FIREPROOF, FIREPROOF, FIREPROOF

Hi All......sorry, once again.....I've been super busy with Life and all of it's craziness to even THINK about my poor lonely blog....LOL Well, we've had another great week of Homeschooling....I love it more and more each day....when I see all of the gasoline that I am NOT running out of my vehicle daily and NOT having to help my kids with homework and NOT having to communicate with teachers that are totally clueless.....it really makes my life much, much easier!!!!

NOW, onto my latest excitement!!!! I had the PLEASURE of going to the movies with my church Sunday School Group on Saturday evening....We went to see FIREPROOF...with Kirk Cameron....I went totally not expecting much, but was pleasantly suprised.....most of the actors in the film were totally amateurs, but, some of them TRULY acted amazingly!...Of course, Mr. Kirk Cameron was phenominal, but, I was impressed with many of the others as well...Another surprise to me was the comedic relief throughout the entire production....It was not what I expected with such a serious subject matter, but it was Hillarious!!!!!! It makes you laugh and cry....that's a Great Movie! I don't know (nor do I care) what Ebert & Roeper think, but Mrs Foster gives it 2 thumbs UP......Brilliant! Have a great week all!

SO HAPPY WITH HOMESCHOOLING!!!!!

Hey all....I know, I know, I have NOT been a good blogger this past week, but, in my defense, I have been a little busier than I used to be! LOL I began homeschooling my children last week and it is ABSOLUTELY SURPRISINGLY WONDERFUL, having them home with me! I really felt that I would be "giving up my me-time" and that I would be resentful of the "sacrifice" that I chose to make, but I am very, very, very happy with the decision that we have made.....I can ALREADY see more confidence in both of them, and even though they have little quirks that drive me insane (distracted VERY easily), for the most part, they are really good kids and I am very proud of them.....We are still kind of struggling with our schedule, but that has a lot to do with me not being able to roll myself out of the bed until 8:30 or so every morning! That is soooo not me!!! I really do feel that you sleep 1/2 the day away if you aren't up by at LEAST 7:00-7:30 am....I've always been a morning person....as long as I can remember way back when...but, lately, with all my issues I've been having (medically), I have been worn out...and my kids are just wonderful.....!!!! They are leaving me alone so that I CAN rest......(of course, if they leave me alone and don't wake me up, .......school doesn't start yet...hahaha)...Momma ain't NO DUMMY!!!!! Well, really, that's all I have to tell you about for now.....just wanted to give a little update on how the new situation is working out so nicely! Thanks for all of your prayers!!!!!!

WOW It's been a While....

THE OLD ME



THE NEW ME

OK......it really HAS been a while, huh????!!!!! Sorry all who care! We have been busy, busy, busy incorporating school into our daily lives.....It hasn't been all that big of a struggle though....On most days, it is really, really working out....on others, sometimes, it has been a challenge because on some days, LIFE just happens and throws a curve ball into our schedule....So, please pray for us as we are adjusting and trying to work out all the little "kinks" of our new lives.....:) Just a quick little prayer request.....I've had a lot going on with my body lately....for those of you who don't know, I had Gastric Bypass about 2 1/2 years ago and have dropped a drastic amount of weight and I did it all in a very short amount of time, so, in the process, my body suffered for a long time from malnutrition, and because of this, my body has said, "WHOOOOAAAAAA what have you done, here????".....so, I have many, many different issues going on and I went today and gave about 2 gallons of blood to get everything checked into....Please pray that God will give the Dr wisdom to figure out what is going on and give me the strength to just keep on breathing...LOL.....Most of my long time dear friends who know me, know that I try to stay upbeat most of the time, but for those of you who are NEW friends, all you have heard me do lately is whine about how sick and tired I am all the time...so, I want that new me to leave, and I want my old me, back (well, not the 350 pound me).....but, please everyone pray that everything gets fixed so that I can be the Mom, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Niece, and Friend that HE has created me to be......Love in Christ..........Chatty

Fantastic News!

For those of you who don't already know, my gorgeous husband is serving in Iraq right now and is due to come home mid-late March 2009....Well, I FINALLY got to see him on the computer last night, and he gave me FANTASTIC NEWS!!!! He says that it looks that he will be coming home around Love Day INSTEAD of the later dates, so....that cuts about 30 days or so off of that ticker that you see counting down the moments on my sidebar!!!!!! That is awesome news......well, today, I'm off to the crop to see all of my bestest friends (well, those of them in Hawaii, anyways...:( ) and I always look forward to my Thursdays because it is such an uplifting time for me....YAYYYYYYYY it's Thursday again!!!!!!!! Everyone else have a blessed day and ALOHA!!!!!!!!

