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"Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others."Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-54555870483049049092012-01-31T13:45:00.002-05:002012-01-31T13:45:58.162-05:00Moving some more..I have moved my blog to a new location. If you followed me through email then you can go to the new blog and sign up there. Thanks for checking in on us!<br />
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<a href="http://aquietlifeacademy.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://aquietlifeacademy.wordpress.com/</a>Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-77387467359424046632012-01-19T13:58:00.000-05:002012-01-19T13:58:06.530-05:00So ready for spring....and a mild summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn_sDXHMQBDnybB2WmTvdP4Z1iCrdihWXWxWgsTqIPupUsPMUBgfeIHfzooKvZGXQG34xvfpwaJREmnEDdk3ZP945FqdK_4TySkXlt32-QOffju5CgRvuN4z60SRbBh399hfZvDMCmIg/s1600/backyard+butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn_sDXHMQBDnybB2WmTvdP4Z1iCrdihWXWxWgsTqIPupUsPMUBgfeIHfzooKvZGXQG34xvfpwaJREmnEDdk3ZP945FqdK_4TySkXlt32-QOffju5CgRvuN4z60SRbBh399hfZvDMCmIg/s640/backyard+butterfly.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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So Christmas Eve we were ready to celebrate. <br />
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Christmas Morning!!!! Santa left Mimi a rather large sized horse....this was definitely her favorite.<br />
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Next Christmas breakfast at Gamma and Papa's house....<br />
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Next stop....the Wilson Family lunch....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year was cousin Jessie's turn to host.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neat story about these ladies. They wore dresses that belonged to Jonathan's great grandmother's mom and her sister. They were beautiful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite part of the day. The kids were belting out hymns and Thomas sang his little heart out!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-44977383941206439662012-01-03T07:03:00.000-05:002012-01-03T07:03:24.072-05:00Christmas journeys - Part One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVPG32wRjdBpuhu5LGmYEyLXjQiOc5VWYMOMoAeca_dYbK0QOFvfE817SvAxvNrE1WugHQRzcG8ze7qYALL5lxyE4OpsfU9x5l2ZfbLqnsAZyI4yjL-eS0fslwr7uPJu6i0pzXz6GU4o/s1600/Emily+and+Pearl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVPG32wRjdBpuhu5LGmYEyLXjQiOc5VWYMOMoAeca_dYbK0QOFvfE817SvAxvNrE1WugHQRzcG8ze7qYALL5lxyE4OpsfU9x5l2ZfbLqnsAZyI4yjL-eS0fslwr7uPJu6i0pzXz6GU4o/s400/Emily+and+Pearl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> So our annual Christmas adventure began this year with an early visit from one of Santa's helpers. The girls had asked for kittens for Christmas and these two cuties were sent to them a week before. Apparently they just couldn't wait until Christmas.<br />
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You can see Emily has already attacked the cookies and cake.<br />
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It was a good time. I think about Dad a lot this time of year. He would have been so fun with them....more like obsessed with them. One day we'll be together again.<br />
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Our adventures continue...on to Christmas Eve!Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-74693249377807716932011-12-26T20:51:00.000-05:002011-12-26T20:51:21.352-05:00our new projectOne of my favorite Christmas gifts is a book Jonathan gave me.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DPqPIiITL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DPqPIiITL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1889596205/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0977693309&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0GATAM08HFJ0BNB2P2WM" target="_blank">Waterfall Hikes of Upstate South Carolina</a> by Thomas E. King. We have ventured to several waterfalls around the area but this book is incredible. It has everything that I need to best decide on our next adventure. Each falls has:<br />
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<ul><li>a picture of the falls</li>
<li>length of hike to falls</li>
<li>driving directions</li>
<li>a brief description of the falls</li>
<li>and difficulty of trail</li>
</ul>There are several other details included like a rating for the fall and a desciption of the location that make this book so helpful. One of the best details is a regional grouping of the falls. The falls are grouped together by proximity so you can visit more than one if you have the time. All falls are located in Oconee, Pickens and Greenville Counties so it's fits us perfectly.<br />
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My new project, along with one of my buddies (and anyone who wants to join us), is to explore as many of these falls as possible. I'm so looking forward to our first trek...if I can decide on just one!Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-28274174402427809722011-12-13T20:13:00.000-05:002011-12-13T20:13:07.476-05:00oh SantaTonight the girls are having a sleep over with their Saysa and Uncle Jim. They have been taking them to Darwin Wright Park to see Santa at Christmas time. I need inside info on what Santa is going to bring so there are no duplicates ;)<br />
