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We started homeschool this week. Monday I was up at 6:30, Tuesday at 6:45, and today (Wed.) 7:00, hehe, I guess tomorrow it'll be 7:15, ack! Nope, I won't let that happen. I need to get up and start waking the kids. One thing that helps us get started is me NOT getting on the computer first thing (so sad I know). Now I wait (except this morning because I really needed to blog about Josh and needed some alone time). I am having the kids start off with a half load. This way I am not stressed. I want to spend some time with each of the kiddos.  This was what the table looked like a few days ago. I'm still putting schoolwork together. Yes, I STILL don't have our school year planned out. Two weeks before school started my Mother-in-law arrived and at the same time we were in limbo with Josh. We didn't know if he was going to be able to go because of a medical issue. We didn't get the go ahead till the day before he had to leave!!! So yeah, it was a bit hectic and h...

Yesterday more photos were posted to the ALERT Academy Facebook Page. Yay. They are all of the same night (R-Night). It's been five days since my Joshy left and I miss him so much. photo credit: International ALERT Academy  I couldn't wait to see a photo of Josh with super short hair. I have never seen his hair so short. As excited as I was a whole new set of emotions came forth that I wasn't expecting. One was CHANGE. This experience is going to change my son. I know it's a good experience but I also know he will come home a bit different. Josh was mature in many ways but still their were areas for growth. Growth that I want for Josh but will miss that last bit of immature-ness. While in ALERT they are not allowed to "horse" around. Will Josh still be fun loving? Most of all I'm worried about our bond. I know that some day Joshua (and all my boys) will go off and get married. Love someone more than mom (as it should be), but for now, what if it's gone...

I was so super excited to see this picture posted on the Alert Academy Facebook page Saturday the day after we dropped Joshua off. Photo credit: International Alert Academy Joshua is in the red shirt, bottom row, on the left. He's so cute!!! Look at the handsome group of young men. I'll be praying for his whole unit. Today the pictures were posted on the Alert blog . I was so disappointed that we didn't know we could stay for R-Night. If you notice in the photo below there are people in the stands. Photo credit: International Alert Academy Those are family members of the recruits. No one told us we could stay while our sons are learning some of the commands and such. Did you see we found Josh in the above picture? He's waaaay on the other side.

My letter to Josh. Of course anything super personal will have been deleted. I thought my letters would be great as blog entries to keep as memories for all the kids. Dear Joshua, I was going to write earlier today but it got busy. Around 6:40 P.M. your dad and I took Annette to soccer practice. She did pretty good. Of course she needs improvement because she's never played on an official team before but for her first time she did great! We had to get her some soccer shoes after she was done. We went to Sports Academy. Annette tried so many before she found the pair that fit just right so we were there for a good hour and a half. She also needed a navy  blue shirt. We hunted for one at Sports Academy but weren't able to find one. Imagine that. In the whole store there was no navy shirt.  I did find all kinds of stuff for you, haha. You know, right now everything is about Joshy, Joshy, Joshy. I'm always on the hunt for something you might "need". I found a soap dis...

The Critical Thinking Co. never disappoints! I love their stuff. Lance will use the Novel Thinking~ In Their Own Words: Abraham Lincoln . My son has been having it on easy street when it comes to a literature program, so this year I thought we'd better get him started. In Their Own Words is geared toward grades 3-6, perfect for Lance who will be in grade 6. The guide will help your child with reading comprehension and vocabulary covering: Main Idea & Supporting Details Characters, Setting, and Plot Cause & Effect Making Inferences and Predictions Drawing Conclusion Comparing & Contrasting Sequencing As you can see your child will cover a lot while reading about Abraham Lincoln and completing the 100 page workbook. In Their Own Words: Abraham Lincoln there are 14 Lessons (chapters) each Chapter has between 3-4 pages of activities to be completed. Depending on your child's age, reading level, and writing skills you can pace your child, have him complete one to two ch...

For the last two weeks I've had some splurges. One of my downfalls is FRENCH FRIES! I love french fries.  French fries from Wing Stop and below Chick-fil-A

Dear Josh, I woke up at 5:00 A.M. and first thing I though of was you   I prayed for you today and will continue to pray throughout the day too! When we left you yesterday we headed home. Part way Ethan got car sick and we had to pull over, yuck! But thankfully it didn't happen in the car. I gave him my bag that was holding my french fries from Wing Stop but he didn't need it. When we drove into town we had dinner at Taco Delight. Not my favorite place but it was good. They have these new pork tacos and they were actually pretty good. Caleb ordered, you guessed it, a cheese quesadilla. His plate came with sour cream and guacamole which he let me have so my tacos were even better.  Guess what, dad ordered you a sweet tea. We are so use to ordering 8 drinks. It will take some getting use to. We miss you. When we got home dad searched Red Box for a movie. Your cousin came over to watch the movie with us. It was nice but I missed having you. I can't wait to hear about your fi...