We survived a week of county fair - or should I say Brandi survived! LOL Poor girl, she is a 10-12 hour a night sleeper and she got on average 5.5 hours each night the week of the fair. The fair she showed at is the next county over (with 4H group/homeschool group from church) so she stayed most of the week with her best friend (where her goat is boarded). Her best friend showed goats like Brandi and also ducks and rabbits. They spent about 16 hours/day at the fair - caring for animals, taking care of barn chores, answering questions of people coming thru animal barns, etc.
The fair ended Thursday evening and Brandi started a 3 day conference on Thursday so she spent Thursday at home (babysitting in the morning) preparing for and leaving for the conference that was from 4-9. I picked her (and another friend) up at the conference (an hour away) and drove straight to fair grounds so Brandi could go help with final barn chores and loading animals to take home (that included ducks, rabbits and about 9 goats). I picked her up Friday morning from friends house & she came home and slept (LOL) until time to get ready for 2nd day of conference. The final day of the conference was Saturday from 9-4. She had a good time at that - it was put on by Intercultural Communicators for Christ.
We spent more time at the fair than we normally do since Brandi was there. I usually take the kids for a few hours on either Tuesday or Wednesday - the schools are all out on Monday so sometimes we go on Monday but normally do not like the crowd so we wait LOL But this year Rachel & I, along with RJ, went to the fair on Saturday morning around 9:30 so we could watch Brandi show (we missed first one :( but she did well placing 4th in that one which was showmanship). Rod's meeting got canceled so he came down (& RJ left for ball game) and spent the rest of the time with us. Brandi had a couple more showings and placed 1st in one (ok, she was the only one in that 'class' but hehe) and 2nd in another. I think she did extremely well since she has never been in 4H or did any type of shows before. We left around 4-4:30. RJ's game got canceled so he came back to the fair & he stayed until about 9 or 10 - Caitlin was working in one of the food trailers & the tractor pull was that night.
We went back on Monday and spent the morning, I left kids there & came home for daycare kids and then dh & I went back after he got home from work & all my kiddos left.
It was just a crazy week.
We have started school and it is going well (although we did very little last week wtih fair going on). I am pleased with all of our curriculum this year and the kids are enjoying it as well.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
A few verses to share today........
You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done.
~ Psalm 92:4, NLT
~ Psalm 92:4, NLT
Well, I tried posting last week and for whatever reason it will not post :(
It has been a long time since I have posted anything and want to try to do better at posting but life is so busy!
We started back to school this week. RJ is a senior and is checking into options for after graduation (or before!). Brandi is a sophmore & is going to be working on college credits this year. Rachel is in 8th grade.
I cannot believe, and am having a hard time with it, that my children are all growing up. I only have such a short time left with RJ and not much more with the girls - so much more to teach them and make sure they are grounded in their faith & know all the things they need to know. YIKES!!
As for school, we have a wide variety of stuff going on! I am hearing German, French and Spanish words daily, chemistry terms, business math, algebra 1 and 8th grade math, grammar lessons, government and american history......WOW!! Yes, it will indeed be a busy year!
This weekend & upcoming week will be a busy one. Wayne County Fair will be in full swing tomorrow & Brandi is showing her goat for the first year. It will be fun, tiring and exciting all wrapped up into one!
Well, it is about time to start the day so until next time............
Have a great weekend!!
It has been a long time since I have posted anything and want to try to do better at posting but life is so busy!
We started back to school this week. RJ is a senior and is checking into options for after graduation (or before!). Brandi is a sophmore & is going to be working on college credits this year. Rachel is in 8th grade.
I cannot believe, and am having a hard time with it, that my children are all growing up. I only have such a short time left with RJ and not much more with the girls - so much more to teach them and make sure they are grounded in their faith & know all the things they need to know. YIKES!!
As for school, we have a wide variety of stuff going on! I am hearing German, French and Spanish words daily, chemistry terms, business math, algebra 1 and 8th grade math, grammar lessons, government and american history......WOW!! Yes, it will indeed be a busy year!
This weekend & upcoming week will be a busy one. Wayne County Fair will be in full swing tomorrow & Brandi is showing her goat for the first year. It will be fun, tiring and exciting all wrapped up into one!
Well, it is about time to start the day so until next time............
Have a great weekend!!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Been A While
It has been a while since I have posted - going to try to do better with school starting to keep this updated! YIKES!! We'll see!!!
We have had a full summer and it is now time to settle back into some routine. We will be starting school on Tuesday. RJ is a senior, Brandi is a sophmore and Rachel is in 8th grade. I cannot believe my baby is a senior!
Until next time..........................
Sunday, May 3, 2009
May Already?!?!?!
Where did April go? This year is going WAY TOO FAST!!!
I guess I'll recap the end of April and see what has been happening around here.
RJ has had several "school" ball games since I posted last. His team is undefeated! WOW!! They had several cancelled games this past week due to the rain. On Saturday the 25th, he had a double header and we got sunburned from sitting in the sun all day!
He is also playing on a Hot Stove team here in our town. He had a game with them on Wednesday & then Thursday he was able to play with them again since his school game was cancelled. They were down by 2 and RJ got up. He hit a sweet stand-up triple bringing home the tieing run. Then they walked the next batter & the next batter got up and hit a simple base hit. When they threw the ball to 1st to get him out, RJ took off for home & beat the throw, bringing in the winning game.
B's first softball game got cancelled due to the rain. She will have her next game this week. She loves playing softball and is getting quite good at it! She is a righty but bats left handed. It has taken several years and getting up into the older level for the coaches to quit trying to 'fix' her when she gets up to bat. She has been batting left handed since coaches pitch so let's just leave her alone! HAHA!
