tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19681956553879457512024-03-20T02:14:38.261-07:00Knitting a FamilyHollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-54431835466801267602013-08-19T02:37:00.000-07:002013-08-19T02:37:05.938-07:00Dear daughter,In His beautiful wisdom and infinite love, God chose to bless our family with an amazing gift this year. He gave us you. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Children are a heritage from the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>,<br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-127-3">offspring a reward<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-16125A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup> from him."</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-127-3">Psalm 127:3</span></span></td></tr>
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We were so excited and surprised and happy to welcome you into our family. I enjoyed about a week of getting used to the idea of being pregnant before the first trimester hit me like a bulldozer. The next three months were a blur of sleeping and eating crackers around the clock. <br />
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Daddy and I were able to have our first glimpse of you in February in an ultrasound at the doctor's office. We heard your heart beating and were amazed and thankful and overjoyed. You looked like a tiny jelly bean. I have carried your first picture in my wallet since that day. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first picture of you. February 5, 2013</td></tr>
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We told your brothers and sister that day that you were joining our family. EM was very excited and started hoping that you were a sister. JR didn't seem too surprised for some reason and accepted the idea of you right away. LD didn't really understand what was going on, but we're thinking he's going to love having you as a playmate.<br />
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About the same time that the snow melted and the robins came back for the spring, I was starting to feel more like myself again. <br />
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In March I went to the hospital for a 20 week ultrasound. Daddy and I laughed as we watched you kicking and bouncing around on the screen. The ultrasound technician was so sweet and showed us each part of you that she was carefully measuring and checking. I cried happy tears when she showed us that you were a girl. When the examination was complete, you were declared perfect and growing right on schedule! Your estimated due date was confirmed as August 18th. Five months until we can meet!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful baby girl, perfect and complete.</td></tr>
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Daddy and I stopped at the hospital gift shop to buy "It's a Girl!" balloons to bring home for your brothers and sister. It was a fun way to share the news!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a Girl!</td></tr>
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We knew your name because it is very special and we had chosen it a long time ago. Now, it was time to prepare for your arrival! LD even helped by moving out of the crib. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making room for baby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting some decorations for your nursery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I knit a blanket just for you.</td></tr>
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Today is Monday, August 19th and we have all been patiently and not-so-patiently waiting for your arrival. It's about 4:30am right now and I've been awake for the last two hours because I think God is getting us ready to meet! I've been praying for you for months and I can't wait to see your eyes and kiss your cheeks. You have such a loving and excited family to come home to, so I think it's time to come and take your place. I'll be praying for you today!</div>
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LD will be using <a href="http://www.sonlight.com/TMSP.html?varid=1">Sonlight's 3/4 Core</a> for his Preschool year. This is a collection of excellent children's literature which we will read through together. The curriculum comes with a book of suggestions for activities to do with each book. It's very simple and all about spending time together and enjoying great books. We will also be using Erica's <a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/letter-of-the-week">Letter of the Week Curriculum</a> from Confessions of a Homeschooler. </div>
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JR will be using <a href="http://www.heartofdakota.com/little-hearts-packages.php">Heart of Dakota - Little Hearts for His Glory</a> - as his first grade curriculum. I'm very excited to have a curriculum just at his level this year, instead of combining him with EM. Little Hearts has a gentle introduction to History beginning with creation and shows God's hand in every area of study. </div>
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EM will use <a href="http://www.heartofdakota.com/bigger-hearts-packages.php">Heart of Dakota's Bigger Hearts for His Glory</a> as her main curriculum for third grade. The combination of literature based and Charlotte Mason learning is just what I've been looking for. History for her this year will be a study of American history. <br />
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Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-71934499966565263762013-08-02T16:26:00.001-07:002013-08-02T16:26:54.172-07:00Cranberry ThanksgivingCranberry Thanksgiving, by Wende and Harry Devlin, is a book that gives me warm happy memories. My grandma had the book at her house when I was growing up and I remember loving to flip through the illustrations. Add the cozy feelings the holidays bring and this has been one of my favorite books to row! We rowed through it last November and I'm just now getting around to adding it to the blog, so hopefully I can remember everything we did. <br />