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</tbody></table>The girls were so excited about their performance and Emily was feeling a little 80's with the way she wanted to wear her head band. She is so funny. She worked so hard but every time she looked at me she got a little distracted. She was too busy smiling...such a happy little girl.<br />
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Lauren was intense as always. She was busy watching the older girls practice and trying to remember her steps. She was so concerned with messing up.<br />
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In the end she was happy with her performance. She did remember her mistakes of course but wasn't too hard on herself this time. She performed the Chinese dance from the Nutcracker.<br />
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Thomas thoroughly enjoys the dancing. He always wants to walk in the middle of them and help out. We made sure he had his buddies with him...Mr. Skidsteer and Mr. Tractor.<br />
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(oh, and yes that is laundry on the back of the couch...I try to stay humble) <br />
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Anyway, we were able to learn together today thanks to my wonderful mom-in-law. She took us to <a href="http://pendletonhistoricfoundation.org/">Ashtabula, in Pendleton.</a><br />
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They have tours going on right now throughout December and it was a different experience. Each room is set in different time periods of the homes existence. For example, our first room was set around 1800 during the time of the house's initial construction.<br />
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Mrs. Gibbes is being visited by her sister from Charleston. They put on a 5+ minute skit. Each room has people relevant to the house performing a short skit in period clothing. It was a great experience and the girls loved it...I loved it!!<br />
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Each place along the tour was a new revelation of the time and the people. It really made it come alive.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a great day to spend together. And one of my and my mom-in-law's favorite things about visiting historical sites are THE BOOKS! You can always find a unique book or two that is more specific about the area than other book stores. We found two keepers that I highly recommend:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinycZqebzhXTYbTqOHRWKpPOWfnVCkQEhxIbvN3WU46tLvZNsZqc9LL4_laJ_-li_2RgGwAzYr8nBkCyuHK3jWzWSWUhzI-ij9blGlKcs_kEBcDB8n32TV9lFSh_nakfeavKgkQCybLQg/s1600/IMG_7732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinycZqebzhXTYbTqOHRWKpPOWfnVCkQEhxIbvN3WU46tLvZNsZqc9LL4_laJ_-li_2RgGwAzYr8nBkCyuHK3jWzWSWUhzI-ij9blGlKcs_kEBcDB8n32TV9lFSh_nakfeavKgkQCybLQg/s400/IMG_7732.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwaE1T3tWHvJjyhG_7ye_e3PGO2tWppdHn6RxKUxbZpYHZUPdp1Bu6sy3bi6F6AoZ8oUTxUNt1pgqmv4Z6-9uVOyNMYq7RXKc1oZDAHNP31Pt4ILF65z8O_4U12owNuxK2hCHpuYThBs/s1600/IMG_7733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwaE1T3tWHvJjyhG_7ye_e3PGO2tWppdHn6RxKUxbZpYHZUPdp1Bu6sy3bi6F6AoZ8oUTxUNt1pgqmv4Z6-9uVOyNMYq7RXKc1oZDAHNP31Pt4ILF65z8O_4U12owNuxK2hCHpuYThBs/s320/IMG_7733.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did you know that the Swamp Fox could not swim!!! Just one of the interesting things I've already learned. Jonathan liked the maps in the book. They did a good job of illustrating the vast area that he fought. The man got around!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other find was one that my girls really liked. They love studying other girls and women in history and this one is perfect:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3xC2JL2ZIFkkRXhHSKTQy3j4OYtIFPJQqJoop4lbzkp3vHJ2_LQ1PQBe1YZyhkwO0_0xQGT17qTKmrMcJmzia-nLIevwSN-Xu-4vGnyDYwm8OWFiJF8umakyaURziTn3ohErXvecXNg/s1600/IMG_7735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3xC2JL2ZIFkkRXhHSKTQy3j4OYtIFPJQqJoop4lbzkp3vHJ2_LQ1PQBe1YZyhkwO0_0xQGT17qTKmrMcJmzia-nLIevwSN-Xu-4vGnyDYwm8OWFiJF8umakyaURziTn3ohErXvecXNg/s320/IMG_7735.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In summary it was a wonderful day to spend together and learn about our history in South Carolina. I hope my little ones never loose that love for learning something new.</div>Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-41707984654158745862011-11-27T10:17:00.000-05:002011-11-27T10:17:57.922-05:00Season for ChangeSo I've been inspired to make a few changes to our school lessons. My friend <a href="http://finley6.blogspot.com/2011/11/mid-year-school-changes-part-2-enter.html">Cayce</a> has inspired me to change up our history a little. I really love My Father's World and how they bring literature into their lessons but it has gotten a little lite in that area. Cayce was having the same issue with the program and in her research found a wonderful history that we are going to try out. <a href="http://www.truthquesthistory.com/default.php">TruthQuest</a> may just work out for us. I love American history and even more I love God's hand in our history. The homeschool mom that wrote this had a desire to create a curriculum that incorporated those two elements. I'm looking forward to seeing how this works for us.Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-34228883090486269472011-11-26T22:58:00.002-05:002012-01-19T14:03:20.431-05:00ThankfulWe've had so much to be thankful for this year. Our new home just to name one. But I will say the last couple of weeks have been pretty crazy. I'm slowly getting on my feet cognitively and literally.<br />
