Scrapbook of a Life 2
Considering it was my first attempt at scrapbooking, my son’s book came out better than I expected. I worked on it every free minute I had. His brother and sister helped create a few pages with me after they were done with their schoolwork. Saturday, my husband took over the household duties and I scrapped from 7 a.m. until I finally finished it at midnight. In all, I had 30 pages of both momentous and … Continue reading
3 and 2 shedule
This week we tried something a little different with our schoolwork schedule to try to treat our Springtime burnout. Instead of doing every subject every day, we worked on what I call a 3 and 2 schedule. Every day we did Bible, penmanship and spelling but on Monday and Wednesday we did Math, Wordsmith and History. On Tuesday and Thursday we did English, Science, Art, Music and Literature. Today we will be doing Math, Latin … Continue reading
My Gift of Joy
Written for my oldest son. Just yesterday I was waiting, To meet my brand new joy, Enter into this great big world, My tiny little boy. Hands so small and eyes so blue, I received you with a smile, I held you in my arms so close, If only for a while. Through frogs and mud and childhood days, They seemed to go so fast, I wished that they would last forever, But childhood days … Continue reading
Scrapbook of a Life
My son will be turning 21 this Easter. I decided that I wanted to make him something special for his big day and thought I’d make him a scrapbook about his life so far. This is proving to be harder than I thought. How do you select from hundreds of photos those that reflect a life? Each one has a story of its own. Every picture reminds me of how quickly time has passed and … Continue reading
Quotable Quotes 2
On Judgment Day, if God should say, ”Did you clean your house today?” I will say, “I did not, I played with the children and I forgot.”-Sue Wall To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once and a while. –Josh Billings The giving of love is and education in itself. – Eleonor Roosevelt Joy is a net of love by which you can catch … Continue reading
The Battle of Spring Cleaning
For lack of a Hazel, Alice, or Mr. French, clutter and dust invade our home from time to time. When the war cry of Spring Cleaning is heard it cannot be ignored. Each season brings a new crusade against the enemy Disorder. He seems to sneak in undetected whenever we are distracted by everyday life. But equipped with a feather duster, trash bag, broom, mop, and determination we are armed for battle. Over the past … Continue reading
