Miss Hudsbeth 2012
Maura Anne (and 3 of her 5 sisters!)
Keep this little lady in your prayers as she is sick and facing some difficult times.....
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it
Monday, January 21, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Q-Tip Painting
Today is a dreary day on the homefront. It is warm with rain moving in. It is overcast and windy. It is a day that depresses you to look outside....
Since it is Thursday, I have my pre-school class for Wesley and Leighton. We have already begun the process of learning letters and their sounds and how to write them. Early this week, we went on a scavenger hunt for items that begin with L and W. We also used our fingers on sand paper to trace their letters. We have written them in chalk. We have had fun!
Today, however, I wanted to do something different. I was going to take all 4 to the zoo to look for animals that start with 'their letter.' In order for this to happen, the kiddos were to pick up their toys and do their chores while I took a shower. Wouldn't you know it, that once I was done, nobody had done as I asked. As a result, they lost the zoo privilege. (Tomorrow will be too cold, but maybe next Tuesday we will try again - they don't know this, though!) So, I had to go to plan 'B'. Which meant coming up with a plan b!
As I was drying off, I figured out just what we would do. Since we are working so very hard on letters, I decided that I would five the kiddos q-tips to use to create their letters and after that, they would use them to paint. It was a success! Not only did they get some good practice, they also had fun!
Here are some pictures of our very creative morning :-)
Since it is Thursday, I have my pre-school class for Wesley and Leighton. We have already begun the process of learning letters and their sounds and how to write them. Early this week, we went on a scavenger hunt for items that begin with L and W. We also used our fingers on sand paper to trace their letters. We have written them in chalk. We have had fun!
Today, however, I wanted to do something different. I was going to take all 4 to the zoo to look for animals that start with 'their letter.' In order for this to happen, the kiddos were to pick up their toys and do their chores while I took a shower. Wouldn't you know it, that once I was done, nobody had done as I asked. As a result, they lost the zoo privilege. (Tomorrow will be too cold, but maybe next Tuesday we will try again - they don't know this, though!) So, I had to go to plan 'B'. Which meant coming up with a plan b!
As I was drying off, I figured out just what we would do. Since we are working so very hard on letters, I decided that I would five the kiddos q-tips to use to create their letters and after that, they would use them to paint. It was a success! Not only did they get some good practice, they also had fun!
Here are some pictures of our very creative morning :-)
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Lil' Robert ate WHAT?!?!
For 2013, daddy and I decided that one of our family goals was to get our children to eat better, more nutritious food. As well as a bigger variety as we seem to be in a food slump...
My first experiment was meatloaf. I make it without red sauce, only meat, parmesean cheese, eggs, evoo, black pepper, garlic, and onions - it is delicious! Well, I decided to snazz it up with the addition of 2 zucchini's and 4 carrots coarsely shredded. It was a success! All 3 kiddos ate it - yes, even Lil' Robert who has NEVER eaten anything beyond his normal cereal, bananas, yogurt, applesauce, crackers, and occasionally chicken nuggets/fish sticks. We were shocked and proud - especially when he asked for more!
Well, tonight, we had another breakthrough! After CCD Class, daddy picked up a $5 Hot & Ready Pizza for dinner. He bribed Lil' Robert at 8:50pm, saying that if he ate 2 bites of pizza, he could stay up 10minutea later. Guess who stayed up until 9pm tonight?!?! You guessed it, Lil' Robert! And if you ask him, it isn't 'too' bad!
My first experiment was meatloaf. I make it without red sauce, only meat, parmesean cheese, eggs, evoo, black pepper, garlic, and onions - it is delicious! Well, I decided to snazz it up with the addition of 2 zucchini's and 4 carrots coarsely shredded. It was a success! All 3 kiddos ate it - yes, even Lil' Robert who has NEVER eaten anything beyond his normal cereal, bananas, yogurt, applesauce, crackers, and occasionally chicken nuggets/fish sticks. We were shocked and proud - especially when he asked for more!
Well, tonight, we had another breakthrough! After CCD Class, daddy picked up a $5 Hot & Ready Pizza for dinner. He bribed Lil' Robert at 8:50pm, saying that if he ate 2 bites of pizza, he could stay up 10minutea later. Guess who stayed up until 9pm tonight?!?! You guessed it, Lil' Robert! And if you ask him, it isn't 'too' bad!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Hannah, My Black Eye Bee
Today in science, we discussed insects and what differentiates them from arachnids (spiders). (In case you did not know, there are 3 distinct differences: 1. 6 legs 2. 3 parts to the body and 3. Antennae)...
Well, after we finished, I sent the kiddos on an adventure with their binoculars that we made yesterday to find some insects. After a few moments, I realized Hannah was no longer outside. I begin to call her name and walk towards the side gate to see if maybe she, in some mysterious way, interpreted stay in the backyard as go to the front yard. As I round the corner to the gate, I hear a child made hum behind me. When I turn around, I saw a beautiful bee that just so happened to resemble my sweet Hannah!
Hannah, My Black Eyed Bee was oh so proud of her creativity... and so was her mommy! I think it is safe to say that she fully understood the lesson. ;-)
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