1HOvAltQOpPYDSnzSdmVyaso/w640-h426/DSC_5002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> Who is up for a visit?</p><p></p><p>Blessings,<br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-73266178189356251562020-10-20T03:30:00.001-07:002020-10-20T03:30:01.601-07:00Slow Going<p>I mean slow! Actually, through the professional's eyes, lots of little steps have been done. You have to do those things first, of course. Through my eyes, it is a S-l-o-w process. I am, indeed, not a professional!</p><p>But the two big things my non professional self knows are the drywall and painting are done, which means our new hall connecting the guest room and bath is in, minus the door...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8wf8jYB14sZJFlMXNtwBRScUPCZEmQ96_3Kzl7YbnQLP3XY9r2TIt-tIqRor3szWGL0vMwjUNCs4cjEoJ_GZ-zM8KJhpqYIPyAgqu0pgLeboaMlB_z5zMGK7P-qXX0aGzb_KAQMiP9c/s6016/DSC_4948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8wf8jYB14sZJFlMXNtwBRScUPCZEmQ96_3Kzl7YbnQLP3XY9r2TIt-tIqRor3szWGL0vMwjUNCs4cjEoJ_GZ-zM8KJhpqYIPyAgqu0pgLeboaMlB_z5zMGK7P-qXX0aGzb_KAQMiP9c/w266-h400/DSC_4948.JPG" width="266" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIxbye37GmXFJ6OmS5fdRQB6hJ7DRjJP0E9CJVipdOaCY3LhMKlJwIDkXMtqjzmpx-kLUpsnf4rKM33fjPJ5URnJjsAwHTrTr6jIkWZWrXvDaSStl_TRuoKbQKjPe3K6oybb8Qs_W7pE/s6016/DSC_4956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnHN7lN8vNskRTcaHjHE9oynx4X7JOf-CDNKGZXd-_0jFiXTXR1cdm7vxIM3CqoW8ypBllSeZMP5j-jVVm8d9pOQxCxfrqVk8BMsws3ejl5R2mrwWa53C_g0yltgI9avYfDeCPUsyXLk/w640-h426/DSC_4966.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't wait to take all that plastic down! It's not helping with dust control anyway!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b>And I am ready to decorate!</b></p><p>OK, ready and able are two different things you know! I am biting at the bit to pull things in but Clarke and common sense are making me wait. Mostly Clarke!</p><p>There is going ot be about a week lull while we wait for the first step in the shower install to happen and then tile backsplash and tile floor will be completed. Then about another week lull for the flooring to be complete in the kitchen. </p><p>I do not like lulls!</p><p>In the meantime, I am hoping that Clarke and I will be able to install the floating shelves above the sink this weekend. Fingers crossed. <br /></p><p>And speaking of lulls, part of this project also included adding electric on the outside side of the kitchen wall so we could have a hot tub installed. While we miss our pool, a hot tub was really the only feasible answer to our location and we were looking forward to having it the first of November. That being said, it is delayed another 3-4 weeks. Who knew COVID would delay hot tub production!?!</p><p>First world problems, but annoying none the less to this tired-of-waiting for EVERYTHING lady! I feel for anyone who is currently building a home and starting from scratch. Hats off to you!</p><p>Blessings,<br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-79696703393590902002020-10-13T10:05:00.001-07:002020-10-13T11:42:27.672-07:00Freezer Meals and Food Prep<p></p><br />It is no secret than moms are busy people. Wake people up, get them fed and dressed, send them to school or school them yourself, clean the house, run errands, run kids to sports or lessons, fix dinner. The list goes on and on. And on!<p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_-a6GE2WNWolgQ_2Kh80DWkr8F_yVs-8CFE18cJtPdSpK53jPaVsxhlUGOQCZRpf6RFu6tpnY-C_9ViqPD2afIH45yZPueSyxBr3CCB0N7reRAKXoe9WhyENBYPoWCFozheHL-oK35k/s750/freezermeals.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_-a6GE2WNWolgQ_2Kh80DWkr8F_yVs-8CFE18cJtPdSpK53jPaVsxhlUGOQCZRpf6RFu6tpnY-C_9ViqPD2afIH45yZPueSyxBr3CCB0N7reRAKXoe9WhyENBYPoWCFozheHL-oK35k/w266-h400/freezermeals.png" width="266" /></a></b></div><b>Sometimes there is just seemingly not enough time in the day. </b> I am right there with you!<p></p><p>Through the years, in an effort to lighten my load and preserve my sanity, I have tried to find little ways to help make my life easier. Especially when it comes to cooking. As a homeschooling mom, I typically fix THREE meals a day. Sometimes more, sometimes less, but you get the idea. That is a lot of time in the kitchen. A lot! </p><p>One way to do that, especially in certain seasons in my life, has been freezer meals and meal prep.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Let's start with freezer meals</b></span>.</p><p>There are lots of programs and subscriptions out there, but the main idea is fix things ahead of time in a large prep day and freeze. Then when you are busy you can just pull a prepared meal out of the freezer and go. While many of those meals advertised are crock pot friendly, they do not have to be! I have many "packet" meals in my freezer that are defrosted the night before and cooked on the grill, as well as skillet meals and casseroles to pop in the oven. The main point is the timely prep is already done and you just have to factor in cooking time. </p><p>The last time I did a freezer cooking prep I froze 12 meals (two of 6 different recipes) and 13 "just meat" bags. (pork loins, pork chops, hamburgers, chicken breasts, rotisserie chicken, fish and ground beef.) <br /></p><p>That equated to 25 freezer meals at a cost of about $5.04 each for meat.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hTQSgxV-LQhV8IlGA_xY0z-miF2T2t8o7A77Uf8ppchYBSlBEZ9YXe4_8yI_N0HueaeAOle627z8tlY5upk64B-izoDQaNFA2PiCEEFfEq3UXRCY8TRFGSBn0VQTqmE1VmqAfCo1mjs/s6016/DSC_4903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hTQSgxV-LQhV8IlGA_xY0z-miF2T2t8o7A77Uf8ppchYBSlBEZ9YXe4_8yI_N0HueaeAOle627z8tlY5upk64B-izoDQaNFA2PiCEEFfEq3UXRCY8TRFGSBn0VQTqmE1VmqAfCo1mjs/w640-h426/DSC_4903.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2_Q8ulXCm_L2R0icc2HSj1Wg-cIag7zQhquVzOGyA4heFsIQhMXsaoTG7iDB7cLYHvnuIgCLi7bhijm_GrBUiK-S8Uvsqk8KrGbhb1YtkTulL6lV2lQc91Pxnh1T7LMGRit53l3AD1o/s6016/DSC_4902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2_Q8ulXCm_L2R0icc2HSj1Wg-cIag7zQhquVzOGyA4heFsIQhMXsaoTG7iDB7cLYHvnuIgCLi7bhijm_GrBUiK-S8Uvsqk8KrGbhb1YtkTulL6lV2lQc91Pxnh1T7LMGRit53l3AD1o/w640-h426/DSC_4902.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqP8fbl0GHxSyE4uzaCXiiLoUfJshWet4Q2UJiFnXoyzXHTQyOCLnDU4m66yUEK_Wughy_CoujnPb-thobsIApJokUTKAGrVusGK0IQbebMhdSYEA2ROypim-tOxzEcD6bGrUxbaFKU_w/s6016/DSC_4907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqP8fbl0GHxSyE4uzaCXiiLoUfJshWet4Q2UJiFnXoyzXHTQyOCLnDU4m66yUEK_Wughy_CoujnPb-thobsIApJokUTKAGrVusGK0IQbebMhdSYEA2ROypim-tOxzEcD6bGrUxbaFKU_w/w640-h426/DSC_4907.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will tell you that the <a href="https://myfreezeasy.com/" target="_blank">MyFreezEasy</a> plan is one of the best I have used. (NOT an affiliate, just sharing!) With a subscription you get monthly meal ideas and are able to mix and match as you like, as well as adjust your serving size to fit your family. Erin Chase, creator of the <a href="https://www.5dollardinners.com/meal-plans/" target="_blank">$5 Dollar Dinners</a> and <a href="https://myfreezeasy.com/" target="_blank">MyFreezEasy</a>, provides amazing options to include Keto, and Paleo/Whole30, clean eating, and kid friendly meals. Once you choose the meals you want to fix for the week or month, you print the menus, shopping lists, and directions and you are ready to go! SO SIMPLE! <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEWR0_oEbFtSix4xQvWDfEeK8Xv7VtkXrUOYJRCQiOfgz1_9Vq7D6hFt3FIBXxFzbycQhmeZRrm-J7L_c4gGUnG_vWAcIzFHQ0BOsKmvfY5Pp4p8WBEnIjohhBmlUXSVo0bcYSaF24_8/s6016/DSC_4904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEWR0_oEbFtSix4xQvWDfEeK8Xv7VtkXrUOYJRCQiOfgz1_9Vq7D6hFt3FIBXxFzbycQhmeZRrm-J7L_c4gGUnG_vWAcIzFHQ0BOsKmvfY5Pp4p8WBEnIjohhBmlUXSVo0bcYSaF24_8/w426-h640/DSC_4904.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFQsIWzOlRG9K2z-ZYW_3ePxDU8mdjrpkpiGSo7SMyD4V99iXrRnakdcltgVlRnghS0bFMPx5Hfg_7Ba6HaYK6k-iW0JRdSu2lL3eFJcLjCqOLtudOP1kN3yQjXX98Tlen87Td3KkqRU/s6016/DSC_4905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFQsIWzOlRG9K2z-ZYW_3ePxDU8mdjrpkpiGSo7SMyD4V99iXrRnakdcltgVlRnghS0bFMPx5Hfg_7Ba6HaYK6k-iW0JRdSu2lL3eFJcLjCqOLtudOP1kN3yQjXX98Tlen87Td3KkqRU/w640-h426/DSC_4905.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphpEXoTnQDNZ46jyc0RcFF_0v-20SAzbshE7tJr-dh_9wtSM2gHWXZgIjeqb6Ggon1Y_Tc5oDct1Tma1wUtPwuLehHZHHx7eRSB14bxalk_3g-plqxqCiGxrYY_lDVgW3axDatRxvT3A/s6016/DSC_4910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphpEXoTnQDNZ46jyc0RcFF_0v-20SAzbshE7tJr-dh_9wtSM2gHWXZgIjeqb6Ggon1Y_Tc5oDct1Tma1wUtPwuLehHZHHx7eRSB14bxalk_3g-plqxqCiGxrYY_lDVgW3axDatRxvT3A/w640-h426/DSC_4910.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I usually choose 4-6 recipes (each recipe makes two meals) to make each month and freeze so I always have a good selection in my freezer. Our family typically uses them twice a week. <br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKmjoSI-SgCVUCmyfYFkktbWCVNjpIA73MxTp37oZtNyEKciL50IepsFaxuugWX5xQkOQaPN_4maChcXWwgtHOBkI2uipPunxK8cyPeqVSRduiYkLoiSAeUpZU0Kbgc2WpRGF6Me2iVw/s6016/DSC_4911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKmjoSI-SgCVUCmyfYFkktbWCVNjpIA73MxTp37oZtNyEKciL50IepsFaxuugWX5xQkOQaPN_4maChcXWwgtHOBkI2uipPunxK8cyPeqVSRduiYkLoiSAeUpZU0Kbgc2WpRGF6Me2iVw/w640-h426/DSC_4911.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>As far as further <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>meal prep</b></span>, I have blogged on this before. Here are a few of my basic recommendations-</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Buy rotisserie chickens!</b> I used to cook whole chickens myself, but since we do not have access to our own chickens at the moment, I have found Costco chickens to be a life saver. I buy two each month for less than $5.00 a piece and come home and immediately de-bone them and freeze. Two chickens yield 4 freezer packs of meat for our family! We use them in casseroles, salads, tacos, stir fry, and soups!