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I borrowed Cranberry Thanksgiving from the library because, being out of print, the cheapest copy I could find to buy was $70! I was over the moon excited to find a used copy this summer for just $9 at the ICHE Conference. Now that it's a part of our home library I look forward to enjoying it again this fall. <br />
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JR's Narration of the story:<br />
"Maggie was getting wood. Mr. Whiskers was grabbing wood. Grandmother was shutting the curtains so Mr. Whiskers wouldn't see her secret wall. Grandmother told Maggie, "Keep an eye on Mr. Whiskers!" Mr. Horace was eating dinner. Maggie saw Mr. Horace take the recipe. Mr. Whiskers caught Mr. Horace. They had pie. Mr. Whiskers gave the last piece of pie to Mr. Horace. "How about some more?"<br />
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We read the book "The Thanksgiving Story", by Alice Dalgliesh and discussed the first Thanksgiving, as well as remembering our own Thanksgiving traditions. JR said we, "Celebrate with our family by eating turkey and pie. We pray to God to thank Him for our good things." Each of the kids named a few things they were thankful for. EM's list included: Fuzzy and Owl, Christmas, home, food and water, Jesus, the Bible, and her family. A few of the items from her list also made the list of what she would take on the Mayflower. <br />
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I think it's safe to say that everyone's favorite part of the week was cranberry fun...err... cranberry science and math! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They float! Lets cut one open and see why!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying our hand at cranberry harvesting. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Some cool facts about harvesting cranberries can be found </span><a href="http://www.oceanspray.com/Who-We-Are/Harvest/Cranberry.aspx"><span style="font-size: small;">here.</span></a></td></tr>
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The kids thought it was pretty awesome when I told them we were going to guess how high we thought cranberries could bounce, and then bounce them! In case your curious, a good bounce will give you nine or ten inches! </div>
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It's impossible to talk about Thanksgiving and cranberry bread all week without making some of your own! We used the recipe in the book to make Grandmother's Famous Cranberry Bread Muffins. They were so delicious! This will have to be added to my list of our family's Thanksgiving traditions. <br />
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Finally, I had each of the kids tell me "How to cook a Turkey". Just because it's so darn cute! <br />
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JR, age 6, "Put the turkey in the oven. Cook it for 40 minutes at 30 degrees."<br />
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EM, age 7, "First start by taking the bag with the inside parts out. Then bake the stuffing and stuff the turkey. Then put it in the pan and put butter and salt all over it. Bake it for an hour and twenty minutes at 99 degrees. Eat it!" <br />
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Aside from being a little undercooked, I think EM's on the road to making Thanksgiving dinner! <br />
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Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-17828209580563942482013-07-18T16:07:00.001-07:002013-08-02T20:51:58.210-07:00Wisconsin Dells 2013 Photo JournalThe annual family vacation to the Dells was a little different this year because we stayed at a resort instead of a campground. I really missed the campfires and tent sleeping, but my 8 month pregnant body enjoys air-conditioning and a mattress off the ground. We still had lots of fun! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mandy and I took a picture of each other so everyone knew we were there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh and LD waiting for the waves to start.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma and Papa with the kids at the bottom of a slide.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LD went down this slide about fifty times!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy little swimmer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Kelly and EM ready to race!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma - I think she won.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papa and JR ready to go!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girls rule!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anthony and LB on their second car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Kelly and her little koala baby crawling through the tunnels.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anthony's aim was much too good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy guy collecting balls to shoot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cutie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shot of the whole family.</td></tr>
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<br />Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-36090917104113599672013-07-04T10:55:00.000-07:002013-07-04T10:57:28.253-07:00Our 2013 Florida Vacation in Pictures<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of time hanging out at the pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All three kids tuckered out from a busy day of driving and swimming.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I could spend Mother's Day like this every year!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother's Day at Clearwater Beach, FL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was beautiful! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building sandcastles and digging holes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EM enjoying the warm waves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone hanging out in the water. LD wasn't feeling well this day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite parts of the trip was having lunch at the dinosaur restaurant in Downtown Disney. I don't remember the name, but it was a cool experience!