I'm still here and check in on facebook ALL the time, but I don't always have time to blog. One of our sons and his family lived with us for about a month while they were waiting for all the financing and things that go into moving into a new-for-them house. What that meant for me was that I got to visit all day with my daughter-in-law and play with little Scotty Boy.
I usually have my three year old granddaughter three days a week, and sometimes more. Her mommy is in nursing school and has a lot of classes and studying, so grandma likes to help out. Little Miss hasn't felt good so she slept with grandma last night when she woke up in the middle of the night. Nothing like a little snuggler to sleep with.
I've been busy with my new toy. A carpet cleaner that my husband bought for me from Target. I know our place is dirty, simply because we live on four acres of dirt, and have a vast amount of people in and out of our house on a daily basis. But oh my!!! The dirt that came out of the furniture. Gross! Today I worked on the love seat in our room. We really need a new one, but this one is quite comfy even if the footrest part of it is broken. We share a folding chair to put our feet on.
I've been researching curriculum. I'm leaning towards the Robinson Curriculum with a little of the Confessions of a Homeschooler geography thrown in. I may teach my granddaughter next year for Preschool and Confessions looks like it has a great Preschool program.
I made a REALLY good potato and ham soup recipe. I ended up making an 8 batch pot, but boy is it yummy. I wanted to use leftover ham and this recipe came up as five stars on allrecipes.com.
Our church has been going through a transition as our pastor resigned to go back to Arkansas to take care of his brother who has ALS. My husband is on the elder board so that means extra meetings for him. We had a great farewell "day" for our pastor and his wife. They have been our shepherds for the past thirty years so it's hard to imagine our fellowship without them.
I have decided that I will homeschool the five girls next year. We are going to use our satellite school, Heritage Christian. We have been with them since my oldest son was in 5th grade, whenever that was, he'll be thirty in a few months. I'm signed up to run the Kindergarten program at a new co-op location. We have Class Days where the moms or dads teach classes for the kids. I don't have anyone in the K age range, but that will be a good thing. I'll be able to focus on all the kids, not just the one who squeaks the loudest by calling me mom.
My high school senior is still pursuing the Coast Guard. He had an appt. today to sign some medical papers, so my husband went down to sign. It's a scary time to let think about letting my son go when there is so much unrest in the world. That is when I need to remember who loves him even more than I do.
On that note, my son-in-law will be deploying into a volatile area in a few weeks. My daughter will move home for the next year while he is there. So I'll get baby Elizabeth and little guy Isaiah to love on.
I'm letting my natural color grow out, which is gray. It struck me as odd that I could trust God with my fertility, but I couldn't trust him with my hair color. My hair dresser is on board kicking and screaming, but she told me she would be on my team. We cut my hair chin length and put in more blond hi-lites. I go back in a few weeks to see where we're at and what the next step should be. I figure I'm in my 50's, a grandma, post-menopausal. I'm claiming the gray. I joined a facebook group called Gray & Proud. I had to double check to make sure I was joining the right group. (if you get it) It helps to have others who have others who have transitioned from their colored hair to their natural color.
Tomorrow we're throwing a dance party for our newest gal. She's never had a party and she's quite energetic so a dance party seems right up her alley. She's beyond excited and we should have so much fun tomorrow. My daughter-in-law is going to lead some of the dance steps and teach them to the kids. Electric slide, anyone?
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