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The thanksgiving weekend has been wonderful. I've had a bit of a chance to get some things in order. My mom and her sister have been here visiting and we have had a great time together. We've also been spending time with Jonathan's brother and he has been a great help around the little farm.<br />
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The last two days have been fun and tiring. The guys worked on clearing out the large trees from our future orchard and we all started working on clearing the fences. My brother-in-law has even gotten to practice blocking our driveway ;)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As far as school goes the educational experiences are endless! Relating what we are doing to what the first colonists to America went through...it really helps it to come alive. We've been taking a bit of a break from our structured lessons and moved to more, um, living school. I guess that's the best way to describe it. Next week Jonathan will be back at work and we'll start back to some of our more traditional learning. But the kids have really learned a lot lately and had a lot of fun doing it too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBmAcmadJmKQEqpffKUCsP5j5KIGYfd69eUqf0qBbboCdkdCb2_vtAW7OGLwpnNkCzp6l8mdNOkXbwdUUaLR0iAwLUmPULOAcXqlBYaTBMr2CGqjg9Nmoouy7w2cjRCqLtweIOUqSw2U/s1600/thomas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBmAcmadJmKQEqpffKUCsP5j5KIGYfd69eUqf0qBbboCdkdCb2_vtAW7OGLwpnNkCzp6l8mdNOkXbwdUUaLR0iAwLUmPULOAcXqlBYaTBMr2CGqjg9Nmoouy7w2cjRCqLtweIOUqSw2U/s400/thomas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How many two year olds do you know that know what a level is? My boy does...so what if he uses it to dig with he's just learning how to adapt...right? The girls have been attached to their Gran and loving this time to spend with her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIB9JCOzumsiRnmjItM6SJM7D7GqI9UJp_yuhxmTjNzW0T3-bDKF5P-dp_yR5bbLcDgFKI3SybU5TFJH018C-zz8a0aC3IE18RuKNhIjiMk-SchMVlLGo8MZp9c5Akbbjwoapx64bO7s/s1600/mom+and+girls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIB9JCOzumsiRnmjItM6SJM7D7GqI9UJp_yuhxmTjNzW0T3-bDKF5P-dp_yR5bbLcDgFKI3SybU5TFJH018C-zz8a0aC3IE18RuKNhIjiMk-SchMVlLGo8MZp9c5Akbbjwoapx64bO7s/s400/mom+and+girls.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And we've all enjoyed sitting back in the golf cart watching the big guys work hard. Even Jeb, our dog, loves the entertainment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgGI7QWOauFfkBzKYir9DFEoeKeOpAc5xkC6PJRXwVWbZy1OMm-VSfKqBfqJkD6DgnMeftb-Lbg5JJBz3GAzY82HWMqpnublVBK-SaDn4XGTc0zFO2VWnCnP_1nMcBnr-q7NCfZNwm5U/s1600/future+chainsawer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgGI7QWOauFfkBzKYir9DFEoeKeOpAc5xkC6PJRXwVWbZy1OMm-VSfKqBfqJkD6DgnMeftb-Lbg5JJBz3GAzY82HWMqpnublVBK-SaDn4XGTc0zFO2VWnCnP_1nMcBnr-q7NCfZNwm5U/s400/future+chainsawer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoEv65xxuc8d5PbOf0Sug0DFRmaNX5lzC0NP8nzV053ExOJZ523pM8rDWt46tm_dRRue1IGSVtuXm2IHjSWwPIafmG-B1vXK1m1K_fdCeZlvhE5shxNubsUERfMzawIJiFTY8rVfDxFU/s1600/jeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoEv65xxuc8d5PbOf0Sug0DFRmaNX5lzC0NP8nzV053ExOJZ523pM8rDWt46tm_dRRue1IGSVtuXm2IHjSWwPIafmG-B1vXK1m1K_fdCeZlvhE5shxNubsUERfMzawIJiFTY8rVfDxFU/s320/jeb.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>We started the fence clearing today and I think it will be a winter long project. The way the vines have grown through the fences it will be a slow process. It was hard not to think of how this relates to our lives. Just how when we don't maintain the Godly boundaries in our lives things start to get woven in. And let me tell you it takes a lot to get them out.<br />
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God is everywhere in His creation. There is no better classroom!Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-27492776137562333562011-11-16T06:34:00.000-05:002011-11-16T06:34:26.106-05:00Where am I?No better time than 6am for me to finally sit down and catch up on all the goings on around here. So it's been about 2 weeks since my last entry and I'm having a hard time believing that it's been 2 weeks! The girls have been going to their homeschool co-op classes and little Buster and I have been helping out in the nursery there.<br />
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Lauren is taking a History Pockets class on American Indians, the Magic School Bus Science and ballet. The history was perfect for her since we are doing American History this year and she has enjoyed moving up to the older ballet class. She loves her science teacher and was able to earn a dollar from her by finding a word that rhymes with orange...yep there is one.<br />
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Emily is taking a geography class and ballet also. Their winter performance will be part of The Nutcracker. I took a bold step with her this year with geography. The class is for K-3rd. I wasn't sure how she would do since she is so quiet but she loves that class!<br />