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silly husband, I love him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Massive aquarium in the restaurant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EM and me being princesses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids all loved the Buzz Lightyear ride! I think it might be my favorite too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You eat lots of food shaped like Mickey's head at Disney.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice cream while we wait for the parade.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We finally were able to see some characters! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome JR waiting to go into the Haunted Mansion.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh in Gaston's chair at the tavern.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wonder what they were talking about?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LD and I went on the train ride around the park while the big kids went on a roller coaster. He was a little excited!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EM was telling me about the roller coaster she just went on. I think she liked it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jesse and Woody, Howdy, howdy, howdy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My boys waiting for the fireworks. I'm not sure what shocked LD, but it's cute.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EM spent hours chasing little lizards this week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't let the waves catch you!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh and EM doing some surfing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had lots of fun searching for jellyfish!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think he's a little sleepy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty girl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's nothing short of magical watching fireworks over Cinderella's Castle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole crew at Universal Studios.</td></tr>
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<br />Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-62372272044644111932013-07-03T07:50:00.000-07:002013-07-03T08:43:35.479-07:00How will you use your beauty?As God works on my heart, these inspiring words of Jessica Rey really resound with me. <br />
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<strong>“Modesty isn’t about hiding ourselves. It’s about revealing our dignity.” ~Jessica Rey</strong><br />
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Jessica is the designer and founder of a swimwear company whose tagline is <em>"Who says it has to be itsy bitsy?</em>". I love that and I can't wait to support her company next summer when I don't need a maternity swimsuit. <br />
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I also love what Nancy at <a href="http://www.thereisgrace.com/is-modesty-relative/">There is Grace</a> says about modesty and raising daughters. "<strong>Let’s teach our daughters that a life lived in modesty is the foundation for a life of purity." </strong><br />
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I pray that the Lord continues to help me grow in this area as a woman and as a mother of daughters. <br />
<strong></strong><br />Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-73279546269702914122013-06-24T08:33:00.000-07:002013-06-24T08:33:15.813-07:00The Parable of the SowerI woke up this Monday morning to find peaceful rain falling outside, so I grabbed my Bible and my coffee and headed for the back porch to start my week with some quiet time. I happened to be in Luke, Chapter 8, which is the parable of the sower. The Word of God is living, so it speaks differently to your heart at different seasons of your life. Of course I've read and heard this parable many times in my life, but I've always pictured myself as the one along the path. Today I put myself in the farmer's shoes. <br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">"A farmer went out to sow his seed. as he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; </span></em></div>
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As I scatter the seeds of truth into their lives, I have the important job of protecting it from those the devil might use to trample it down and steal it away. As those little seeds of truth are growing and taking root in their hearts they must be strengthened with prayer and time to develop their own relationship with God. When given this time to mature in a safe environment, their roots will grow deep and the tree will not be easily withered when a time of drought comes. </div>
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My seedlings must also be protected from the thorns of this world - life's worries, riches, and pleasures. These worldly thoughts will attempt to choke the truth and must be guarded against. I must also keep our greenhouse weeded of external influences who will try to compete with their worldly pleasures against the truth. </div>
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The seedling grown in this safe environment of good soil will mature and have a noble and good heart, retaining the truth, and by persevering produce a crop a hundred times more than was sown. This is my prayer for my children; that they would grow strong and mature in Christ, not easily swayed, and when they leave my greenhouse, produce a crop of their own. </div>
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Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-44460899944821248612013-06-04T10:06:00.001-07:002013-06-04T10:06:26.595-07:00Just an Ordinary Tuesday MomentI was lying in bed this morning, avoiding getting up, while LD watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse next to me. He suddenly said, "Mom, can I have blueberry muffin?" I'm not sure if Minnie was cooking muffins or how he got the idea, but it reminded me of the huge container of blueberries getting mushy in the kitchen. Blueberry muffins? I can do that. <br />