<br /></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFG1HrDI5IoFAzscQsuZfqLdYsbbt8JrSbxyAgpk-BuHY42qYtkc4am0q_LON_TfovQntwyKOf2x_sWSAQ0BO1qa2j6iT3hXhPjRNfqOEUONvCqgqzYoUr3oa3EQ3_q-Klnb6Db_1gHM/s6016/DSC_4913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFG1HrDI5IoFAzscQsuZfqLdYsbbt8JrSbxyAgpk-BuHY42qYtkc4am0q_LON_TfovQntwyKOf2x_sWSAQ0BO1qa2j6iT3hXhPjRNfqOEUONvCqgqzYoUr3oa3EQ3_q-Klnb6Db_1gHM/w640-h426/DSC_4913.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Brown meats ahead of time.</b> I am not always good at this, but at the very least buy in bulk and separate into meal size packages. If you have time when you first get home with ground beef, go on and brown it up and freeze in batches. It will save you time in the long run!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Shape and freeze hamburger patties. </b>Again, saves you time on a busy night!<br /></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Filet chicken breasts.</b> First it saves you money! And secondly, it yields a more appropriate serving size of 4-6 ounces of meat!</li></ul><p>I am sure there are so many more ideas- feel free to share!</p><p>And have fun planning and cooking!</p><p>Blessings, <br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-53003321185773414102020-10-08T03:30:00.001-07:002020-10-08T03:30:05.216-07:00New Renovations Have Begun<p>When we bought this house we new it needed some things to be done to make it fit us better. That was part of the thing that drew us to it- the fact we could do some adjustments to better meet our needs.</p><p>One such area was the downstairs. It has two bedrooms, one of which is currently occupied by our college son, Clarke's office, which is getting more use that we ever thought possible due to Covid, and then a living room.</p><p>For some strange reason the previous owners put two utility sinks in one corner and called it good. Funny thing- they set them in a shower base with a drain, but the drain hole was open to nothing but the carpet underneath it. Yep, genius.</p><p>So that went out pretty early on.</p><p>Clarke and I did some prep work, but with all the months of work we had done previously, we knew we needed help on this one.</p><p><b>The plan is-</b></p><p>New flooring put in one section of the living room and counters, sink, and fridge added to make a mini kitchenette. A table will be added to the area for eating, or puzzles, and will make for a fun space for entertaining. The space may eventually be used as rental, or for my mom, should she decide to join us.</p><p> <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdgJLZ4GQoIB7JPNCHWeEA0tadwP5C6REfHGWYFOHC0it7RJ5KSTuriimNzLav4FDbq3n8WbJm3XsDzLTz4eVmOJsKfu5lw4m3mpbBjvsfhbwvabAjazc3ErV6wdcTJF_RQoRbsk1erE/s6016/DSC_4916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdgJLZ4GQoIB7JPNCHWeEA0tadwP5C6REfHGWYFOHC0it7RJ5KSTuriimNzLav4FDbq3n8WbJm3XsDzLTz4eVmOJsKfu5lw4m3mpbBjvsfhbwvabAjazc3ErV6wdcTJF_RQoRbsk1erE/w640-h426/DSC_4916.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpN9Twd2vf0vQ_T_FApQA1C8Mz_bnZEMAKa6cUNSbaFSxrC1SPz1kFl1sBYKnur0Eay3oBSzwNr0A0hQwacem1SYxIVanLyBO2u7tbFB_GBUvIvv4IC3YtYUBxyglFb4EiELaI9lbKLs/s6016/DSC_4922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpN9Twd2vf0vQ_T_FApQA1C8Mz_bnZEMAKa6cUNSbaFSxrC1SPz1kFl1sBYKnur0Eay3oBSzwNr0A0hQwacem1SYxIVanLyBO2u7tbFB_GBUvIvv4IC3YtYUBxyglFb4EiELaI9lbKLs/w640-h426/DSC_4922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The second part of the project involves this bathroom. It is directly beside the larger guest room. It housed one of the largest Jacuzzi tubs I have ever seen and one of the weirdest "steam" showers I have ever taken a shower in. The first holds way too much water, and the second makes you feel like you are showering in a cave.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfmp4G403bw2kJsPZJA7_pD3GLkxkjxSq9jASc8RlZ6h5kGhpJpDtD_KBlDwTDz7XZoGfqwCcgCKf91y68Pvv37oJ9UB208wcUOa1fWBA3Qj5exngRAFG0X6ouEVf2ZthDwGB8U489aE/s6016/DSC_4926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfmp4G403bw2kJsPZJA7_pD3GLkxkjxSq9jASc8RlZ6h5kGhpJpDtD_KBlDwTDz7XZoGfqwCcgCKf91y68Pvv37oJ9UB208wcUOa1fWBA3Qj5exngRAFG0X6ouEVf2ZthDwGB8U489aE/w426-h640/DSC_4926.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g2iWTE4gOl0lAG81DaG2zkfzjgPXNoqR2laEEfXIGFmViNPScaQTN_5dqjxbg2Pjor94WxHquiIf0y45xhC1bQpEgnuKJeBHk7CuNwCrLonHSQw9VNYrT7vs_7urDw9gEvicJ_omwJU/s6016/DSC_4928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g2iWTE4gOl0lAG81DaG2zkfzjgPXNoqR2laEEfXIGFmViNPScaQTN_5dqjxbg2Pjor94WxHquiIf0y45xhC1bQpEgnuKJeBHk7CuNwCrLonHSQw9VNYrT7vs_7urDw9gEvicJ_omwJU/w426-h640/DSC_4928.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p>Both are on their way out. A full shower with a bench will replace the existing tub, and the shower will be replaced by a short hallway that will go into the guest room, allowing direct access to the bathroom, making it feel more like a suite. </p><p>Things have been taped off and demo work started last week! Hopefully in about a month the work will be done!</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja991M-P_1Ui9-e7-NyaNe04bOYAuH2DaJsmjVMona6vEno1bzSj2PaWwSGmZQJOD3zLsdOoZfuhkJQ5M5Ae-RqpCCIHdfZnnUO2qJx0E-0uIG5-61PUb5MQedcodCCjQ0eFDHK-wfh4E/s6016/DSC_4924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja991M-P_1Ui9-e7-NyaNe04bOYAuH2DaJsmjVMona6vEno1bzSj2PaWwSGmZQJOD3zLsdOoZfuhkJQ5M5Ae-RqpCCIHdfZnnUO2qJx0E-0uIG5-61PUb5MQedcodCCjQ0eFDHK-wfh4E/w640-h426/DSC_4924.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzvGVPf_krOPf8VwvyRBzcAcKG7qv16cgqzpcPDsk8hOOg5-sLhbdmtIXpb_6UnntwzyTR5vk8-3cFFOspEcD_jNMsfKNbKxsaYahRqFgkWOPUV5Y3Yzl6Gb2-76YdLkwHLAly926IzM/s6016/DSC_4932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzvGVPf_krOPf8VwvyRBzcAcKG7qv16cgqzpcPDsk8hOOg5-sLhbdmtIXpb_6UnntwzyTR5vk8-3cFFOspEcD_jNMsfKNbKxsaYahRqFgkWOPUV5Y3Yzl6Gb2-76YdLkwHLAly926IzM/w640-h426/DSC_4932.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHFIsPH9Dt_a3AmK5ok-jutdUi4aOr4FLuh9zJq765_GiUt28qeJMP1nRbORn1qfAlifcezS6xDNkBTXOulxDCemtliu1cGTRK6QW1UL-3MIXyPhSXhtGlfUN1aMBHtNFCEYOVI52inY/s6016/DSC_4934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHFIsPH9Dt_a3AmK5ok-jutdUi4aOr4FLuh9zJq765_GiUt28qeJMP1nRbORn1qfAlifcezS6xDNkBTXOulxDCemtliu1cGTRK6QW1UL-3MIXyPhSXhtGlfUN1aMBHtNFCEYOVI52inY/w640-h426/DSC_4934.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rrenu09_1zjcNb0GApp9YbkWgDpwLPco8-Nfze3l_MqAsEtuhopPSRBMUg9VwXInBjT2HVhtaUcRBDl1NRTQGhPWAs43QBasQqQIp5mW5cLlynrnUJcvEnwQ59TtLbIqgeRoVG79hDI/s6016/DSC_4935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rrenu09_1zjcNb0GApp9YbkWgDpwLPco8-Nfze3l_MqAsEtuhopPSRBMUg9VwXInBjT2HVhtaUcRBDl1NRTQGhPWAs43QBasQqQIp5mW5cLlynrnUJcvEnwQ59TtLbIqgeRoVG79hDI/w640-h426/DSC_4935.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3NDlpW2DRxT9kWnlOYd4t6KZRkybQA9hveyahCppTCHAlIRZ9GC507lNmRmFLdeZoRzJ-RUCPghAILMr9-Zz2vUdacBF3zO3w5lupsa71bqI-IOd-HrneAvgs-fHWEkU7PqV7K-2BMQ/s6016/DSC_4948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3NDlpW2DRxT9kWnlOYd4t6KZRkybQA9hveyahCppTCHAlIRZ9GC507lNmRmFLdeZoRzJ-RUCPghAILMr9-Zz2vUdacBF3zO3w5lupsa71bqI-IOd-HrneAvgs-fHWEkU7PqV7K-2BMQ/w426-h640/DSC_4948.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mGjOSVaM3_4gKi8b0hTtQm9qlu2nO4oa7iQfuIDqzpFVAW7xcJ_-ituXgg5AVpTFlXPnwYeiFyBYj-0e6yEw4TMO0w216J5Ww0nAfK9YWZIBMeYjdICxdodk-m9Odxklxf8dbB6B8Po/s6016/DSC_4947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />I will keep you posted on the progress as I try not to pressure the poor guys to work faster!<p></p><p>Blessings,<br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-29164210437968262892020-10-05T03:30:00.001-07:002020-10-05T03:30:05.575-07:00Gushing Over Science<p>This is big for me, you guys! The gushing part, that is! Especially over science. Most of you who know me or have been around Family, Faith and Fridays for a while know I don't LOVE science. OK, in the past I found a few programs for younger kids I admit were fairly fun to use, but as they aged into higher levels, the fun was done!</p><p>Especially when it come to Apologia. I have "taught" it to three kiddos already. I have liked the process less every time. But here's the thing- I still think it is one of the best science programs out there at a solid college prep level.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07gGiQEVQpoUMc7VqgfItvNGIRAHjhmeWr-7_LJo0BjG40H7WPbsnwpTARhgzSHRqSCuMd_1IiYSTfFzpHL-khTMASYUOdNyJQWK5q9HRgQIYLT4RYhH2eFd3QZXjs_jZ6ALp6xPvEVM/s1080/s1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07gGiQEVQpoUMc7VqgfItvNGIRAHjhmeWr-7_LJo0BjG40H7WPbsnwpTARhgzSHRqSCuMd_1IiYSTfFzpHL-khTMASYUOdNyJQWK5q9HRgQIYLT4RYhH2eFd3QZXjs_jZ6ALp6xPvEVM/w480-h640/s1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>This is the year I hit the point of no more fun, time to buckle down with Apologia. And I almost cried. I even had visions of my husband teaching it while teaching college classes at the same time. Just saying- that was a nope.</p><p>And then I am pretty sure God showed great mercy on me.</p><p>A sweet friend reminded me of a program online she had used with her daughter and is now using with her son called <a href="https://www.scienceondemand.com/" target="_blank">Science on Demand</a>. (thanks Michelle) She promised she thought it would help me, and well, I jumped. 'cause I was desperate, ya'll.</p><p>It is a buy it and watch it kind of program. Mrs. Frates, the teacher, taught the separate Apologia courses at a co op and recorded her sessions. You pay for the course, and then have access to those sessions and her schedule for a year. Totally self paced! <b> </b></p><p><b>And she teaches from a Creation Scientist worldview! </b></p><p>So some days we watch her lectures. (most are broken down into two, 30ish minute sessions for each module). Other days there is a list of what the assigned reading and questions are, to include lab prep. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-28Ol5OSMmU-PhSknaoN0kup9sSOZyejzf7il5EX1rTw2I_k23mz1eBr3CqUz6DTC2P0o_J1KQrITU2RGgTgYm9A7w_F1IubKNico3gLP2QD6AeSgPY-cMPDLsIRlr8RoQfkPhYG-00/s1080/s8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-28Ol5OSMmU-PhSknaoN0kup9sSOZyejzf7il5EX1rTw2I_k23mz1eBr3CqUz6DTC2P0o_J1KQrITU2RGgTgYm9A7w_F1IubKNico3gLP2QD6AeSgPY-cMPDLsIRlr8RoQfkPhYG-00/w480-h640/s8.