In the Storm

abc book l a couple more

O is for Oh Oh

Q is for Quiet, Ian and Wyatt are sleeping.

R is for Rhino

abc book

a few more pages to Ian and Wyatt's abc book. i'm hoping to complete it this week, get it uploaded to shutterfly, hopefully have a coupon, and order two books, one for Ian's birthday and one to keep here at the house for when they come to visit.

I is for Ian

J is for Jesus

L is for Lion

N is for nobody loves Ian and Wyatt more than me!

fixin' the van l digital layout

our van is fixed again. yippee! our poor, dilapitated 1996 van has held strong over the years. it has gotten us where we need to go, with a few hiccups along the way. this passed hiccup had us stumped for awhile but hoosier man figured it out and decided he could fix it himself. and he did. with the assistance of his handyman son, john. hoosier man directed, instructed, and trained and john did most of the work. he even had to fix a mistake before he could proceed. great lessons learned.

our back side doors are fixed also. hoosier man ordered some parts to fix it but he ended up having to jerry-rig a fix on top of the new parts. another success! our side door is fixed. it now opens, opens from the outside and from the inside.

elizabeth's mother's day l a digital page

elizabeth, matt, and ella are on their way to alaska right now. elizabeth graduated from morse code school at ft huachuca arizona. her first duty station is in the great north. i found these pictures on facebook - it's really the only way i get pictures of the kids/grandkids, but i'll take what i can get. i have no idea where they were taken but they're beautiful and it looks like a fun day for her - especially since she's been away from ella and matt for a couple months.

31 things l spirit & conversation

ok. these lessons have been interesting. sometimes, they prick at the conscious or cause me to assess some things. spirit and conversation are two that have. i think that is interesting. take one word. write about that one word and how it applies to your life. and find out many things about yourself. 5 days and i've stayed on top of the assignments. work and school have fallen into place and allowed me the time. knowing at least the word ahead of time sets me up for success too.

here is spirit & conversation

31 things l morning & read

i wasn't sure if i would keep one color theme through the entire album but as i was prepping this page i decided not to but go with a page color scheme instead. because i already have the list of 'words' associated with the 31things that came with the class i was alble to prep todays half (read) at the same time I completed yesterday's (morning) assignment.

really enjoying writing individual stories. it is similar to what i'm doing with 52photos also. capturing vignettes of my (our) life.

(note: to read my stories just click on the photo. it should open to a larger photo and you should be able to read the words.)

52photos l door

52photos capture   l   door

the last of the barn was painted/stained this past weekend. i grabbed a photo of the pretty cool barn door that hoosier man put it. the door already has it's own story to tell. hoosier man was inside at the kitchen window. the boys were outside putting something up or getting something they were asked to. when jarrod went to slide the door open it slide right off the track. hoosier man hadn't put in the door catch yet. the boys looked around, then picked up the door, slid it back on track and closed it up. they never told their dad what had happened and they have know idea that their dad saw it all.

i'm so behind...and didn't realize how far. with homeschool co-op ending i'm hoping to take lots of pictures and catch up.

devilled eggs

i realized today that the kids' recipe book should also include those recipes that i take for granted because i make them all the time and they don't really seem like a recipe. while i'm sure elizabeth, and probably ash could whip up some devilled eggs i think having the recipe in their book will ensure they really know how. and the georgia boys will appreciate it.

so will the georgia boys wives - sometime in the very, very, very distant future.

31 things l jewelry

as homeschool co-op winds down and my responsibility to teach a meteorology class and ensure my sons are ready for spanish, human anatomy, and their institute for excellence in wiriting classes i felt i was ready to tackle a 31-day scrapbooking class online. it is a class called - fittingly - 31 things. it is with ali edwards, my all-time favorite memory keeper, entrepeneur. 31 things is about capturing life right now through 31 different things. ali sends each class member (i'm sure there are thousands taking her class) and we create (using her templates and tools) and capture 31 things, and life right now.

jewelry was our first assignment.

hi.

hello.

so much to do. so little time

going to jalapeno's tonight for dinner. so glad. means i don't have to cook. and we love mexican.

putting together an exam for my atmospheric science class. last exam of the year. one more class really since the last day is a class party.

spending alot of time on next years class already.

boys have been doing clothes today.

we are loving catching fire. so good. it's as good as hunger games

hoosier man and i saw the avengers last night and ate at 5 Guys

it was an anniversary date night.

because boy scouts was on our anniversary.

did you know it is mother's day on sunday.

i want an ipad.

i want a silhouette cameo.

i want red flannel sheets for my bedroom

i would love my book shelf to get done.

i ask for that every event (birthday, mother's day, christmas, and anniversary).

it's hot outside.

it's cooler tonight.

i trimmed hoosier man's hair.

we try to save money where we can.

i'm always nervous when i cut his hair.

hoosier man cut the georgia boys hair. 1/4 inch for john. 1/2 inch for jarrod.

it's the way they wanted it.

i miss my daughters.

i was tellin' hoosier man an georgia boys about this blog i've read. it's a food blog about a mom and grandmother who fixes sunday dinner for her kids and grandkids. they all gather together. she cooks up a storm. makes a menu and everything. appetizers, soups, salads, main course, desserts - the works. it's what her family does.

wish my daughters lived close so we could do that one day of the week.

elizabeth is soon headed for alaska.

far away.

seems like another country.

looking forward to just homeschool and not homeschool + co-op. just for the summer.

did i say it was mother's day on sunday.

i want an ipad.

and a silhouette cameo.

oops.

i already said that didn't i?