Great B-day Party!

My youngest had her 7th birthday this past weekend. I still can't believe she is seven! But to be honest, I have quite settled myself to this life of no little ones around my feet. Don't get me wrong, I still find those little ones quite adorable. But I am seeing the benefits of older children. The other morning my daughters offered to cook breakfast for the family and they did it all on their own! Gotta love it!

Back to the B-day party: It was "An Afternoon Movie" party. I got the idea from birthdaysrus.com. I really like this site. If you don't know about it, it is a site from toys-r-us about birthdays. It even has some invitations you can print off. The site offers many ideas on different birthday parties and how to go about planning one. Our party movie was Madagascar. My daughter figured this would work for both boys and girls. She has that personality where she likes everyone to be happy. So sweet!

We had a "Walk of Fame", and ticket drawings for prizes. I thoroughly enjoyed it, because it allowed some down time for me to visit with some moms while the kids watched the movie. And the kids loved the popcorn and prizes!

Another great birthday come and gone. They just go too fast!

Feel free to share any of your own birthday ideas.

What are bowels?!

I have a cute little story to tell. We are studying Knights and Castles in a unit study right now and we're reading the book 'Catherine, Called Birdy' by Karen Cushman. During the reading, the word "bowels" was mentioned. I asked my four children if they knew what this meant.

They sat there for a little bit, mostly nodding their heads "no", when out of the blue my 10 year old said, "a, e, i, o, u"?!!!! I just died laughing! Then I repeated to him that I had said "bowels", not "vowels"!

Funny things like this happen often around my children. It's those moments that I really enjoy! Anyone else have a story like this that you would like to share? Please do so.

Have a great Sunday!

I'm so excited!

I went to bed last night knowing that I would make myself start this blog in the morning. I could hardly go to sleep just thinking about it. So, here I am.

A little info about myself. I am a wife and a mother of four. I have been homeschooling my children for about seven years now! (That even surprised me when I counted that up.) I just finished online classes and got my associate degree this past year. Don't ask me why, I guess I just felt like I needed to be even busier. Ha, Ha. I am a happy-go-lucky person and pretty much look at life as fun and exciting. I am also a writer(still trying to get published, but I know it'll happen).

So, why this blog? Does anyone else out there like to talk? I do. What about knowing that there is someone else out there going through something similar to what you are going through? Me too.

At this point in my life, my husband and I are building a house, with the help of my parents. My dad built houses in his younger years, so he has all the expertise. You talk about a full time job. My day consists of trying to throw a load of laundry into the washer when I remember, school the kids, keep the dishes from taking over the kitchen (the laundry's already taken over the bathroom), drive out to the house we're building and do oh, so many things, and then feed my husband(he gets kind of cranky if I forget this one). I remember telling my mom a few months ago that I do not see how a woman could work outside the home and still do all she needs to at home with the kids and husband. I am absolutely exhausted!

For any homeschooling moms out there, I am always up for a good chat about the curriculum you use and how it's working. I am very laid back with my homeschooling. We use unit studies mostly because they allow us to all work together at the same time. At this point, though, I am just trying to make sure that their math and writing get done! I'll be so glad when this house gets finished!

Feel free to post at will. Take care and have a great day!