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pY-jdYJTOWLFqFn_EhnClrVwUo_gIEYccOEi5xNiwiEVoeXqqTI1Pl3sEv-z22jYrz00E84SvCvcdPK4WIsPMDGsSlAe7nVYa967-w8JXWYlnyCQ5pr9VxR_E6zqqV-R3n6feQnMD4o/s853/science.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pY-jdYJTOWLFqFn_EhnClrVwUo_gIEYccOEi5xNiwiEVoeXqqTI1Pl3sEv-z22jYrz00E84SvCvcdPK4WIsPMDGsSlAe7nVYa967-w8JXWYlnyCQ5pr9VxR_E6zqqV-R3n6feQnMD4o/w480-h640/science.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p>LABS!! Yes, I knew you would ask. Yes, they are in there. She does all the labs you need in class so you are able to watch along. She tells you how to write up a lab, two parts which you do before you watch, and two that you complete after the experiment. </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipplLXIm4JroM_Fu-96VHlivt-MNGC2MoSTEMLhlilIO1eAant4GaXy4_zVH14u-PKQ45Bh2VPi4y8aWJ3vDZiWufCLLsDD7-5E3l26P7YoNHA2CTK2U7rtiRXMesM7zOp1h8HsXo2uTY/s1080/s5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipplLXIm4JroM_Fu-96VHlivt-MNGC2MoSTEMLhlilIO1eAant4GaXy4_zVH14u-PKQ45Bh2VPi4y8aWJ3vDZiWufCLLsDD7-5E3l26P7YoNHA2CTK2U7rtiRXMesM7zOp1h8HsXo2uTY/w480-h640/s5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFEK7ghmeKIQbDsAuWWA407yQB5iQEVATKI2KiS7Xr-LalmIqpCXheDL4ri0l96CMGZg7sCRpbq_t8sd5qKi8xkZnvBhsktVdFgq1OXJIdeAHzfdLf3haQNMqlAvPrZrJo4xO0Si1RhY/s1080/s6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFEK7ghmeKIQbDsAuWWA407yQB5iQEVATKI2KiS7Xr-LalmIqpCXheDL4ri0l96CMGZg7sCRpbq_t8sd5qKi8xkZnvBhsktVdFgq1OXJIdeAHzfdLf3haQNMqlAvPrZrJo4xO0Si1RhY/w480-h640/s6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><b>Why is this important to me?</b></p><p>Because some states, Arizona being one of them, not only want you to have three sciences WITH labs, but want you as a homeschooler to PROVE you have had such classes by way of submitting lab write ups during the admission process. (don't even get me started!) When we first moved here this was a real issue for us with our oldest son, as we had done the classes, but had not kept tons of lab records.</p><p><b>Our experience-</b></p><p>OK, so Colby is an 8th grader, age 13, taking Physical Science. He was to first read Module 1, take note, and prepare for the first labs and THEN watch the lectures. He read the first chapter and was panicked! In his defense, so was I! Not sure if it was just the sheer volume of info Apologia gives, or the info itself and how it is presented, but already I was pretty sure we were not going to get too far in this course. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmCUwFNMy_f9cuVbcHT45FZPGLJ8JqV9e4Mihz86-5qvX9MBNFMtKiFh5Kgw-SSQepfJAGaBaESNZULSzDseYh8Z4JE8GBKR5LhYSblYafZDfSXB7Z2tlwU-8G7HEmdxUthuBq1VzcSk/s1080/s3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmCUwFNMy_f9cuVbcHT45FZPGLJ8JqV9e4Mihz86-5qvX9MBNFMtKiFh5Kgw-SSQepfJAGaBaESNZULSzDseYh8Z4JE8GBKR5LhYSblYafZDfSXB7Z2tlwU-8G7HEmdxUthuBq1VzcSk/w480-h640/s3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><b>And then came the video!</b></p><p>And we were saved!</p><p>Oh my word, I cannot say enough about Mrs. Frates. She is clever, articulate, entertaining, smart, and connects with her students. Even the ones who are watching a video recorded several years ago. And we got it! The info we read came alive and made sense. <br /></p><p>And still does, now 4 modules in. Does it take thought sometimes? Yes! But every time we watch the video following the reading I see a light bulb go off in my son's head. He gets it!</p><p>And his three 100's and one 96 on the tests show it! It is Colby's favorite part of the day now.</p><p>Now THAT is a product I can gush over!</p><p>Watch out next year, Biology. I, I mean Colby, is going to master you!</p><p>Blessings,</p><p>*This is not a paid endorsement in any way! Just one homeschooling momma sharing a success with others.<br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-67583164503470721462020-10-02T11:12:00.004-07:002020-10-15T13:02:48.498-07:00What's With War?<p>Seriously? Do all boys have a fascination with war, or is it just mine?</p><p>If there is a book or show out there about battles, my boys are in line to grab it. They are history buffs that just eat that stuff up. The good news is that there are some really cool resources out there. The bad news is our bookshelves are starting to get pretty full!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1fztn0ThH8sFXO-rhz_XXRptGi4amofAgevwnpFAO-nHfHBUw1UEB0fL1p5Nq7SDVnHgzWGcshm8U3PQtkeWG3VQ2ELsNq9Pn4Xs5MfnGp-P0KRYZ_8i6c5Bts50V0TWF1jecaztNT0/s1250/99+Stories.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1fztn0ThH8sFXO-rhz_XXRptGi4amofAgevwnpFAO-nHfHBUw1UEB0fL1p5Nq7SDVnHgzWGcshm8U3PQtkeWG3VQ2ELsNq9Pn4Xs5MfnGp-P0KRYZ_8i6c5Bts50V0TWF1jecaztNT0/w400-h400/99+Stories.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> The newest in our collection is <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/amazing-world-war-2-stories?utm_source=family_faith_fridays&utm_medium=brt&utm_campaign=amazing-world-war-2-stories" target="_blank">Amazing World War II Stories</a>, available at <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/" target="_blank">Timberdoodle</a>. While it is available in the <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/2020-fifth-grade-curriculum-kit?utm_source=family_faith_fridays&utm_medium=brt&utm_campaign=amazing-world-war-2-stories" target="_blank">5th grade Curriculum Kit</a>, I think it is a good read for 4th grade and up. There is no lack of details, and it is definitely not watered down. I even caught my husband reading it last night after I talked about it.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHGA7r90MXCXrhj1GVeBNjosoMGdCGlrod7tv4QgHgcC4XNxKrGOs1uLXXHaZX-RI-anWe580jkfz7c3U0Mo_6ls8RjTEqkzpZT8vO0KE1-B-toIE_FARpwC2V1Cgpudcsho1-QSnw1g/s220/logo_250x_9c4fb7c9-b7ad-4fa0-a954-c4571cfba566_250x.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="220" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHGA7r90MXCXrhj1GVeBNjosoMGdCGlrod7tv4QgHgcC4XNxKrGOs1uLXXHaZX-RI-anWe580jkfz7c3U0Mo_6ls8RjTEqkzpZT8vO0KE1-B-toIE_FARpwC2V1Cgpudcsho1-QSnw1g/w320-h128/logo_250x_9c4fb7c9-b7ad-4fa0-a954-c4571cfba566_250x.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>While the version you see that we have contains four separate books, the one now available has all four books bound together.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzvOR_nkHRDaaGlQsSdYhMdmMrpgY-kBMcOULRz27PyHRf4ZtQxmflbZFqRI-RjD5rIwzr8cFq_3mzqpmoKEjkmC35pUUa76x2D-ipw5CLoTlCyTDk1UhU_5dVGGyVQcGfHBVW8nXIy4/s6016/DSC_4940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzvOR_nkHRDaaGlQsSdYhMdmMrpgY-kBMcOULRz27PyHRf4ZtQxmflbZFqRI-RjD5rIwzr8cFq_3mzqpmoKEjkmC35pUUa76x2D-ipw5CLoTlCyTDk1UhU_5dVGGyVQcGfHBVW8nXIy4/w640-h426/DSC_4940.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></p><p>So what is <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/amazing-world-war-2-stories?utm_source=family_faith_fridays&utm_medium=brt&utm_campaign=amazing-world-war-2-stories" target="_blank">Amazing World War II Stories</a>?</p><p>This fun, history based book is a collection of four separate stories-</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>U.S. Ghost Army,</i></li><li><i>The Unbreakable Zamperini</i></li><li><i>Night Witches at War, and</i></li><li><i>Navajo Code Talkers.</i></li></ul><p>All are approximately 30 pages long and written in a graphic novel style. While this style is not always this momma's favorite, it IS one on my son's favorite and he has added this to his list of "must read" for everyone. It is also a great style for those kiddos who just do not love reading. Often the pictures are enough to pull them in and encourage them to read. One of the things I appreciate about this collection is that while written in a cartoon fashion, it alternates between a narration of the events and the cartoon narrative, providing a healthy balance of fun and fact.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxlywbwN5AXFupZJ23osoGxt_OWFCUDnHoBl-oMlviWCrlSQ8wfH2ZYVVFgs17VPDF1483_KgnYU-DNLT9EaqaYkeTOVnWWrlHI6ZeVZAeZhkU8UwEMLnMdbNq0P7wih9OYBWp_M4wAI/s6016/DSC_4943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxlywbwN5AXFupZJ23osoGxt_OWFCUDnHoBl-oMlviWCrlSQ8wfH2ZYVVFgs17VPDF1483_KgnYU-DNLT9EaqaYkeTOVnWWrlHI6ZeVZAeZhkU8UwEMLnMdbNq0P7wih9OYBWp_M4wAI/w640-h426/DSC_4943.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><i>U.S. Ghost Army </i>is most definitely my favorite of the four stories. It tells of the "ghost" army that was used during WWII to confuse and distract German troops. It is not a story I was overly familiar familiar with and I was amazed that such tactics were really used. Blow up tanks, recordings of troop activity, "fake" planes." Who knew?</p><p><i>The Unbreakable Zamperini </i>is about the rising Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, who survived a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean only to be taken hostage by the Japanese. This story tells of his two year torturous existence as a prisoner of war and his will to survive. This is a great story for children of how courage and determination can allow you to overcome even the worst of circumstances. It talks in detail about the infamous "the Bird," known for his terrible torture tactics.</p><p><i>Night Witches at War </i>is about a brave unit of Soviet women who became pilots to fight against the Germans. Using old equipment and planes and often in the dark of night, these brave women were instrumental in helping win the war. The courage they showed is praise worthy for sure!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsY9TDPlERXWeQciyT3J2VeqPGMY6Gt8iLkyeWk0EkpWw7L5tUs4q3PbEEQY0OVoJb8mK4gtB5XOuLddc-LVEgQMHeqJPZJMPc54GBtf2sPbZFvHgL2Y-WctKBXySF_kwZiBKo8WFX_M/s6016/DSC_4945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsY9TDPlERXWeQciyT3J2VeqPGMY6Gt8iLkyeWk0EkpWw7L5tUs4q3PbEEQY0OVoJb8mK4gtB5XOuLddc-LVEgQMHeqJPZJMPc54GBtf2sPbZFvHgL2Y-WctKBXySF_kwZiBKo8WFX_M/w640-h426/DSC_4945.