My very dear friend from college (and bridesmaid!) said a temporary goodbye to her firstborn son in May of 2009. He fought 3 valiant battles with 3 different types of cancer. He finally won his battle and went home to his reward at the footstool of His Father.
His testimony is jawdropping and life changing.
The faith and strength that Jason and Courtney have and shared has humbled me and given me such perspective.
Each year, they and their sweet little girl, organize a golf tournament in Birmingham, Alabama to raise funds to benefit other families that are still in their battle.
Please take a moment to go to Tucker's CaringBridge page and read his testimony and sign up to be a part of this tournament if you play golf.
Roll Tide Beam family.... you are always in my hearts and on my mind! xoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxo
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
it's been 1 year and 1 week....
click on this go to this amazing site.... find out what my world looks like......
there is a grabbable photo that says, "my friend's baby died and i'm not afraid to talk about it".... will you? are you?
do you have questions that you're afraid to ask? does your mind wonder but your mouth is afraid to speak? are you afraid of causing tears and therefore say nothing?
silence is the loneliest place to grieve.... i have another post that's been on my heart for 1 year and 1 week.... this is not it. but it's a good place to start.
do you have questions that you're afraid to ask? does your mind wonder but your mouth is afraid to speak? are you afraid of causing tears and therefore say nothing?
silence is the loneliest place to grieve.... i have another post that's been on my heart for 1 year and 1 week.... this is not it. but it's a good place to start.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Meet the real Electron
Hi! My name is SORA! not electron. You know who my mom said electron was, right ,well she got everything right, most of it anyways. She got everything right except my name! Which is Sora if you were not paying attention earlier! Oh! By the way, this is Sora writing NOT my mom ok. so anyways as I was saying ............................................ HEY why are you not listening. Ok so now you know the real me. That is what I wanted to say. I wish I had more time to talk but I have to go sorry bye. :D
OOPS!
Sorry grandfolks! I just realized that the anonymous comment button had been disabled!!!! I fixed it. You can now leave a comment without having your own blogger account. I also took out that pesky word verification thing. It serves a purpose on certain types of blogs... but really, do more than 4 people read this blog? I don't think so! So, I'm not worried about crazy people coming here. hahahahaah I'm crazy enough that I scare them away!
Ok, got some GREAT! pictures of the kids working on their geography mystery game today.... they were so cute! But, they are still in the camera and Rex is still at work so... another day, another day.
Day 1 of the 10-11 school year went swimmingly. Here's hoping for the whole week to go the same!
Ok, got some GREAT! pictures of the kids working on their geography mystery game today.... they were so cute! But, they are still in the camera and Rex is still at work so... another day, another day.
Day 1 of the 10-11 school year went swimmingly. Here's hoping for the whole week to go the same!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
IT'S OVERRRRRR! now, let's start over :D
Yep, I just closed the book on CAT5's for last year, raced to get them in the mail and now, I'm gettin' in gear for next year to start on Monday! I know, I know, I said I was going to start last week.... :D homeschooling can be flexible when you need an extra week to do CAT5's! But, sadly, that used my flex time for first semester so.... don't get sick kiddos! You can do school in between throwing up! hahaha (just KIDDING! no, really, don't get sick)
So, thank you Tara, I'm going to post what goes on around here and up the accountability level in my life! (She does this a lot... I like it! Keeps me on my toes!) THIS, dear friends, is why I never answer the phone and frequently forget what day it is!
First Semester Schedule:
6:30 am... everybody up and getting that day's responsibilities done (at the bottom:D)
7:00 eat breakfast and clean it up!
7:30 take the dog for a walk
8:00 Bible History (We are reading through the Bible together... I read, they draw. It works.)