R has her first game on Tuesday also. She had practice this afternoon & did a good job at pitcher & in the field too. She has come a long way in pitching since last year. What an improvement.
May has started off with a bang! Rod was gone with some friends playing in a band for a fundraiser thing on Friday night, RJ had a game - which got rained out in the 1st inning, Rachel had practice - at which she got soaked about 5 minutes before I got there to pick her up! Saturday, RJ was suppose to have a double header but due to weather things got changed around. Instead of leaving the house at 7, we didn't have to leave until 9:45 so that was nice. After the game, we spent the remainder of the afternoon & evening at some good friend's house. We had a great time & as always enjoyed the fellowship of friends.
I cannot believe it is almost Mother's Day - have no clue what I am doing for my Mom or MIL. Also, our 20th anniversary is coming up soon. RJ has about 2 weeks left in school ball then all of our games will be here in town instead of his being all over the place.
Well that is our latest update!!
I guess I'll recap the end of April and see what has been happening around here.
RJ has had several "school" ball games since I posted last. His team is undefeated! WOW!! They had several cancelled games this past week due to the rain. On Saturday the 25th, he had a double header and we got sunburned from sitting in the sun all day!
He is also playing on a Hot Stove team here in our town. He had a game with them on Wednesday & then Thursday he was able to play with them again since his school game was cancelled. They were down by 2 and RJ got up. He hit a sweet stand-up triple bringing home the tieing run. Then they walked the next batter & the next batter got up and hit a simple base hit. When they threw the ball to 1st to get him out, RJ took off for home & beat the throw, bringing in the winning game.
B's first softball game got cancelled due to the rain. She will have her next game this week. She loves playing softball and is getting quite good at it! She is a righty but bats left handed. It has taken several years and getting up into the older level for the coaches to quit trying to 'fix' her when she gets up to bat. She has been batting left handed since coaches pitch so let's just leave her alone! HAHA!
R has her first game on Tuesday also. She had practice this afternoon & did a good job at pitcher & in the field too. She has come a long way in pitching since last year. What an improvement.
May has started off with a bang! Rod was gone with some friends playing in a band for a fundraiser thing on Friday night, RJ had a game - which got rained out in the 1st inning, Rachel had practice - at which she got soaked about 5 minutes before I got there to pick her up! Saturday, RJ was suppose to have a double header but due to weather things got changed around. Instead of leaving the house at 7, we didn't have to leave until 9:45 so that was nice. After the game, we spent the remainder of the afternoon & evening at some good friend's house. We had a great time & as always enjoyed the fellowship of friends.
I cannot believe it is almost Mother's Day - have no clue what I am doing for my Mom or MIL. Also, our 20th anniversary is coming up soon. RJ has about 2 weeks left in school ball then all of our games will be here in town instead of his being all over the place.
Well that is our latest update!!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Rod's Doctor Appointment
Rod had a doctor’s appointment yesterday with his neurologist - just his yearly check up. He has had increased seizure sensations, but not increased seizure activity.
I had him ask about this, when we went to the doctor 6 months ago we asked but we saw one that was filling in for his regular doctor and he was NOT any help at all. So I am glad that he saw his regular doctor today. We found out some things that will increase the sensations and so we will try to correct that.
One is fatigue, which we knew about and with his job sometimes it just can’t be helped but I will push for extra sleep on days after he has worked lots of hours.
The other is aspartame, which he has had an increased amount of since we found out his blood sugar was high. So now, we will have to work on sugar another way and he will not be drinking coke zero anymore.
He is going to have blood work done (routine for medications) and also has an EEG scheduled. He has not had one for a while so I am glad the doctor ordered that.
I had him ask about this, when we went to the doctor 6 months ago we asked but we saw one that was filling in for his regular doctor and he was NOT any help at all. So I am glad that he saw his regular doctor today. We found out some things that will increase the sensations and so we will try to correct that.
One is fatigue, which we knew about and with his job sometimes it just can’t be helped but I will push for extra sleep on days after he has worked lots of hours.
The other is aspartame, which he has had an increased amount of since we found out his blood sugar was high. So now, we will have to work on sugar another way and he will not be drinking coke zero anymore.
He is going to have blood work done (routine for medications) and also has an EEG scheduled. He has not had one for a while so I am glad the doctor ordered that.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Another Warriors Win!!! Brandi's practice & Dinner!
Another Warriors WIN!!!! GO TEAM!!! They are now 3-0!!
Tonight RJ's arm was bothering him - not sure what is up with that but we will have to keep an eye on it. It was a bummer because we had several people at the game to watch him tonight! He only batted twice and played in one inning because of his arm :(
Our youth pastor, his wife and son all came out! And then another family from church were there - we were playing the school the boys played for - and their nephew also plays on the team with RJ.
They won tonight 14 to 3 in the 5th inning. GO TEAM!!!!
Brandi had her second practice tonight. She said it went well, and that she almost got hit in the head by both of her coaches during batting practice! HAHA! I am SO thankful to several good friends who are helping with transportation for some of these practices & future games. I need to be cloned about 3 or 4 times!
I am so proud of Brandi and SO thankful for her!! She has cooked dinner 3 out of the 4 nights this week. We have had spaghetti & salad, salisbury steak & mashed potatoes & veggies and tonight we had a freezer meal (cheeseburger pasta). She is such a HUGE help around the house, especially with me working! I don't know what I would do with out her!!!
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