Category: Photography

Fog

It has been a different fall.  The days are warmer and we have had less cold rainy days than normal.  Today we woke up to a thick fog.  It was a pain to drive in, but it was beautiful!

Audrey came out with me to see if she could get “swallowed up”. She said it felt cold. She liked it though.

Then Adrian come out.  He wanted to learn what fog was.  Allan was leaving for work, so he came out to play a few minutes with Adrian.  They both enjoyed the fog too.

Thanksgiving Praise…Lauri

My sister Lauri is recuperating from a bad fall!  She had the flu and  fell when she got dehydrated.  She is better and getting lots of needed sleep.  I am very thankful that she was not hurt worse in the fall and that she is able to get the rest she needs to heal.

 

(Dad just gave me a few fun slides of when we were little, and I thought this one of Lauri very cute!)

Thanksgiving Praise…Momma

I am very thankful for my mom. She is a wonderful Momma!

Since she refuses to celebrate her birthday anymore, please be sure to wish her a happy unbirthday today.

Thank you God for Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom, I love you very much 😉

Thanksgiving Praise–Learning Wherever

I am so thankful that the children can stay home and learn with me.  We do not have to sit behind desks. We can learn without books.  We often learn by doing.

Today we had school in the car.  Mark took a science test and everyone did some math.  Then Mark read out loud so everyone could enjoy the story they are reading.

Then we went exploring. We visited Yoder’s Popcorn (in Topeka) and tasted some really good popcorn. We experimented with the different toppings they had in stock.  Then we went to E&S Sales (Shipshewana), tasted a few things and bought a few needs.  We dreamed about seeing our friend’s car in their Grandma’s driveway so we could stop by and surprise them 🙂 on the way to our break at Krider’s World Fair Gardens (Bristol).  We finally came home and enjoyed relaxing from our very fun school day.

Thank you God that I have the privilege to learn along with my children. Thank you that we can learn in so many different places!

Thanksgiving Praise–Sunrise Party

Sunrise Batik

Megan is doing much better sleeping at night.  She goes down with Daddy about 7:30 and then she goes to sleep on her own. She wakes up between 5:30 and 6:00.

We have started a new morning ritual.  We come upstairs and snuggle on the couch.  Sometimes she dozes, sometimes we read together.  But we enjoy watching the car lights go by, singing, waiting for the sunrise and watching for the buses.  Adrian comes up at 7:00 to join our party.

Thank you God for such a beautiful sunrise this morning.  Thank you for children who love to snuggle!

Homeschooling fun….

I learned two important lessons today at school.  First off, I learned never to call a friend to see how they are during history.  When I returned, I discovered that the kids had tied Adrian up.  When I asked why, Mark said it was because I let him read the Houdini biography a few weeks ago.  They wanted to see how long it would take for Adrian to escape. My second lesson…be very careful about what books I let the kids read!


Mark said to be sure to let you that I highly do not recommend Escape!: The Story of The Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman 🙂

And, in case you are wondering, each of the kids got tied up so they could practice escaping too!  I guess we had an “unschooling” morning!

Thanksgiving Praise–God’s Protection

I am so thankful for God’s protection for two of my friend’s families this weekend.

The Woods were driving home when a deer ran in front of them. The car spun 180 degrees and the deer hit the passenger side mirror.  They landed in a ditch across the road. Because they landed in a not to steep section of the ditch, they were able to drive out, snap the mirror into place and go home.  The deer ran away, leaving a little fur and skin.

Another friend’s son Thomas, got sick and started acting strange.  After a visit to the hospital, he was sent home.  He slept most of yesterday and today is feeling much better.

Thank you God for taking care of us all the time!

 

Thanksgiving Praise–Play

I am thankful that we could take Saturday and play most of the day.  We went to church and helped to rake the leaves there.  After lunch, we went to Bonneyville Mill to see it decorated for Christmas.  The kids got to see Santa Claus.  I was laughing, because I knew who was playing Santa, but the kids could not figure out who he was.  Santa did a great job calling the kids he knew by first and last name :)  They finally figured out who Santa was, and we enjoyed a good laugh.

Then we visited the one room school house.  I have never been there, so enjoyed exploring.  I would love to see a class there for all ages, not just a select grade.  I would sign the kids up quickly!

I am thankful that everyone was feeling better and that we had a beautiful day just to enjoy each other and relax.