My supers

Thanks Samuel for capturing my supers!

Why I dont tweet

I live my life in "tweets".  For real. Day in, day out.  For example, yesterday, after a quick stop for milk, I treated myself & kiddos to Sonic.  We went home to eat (remember the milk?) Before I had eaten my lunch I had done all of the following: changed a diaper, wiped a hiney ( a different one), unloaded the car, put up the groceries, put on a bandaid, fed a baby and cleared off a table. This was in between bites.  Don't get me wrong- I love my children and wholeheartedly accept the unique challenges that a big family presents.  However, being forced to be ADD is one thing- choosing it is quite another!  
One thing that I have been doing to keep my self busy is preparing for next school year.  We are using a curriculum that we have used before for history, we are just going to use all of it this year.  It incorporates history, geography, lit, writing, vocabulary, world view, fine arts and philosophy to name a few!  I have really appreciated the webinars offered on topics like lesson planning, teaching a houseful, teaching writing and teaching highschool.  The webinars are about an hour long each so this feels like a treat when in reality I am prepping for school!  No ADD here!  I have also enjoyed tracking down all of the books we need- an excuse to spend hours at the used bookstore :)  I included a button to it: Tapestry of Grace.  It is my plan to post links to my other favorite homeschool resources soon.
Ok, so I could be painting or weeding my flower beds, but with Lance's busy schedule, these are harder to do by myself. 
Oh well, those things won't matter in eternity, and the attention that the kids education gets will!
For those of you who don't mind the added ADDness of Twitter- Happy Tweeting!

Walking like a pro

W is walking around like a pro!  He is very proud of himself also! and he loves being the center of attention as the girls and A urge him on.  I will try to post a video soon!

Mom's Passing

Mom died last Friday.  She will be missed.
Two things that she taught me stand out in my mind: 1)If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it. 2)If you are doing something wrong, you are bound to get hurt.
She loved kids, and Susy Q's.
She leaves behind both of her parents, two daughters, eight grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
She always tried to remember the good, and forget the bad.
Thanks Mom, for the life lessons you taught me.

Mom update

Mom is not doing well.  She took a turn this weekend.  She has not hardly eaten anything since friday, and is too winded to talk on the phone.  She is weak from infection and trying to heal from the broken bones.  They thought last week that she might lose her leg, but now I think it is a moot point. She is not able to remember a visit from Grandma, and when I told her goodbye on the phone she said "Love you, sweet dreams".  At least she still remembers that she loves me.

More and more teeth for W

W is cutting six teeth at a time!  We always knew if he ever got to going he would be hard to stop!
He also has his very first ear infection at 8 months old!! :(
I will be posting some pics of mothers day soon....if I can ever find the time! 
We are having missionaries from Poland to dinner Friday night- our church supports several and I think we kinda got suckered.....It should be really neat though, and the kids are really looking forward to it.  Their accents are hard to understand, but they seem like really nice people trying to raise support. 
More later!

W's new teeth

W has finally been able to work his first tooth through, and the second is close behind!  He has been a pretty unhappy baby for the last few weeks. :(  And yet he is cruising around the furniture like crazy, and trying to let go and stand there UNassisted thank you very much! 

We are so proud of the big girls- the awards ceremony for AWANA was wednesday- and they all did awsome this year!
L finished three books this year! Her Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade books all in ONE year!
M finished hers with plenty of time left to go.  She is on track.
K did her 7th grade book plus half of her 5th grade book. 
A didn't finish his book, but he only went about six times this year.  When he did go he would always say three or four verses instead of just one.  He was always asleep for the first half of the year, he couldn't stay awake on the drive to church!  The rest of the time he would rather stay with Lance and I.  This is not unusual for him; he goes with Lance to sunday school more than he goes to his class- he does just fine for that hour, he just sits and colors or looks at a book.
E is still too little to go, even next year she will miss out.
Our church gave out 13 Citation Awards this year.  That represents ten years of books and four years of service for each award.  Only three percent of clubbers get this award.   Colleges give out scholarships for this!  Thirteen from one church is outstanding!
We are very proud of them!
Karate testing is tomorrow-- everyone is excited about that.
Seems like our year is wrapping up- then it is on to summer school and activities (got to make up for holding Will for four solid months).  Next thing you know it will be fall again.
Gotta go- I need to do lesson plans!