WE ARE ALL STILL BREATHING, (for now)...haha

Ok.....from the title, you may not know what I mean.....I guess a more appropriate title would maybe be...."We're all still alive and I haven't killed my kids yet"......hahahahaha......So, Day #1 of homeschool went really, really well.....We still have a few "kinks" to work out, but for the most part, we all did well, and yes, we all survived......The kids say that they all loved it, and I have Ethan's curriculum on order (Thanks Nikki), and it should be here later in the week....so, for now, I am printing up worksheets on the computer to keep Ethan and Melody busy...Tomorrow is my PWOC prayer meeting/bible study on the books of Judges and Ruth.....I am so excited about this class and this new group of strong, christian ladies I have been blessed to meet....It is soooo refreshing I believe that I might have to start talking about how I almost love Tuesdays as much as I do Thursdays......naahhhhhh....nothing beats Thursdays!! But, for those of you friends (Miss Kiki especially)who KNOW how much I LOVE pajama days...now that I am homeschooling, ANY day can be pajama day now!!!!! LOL...(except Tues., Wed, Thurs, &Sunday of course)so, I suppose that only leaves Mon, Friday, and Saturday! Hey, I'll take it! Mondays without having to leave my pj's....that's pretty awesome!!!! Ok.....I'm going to attempt to update more frequently, but sometimes, there just isn't a whole lot to say.....Love to all and have a Fantastic Day!!!!!!!

I STILL LOVE THURSDAY!!!!!!

I hate to say "I told you so", but Thursdays are just the BEST! This Thursday was just no exception! I started off my day with "early morning quiet time" and a cup of my AWESOME hot chai tea, and the kids came downstairs for school and everyone was just doing EVERYTHING that they were supposed to do! Then I took the kids to school and did something out of the ordinary....I parked my car, went inside to the office, and WITHDREW MY CHILDREN FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL AND I FEEL SOOOO RELIEVED AND HAPPY AND CONTENT in our decision to homeschool them ALL....Yes, I did NOT stutter folks......ALL 3 OF THEM....The "Long of the Short of it" (haha Jean!), is, that I've been disobeying the Holy Spirit now for at least 3 years about the homeschooling....I started off homeschooling my oldest son, through 2nd grade and then, because somewhere along the way, somebody convinced me that I wasn't "capable" of homeschooling my 2nd child Ethan, who is MILDLY autistic, & I believed them and put all my kids in public school.....well, I have seen the light! I am so excited about our new journey, and I truly feel that God has placed MANY, MANY homeschooling families in my life to FINALLY get me to obey HIM.....and the way I look at it if Jean & Jackie, and Katie can do it with 7 children then, SURELY I can do it with my 3! LOL....Just everyone keep us in your prayers while we transition into our new little world! Thanks to you all for your support!

LABOR DAY

Hey everyone! Hope that all of you had as wonderful of a Labor Day as I did! I just think it is funny that we have a Holiday (which nobody works on) (or most people anyways), that is called Labor Day when, in actuality it is a day off from Labor.....isn't that an oxymoron? I believe it is! haha....But, it was a wonderful time today....so much better than yesterday! (but anything HAD to be better than yesterday LOL).....I had a really, really nice time at Nikki's today along with our friends, Connie & Joe, and our new friends, Misty & Joe and their BEAUTIFUL family! They are a wonderful nice young Christian couple who also attend what I believe to be the BEST CHURCH IN THE UNIVERSE, Lanakila Baptist in Hawaii, and have found many, many, many things in common.....God NEVER does ANYTHING by accident! Yet again, he has placed even more people in my life who can relate to very similar circumstances....My saviour NEVER ceases to amaze me! I am soooo excited by our new found friends, and cannot wait to get to know them better! Tomorrow is our on post Bible Study called PWOC (protestant women of the chapel) and I have joined a class about Ruth and Judges....It is going to be awesome....I am soooo excited I think that is why I'm having trouble getting to sleep.....tomorrow is our first official class! Ok, I need to stop and try to get some sleep....I hope you all had as great of a day as I did! Hey, does Jerry Lewis still have his telethon on Labor Day???? (is he still living???)...I used to ALWAYS watch it every year...it was a tradition in my house....I believe this is the 1st year in my life that I never watched ANY of it at all! Sorry Jerry! Talk to you later in the week!! Love you all and have a Blessed Day!!!!!!