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><i> </i><i></i></p><div><i>Navajo Code Talkers </i>is probably the most familiar of the four stories.<i> </i>While it was not until 1968<i> </i>that the missions of the Navajo Code Breakers were declassified, much has since been made of them. These brave group of soldiers created and then implemented an unbreakable code that was used in WWII and beyond. Information passed from the ground to those in charge and vice versus saved many lives and eventually helped win the war.</div><div> </div><div>Each book contains a glossary at the end of the book with any possible unfamiliar terms, as well as a Read More section that lists a few additional books on the subject. You will also find a few internet sites listed for further study and three critical thinking questions per book. These questions are a great way to check for reading comprehension and spur deeper conversation with your child after reading. </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Twig3g4id3v3LEqntXuDh4NOqnrbWazbRYo1fph-Xp92a_ay8mnnZRLdJZ45nix280JPjetcmG1Jm6jNXgfdf3NLMkcSP_yAJz6vyL3s2SLCLLahLcgTXS3BSk71rZwphUe_iIMMgac/s6016/DSC_4944.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Twig3g4id3v3LEqntXuDh4NOqnrbWazbRYo1fph-Xp92a_ay8mnnZRLdJZ45nix280JPjetcmG1Jm6jNXgfdf3NLMkcSP_yAJz6vyL3s2SLCLLahLcgTXS3BSk71rZwphUe_iIMMgac/w640-h426/DSC_4944.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i></i></div><div>As always, Timberdoodle has come through again, offering a wonderful Historical fiction collection about World War II that will capture your child's curiosity and provide a story that will not only entertain them, but inspire and teach them. <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/amazing-world-war-2-stories?utm_source=family_faith_fridays&utm_medium=brt&utm_campaign=amazing-world-war-2-stories" target="_blank">Amazing World War II Stories</a> is a great collection to add to your home and studies!</div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-q8AvVK1_F8loPve0ORd68bKZ0y2euh0omzKKr5i5Ad1LjWheGZ3_4F3ozprtzzyBwWcCbIPR8uMYp9tGT1TYI_i1gdW_SVRvChTgiIOB52op_Jtmgwsis6JVwmv1teYOmXyKowRD2M/s765/timberdoodledisclaimer.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="765" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-q8AvVK1_F8loPve0ORd68bKZ0y2euh0omzKKr5i5Ad1LjWheGZ3_4F3ozprtzzyBwWcCbIPR8uMYp9tGT1TYI_i1gdW_SVRvChTgiIOB52op_Jtmgwsis6JVwmv1teYOmXyKowRD2M/w400-h136/timberdoodledisclaimer.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-33119117782245830572020-10-01T03:30:00.001-07:002020-10-01T03:30:01.160-07:00It Arrived<p> The door that is! </p><p>While it may seem a bit silly to you, trust me when I say it is BIG for me! I have been waiting for this door since we moved in May.</p><p>Yes, May!</p><p>And last week we heard it was in and almost delivered to the wrong job site. Seriously?? Praise my husband who caught that in time!</p><p>This is what we have been looking at-</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp8OxooBVY-LEnSjb7jg_T6_Uh-2uZM0jXqnys6gobswI2cWnJ1saK_rjsk9nQeUGPpxrGa_OcgAUoYc_wqDLZmnpbBI52J7jnUTIk4GQ1JPmf-e5JZHUzkVbkdBwIQ23bSefPhcFJJU/s2048/IMG_1884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp8OxooBVY-LEnSjb7jg_T6_Uh-2uZM0jXqnys6gobswI2cWnJ1saK_rjsk9nQeUGPpxrGa_OcgAUoYc_wqDLZmnpbBI52J7jnUTIk4GQ1JPmf-e5JZHUzkVbkdBwIQ23bSefPhcFJJU/w480-h640/IMG_1884.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZnmYHrdQQs-WbArCfCKSZKmK2QCb3OhHtANy9z2M-5jStzTmstbHcbDsf3mQt_XvMFzXsbT3IFSh_9OdCxIK2MCi-LbZQ0-TnflToEK44wgbL31yb_EuIlOKGysNHK2TBE8kiAA6ZlU/s2048/IMG_1886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZnmYHrdQQs-WbArCfCKSZKmK2QCb3OhHtANy9z2M-5jStzTmstbHcbDsf3mQt_XvMFzXsbT3IFSh_9OdCxIK2MCi-LbZQ0-TnflToEK44wgbL31yb_EuIlOKGysNHK2TBE8kiAA6ZlU/w480-h640/IMG_1886.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This is our new door! Which now matches our garage doors!</p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z05oCubOWasJzJdYFGU1-4ysEPQ8rIFcEg2h8bG_uHx4MnEPB2iopjFk5QUNEqtncX_XYnYiuE5_f3ZKG-IKKP1SVBfcEOp9oPhXcGwTi_bPwZgOMikKtxrXnWXk8liBxDTJPrtqSKA/s2048/IMG_1914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z05oCubOWasJzJdYFGU1-4ysEPQ8rIFcEg2h8bG_uHx4MnEPB2iopjFk5QUNEqtncX_XYnYiuE5_f3ZKG-IKKP1SVBfcEOp9oPhXcGwTi_bPwZgOMikKtxrXnWXk8liBxDTJPrtqSKA/w480-h640/IMG_1914.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBVj2Znvv1bf3HVcZP6Ypt4Ju5mVKKxUW6FlxwmgEh-qq_n1KA47bqC0ZrENFzQT2KTkPt7Wve13j_0APQOlFHeLvlKxIwmiVlAwvj9RQl2Ka57bRtGRyNLOYTn8LeJRp9AXBrpostWM/s2048/IMG_1915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBVj2Znvv1bf3HVcZP6Ypt4Ju5mVKKxUW6FlxwmgEh-qq_n1KA47bqC0ZrENFzQT2KTkPt7Wve13j_0APQOlFHeLvlKxIwmiVlAwvj9RQl2Ka57bRtGRyNLOYTn8LeJRp9AXBrpostWM/w480-h640/IMG_1915.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Bet you can see me smiling from where you are at if you look hard enough! ;)</p><p>It's the little things, ya'll, that make a big difference!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE4NjfnOIEWdnMpXTe3-lgAjgLvliJYeI47rWZn7UCO3d458LL7VL6uv1aHS8xOS90Drt8OIzdTrOcHKhJQbyH_Xj5SAHs2Q64jAoIEfvWJsbw5uqxb0OoyrfBZI4MB6sUI7hFjicsuM/s2048/IMG_1890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE4NjfnOIEWdnMpXTe3-lgAjgLvliJYeI47rWZn7UCO3d458LL7VL6uv1aHS8xOS90Drt8OIzdTrOcHKhJQbyH_Xj5SAHs2Q64jAoIEfvWJsbw5uqxb0OoyrfBZI4MB6sUI7hFjicsuM/w480-h640/IMG_1890.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Blessings,</p><p><br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-47137905987913836342020-09-28T03:30:00.021-07:002020-09-28T03:30:01.322-07:00Sabbath School<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_OboC4GhQroba0n6cAlgOQRpS9GwS1XKEoofAnUQIqdXV81NjnP-4xKDJkbd4O0cXKU0fmLXGsqnmvXyvq_9AusTHRiA73RMMvOoYgr9pUYKBcJT1HlsOVvwiV7u1X-io1n63WVf_No/s750/sabbathschooling.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_OboC4GhQroba0n6cAlgOQRpS9GwS1XKEoofAnUQIqdXV81NjnP-4xKDJkbd4O0cXKU0fmLXGsqnmvXyvq_9AusTHRiA73RMMvOoYgr9pUYKBcJT1HlsOVvwiV7u1X-io1n63WVf_No/w426-h640/sabbathschooling.png" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> Yes, we have completed the first six weeks of school and are taking this week off- a Sabbath week.</p><p>Named after the day of rest that the Lord commanded in the Bible, a Sabbath week of school is just that- a week off to rest and regroup after six weeks of school. Give or take a week! ;) For example, the next six weeks will bring us to just a week shy of the week of Thanksgiving, which I prefer to take off. Therefore, our next grouping of school weeks will actually be seven, rather than six weeks, before the next break. shhhh, don't tell!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGjjXe4fF5hCnashUun3pn1mMH2zgsTyFhnCtWEzm6Zf9rQoK-1fpSouOmaxHI3kv7HpFOX40kkIMooNtI2BO1AJovaP-n8Uk0g31bPrBQ1m31jI00SN5x_EeK1xriSLEXqTtvSfDXOw/s2048/IMG_1895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGjjXe4fF5hCnashUun3pn1mMH2zgsTyFhnCtWEzm6Zf9rQoK-1fpSouOmaxHI3kv7HpFOX40kkIMooNtI2BO1AJovaP-n8Uk0g31bPrBQ1m31jI00SN5x_EeK1xriSLEXqTtvSfDXOw/w480-h640/IMG_1895.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>WHY DO SABBATH SCHOOLING?</b></span></p><p>For several reasons-</p><p><b>We tend to not take many breaks otherwise.</b> Unlike traditional school, I do not take a day off for things like President's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday etc. We do address those holidays as a mini history lesson of why they are observed, but I do not feel they all necessarily are due a day off.</p><p><b>We like the idea of work hard and then play hard</b>. I try to plan a few fun activities over our week's break to celebrate our hard work and give us time to work off steam.</p><p><b>Fewer little breaks allow us bigger breaks when it counts.</b> Like a week at Thanksgiving, often 3-4 weeks at Christmas, a week of vacation, etc. At one point our girls were in college and we would schedule our Sabbath breaks around their school breaks so we could just spend time together as a family when they were home with no school books around. Now that my husband teaches at a University, we will schedule breaks around his school schedule to maximize "vacation" time. </p><p><b>It gives me a built in teacher planning time. </b> I like schedules and tend to plan way ahead. Taking a force time out after six weeks or so allows me to assess what we have been doing, and what has worked or not worked, and then plan ahead accordingly. Let's face it, sometimes the most well planned plans can go south and changes need to be made. (Like the year I went to online ABeka Academy for my sanity!)</p><p><b>It allows us to school year round with fewer stress.</b> Yes, I am THAT mom who schools year round. Each summer looks a little different depending on our past move schedule or vacation time, but we tend to do some form of school in the summer. But taking a week off here and there makes it more bearable.</p><p>No matter what schedule you decide to follow, don't become a slave to it. Make it work for you, be flexible, and allow your children to take breaks when needed. It makes for a more relaxed student, a less stressed teacher, (that's YOU!) and a better school year!</p><p>What does your schedule look like? How have you made it work for you? <br /></p><p>Blessings,<br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-49521214063661671492020-09-24T03:30:00.009-07:002020-09-24T03:30:02.472-07:00The Quest for Bread<p>It seems that everyone decided to use the COVID quarantine as a time to master the art of bread making. I, on the other hand, have been trying to master it for years with little success. </p><p>When Ashton was a young teen she learned to make sourdough bread from her grandmother. Starter and all! It is arguably the BEST bread out there. Seriously. People would pay her to make it for them. But eventually we learned she had a severe wheat sensitivity and the days of her supplying us with weekly bread ended.