8:30 I work with Electron on Math/Grammar/Writing/whatever. The other kids do cursive copywork/math speed drills/copy spelling words/read/write a letter once a week
9:30 Math with the other 3 (Electron works on his own)
11:00 Grammar/Phonics/Writing with the other 3
12:30 quick lunch
1:00 review Classical Conversations work
1:30 Mon: Science experiments Wed/Thur/Fri Story of the World History
2:30 Reading (out loud to me)
3:00 Presentation work if needed... playtime when all school and responsibilities are completed
4:00 start cooking dinner
5:30 race to piano/football
8:00 get home/shower/eat a snack/go to bed
***rinse and repeat! yes, I know Tuesdays are left off of the above schedule. That's the day we meet with our homeschool group. We also have lego team for Electron every Friday morning... so school's on the road that day! Whew! I'm tired already! Good thing I love what I do!
Hopefully I'll get some pictures of my school room posted and the kids actually doing said school work! We'll see.
If you're curious, here's our responsibilities list:
They each take a day doing one of the following chores: laundry/kitchen helper/pet care/trash-vacuum-bathroom. Then on Friday, we all work together to get it all done and we focus on cleaning out the car, sweep the carport, cleaning our rooms... that kind of stuff. And yes, I DO make my kids do their own laundry! If you can read, you can do laundry! If you're curious. yes, I have my own set of responsibilities to do! I SCRUB bathrooms on Monday, work on lesson plans and do my blog post for Classical on Tuesday, detail clean kitchen and clean out fridge on Wednesday, dust and declutter on Thursday, and do the vacuuming and my own laundry on Friday. :D I may be a slave driver but I drive myself too. And NO- my house is NOT anywhere NEAR perfect. It's not about perfection, it's about progress! We'll get there one day, I want to enjoy the ride. This just helps keep us sane, semi-clean, and helps me teach responsibility along the way....
So, thank you Tara, I'm going to post what goes on around here and up the accountability level in my life! (She does this a lot... I like it! Keeps me on my toes!) THIS, dear friends, is why I never answer the phone and frequently forget what day it is!
First Semester Schedule:
6:30 am... everybody up and getting that day's responsibilities done (at the bottom:D)
7:00 eat breakfast and clean it up!
7:30 take the dog for a walk
8:00 Bible History (We are reading through the Bible together... I read, they draw. It works.)
8:30 I work with Electron on Math/Grammar/Writing/whatever. The other kids do cursive copywork/math speed drills/copy spelling words/read/write a letter once a week
9:30 Math with the other 3 (Electron works on his own)
11:00 Grammar/Phonics/Writing with the other 3
12:30 quick lunch
1:00 review Classical Conversations work
1:30 Mon: Science experiments Wed/Thur/Fri Story of the World History
2:30 Reading (out loud to me)
3:00 Presentation work if needed... playtime when all school and responsibilities are completed
4:00 start cooking dinner
5:30 race to piano/football
8:00 get home/shower/eat a snack/go to bed
***rinse and repeat! yes, I know Tuesdays are left off of the above schedule. That's the day we meet with our homeschool group. We also have lego team for Electron every Friday morning... so school's on the road that day! Whew! I'm tired already! Good thing I love what I do!
Hopefully I'll get some pictures of my school room posted and the kids actually doing said school work! We'll see.
If you're curious, here's our responsibilities list:
They each take a day doing one of the following chores: laundry/kitchen helper/pet care/trash-vacuum-bathroom. Then on Friday, we all work together to get it all done and we focus on cleaning out the car, sweep the carport, cleaning our rooms... that kind of stuff. And yes, I DO make my kids do their own laundry! If you can read, you can do laundry! If you're curious. yes, I have my own set of responsibilities to do! I SCRUB bathrooms on Monday, work on lesson plans and do my blog post for Classical on Tuesday, detail clean kitchen and clean out fridge on Wednesday, dust and declutter on Thursday, and do the vacuuming and my own laundry on Friday. :D I may be a slave driver but I drive myself too. And NO- my house is NOT anywhere NEAR perfect. It's not about perfection, it's about progress! We'll get there one day, I want to enjoy the ride. This just helps keep us sane, semi-clean, and helps me teach responsibility along the way....
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