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Monday was their last meeting for this session and they will only have ballet until their performance.<br />
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So that explains our Mondays....the rest of the time I have been working full blast on the house. I am repainting the kitchen cabinet and I'm really happy with the result. Jonathan has been working hard outside clearing for the orchard that we would like to put in in the next few weeks. Our list of things to do is growing (as we knew it would) but we have been slowed down a little by life.<br />
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Saturday morning Jonathan woke with pain in his lower abdomen. Yes, acute appendicitis! So off the the ER we go. My wonderful mom-in-law met us on the way to get the little ones and by 4 that afternoon our weekend getaway had begun. Awesome room service, cable, all the ice chips you want. It was heaven! We checked out before lunch the next day to continue our wonderful weekend at home. The kids had a sleep over with their Aunt Saysa and we were refreshed.<br />
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Not to be out done by my husband, and since he was getting an enormous amount of sympathy and all I decided I needed my own trip to the ER. So Monday morning I was off. Jonathan had no idea of my adventure and he had wanted to take the girls to co-op (because he felt so well) so when I called my uncle to meet me so he could watch little Buster he made an elective decision to take me on a tour of the Easely ER. I was so excited! Sitting in those comfy wheelchairs while havining excrutiating back pain was in deed a treat. So I left my tour with the UT Infection care package as well as bonus painkiller shots (yes it's still wearing off)<br />
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So the kids got an extended stay at their aunt and uncle's and Jonathan and I have relished this time together. It was like a vacation in another dimension.Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-22874769190672731072011-11-02T08:00:00.003-04:002011-11-02T08:00:13.335-04:00School daySo, I've talked about canning with a two year old. But what is it like to have school with one? Well...he keeps you motivated and aware of time.<br />
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With this cute little guy you know you have a window of time in which he will be happy to play and build with his "Box". The "Box" contains whatever I find to throw in it. He loves it and can only have it during our more structured time of school (math, spelling, etc.).<br />
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Once that wears off you get this...<br />
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But the girls don't mind most of the time. And we were almost done.<br />
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We have been studying Tchaikovsky and the girls love that it is following along with their ballet lessons. They had fun coloring their Nutcracker pages and telling me about their performances they are practicing for.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>You can see the girls different style of doing things. Emily just doesn't enjoy sitting too much. She likes to be fully involved in her work...love it! And she's been enjoying working on her <a href="http://www.wordlywise3000.com/">Wordly Wise</a> vocabulary builder. She asks to work on it every day. I started using it just to see what it was like but the girls really enjoy it. So it's a treat for them once they finish other work.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejO-VrkhEKjfWcjtz8zWxesjNXPdI3w7Kzkzl0Ub-KcU7cwECeg6WdX9sMiRaj7DvsW35GgkviplQK3koVyjmjLJNMfoaiI1KymWW329A3qnUOC8adn9oD-RKfPwkpYmCzC3pAkKlH6o/s1600/IMG_7489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejO-VrkhEKjfWcjtz8zWxesjNXPdI3w7Kzkzl0Ub-KcU7cwECeg6WdX9sMiRaj7DvsW35GgkviplQK3koVyjmjLJNMfoaiI1KymWW329A3qnUOC8adn9oD-RKfPwkpYmCzC3pAkKlH6o/s640/IMG_7489.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>So that's what it kind of looks like on a good day with a two year old. Life is so fun and learning to deal with people who act like a two year old is definitely applicable for real world learning...I'm just sayin.Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-41573464067041726042011-11-01T23:19:00.000-04:002011-11-01T23:19:53.362-04:00Wood Stove take TwoSo last night and this morning Jonathan searched the internet and called around everywhere trying to find another stove. The problem was the style of stove that we had to have. He failed to find used one but did find one on sale about an hour away. While we were discussing when he might go one of our wonderful friends, Dave, unexpectedly stopped by. He brought a plate full of cookies to welcome us to our new home.<br />
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While we took him on a tour of what we had accomplished, we showed him our cracked stove. As he studied the damage he mentioned, "I might have a stove that would work...I have four." <i>ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!</i><br />
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So our angel gifting us with cookies gave us an awesome deal of a new/used stove. It's twice the size of our old one and it heats our home perfectly! And it cost a third of what it was going to cost. All I could think of was how blessed we are and what kind of cookies or pie could I make for Dave.<br />