</p><p>Oh, I know, I could have taken her place, but I am telling you, that bread is HARD to make and I do not have the skill or the patience that she and her grandmother have. </p><p>So I tried many different, "easier", recipes. With no luck. Most were either too complicated or had a crust as hard as a brick. My boys like soft crust bread they can use for sandwiches. They would have made bad french men! Hard crusty bread is just NOT their thing.</p><p>There just so happened to be one recipe I had been carrying around for a few months and was determined to try when the virus hit. Wouldn't you know it- just the same time that yeast became a hot commodity, right up there with toilet paper.</p><p>Luckily, Ashton found a way to get her hands on some (yeast, that is) and I got brave enough to try one more recipe.</p><p></p><p>WINNER! Like, the perfect loaf of bread.</p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkt9HDUndRtjx3MITTMEUKBdRUTRqkMYjodWrz-RnzvVSFYbcC_g7Q4HObHMAayqYpcqgnsZSt1gwcghg2rKAB4loqfeZf8Fx5Q2yTk9zsbl-_x4lytT4tlqQNutlNChyTw7s4u-c9sv8/s2048/61886549174__B6D3BD2C-E22F-42C0-8EB1-C09AFF6391F9.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkt9HDUndRtjx3MITTMEUKBdRUTRqkMYjodWrz-RnzvVSFYbcC_g7Q4HObHMAayqYpcqgnsZSt1gwcghg2rKAB4loqfeZf8Fx5Q2yTk9zsbl-_x4lytT4tlqQNutlNChyTw7s4u-c9sv8/s320/61886549174__B6D3BD2C-E22F-42C0-8EB1-C09AFF6391F9.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZvYCc12M-rdznU-IPcevuqC7IBeGhSjCFkkpltcxx2t_dJdEeEboNw011Hle8bTQwi7ksKk26dgWrFDjW_D3T81lODT_e7ePf_OZCpg8HXJzgZd1DOxOgIA6jr83VXJJyeXb2M8u1PU/s2048/61886863013__B678D904-B440-45DE-890B-20F7EA5ADC3A.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZvYCc12M-rdznU-IPcevuqC7IBeGhSjCFkkpltcxx2t_dJdEeEboNw011Hle8bTQwi7ksKk26dgWrFDjW_D3T81lODT_e7ePf_OZCpg8HXJzgZd1DOxOgIA6jr83VXJJyeXb2M8u1PU/s320/61886863013__B678D904-B440-45DE-890B-20F7EA5ADC3A.JPG" /></a></div><p>And not just an anomaly! Perfect every single time. </p><p> And my boys LOVE it because it has a soft crust and is perfect for sandwiches.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOF6hLmgxlGICycO07r3xmHueeVsjZG3oFovktkyw1IyWaFIOxEW6J4TjJQE9K7xzr7ZP-KSb-6jX_a_vYGWYQCs8_kkiW-aM-401nLR9J5wnXhHDx0EfJVpiDKXAqQgwSgta-NFSzu7E/s2048/61886867563__436EE776-DCF7-4424-BFF8-7AE0C01613AD.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOF6hLmgxlGICycO07r3xmHueeVsjZG3oFovktkyw1IyWaFIOxEW6J4TjJQE9K7xzr7ZP-KSb-6jX_a_vYGWYQCs8_kkiW-aM-401nLR9J5wnXhHDx0EfJVpiDKXAqQgwSgta-NFSzu7E/w480-h640/61886867563__436EE776-DCF7-4424-BFF8-7AE0C01613AD.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>And toast.</p><p>And french toast.</p><p>And snack.</p><p>You get the idea!</p><p><b>Hey, we all need to have times and things to celebrate! </b> This is my Covid celebration!</p><p>Now, off to find more yeast!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBzBuJLaZUIwqRi9bXMpBAUpFtVzv0DztC7QyZXXTtxhUtx7p_FCfmWeubt_xDeh1bP89mH57Usku66sOLmTZvuwj7Zf-2oZ6-mJ4_kFFKDHX3bz_GDJvxyipYMpiPxxyqCIB3LRBrvA/s2048/61886880601__98E054CB-5C99-4B96-A994-A48A7399E7F0.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBzBuJLaZUIwqRi9bXMpBAUpFtVzv0DztC7QyZXXTtxhUtx7p_FCfmWeubt_xDeh1bP89mH57Usku66sOLmTZvuwj7Zf-2oZ6-mJ4_kFFKDHX3bz_GDJvxyipYMpiPxxyqCIB3LRBrvA/w480-h640/61886880601__98E054CB-5C99-4B96-A994-A48A7399E7F0.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Blessings,</p><p><br /></p><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /> <br /><p></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-87051337944405389552020-09-21T03:30:00.001-07:002020-09-21T03:30:04.420-07:00Epic Movie Night<p>Epic! Not because of the specific movie, mind you, but because our entertainment center came in!!! In one piece! </p><p>This is what we have lived with for <b>four</b> months. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXk_nnpWmRK7XQsve6qbq-HZRl_UvtuBvtKzm4vgR5tVFh1v4VVc3f3JrwVRbcrrbv8p6fX7PLdgyS2J7lGO1KOnPmIynrXNfkCnLy1ECnGWi8b3NleOW4wqkoiIqyro0sk0ZN-3pgT8/s2048/IMG_1744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXk_nnpWmRK7XQsve6qbq-HZRl_UvtuBvtKzm4vgR5tVFh1v4VVc3f3JrwVRbcrrbv8p6fX7PLdgyS2J7lGO1KOnPmIynrXNfkCnLy1ECnGWi8b3NleOW4wqkoiIqyro0sk0ZN-3pgT8/w480-h640/IMG_1744.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>OK, for a family that has had one small TV for YEARS, and has not even have cable half our married life, this is BIG for our family! While we do not watch TV often, this family loves its weekly family movie nights. It is a time to rest and regroup after a busy week and we hold that time together closely. <br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVfZ-fTZsIqGpwYwGscrLrDRHuq3ikI5EeP6pPwF23VRgVUEZT1EN-0jCCrflWhomjx8yNs1TysMEuziXQb4MTEK1ZUX2cEts7tLsJJq6OCeGax2VVH8AxhizRCI-w7MgWVaOuqETRvk/s2048/62217045152__453C134A-4471-4CD0-B4C8-61298E1D3626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVfZ-fTZsIqGpwYwGscrLrDRHuq3ikI5EeP6pPwF23VRgVUEZT1EN-0jCCrflWhomjx8yNs1TysMEuziXQb4MTEK1ZUX2cEts7tLsJJq6OCeGax2VVH8AxhizRCI-w7MgWVaOuqETRvk/w480-h640/62217045152__453C134A-4471-4CD0-B4C8-61298E1D3626.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /><br />This is what we have now!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUjAh4RHjL4NODmuKxv5ioZn1WPdo8D7LADrEu7TX_H38VfjpJ-VRsP-ceXr1N_AZF0Y6W0MKpiBmq75hIwGX64AvzswYZsqlvWKuNXjxttTUR2VFVzVjyS6rMsSKkauFq2OvCxpcqrI/s2048/62222088728__F6291DCE-C4A2-41BB-8853-D498A26A65A5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUjAh4RHjL4NODmuKxv5ioZn1WPdo8D7LADrEu7TX_H38VfjpJ-VRsP-ceXr1N_AZF0Y6W0MKpiBmq75hIwGX64AvzswYZsqlvWKuNXjxttTUR2VFVzVjyS6rMsSKkauFq2OvCxpcqrI/w480-h640/62222088728__F6291DCE-C4A2-41BB-8853-D498A26A65A5.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Finally! Did I mention we first ordered the thing in MARCH?!! Seriously, my patience has been tested. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRGiyS_AFK7O33nwVyTcViwO4_qNDjfEEcrqYmPk6XCHknqgEyV15XbOiHLl6Wqu3B28eDOEchJBN3KzfB3OXsBb1Zj_JCClPgd4taq5uyMxP_EdbYWZgW4VyapqW_QgnDr3W7BMJBHE/s2048/IMG_1856%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRGiyS_AFK7O33nwVyTcViwO4_qNDjfEEcrqYmPk6XCHknqgEyV15XbOiHLl6Wqu3B28eDOEchJBN3KzfB3OXsBb1Zj_JCClPgd4taq5uyMxP_EdbYWZgW4VyapqW_QgnDr3W7BMJBHE/w480-h640/IMG_1856%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Mind you, the issue has not been so much about the entertainment center, though the mess ups in ordering and the continual delays have tried my patience. The bigger thing for me is I like settled. And organized. And I have not been able to convince my organized crazed self that my living room was done with this wall NOT done! It literally drove me bonkers daily. Sad, but true. </p><p>Even when we move, I try to get our main room done ASAP to allow us to have one place of rest and quiet. A sanctuary in the middle of the madness. </p><p>My sanctuary is now complete! And I love it!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODZFORkRE4dbedD2L6_keYApsqesDZcJ8xUVCp1owSuJc5Ame437Sy9WAxfuE83EpDpjZHeIdnqCSdwbPxYIoDk07JC7qoE8pbuRLr4LVqZi5n_OMV7RQ3snTUDUWkSA1xnz8JVBAsRk/s2048/IMG_1860%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODZFORkRE4dbedD2L6_keYApsqesDZcJ8xUVCp1owSuJc5Ame437Sy9WAxfuE83EpDpjZHeIdnqCSdwbPxYIoDk07JC7qoE8pbuRLr4LVqZi5n_OMV7RQ3snTUDUWkSA1xnz8JVBAsRk/w480-h640/IMG_1860%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Who's up for a movie night?</p><p>Blessings,<br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-24558844321046666272020-09-07T03:30:00.063-07:002020-09-07T03:30:02.185-07:00Success!<p>This past week has been a good one in terms of house updates. Slowly but surely we are making this house ours, but COVID shipping delays are still a battle we are fighting. </p><p>Front door- still not in!</p><p>Entertainment center- not in either.</p><p>Thankfully the last cabinet for the kitchenette area we are adding downstairs came in, as did the butcher block countertops. So funny story. We opened the plastic protecting the butcher blocks to access the "instructions." There, in step one, it clearly states one must stain or finish in desired way within 48 hours of opening. Well, that wold be nice to have known BEFORE we opened them! While that was on our list of things to do, our contractors do not begin work until the first of October so we thought we had some time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r5NIBvk9CcpcRywArN_ratWRUSEDo40VYHlQMaphCeOEbMgUgQSR_RukuG-Uae6OheqY94qwtn_Ohm8EN4V-nvs0W9pwK_T5K8PYtuV1-ybYRs8_kjqWUUea_yBJiSuuS4wsQJxdHjQ/s2048/62102341783__0FE797AC-F89C-490F-B569-A9CB8657FD98.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r5NIBvk9CcpcRywArN_ratWRUSEDo40VYHlQMaphCeOEbMgUgQSR_RukuG-Uae6OheqY94qwtn_Ohm8EN4V-nvs0W9pwK_T5K8PYtuV1-ybYRs8_kjqWUUea_yBJiSuuS4wsQJxdHjQ/w375-h500/62102341783__0FE797AC-F89C-490F-B569-A9CB8657FD98.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Seems we only had 48 hours!</p><p>So off to Lowes we went today and began staining! 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Any thoughts on possible door knobs?</p><p></p><p>The other project that got done was a new dishwasher installation. What looked like a quick project took a bit longer due to the fact that at first it did not fit under the countertop. After a moment of panic, mine, not Clarke's (who tells the kids and I, Pleasants don't panic), we got it figured out and installed. We being mostly Clarke. (I was too busy panicking. shhh, don't tell!)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISOL2uXy3UHjj0NE-M2sex8x9IvkHC8Ot2mi0hZKBdAXN1NLlgD7F36RWEYz2T3TjNeRqvPKyrxnP8vVhqphajgd6C6QIYiYr-_lB9C0ygcUzQXnDgiYq5FaKjfYGq7Zz7yy3WC_Y6qs/s2048/IMG_1680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISOL2uXy3UHjj0NE-M2sex8x9IvkHC8Ot2mi0hZKBdAXN1NLlgD7F36RWEYz2T3TjNeRqvPKyrxnP8vVhqphajgd6C6QIYiYr-_lB9C0ygcUzQXnDgiYq5FaKjfYGq7Zz7yy3WC_Y6qs/w375-h500/IMG_1680.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV43quet_xrN-3XwIWusN4yqrnzCEYbmY9YxLDSbUUnbPJlLvXbUoAlrvs_tUfq49IBCrtbYzFqEjTAQyNpf_wOImsaPUb9b-HWa0Qt1HOJIbtaVRMwD4TUehYi5Gga8KuGD8WKLv17Aw/s2048/IMG_1681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV43quet_xrN-3XwIWusN4yqrnzCEYbmY9YxLDSbUUnbPJlLvXbUoAlrvs_tUfq49IBCrtbYzFqEjTAQyNpf_wOImsaPUb9b-HWa0Qt1HOJIbtaVRMwD4TUehYi5Gga8KuGD8WKLv17Aw/w375-h500/IMG_1681.jpg" width="375" /></a></div> <p></p><p> Before- <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYyDFUHhCCY7mRxBhcpaxJsfVvGmaNitPMAheopnZYDyoysnw3720wpT4FrVZizyg2GdTe6GRZAhcPBvqOU0YFlJXaKd9Rzp_vswL9B31Vx0njHreKU5GQEWqZuw3UcjgUKaPnqt45rA/s2048/IMG_1374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYyDFUHhCCY7mRxBhcpaxJsfVvGmaNitPMAheopnZYDyoysnw3720wpT4FrVZizyg2GdTe6GRZAhcPBvqOU0YFlJXaKd9Rzp_vswL9B31Vx0njHreKU5GQEWqZuw3UcjgUKaPnqt45rA/w375-h500/IMG_1374.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><p></p><p>After-</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0Q-mk3dhvykCuppBegEjltEM2rzbE8-HjHPm-AGWPRzg8R8PK8Flhg5kUIcQpuSKaOceZtAFzwSpk4FPbfexb_0Vri4kTmGeYM0bD65xSPQFDS2JKapRoLvmBRIp-Sa-lSkU_3W7mxE/s2048/IMG_1693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Excuse the dishes drying on the counter" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0Q-mk3dhvykCuppBegEjltEM2rzbE8-HjHPm-AGWPRzg8R8PK8Flhg5kUIcQpuSKaOceZtAFzwSpk4FPbfexb_0Vri4kTmGeYM0bD65xSPQFDS2JKapRoLvmBRIp-Sa-lSkU_3W7mxE/w375-h500/IMG_1693.jpg" width="375" /></a></div> <p></p><p>We knew we wanted to change out the upstairs appliances at some point,
