I was a freshman at the University of Alabama. Back then it felt like I was undecided about EVERYTHING. That was the semester we helped our friend Jason try out for Big Al, and he made it! That was the spring they fired Alabama football Coach Mike Dubose, after he had an affair with his secretary. I went from “14th floor girl” to an off campus apartment dwelling sophomore. I had no boyfriend, yet I still managed to get my […]
» Read moreOur home school, Pacific Christian Academy, officially reopened its doors on Tuesday. The first day went so well, I was euphoric really. I felt like I was on a roll! The 2nd year is so much easier than the first! And then the rest of the week just kept on coming, and coming, and coming. School has gone well, but life isn’t just school. Teachers don’t just work from the beginning of the school day to the end of it. […]
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As I mentioned before, I signed up for the Make Over Your Morning Course by Crystal Paine, of MoneySavingMom.com. I can’t tell you how many of my friends have asked me how that’s going! And some of you mentioned the same misgivings that I felt:“I saw the part about her waking up at 5:45am, and decided that is not for me.” Boy, I love that I have friends that I can relate to. I have friends that are morning people […]
» Read moreThat sounds like a terribly morbid title for a post, doesn’t it? 😉 Don’t worry. We haven’t actually taken to haunting “dying holes.” But I DO have several bits of GOOD news!!! They are, in completely random order, as follows: #1. Have I mentioned a thousand times yet that this is the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL????? I have NEVER been so excited to see the last day of school arrive. This whole first-year-back-to-teaching, all while relocating the family across the […]
» Read moreThis is my picture of the year for 2015. This totally sums up what I’m wanting this year to be like. Last year was all change, change, change, and more change. It was WORK. It was learning to teach again. It was so much learning I thought my brain would bust. Nothing against work and learning, but I’m still exhausted. Let’s make work and learning a little more fun for all this year, especially me. This year we will not: […]
» Read moreBy the end of the homeschool day, I have this NEED to zone out. Does herding children all day make you feel as beat as it does me??? Blogging is my version of zoning out, so let me tell ya what’s been going on lately in our School for Wiggly Boys. -Things are going well. Caleb is making a speedy recovery. Yesterday, you could see his lip shrinking all day long. It was quite the wonder. Today he looks […]
» Read moreChristmas vacation was exactly what I think I needed. It was so refreshing to spend time with our families. I was horribly selfish. I slept late every single morning. No, really. One day, I actually slept until 1:00pm. No kidding! I did almost no work at all. None. I sat on sofas, opened presents galore, drank copious amounts of flavored coffee and let other people chase J.D. around. You can’t pour sweet tea from a broken pitcher, and this Momma […]
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I can’t believe that’s me. This is not me. Oh, but it is…oh, but it is.
I don’t know about you, but life definitely goes in cycles for me. I have phases where I’m like, “I got this,” and I wear make-up everyday, exercise regularly, smile at people,
» Read moreOne of the curriculum ‘thoughts for the day’ this week will be: “Little strokes fell great oaks.” I am loving the Christian, inspiring, aspect to our A Beka curriculum!!! Praise God!!!! I got really excited about this, as we can all apply this to our lives. Who can’t? Feeling overwhelmed?? Hey, man, it’s just one chop at a time. As I thought about this proverb, and how I would explain it to Joshua, I couldn’t help but picture the manner […]
» Read moreWhen Alan and I were getting ready to move here, people just went on and on, telling us how beautiful it is here. Everyone seemed completely in awe of the place, describing the weather as “perfect, though cool, all year round”, mosquitos non-existent, perfect, perfect, perfect. “Okay.” Alan told me, “This place has been so built up. I’m going to be completely disappointed if this isn’t paradise itself. I am fully expecting there to be a tree in the middle […]
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