Here we are in the first week of March! How did that happen?
We've been so busy lately. We have lots going on and are enjoying all the cool weather. :)
Last night we took the kids to a local place we love. They have outdoor seating with personal fire pits and live music. We had a great time!
Monday, March 4, 2013
It's March!!
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Meghan Goes Camping
Or something like that. :) Meghan went with our church for her first camp, Winter Camp. She left last Friday afternoon and I picked her up on Sunday after church. She had a blast! This was a her birthday gift.
She wanted to go to summer camp last year. It's 5 days and quite a bit more money so we weren't able to do it and I didn't feel comfortable with it anyways. This time though it was shorter and I felt like it would be okay.
We had to get her some warm clothes and rent a coat. haha She went up to where it was snowy. They do have cabins to stay in though and a dining hall, so they aren't in a tent really roughing it.
I loved watched the Facebook page for the church, they posted a few pictures. That's the one thing about your child being gone without you, no pictures!
I am so glad she had a great time! We missed her lots but it was totally worth it.
Here she is waiting for the bus to get there and pick them up.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
I Might Be Sappy
Last weekend was a big deal to me. I was able to take the family and visit with my Uncle Richard and his family. My Aunt Josephine is from the Philippines and they live there. My Uncle is there most of the time and my Aunt is sometimes here and sometimes there. Their two son's, Joseph and Jonathan, live here.
My Uncle came to Arizona through the holidays and we have been so busy that we didn't get to see them until the day before he flew home. Which kinda makes me sad. I wish we could have seen him a few times while he was here. We figured out we hadn't actually seen each other since I was about 10 years old. Thankfully through Facebook we had found each other and caught up.
Anyway, it was a lot of fun. They invited us for a BBQ and we just hung out and talked. They all have such a great relationship and are totally funny, it was nice to see. The kids had a blast too. They played with Uncle Ricky a lot of the time and he teased them.
I have always cared for my Aunt and Uncle but during this visit I was filled with this overwhelming love for them both. My Uncle is back in the Philippines now and said that he may not ever be back here. This could have been the last time I will ever see him, on earth. With all of the things going on in the world today I do not doubt that is true.
I am just thankful for a great day with them all. I love you guys and will be keeping you in my prayers!
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It's An Update
We have had a very busy start to the year here! I love blogging and sharing but I obviously can't do it regularly. :) So I am going to catch up on a few things and share some pictures.
Business has been as busy as always. I thought it would slow down after the holidays but it's still going full force which is good, I guess. My friend and I formed a new business together last year. That doesn't mean I don't still have my own, (and she has her own) but we joined together to form a new one where we can promote together and do large events together. It's been going great! We had a large event at the end of January, a Gatsby theme. It's for a magazine that we advertise in. All the advertisers are invited and it was super fun, plus we brought some of the desserts. :)
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
First Week Back
We are back to school this week. I filled out Meghan's week of assignments and showed it to her and how it worked. On Monday it took her a long time to do her work. She didn't get everything done that day and was upset. I explained we had a break and sometimes it takes a bit to get back into the groove. On Tuesday she caught up and got some of Wednesday's work done too. So she is very happy today. I think the schedule for her is going to make things a lot easier!
Kaden has been doing what he feels like doing. I don't push him to complete certain things. I ask him and usually he wants to do it but sometimes he doesn't. He's learning to read and so he has practiced reading to me this week, done some workbook pages, done puzzles and played lots. :) Ellie is just following along. She has done lots of Starfall.com and playing. They helped me make pizza last night too.
It's a good week and we are all happy to be back to school!
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Assignment Planner for Meghan
I have been looking for a planner to write out Meghan's assignments on and I found one! Here at http://fivejs.com/homeschool-weekly-assignment-planner/
I am excited to get it planned out better and this will allow her to see what she needs to do each week.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Menu Plan- 1-2-12
I decided I needed to plan a menu. Meghan is going to start helping me with this but for this week I am just doing it using what we have here already. It's a short week as Nate went back to work just today. We are getting the house in order and decluttering. We'll be having a garage sale this weekend as well. So here is a quick plan for suppers this week and weekend. :)
Hope you week is going great!!
Wednesday- Spaghetti and Meatballs. (the kids are going to help me make meatballs, which we have never done before)
Thursday- Homemade Pizza
Friday- Pinto Beans in the Crock pot with corn bread muffins and potatoes
Saturday- Bean Burritos (2nd night with crock pot beans)
Sunday- We will see what Dad wants. He may want to go out.
I will throw veggie sides in there as I need to. ;)
A few other things we will be making this week are...
Brownies
Muffins
Banana Bread
Oatmeal Packets
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