but thought it would be a later project. When it was decided that our
white fridge was going downstairs, we knew we might as well replace
everything at once. At once being a relative term, seeing as how while
all the appliances were ordered at the same time, only the dishwasher
and sink have come it. The three other pieces are scheduled for
delivery in November. <br /></p><p>Yes, November. Don't even get me started. It's a good thing the appliances we have work perfectly well or we would be up a creek!</p><p>Hopefully the sink will get put in this week, but until then we are taking today to rest a bit. We hear cooler weather is right around the corner- you can find me on the back deck waiting for it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3AG4S2RnleiwbycMPi9P_YcRt7XQo5vskqqS2ZN9ScW8OzWX9ecJQWgPKYBLN6pn_qFMKMSBNAU70jxONJcMy-Otbo946SUg7qFcbEPny8Xm0WAwA_aED58JWwZ-DGz-KWSaNJcdGCs/s2048/62095572356__AD7BB7C3-F0A4-4E99-8604-B7D6FABFB139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3AG4S2RnleiwbycMPi9P_YcRt7XQo5vskqqS2ZN9ScW8OzWX9ecJQWgPKYBLN6pn_qFMKMSBNAU70jxONJcMy-Otbo946SUg7qFcbEPny8Xm0WAwA_aED58JWwZ-DGz-KWSaNJcdGCs/w375-h500/62095572356__AD7BB7C3-F0A4-4E99-8604-B7D6FABFB139.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Blessings,</p><p><br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-53672285797970178662020-09-01T03:30:00.034-07:002020-09-01T03:30:06.077-07:00When Your School Day Goes Wrong<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXrG8w3IvRyOoIj4uxluWH73XY2OB9QetYoWJCRsVpTo23jBhGYD3gheXfSueP9-7wMVf-ChK_u4-PP5rplBY-ciIkFxaMBYsCVosghPCgfjf6o4L6H-klicHGx5uHZI6cQ3y5HWILpA/s750/goeswrong.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXrG8w3IvRyOoIj4uxluWH73XY2OB9QetYoWJCRsVpTo23jBhGYD3gheXfSueP9-7wMVf-ChK_u4-PP5rplBY-ciIkFxaMBYsCVosghPCgfjf6o4L6H-klicHGx5uHZI6cQ3y5HWILpA/s640/goeswrong.png" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>How is school going? How are you doing? How are you getting it all done?</p><p>Most of the kids around the US are back in school in some form or another by now. While many have started with distance learning online for the time being, some have been able to go back to a brick and mortar school, and most homeschoolers are off to a solid start.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of how your child schools, some days are better than others. Teacher's have bad days, moms have bad days, and kids have bad days! Who can relate?</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So what do you do when your school day goes wrong?</b></span></p><p><b>Stop and pray!</b> First and foremost, go to the Lord! If He has called you to it, He will get you through it. Ask for patience and guidance and then listen for His reply!</p><p><b>Take a time out.</b> You and your child! Not as a punishment, but just a time to spread out for a few minutes and regroup. Sometimes just a few minutes apart will help you maintain a level head.</p><p><b>Switch subjects.</b> If a particular subject is frustrating you, it is often best to put it aside and come back to it later. Sometimes we get lost in the details and frustration and some time away helps to clear our head.</p><p><b>Exercise.</b> Seriously, go take a walk, challenge your kids to a push up challenge, or just jog in place for a few minutes. Colby and I will often do a few laps around the table in between subjects to get the blood pumping and clear our heads.</p><p><b>Snuggle instead of struggle.</b> Again, seriously! Sometimes we just have a bad day. Pushing through sometimes works, but often times just snuggling up on the couch with your kids is the best remedy. Hearts and attitudes are healed when we show love. Pull out a read aloud or the Bible, or just share your thoughts. School books can wait.</p><p><b>Look for trigger points.</b> There is usually a reason things are not going well. Is your child's bed time too late? Too much sugar the night before? Are they worried about something? Could they possibly be sick? We cannot control every aspect of our child's environment, but we are the adults, and we can often adjust our lives to make things run more smoothly. Before you were the teacher, you were the parent. Be the best parent you can be!</p><p><b>Give yourself grace!</b> And then give it to your child. Remember why you started down this road. You are not a perfect person and you are not raising perfect children. Some days are going to go perfectly while others are going to be a constant battle. Ask me how I know! Give grace where needed and move forward.</p><p>Schooling your kids, whether full time or in a crisis situation (virus, anyone?) is such a blessing, but not always without hiccups. But you CAN do it!</p><p>Not every day is easy, but everyday is worth it! Make them count!</p><p>Blessings,</p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-59167445140832386002020-08-27T03:30:00.005-07:002020-08-27T03:30:00.467-07:00Take Back Your Life<p>I am usually leery of recommending devotionals. Not only are they a highly personal item, but there are just so many variances of belief out there that I usually steer clear of unwanted controversy. Trust me, the threat is real. But when I saw FlyBy offering up for review the timing was perfect. We are in the middle of a pandemic as you know, daily struggles are at an all time high for many, and we just completed a move to a town in which we know a total of four people.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDkTg_C1ULSSEjb4gludhPIe9JeNaEO9ceFyrvgaBY-zqPBWSibmTTZ4HeaQUZElPzN4geslDygNJ-8YgrnWKgS6jnC8EhxB4NluT9wObbh-HtkSUOPW82b0TiMeIxMNsJp6PT-lxRjg/s1236/Facebook+Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDkTg_C1ULSSEjb4gludhPIe9JeNaEO9ceFyrvgaBY-zqPBWSibmTTZ4HeaQUZElPzN4geslDygNJ-8YgrnWKgS6jnC8EhxB4NluT9wObbh-HtkSUOPW82b0TiMeIxMNsJp6PT-lxRjg/s640/Facebook+Post.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Here's the funny thing. When the devo came in, my 13 year old son took one look a the cover and said, "Hey, I know him!" </p><p>What?!</p><p>Good thing his memory is better than mine. It seems Levi Lusko, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Take-Back-Your-Life-Interactive/dp/0785232761/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr="><u><b>Take Back Your Life, A 40 Day Devotional</b></u></a>,spoke at a youth conference my son attended a year ago in Phoenix. He loved him! </p><p>I can see why!<br /></p><p><u><b>Take Back Your Life, A 40 Day Devotional </b></u>is a 40 day, hard back, interactive devotional intended to challenge and inspire you to live your life as God intended. While filled with current pop culture references and side stories, it is also filled with plenty of scripture and inspiration that come right from the word.</p><p>It may not be at a PhD theological level, but it is written from a heart that obviously wants to reach souls for Christ and challenge them to run hard after God!</p><p>That includes-</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> putting social media aside</li><li> taking a good hard look at yourself</li><li> asking yourself what God has made you for</li><li> putting prayer first <br /></li><li> and more!</li></ul><p>Each day's devotion, 3-4 pages long, ends with a short prayer. Following that is a section called <b>Breathe, Think, Live.</b> Here you will find thought provoking questions, challenges, and tasks for you to complete. This section, Lusko says, is to "allow God to speak to you" rather than simply reading to check off boxes. I don't know about you, but I am often tempted to skip application sections. This time around, I have forced myself to carefully consider each question and then pray for the Lord to open my eyes to what He has for me.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDFTqK_Ntgt5A6u9lYrukkMPH8cNJjl3DhJW3PXSxszEHhSSrVFh9sGgv15f9HxD4CMeaqFv7bF_uKajwLTbD1Yyo6gOINZ8fmWUkEXDaltjsxDK4OK7nF3UupqeQHDm4nrKE5cB570M/s2048/IMG_1609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDFTqK_Ntgt5A6u9lYrukkMPH8cNJjl3DhJW3PXSxszEHhSSrVFh9sGgv15f9HxD4CMeaqFv7bF_uKajwLTbD1Yyo6gOINZ8fmWUkEXDaltjsxDK4OK7nF3UupqeQHDm4nrKE5cB570M/s640/IMG_1609.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I am only a few weeks in to <u><b>Take Back Your Life</b></u>, but I have already seen some changes in my daily life and attitude, and look forward to my reading each morning! I highly recommend this great little book, and would even consider using it in your family devotion time! Let's face it, I read half of it to them anyway! The thought provoking questions at the end of each day would be great conversation starters or even good journal prompts for older kids to adults. </p><p>For kids ages 8-14, you can download a <a href="Kids PDF 4 day devotional: http://takebackbook.com/kids">4 day devotional </a>just for them. It even includes lunch box notes for you to print out and encourage them with!<br /></p><p><b>About Levi</b>-<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face="" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face="" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Levi