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Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-9061592219112527772013-06-01T19:27:00.002-07:002013-06-01T19:27:26.904-07:00Not very much baby left. I just tucked LD into his toddler bed for the night. He would be happy to continue rocking and being tucked into his crib, but Daddy thinks we need the crib soon for the new baby. He's been sleeping in his toddler bed for naptime for a few months now, so hopefully he'll be comfortable there and sleep well. (Hehe, I just ran upstairs because he was calling me - his stars had turned off. I guess that's another chance for one more goodnight kiss.)<br />
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LD's been doing a great job using the potty for almost a week now! He filled up his rocket ship potty chart and is so proud of himself. We've even made a few trips out this week, accident free. Now that's some growing up I can get on board with. <br />
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Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-91822877271573169562013-05-29T15:08:00.001-07:002013-05-29T15:08:30.126-07:00Wrapping up ReadingThis is the first week of May and our last official week of school for the year! EM and JR have been wrapping up their Language Arts programs, so I wanted to write down some thoughts about the year. <br />
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EM used <a href="http://www.abeka.com/ABekaOnline/BookDescription.aspx?sbn=170186">Abeka's 2nd Grade Language Arts program</a> very successfully. My biggest goal for her for second grade was that she would learn to read fluently. I believe Abeka has helped her to accomplish this! She went from struggling to sound out words at the beginning of the year to reading smoothly with good comprehension at the end. She has even learned to enjoy reading and has read several non-picture books on her own. I couldn't really ask for more! <br />
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Some cons about the Abeka program: The spelling lists didn't explain spelling rules, so it was a memorization-only type program. Once EM mastered the special phonics sounds, the special sounds drills became busy work. <br />
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JR completed <a href="http://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/All-About-Reading/All-About-Reading-Level-1/">All About Reading Level 1</a> this year. It was a great continuation of where we left off last year using AAR Pre-Reading. He can sound out single syllable, short vowel words and knows about 20 sight words. He was recently introduced to long vowels. AAR made the process of beginning to read an easy process and even fun on occasion! He especially enjoyed the games. </div>
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JR also used <a href="http://www.explodethecode.com/">Explode the Code Online</a> to reinforce phonics concepts. It has been nice because it's something he can work on independently. He enjoys using the computer, so that is a plus as well.</div>
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This year we planted three different kinds of tomatoes, yellow bell peppers, broccoli. carrots, sugar snap peas, watermelon and cantaloupe. We also think we may have a pumpkin plant growing! EM planted some seeds from last years pumpkin in hopes that they would grow. The sugar snap peas and carrots were started as seeds and are already popping out. <br />
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Whenever Josh asks if there is anything I would like for Mother's Day, I usually go right for flowers! Our front flower garden has really taken off this year with all of the perennials we've planted in the last two years. The only plant that hasn't survived was the hyacinth.<br />
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This year we added window boxes to our front windows and they look so beautiful! I chose to fill them with pink and white geraniums and ivy.<br />
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My sweet family also gave me a beautiful hanging geranium pot, which has been claimed as a nest for mourning doves. We don't mind though, it will be so much fun to see! Hopefully they will allow us to water it once in a while.<br />
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EM and LD helped me make plant markers for our vegetables, didn't they turn out cute?!<br />
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<br />Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-36470648211772912212013-04-29T16:25:00.000-07:002013-04-29T16:25:03.650-07:00Field Trip to Lake KatherineToday was a gorgeous, sunny, 72- degree Monday. It was surely worthy of more than sitting inside with books and dishes. Thankfully my good friend invited ours and a bunch of other homeschool families to spend the day exploring <a href="http://www.lakekatherine.org/">Lake Katherine</a> and having a picnic lunch at a nearby park. We really enjoyed it! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wildlife were not camera shy. We saw turtles, ducks, swans, snakes, and even a squirrel mama carrying her baby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EM ran away with the camera for a while. I love to see what she finds beautiful and picture worthy. </td></tr>
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Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-16095834476781125482013-04-22T15:48:00.002-07:002013-04-22T15:48:21.267-07:00Brothers and SisterI have a few memories of playing with my sister growing up, when we were getting along and enjoying each other's company. Most of my memories of our childhood relationship, however, include us teasing and torturing each other mercilessly. I thought that was just the normal relationship siblings were supposed to have. We are great friends now, and I'm very thankful that they have gotten over the torture I caused them in our childhood. :) <br />