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We are so blessed!<br />
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So tonight is our first fire in our wood stove!!! So excited and Jonathan has worked so hard the past few days hooking up the stove. And with help from a friend, lining the chimney. So hear we go.....<br />
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So while Jonathan and the girls were on their little hike the came across a big box turtle. Apparently he had tried to traverse a fallen fence and had gotten stuck. Who knows how long the poor guy had been there but he was quickly rescued by the trio of explorers.<br />
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We'll be starting back our normal school routine this week and I am looking forward to all the nature studies we can do here at home. Jonathan is planning on helping the girls make a leaf book...they better hurry. The girls have already collected wildflower, leaves, lizards and frogs. Who knows what else we will find on our little farm in the woods.Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-33761246238102408102011-10-22T22:19:00.000-04:002011-10-22T22:19:00.892-04:00homeWe are now finally in our new home and we are so happy and exhausted. We are so thankful for all the help we had today and for all the prayers getting us to this point....so blessed. Pictures to come.Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-81912213451710602962011-10-19T23:33:00.000-04:002011-10-19T23:33:07.044-04:00toughRead this verse tonight at Bible study and it stuck with me. I thought about our oldest and how hard she is on herself. She wants to be perfect the first time on anything she tries. I think I know where she gets it from.<br />
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We're still working hard to get moved in. Saturday is the big move. Hope I can make it til then!Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-48463702269544768612011-10-11T10:56:00.000-04:002011-10-11T10:56:30.662-04:00Just for you MomHere's our family....<br />
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This year was the first time that my little guy could fully embrace the beach experience. He is so cute in beach mode!<br />
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My favorite thing at the beach to do is to watch the sun fall into the horizon over and over again.<br />
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The island has a really neat <a href="http://www.edistoserpentarium.com/">Serpentarium</a> that added to our educational experience. It was so informative and the girls had a blast and were so brave.<br />
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Our last destination was one that I'd hoped would be one of our first. Botany Bay Plantation is an enchanting place. The beach is a half mile walk and has been left untouched. The shells that are there cannot be taken home so they are everywhere. And they are HUGE!! The kids enjoyed listening to the ocean in everyone they found.<br />
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</div>Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-63609925795524786142011-10-04T17:09:00.000-04:002011-10-04T17:09:38.290-04:00backJust back from a wonderful journey to the beach. Worked hard today on the little farm and got some painting done with a wonderful helper Jodi. Looking forward to a productive week and stories from the beach.Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-65665247713947372542011-09-22T21:58:00.000-04:002011-09-22T21:58:01.381-04:00LifeJonathan and I were talking last night and I mentioned that I hadn't written anything on the blog lately. I was thinking of all the things that had been going on and how much I had to write about. Well it's going to have to wait because life interrupted.<br />
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My sweet hearted baby girl decided it would be best to shorten her hair. Let me back up...the last few nights I haven't been sleeping well. Last night was filled with bad dreams and a lightning storm. So today the kids were busy playing with paydoh so I decided to lay down for about 20 minutes in the next room. I never did sleep but apparently I didn't hear what I needed to either.<br />
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When I came into the kitchen there she was playing, "Hi Mommy!" and all her beautiful hair was gone. Just gone. Shock would be the word I'd use. I gasped and covered my mouth. Her sister turned and apparently hadn't noticed and quickly began to cry over her sisters missing hair.<br />
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There she is just enjoying her playdoh like nothing in the world could be wrong. That is what I love about her. She is in the moment and enjoys every bit of life (except the sad parts) completely. Am I sad? Yes. Will I miss those beautiful little curls that she has when she's played hard outside? Very. Am I glad that she had short hair because she cut it all off and not because of poison that is in her system trying to save her life? More than I could have ever imagined.<br />
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<i>Psalm 103:1-5</i><br />
<i>Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.</i><br />
<i>Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:</i><br />