Lusko is the founder and lead pastor of Fresh Life Church, located in Montana,
Wyoming, Oregon, and Utah. He is the bestselling author of Through the Eyes of
a Lion, Swipe Right, and I Declare War. Levi also travels the world speaking
about Jesus. He and his wife, Jennie, have one </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face="" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">son, Lennox, and four daughters:
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and post.</span></div><p><br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-41092504328787637282020-08-17T03:30:00.002-07:002020-08-17T08:13:28.004-07:00Kitchenette Prep<p>This past week was our "summer break" before we settle back into a fall school schedule. Yes, we school year round, but usually only a few subjects are on our daily list in the summer months, and Colby chooses when he does them since he is pretty self sufficient. But this past week Salem was gone for a few days (he also starts school today- COLLEGE), and Clarke had the week off, so we took some time to work on complete a few projects that needed to be done.</p><p>One was getting the basement ready for our "kitchenette" to be installed.</p><p>The first thing to do was remove the ridiculous set up that was currently there. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gdyVzZsC-t4ZTPkQ0kAXCxzZx58HCjNJMvtz5cGnFDMSND1Hd-fWDQ-idG2igu9ZSNLZCIUD-cQhLLhuaRMzN0xIddVLFoYj_gEPi_1GClPQoh8csywBggxPZ_s3IfDDup-2GESEnag/s6016/DSC_4889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gdyVzZsC-t4ZTPkQ0kAXCxzZx58HCjNJMvtz5cGnFDMSND1Hd-fWDQ-idG2igu9ZSNLZCIUD-cQhLLhuaRMzN0xIddVLFoYj_gEPi_1GClPQoh8csywBggxPZ_s3IfDDup-2GESEnag/s640/DSC_4889.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Yep, they had installed two utility sinks, set them in a shower base, and stapled two grass rugs around the base to hide the plumbing. Oh my!</p><p>The good news is that while a few things were heavy, it was very easy to disassemble.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDhitnzl9JifIcHmUPHaFqCm22IunGT3bUJpvPaJmT8DClAenXvuX6Otp4kC0c5cMjUM92IEAWQzpFLe8_QVfUCwORnrE-Dq_ow4JdftzAiwYWuWbIxpNtEQi8IuKTB0UnBUXzNbqK1A/s6016/DSC_4890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDhitnzl9JifIcHmUPHaFqCm22IunGT3bUJpvPaJmT8DClAenXvuX6Otp4kC0c5cMjUM92IEAWQzpFLe8_QVfUCwORnrE-Dq_ow4JdftzAiwYWuWbIxpNtEQi8IuKTB0UnBUXzNbqK1A/s640/DSC_4890.JPG" /></a></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PaTZjdD3BApfvWVJ1hY8qGX3CyUmrL3KW1s6JvqBoXo87nN47RbL7LXKCJ6En6nk_b8bDMcTOGpqnEX3sjtLHHUBQTzfyjzHnuOTbWQTD917ymquvYySl-ot1ti01yvMNpmPvzOAzcs/s6016/DSC_4891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PaTZjdD3BApfvWVJ1hY8qGX3CyUmrL3KW1s6JvqBoXo87nN47RbL7LXKCJ6En6nk_b8bDMcTOGpqnEX3sjtLHHUBQTzfyjzHnuOTbWQTD917ymquvYySl-ot1ti01yvMNpmPvzOAzcs/s640/DSC_4891.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>The second thing that needed to be done was paint since they had obviously touched up more than a few places with the wrong color paint. Bad news- there is no extra paint ot be found and we have no idea what color is on these walls. Good news- there was a full can of light grey paint left from Salem's room that I like and was happy to use. Hopefully the different color will set this area off a bit from the basement which can feel caverness at times because it is so large.</p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_-wcHip6pZeVcWntEPRCd_ovdZeEM5_pUW-51wR2yTcBZ1jLg8FsFfjQ749VGUDjtnYijvyW-GncdY1-QxI4c7ICOKFYPPgWOohgpNAKKQUTbFp8-_Fdpm5rwJ1IXm96KntvJsuvEt8/s2048/IMG_1508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_-wcHip6pZeVcWntEPRCd_ovdZeEM5_pUW-51wR2yTcBZ1jLg8FsFfjQ749VGUDjtnYijvyW-GncdY1-QxI4c7ICOKFYPPgWOohgpNAKKQUTbFp8-_Fdpm5rwJ1IXm96KntvJsuvEt8/s640/IMG_1508.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ISWaHPDKxtSGp0g2u85Uuhyphenhyphenn2tZLdIdu4Pn02m_fb9_bTg67hRqpFBq0Lzn7vP_0-pzM_I-tF4XKutcVAqOcOvNcEDZ209pyX1inYiep0FStkjq091w2R7Gm5P_PYHUxQdGwq5V5UvE/s2048/IMG_1506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ISWaHPDKxtSGp0g2u85Uuhyphenhyphenn2tZLdIdu4Pn02m_fb9_bTg67hRqpFBq0Lzn7vP_0-pzM_I-tF4XKutcVAqOcOvNcEDZ209pyX1inYiep0FStkjq091w2R7Gm5P_PYHUxQdGwq5V5UvE/s640/IMG_1506.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtA3cKmv_iqB8ZK9dT1BsytHhYJMylWQWHLI1XHp3PKtIALey-Vd0AyHyb-aejdzCH2XupEpcg9FsNXncjEaR-xRfylIvDha0Xz-a9SGh-gApm0yP54yBrb4FemvX02SOgVcL60h1UMPc/s2048/61920534193__5529F6B9-88AE-4212-80BF-B8A343E2F8C1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtA3cKmv_iqB8ZK9dT1BsytHhYJMylWQWHLI1XHp3PKtIALey-Vd0AyHyb-aejdzCH2XupEpcg9FsNXncjEaR-xRfylIvDha0Xz-a9SGh-gApm0yP54yBrb4FemvX02SOgVcL60h1UMPc/s640/61920534193__5529F6B9-88AE-4212-80BF-B8A343E2F8C1.JPG" /></a></div><p>So we painted for two days! Would have been a bit easier if the walls were not so high and I wasn't uncomfortable on the ladder, but we got it done! </p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTzhkpMyks74znY98ZVDN360JYaKWmq_oYSdf2mFY_N9JJVOyaeInvEThDiPhA3cd39JHieroKLXo1Ph6HseVxW-Sbs5IgdlO4tOAukwZ6YXrTrS2IyXgyc0PQ4nYbEgnh6FHp62XT0w/s2048/61906126498__ED03913D-0D33-43D9-9C67-703D88796403.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTzhkpMyks74znY98ZVDN360JYaKWmq_oYSdf2mFY_N9JJVOyaeInvEThDiPhA3cd39JHieroKLXo1Ph6HseVxW-Sbs5IgdlO4tOAukwZ6YXrTrS2IyXgyc0PQ4nYbEgnh6FHp62XT0w/s640/61906126498__ED03913D-0D33-43D9-9C67-703D88796403.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><p>Now we wait for the install. As you know, COVID has slowed down the world, so things are a bit backed up. Of course.</p><p> <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzymzTw8GDKSIMqbpCQBcmpiL950mf1IjZRAnp-HxASzaiHzYsR3oRvReuI2iD90ktrUf4K9RnM4pn-h421bupPL-m5woCOIngHi-DCrjjneUKSeo97KS6YrdZ87udjZW__DYCtGFi_Ys/s2048/IMG_1509.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzymzTw8GDKSIMqbpCQBcmpiL950mf1IjZRAnp-HxASzaiHzYsR3oRvReuI2iD90ktrUf4K9RnM4pn-h421bupPL-m5woCOIngHi-DCrjjneUKSeo97KS6YrdZ87udjZW__DYCtGFi_Ys/w480-h640/IMG_1509.jpg" title="Our supervisor" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Supervisor<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The plan is to add a small cabinet set with a sink along the back wall, and bring our white fridge from upstairs down to match the cabinets. Another island of cabinets will go in front to help define the space and give us a serving area. To the left of that space we will add a high table to eat at or for games.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMfyRdIkhvjewf30asDe5XCUwiYhLdK5llKBm8Jzo-4vS5bWznh9zR3G8ldsrSW7MVDnDBQJ-TZ5k60tRa74THrjFM0Mnb9Iz4M1Wbo_slfIgM2YSwdIBLMBEQAr3KI4N0aORyQfiyWg/s6016/DSC_4918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMfyRdIkhvjewf30asDe5XCUwiYhLdK5llKBm8Jzo-4vS5bWznh9zR3G8ldsrSW7MVDnDBQJ-TZ5k60tRa74THrjFM0Mnb9Iz4M1Wbo_slfIgM2YSwdIBLMBEQAr3KI4N0aORyQfiyWg/s640/DSC_4918.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I am so excited to see it coming together after dreaming big since the moment we saw the space. It is bright and spacious and we hope will be a fun space for guests!</p><p>Once that and the bathroom reno are done we are ready to host! ;)</p><p>Updates- I hear our front door will be here in 2-3 weeks. We will see. Our entertainment center is also due in by the end of the month, again we will see. Finishing out a house is hard work and takes patience. To do it in the middle of a pandemic- well, try patience on steroids! </p><p><b>And about today-</b> today Salem goes to his first IN PERSON college class and Colby and I begin 8th grade. Riley is back at work at Medieval Times and Ashton continues to stay busy with work and such. Clarke will be teaching four classes at Embry Riddle next week and is the new chair of their helicopter department. I continue to marvel at all the changes we have gone through in the past six months and am forever grateful for the Lord's hand in it all!</p><p>I pray you are living your best life! Eyes on God!</p><p>Blessings,</p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-87882097045669786122020-08-10T03:30:00.004-07:002020-08-10T03:30:01.103-07:00Let School Begin<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxz0JUwPXXPFLIO2Eb8zcpm5-EPS2HiFk18KlK1irwc2CEKTwGvoH2ahFCe6XH3rmcKjs2Wr9M6YPVa8KtR-7YWLAJ-Ji5GOb5CQS1HMB5pIuRIcY1NsBy0Ui5jYXUeDzb55BDNdkx4fQ/s750/schoolbegin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxz0JUwPXXPFLIO2Eb8zcpm5-EPS2HiFk18KlK1irwc2CEKTwGvoH2ahFCe6XH3rmcKjs2Wr9M6YPVa8KtR-7YWLAJ-Ji5GOb5CQS1HMB5pIuRIcY1NsBy0Ui5jYXUeDzb55BDNdkx4fQ/s640/schoolbegin.png" /></a></div> </div><div> </div><div>Are you ready? It is about that time when kids across the country start school. Yes, this year looks a bit different! If you are a parent sending your child back to school, know that we are praying for your family as you enter a new normal. I am sure it is different and a bit scary.</div><div><br /></div><div>For those who have decided to enter the homeschool arena, WELCOME! We are glad you are here. After doing this gig for 23 years I can unequivocally say it is one of the best decisions my husband and I ever made. As a young Air Force family, we began homeschooling to allow my girls to be with their traveling dad as much as possible when he was home. Through the years our reasons for continuing have changed, but our passion has not.</div><div><br /></div><div>We now have two college graduates, one headed to college in a few weeks, and begin 8th grade for our youngest next week. It is hard to believe I am teaching 8th grade for the 4th time now! A lot has changed through the years, but rest assured some things stay the same regardless of the year, the current conditions, or the grade!