Thankful Day

Today I am especially thankful for:

- Jesus, my family, friends, and YOU my blog readers!

- My hubby taking both the girls to his mom's house for the night so I can have some "me" time! I do miss them, but I need some time to get a few things done. I need to finish up laundry and cleaning my kitchen, work on lesson plans, upload more designs to the store and scrapbook too of course!

- Our first REACH homeschool co-op meeting was today, and it was wonderful! Each week, we moms who don't teach have a different "helping" place. Today I was the hall monitor, LOL. All I had to do was sit upstairs and make sure the kids were quiet as they changed classes. I wish now I would've brought a book to read. Next week I will be helping in the Art class - that should be lots of fun!

- The cool breeze and clouds we have today! It has been so hot and sticky the past few days and our a/c is broken. Today feels so good I just want to go and lay out in the grass and feel the wind!

13 Things I LOVE About Fall!

13. It's starting to cool down and it's not so hot when the sun is shining.
12. Football Fridays
11. Homecoming Game and Parade
10. School
9. Harvest Party
8. Kids dressing up to go Trick or Treating
7. My birthday
6. My anniversary
5. Fall colors in my scrapbooks!
4. Outdoor photos
3. Colorful leaves
2. Pumpkins
1. Warm cozy and comfy clothes!

BFS Assignment #4

The Internet offers a lot of treasures! It may not be in the form of actual gold, although I’m sure some could find some on the Internet - probably on ebay! Being a Blogger Friend is all about sharing our treasures. The assignment this week is to share your Internet treasures. Below is a list featuring things that homeschooling moms might be looking for : information, support, ideas, or actual items that pertain to our lives. Each one of us holds some or all of these treasures that need to be shared. Take this list and add your “golden” treasured sites so that we may all share the wealth.

* ~A website that you visit everyday Elemental Scraps
* ~First place you look for a book to buy Amazon
* ~Favorite Homeschool Support Area Guilt Free Homeschooling
* ~Homeschool site full of information that you use regularly Donna Young Printables
* ~Site that you buy your new curriculum from A Beka Book
* ~Site that you buy your used curriculum from Amazon
* ~Site that offers frugal tips to save money Crystal's Blog
* ~A site that provides good wholesome recipes Amish Recipes
* ~An informational site that shows you "how" to Wardrobe Refashion
* ~A homeschool family website that you purchase from to support them Homeschooling With Index Cards
* ~A charity website that you support AAIR
* ~Favorite Graphic site to get graphics for your blog or other things Iara
* ~Site that offers an educational calendar listing important historical events and also to keep you informed on upcoming events. Butler Webs Holidays
* ~Site that offers Homeschool Freebies Homeschool Mom
* ~Site that offers any kind of Freebies Frugal Shopper
* ~A blog to read that is always full of humor Julie
* ~A blog to read that is always full of useful information Susan Godfrey
* ~A blog to visit because it is eye appealing and easy to read Crafty Daisies
* ~A blog that you read because it inspires you to be a better homeschooling mom Tamara
* ~A site that you would allow your children to visit Kids Talk About God
* ~List any other sites that you would like to share that have provided you with a wealth of golden information. Tiany ABC Teach Bible Lessons Faith Lifts Craftster

Happy Fall Yall!

I can't believe it is now FALL! WOW - summer really flew by this year! Seems like a few weeks ago we were waiting for it to get warm enough to get in the pool, now they are all just about closed down for the season. Time to get out the extra blankets and curl up with a good book!

And I plan to participate! The purpose of this challenge is for us to establish some goals for our reading this Fall and then work toward them. I don't really have a list handy but I want to finish all of my Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetter books that are sitting on my bookshelf patiently waiting to be read. Then I want to read some Janette Okes books as well - will get those from PBS or the library.

I have been meaning to join in on this meme hosted by Tiany, for a while now and haven't got around to it yet. So let's get started now!

1. Bible Study/Devotions: I am studying the Bible right along with Emira and am finding that I am learning so much! We also do the Dear Diary devotions and though they are directed toward young girls, us older gals can relate

2. Must Do:
- Print out this week's lessons
- Mail PBS books and letters
- Organize clothes for fall

3. Cleaning:
- Kitchen is my top priority,
then laundry and bathrooms.

4. Train Them Up:
- Set up a chore chart for a more orderly approach.
- Award "tickets" that can be exchanged for money, when Emira does well on lessons.
- Read at least 1 book together each day this week - we got behind last week.

5. Menu Planning:
Last week's menu changed drastically since hubby and baby went away for a couple days. So we are using those days this week.

Monday- Potato Soup and Ham n Swiss on French bread
Tuesday- Vegetable beef stew
Wednesday- Bacon cheddar tater wedges
Thursday- Dining Out with Dad
Friday- Pizza night (homemade)

Found this video on another blog and have to share! How absolutely awesome can it get! You HAVE to see this if you haven't already!

Saturday layout share

Here is my layout using the Lovin Life kit I just got from Kay Miller.