<i>Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;</i><br />
<i>Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies;</i><br />
<i>Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.</i><br />
<i>Good morning!</i><br />
<i>I hope that you all are having a pleasant week. This week has been challenging for me in a variety of ways, but I am always reminded how faithful the Lord our God is! This morning, I would encourage you to meditate on Psalm 103:1-5 written above.</i><br />
<i>v.1: Consider what it means to <i>bless</i> the Lord. We are His handiwork, and the Lord has created us for His glory, for His good pleasure. We were created to <i>bless Him!</i></i><br />
<i>v.2: Cherish all of His many blessings and benefits. He has done so much for each of us ~ it is far more than I may comprehend.</i><br />
<i>v.3: The Lord <i>forgives us.</i> The Creator Himself provided a way for all of our sins to be forgiven ~ every sin I have ever committed has been forgiven by Jesus Christ. <i>I am forgiven. ♥ </i>He comforts us, heals us, and takes away the pain.</i><br />
<i>v.4: Jesus has <i>redeemed </i>His children! His love is everlasting, His mercy is forever.</i><br />
<i>v.5: He alone satisfies our hearts. Jesus Christ fulfills us. He loves you so much! He provides strength when we are weak.</i><br />
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I have had calls the last few days of: we are closing on the house...we are not closing...we are closing...we are not closing.<br />
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Today was the last day on our contract and had a closing set for 3pm. Jonathan had moved his day off for the second time and we had arranged our day to be near town at 3. Two hours before the set time I received a call that the closing would not happen and it would be a while until things were cleared up.<br />
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I've been trying to have faith and believe that if God doesn't want us to have this then He should stop it. But I was sad and pretty ticked off and consumed by my little world. Then we stopped by a gas station and I got a reality check.<br />
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Jonathan noticed Thomas was choking. He is now sitting in the far back of the car and had been given a piece of candy. He probably tried to swallow it. We rushed to him and he coughed it up and was just fine.<br />
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Then it slapped me in the face...this is just a piece of land and a building. Look at how much we have to be grateful for and how blessed we are. We are blessed that we get to experience this trouble so long as we glean from it and use it to glorify Him. I don't completely understand what all that means but I am trying to.<br />
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We are now closing tomorrow at 5pm. We will see but I hope I am better at having joy when I have trials...although I don't really consider this much of a trial...just life. Praying for God's will.Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079674133011475194.post-64549636771062361562011-09-10T23:48:00.000-04:002011-09-10T23:48:23.217-04:00she's 5...well almostA tea party day in pictures...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out those boots..belong to his sister.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So the work begins. Well really I've already been packing so I guess technically I've already been working. And I guess being a wife, a mom and everything else means I've been working. So let me say it like this...It's about to get much busier than usual.<br />
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We will be closing on our new home next Wednesday if the Lord wills it. And Jonathan has given me permission to get excited now!!!!!!!! those show my excitement!!!!!!!!<br />
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Ok, I'm trying to get it together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her other eye is just as blue</td></tr>
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So to add to the excitement, this little girl, my baby girl, my momma's girl is having a birthday! She makes me look at life with such wonder. I want to enjoy life like she does. We're having her birthday party tomorrow. I can't wait to share the pictures....that little girl just makes me smile..and makes her daddy buy another gun.<br />
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This girl here, she's excited about going shopping with her daddy to get her little sister a birthday present. She's such a good big sister. And she started her daddy's gun collection.<br />
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I hate it for my future son-in-laws....it's going to be rough.<br />
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Aside from the big birthday celebration the kids are so excited about our new home. Every time we go there they ask "When they can we stay there longer?" and "Why do we have to leave?"<br />
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And this little guy, I can't imagine the girls without him. It's so funny coming from a having no siblings. I can't imagine any of my little ones without the other. They so complete each other and bless my life every day.Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818636883849616411noreply@blogger.com0