</div><div><br /></div><div>As you begin this journey let me take a minute to pass on some things I wished I had been told when I first started!</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>It will be OK! </b> First day jitters are a real thing, in you AND your student, but it will pass. The unknown is always the hardest, but once you get into a rhythm you will be on your way. You can do this!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>There will be naysayers!</b> People don't always like things they do not know or understand. It's ok. (see point one!) Just stay in your lane and keep your eye on the goal. Choose to stay out of debates and drama.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>You are going to be the BEST teacher!</b> People used to ask me all of the time if I was a trained teacher. Ummm, I am a non-trained MOM! And no one knows or loves these kiddos as much as I do, save God! I am pretty sure that makes me capable of teaching them.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>There is help out there if you need it!</b> If you are fine on an island teaching, that is great. If you need help ask for it. Especially now, there are tons of people out there with tons of resources ready to help support you. Don't be afraid to ask.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>You do NOT need to break the bank to homeschool.</b> There are free programs available and no one is going to hand you a list of required back to school items to buy. Watch out for the sale flyers- they will pull you in to buying a lot of stuff you do not need. Children can and will learn without all the sparkle.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>You do not have to maintain a traditional school schedule!</b> Your goal is not to re create school. That is not homeschooling at its finest, trust me. If you are an early riser then start early and enjoy quiet afternoons. If your family loves to sleep in, then do so and start when everyone is fully awake. What time you start makes no difference to the learning that will take place.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Computer learning is not the end all, be all!</b> This is especially true for younger kids. They need to be active, be outside, and be learning by your side. There is a time and place for computer learning, just be careful not to fall into the trap of hours in front of a screen if you can help it.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Every child learns differently. </b> If you try to put a square peg in a round hole you will have problems. Ask me how I know! Be adaptable and be willing to make changes where needed- for your child's sanity and yours!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><b>You are not alone.</b> Currently there are untold numbers of homeschoolers out there doing the same thing you are doing. Find your tribe and stick together.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Not every day is easy, but every day is worth it!</b> That's my
mantra- I repeat it often. There will be bad days and there will be
good days. It's ok. God's mercies are new every day! Don't give up
just because you have a bad day.</div><div> </div><div>Get ready, get so, GO! You can do this, mommas!<br /> </div><div>Blessings,</div><div> <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586517810252297119.post-39216257337423282562020-08-06T03:30:00.001-07:002020-08-06T03:30:11.535-07:00No More Raccoon Garage<div>Yes, we had the garage painted black shortly after we moved in, but had not changed out the windows in them, so my kids told me they looked like raccoons. Or pandas, depending on which child you ask. I had all intentions of changing them out, but, as with all other things, shipping and installers were delayed. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfFPo3Jud5d0XJ2QgYpDnwwXRMtLwamv42HAvbtBChNa5Vek5w98xJKZniLD6JWfP5LLzmT7YCMi5alEbvEvkzh8ZMU0dystIvT-5KKopT7GoqVUJONFRFp2tpChY4nPzKth3y-n10IU/s6016/DSC_4626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfFPo3Jud5d0XJ2QgYpDnwwXRMtLwamv42HAvbtBChNa5Vek5w98xJKZniLD6JWfP5LLzmT7YCMi5alEbvEvkzh8ZMU0dystIvT-5KKopT7GoqVUJONFRFp2tpChY4nPzKth3y-n10IU/s640/DSC_4626.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvy5Ooe-C6SNiKpiD5ckXmTFxGfSCNTvRlxkK_e9ji6mx85g3S9YBq1h2rJJqkdu5l3xWkZmQYtDh9oLnV2krvzzsktVCseQyOUtWkVWnGb8WTzW4e8orxFylyIn61lWYSGHkxNPftDY/s6016/DSC_4886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvy5Ooe-C6SNiKpiD5ckXmTFxGfSCNTvRlxkK_e9ji6mx85g3S9YBq1h2rJJqkdu5l3xWkZmQYtDh9oLnV2krvzzsktVCseQyOUtWkVWnGb8WTzW4e8orxFylyIn61lWYSGHkxNPftDY/s640/DSC_4886.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, they came, and the difference is amazing. I love them!</div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw5B-Qpr2zur6KVIEdzZUkDp3yoYNxuBg7HKXLjJxICt6wU54Rj4eovsliVea1dKLwrTBpJhsrDowvU3juVLlehsFDjnp6S4JTFsxjfSJO_FNRoEaXWBcFJSBg_Z3RyGLRlFZHgLKdYM/s6016/DSC_4901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw5B-Qpr2zur6KVIEdzZUkDp3yoYNxuBg7HKXLjJxICt6wU54Rj4eovsliVea1dKLwrTBpJhsrDowvU3juVLlehsFDjnp6S4JTFsxjfSJO_FNRoEaXWBcFJSBg_Z3RyGLRlFZHgLKdYM/s640/DSC_4901.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now if that front door will ever come in. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Other projects done-</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Curtains for our dining room and our upstairs guest room. Both were not high priority, but having that sewing project off my to-do list feels good. (OK, they still need to be hemmed, but it's close!)<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlryR-3tru3nNUsLPurHfjfvYtc6amGb_gwyDjFTX0m76WPRFdTZg_FEkhfTeOQkiqCMYGifxtFJTumD1HWr_WoRVs6K85TcIDlacvEGw_Hcl9jPda2-AVHruatqm4ddIaETtSR0bf6sI/s2048/61750932048__6A8212F5-1D5F-4386-B55F-F676265DDB87.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlryR-3tru3nNUsLPurHfjfvYtc6amGb_gwyDjFTX0m76WPRFdTZg_FEkhfTeOQkiqCMYGifxtFJTumD1HWr_WoRVs6K85TcIDlacvEGw_Hcl9jPda2-AVHruatqm4ddIaETtSR0bf6sI/s640/61750932048__6A8212F5-1D5F-4386-B55F-F676265DDB87.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19RawevSC8xVvP02TrBWb6zqzK4dnak-XrIpMv2eNHDJeSWSMi5J0RdJEcF20hpWi6k28nywXdvg8-Noltxn_jh4rLXZ62bArjkTqOT5z1CAEZ1yFybZP-4qxZbKJEhI64TKF5xfqs5s/s2048/61758098847__36C1B761-9B6B-4B75-8FAD-F598D102E265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19RawevSC8xVvP02TrBWb6zqzK4dnak-XrIpMv2eNHDJeSWSMi5J0RdJEcF20hpWi6k28nywXdvg8-Noltxn_jh4rLXZ62bArjkTqOT5z1CAEZ1yFybZP-4qxZbKJEhI64TKF5xfqs5s/s640/61758098847__36C1B761-9B6B-4B75-8FAD-F598D102E265.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE4oifSBP-5XkrgSNlprEsWEUuoO8LD_W7ohnppHqnesEFPovR22CPyLLOvC_3E2K0sw_suISc6usWyeFLyxYViTf5e0LAQotrvy57X3mV74S2xzTO2XCX388r-zEKCKuIAbjuPi7248/s2048/IMG_1339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE4oifSBP-5XkrgSNlprEsWEUuoO8LD_W7ohnppHqnesEFPovR22CPyLLOvC_3E2K0sw_suISc6usWyeFLyxYViTf5e0LAQotrvy57X3mV74S2xzTO2XCX388r-zEKCKuIAbjuPi7248/s640/IMG_1339.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also finally got this quilt layered and quilted so I am ready for winter snuggling! There will be a winter this year, right?! <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtWQOcODaaFmcb_eMK8uNy8AFjGK1JeOstMOOhKE-UrSEgEmRJYSmdM7UU2yXHjGWg4zrz9IgO5K0MBFtkWF0sy78n3wOfA6Fa-Pfq03rL-xzQjH60Q0oNDcVmPNHrFtksvGfkbViefA/s2048/61750521636__3E0CA790-B05C-4057-9579-7757D5649311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtWQOcODaaFmcb_eMK8uNy8AFjGK1JeOstMOOhKE-UrSEgEmRJYSmdM7UU2yXHjGWg4zrz9IgO5K0MBFtkWF0sy78n3wOfA6Fa-Pfq03rL-xzQjH60Q0oNDcVmPNHrFtksvGfkbViefA/s640/61750521636__3E0CA790-B05C-4057-9579-7757D5649311.JPG" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>In preparation for two projects on our lower level, Clarke and I were able to take out this silly sink contraption the previous owners had put up for art projects I believe. What you don't see is that when we bought it, it also had a woven grass rug around it. Just having the thing pulled out makes me feel better.</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6KSLfJYI6obsYBWu2XUkZ_C1Na-YRellF6f4MRpl3bLH1e-OXuc8YKH5jfRDxuubecLL7req0K0cIdeLskBA6cGDxIzKjlG4DqdXhqaoNIK3IpoH4hmoNbg7qUlG79bhsaesKrz4HM8/s6016/DSC_4889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6KSLfJYI6obsYBWu2XUkZ_C1Na-YRellF6f4MRpl3bLH1e-OXuc8YKH5jfRDxuubecLL7req0K0cIdeLskBA6cGDxIzKjlG4DqdXhqaoNIK3IpoH4hmoNbg7qUlG79bhsaesKrz4HM8/s640/DSC_4889.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This week I will be painting the back wall and column. In a few weeks a kitchenette area will be added! I am busy looking for a high table and four chairs to put where the card table currently is. For now, Colby and I am using it for our puzzle space, but I am looking forward to having it set up for guests to use and movie night popcorn to be made.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihizbU0LA43gBB_097ef2HtX_m5EsJlXLa27xCO8aOaPDW7Pf_tPg2UtxpIqyYFapEuwRBLeAPaj-ewZeWTeTOaRT90NuWQFenJ8DVAXI2SelLTKcbPm1TS9wzZfaBq-aAqClbdNLv0nQ/s6016/DSC_4893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihizbU0LA43gBB_097ef2HtX_m5EsJlXLa27xCO8aOaPDW7Pf_tPg2UtxpIqyYFapEuwRBLeAPaj-ewZeWTeTOaRT90NuWQFenJ8DVAXI2SelLTKcbPm1TS9wzZfaBq-aAqClbdNLv0nQ/s640/DSC_4893.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The second project involves a bath room reno. More on that to come!</div><div><br /></div><div>As these initial projects start to wind down we are beginning to dream about our next projects. Well, me mostly sharing my dreams with Clarke. We will see where that takes us!</div><div><br /></div><div>For someone who was a bit disappointed in having to let go of the building a house dream, I am enjoying making this place our own with updates here and there. Feeling blessed that the Lord has allowed us to live His dream for our family- one we would have never imagined!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607268360669752867noreply@blogger.com0