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I'm not exactly sure why, but my kids seem to get along pretty great. Oh sure, they have their moments and for a long time I thought they would start fighting when they got older, because I thought that's what siblings did, but they haven't so far! (crossing my fingers) Maybe it's because they're home together all day and have each other as companions. Or maybe it's because they're pretty close in age and have similar interests. Whatever the reason, I'm enjoying it every day and so happy that they love eachother and love to be with each other. <br />
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Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-60887584422446971862013-04-15T09:20:00.000-07:002013-04-15T09:20:29.548-07:00Life with LD at 28 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My sleepy guy came down from his nap, cuddled up on my shoulder and fell back asleep for another two hours. It's been a long time since I've held a baby while he slept. Sweetness! </div>
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Another napping picture - I went to check on him to see if he was awake or napping and couldn't find him in his room. He was in the corner behind his dresser and rocker surrounded by open books, sound asleep. </div>
Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-57982023358708659652013-04-13T08:40:00.002-07:002013-04-13T08:41:25.378-07:00Signs of Spring in MoneeLast night I spent some time looking through old posts on this blog and I CAN NOT believe how much my kids have changed! I especially enjoyed stumbling upon something I wrote about or posted a picture of that I had already forgetten about. I resolved right then to get better at recording the special everyday things that make our family, our family. <br />
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About three weeks ago we had our first break in the winter weather and we started to feel signs of spring coming. Josh got home from work and said he had to take us to see something cool. <br />
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He took us to the Monee Resevoir to see the geese! There were thousands of geese as far as we could see, covering the lake and the land. They were taking a rest on their long journey home - a sure sign of spring! <br />
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Now for tomorrow, First Day of Kindergarten (on antibiotics and tylenol), take two. Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-38298313142210624582012-05-17T12:08:00.003-07:002012-05-17T12:08:49.745-07:00Now Playing: Phineas and Ferb the Movie<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">3 7 1/2 oz. tubes refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, quartered</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">14 oz jar spaghetti sauce, divided</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">3c shredded mozarella cheese, divided</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Place biscuit pieces in a large mixing bowl; add half the spaghetti sauce, 2 cups cheese and garlic. Mix until biscuit pieces are well coated; spread in a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Pour remaining sauce on top; add any optional toppings. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. </span><br />
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2. Listening to EM sing in the tree house while she did her math worksheet.<br />
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Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-31667527016661627132012-04-16T13:51:00.001-07:002012-04-19T13:00:25.749-07:00Experimenting with WorkboxesI'm not the kind of person who enjoys having the same schedule everyday. One day I'll be excited to start the day early and get a lot accomplished and another day I might want to stay in my pajamas until lunch time. It hit me recently that this is not helpful to my kids or myself for that matter. Since they didn't know what was expected of them at any given time, they complained or were shocked when I asked them to put away whatever they were enjoying to start school or chores. <br />
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We've been using <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62356841/chore-chart-combination-set-white-chore?ref=pr_shop">these</a> chore charts for a few weeks now and they're working well. I like that I can change the chores from day to day rather than week to week like our previous charts. They always have the morning routine *chores*: get dressed, brush teeth, make bed, pick up bedroom, brush hair. I usually give them two or three little jobs as well. <br />
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I've been doing a lot of reading about workboxes recently, I know I'm a little behind the trend, but I like the idea. I've tried similar lists and piles for the kids, but workboxes seem much more organized. I decided to give it a try using folders this week before making an investment in boxes. Today went well, JR LOVED the idea of getting through his folders. The kid thrives on competition and he was so excited each time he reached a new number. EM got off to a rough start because I gave her Math right of the bat (not a great idea considering we usually do it together when LD is napping). I think she'll do well too with a little tweaking of the schedule. I'm glad to have a few weeks left of the school year to give the workboxes a dry run before laminating and mod-podging my summer away. <br />
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Oh, on another note I bought <a href="http://www.aslobcomesclean.com/28-days-to-hope-for-your-home/">this</a> little e-book the other day and it has helped me remember to keep up with the basics!Hollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145909676143222167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968195655387945751.post-54504647524082794732012-04-09T06:18:00.002-07:002012-04-09T06:25:21.902-07:00Happy EasterWe enjoyed a beautiful Easter Sunday! Resurrection morning services are always a little extra special with the joyful music and kids in their Easter best. After church we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a lot of laughs and a LOT of great food! <br />
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