tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676867735527546162024-03-13T03:22:17.725-05:00glimpse into our worldAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818021492751887198noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667686773552754616.post-60051994305467599482017-03-29T21:49:00.000-05:002017-03-29T21:49:01.160-05:00what's up wednesday: march 2017<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello friends! Today I'm excited to be linking up with <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Shay</span></a> for <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.com/2017/03/whats-wednesday-03-29-17/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">What's Up Wednesday</span></a>!</div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">What we're eating this week.....</span></div>
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So far this week I've made Sloppy Joe Casserole (just ok so no link) and <a href="http://damndelicious.net/2014/10/03/easy-lo-mein/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Lo Mein</span></a> (so good!).</div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">What I'm reminiscing about.....</span></div>
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On Monday, I took my two big kids to see Beauty and the Beast and y'all, I was a ten year old girl all over again! I loved that movie so very much as a kid! Makayla and I have been singing the songs all week!<br />
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We have had amazing weather lately! We typically have a very short window of beautiful spring weather before the summer humidity kicks in and mosquitoes take over, so we are enjoying the outdoors while we can!<br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">What we've been up to.....</span><br />
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Bobby's been into his March Madness shenanigans (my bracket is beating his!), the kiddos have been doing quixels and perler beads every chance they get, and Ashlynn is somehow getting cuter every day!<br />
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The baby has a checkup and the big kiddos have their dentist appointments coming up.<br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">What I'm working on.....</span><br />
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For some reason, I decided that March would be a good month to organize all the things, all at once. It started with one closet and it snowballed from there. I see an end in sight, but I'm not there yet!<br />
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My baby boy is turning nine next month! We have lots of fun things planned to celebrate him!<br />
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Not much! I started off the year with some great book choices (see my book reviews <a href="http://glimpseintoourworld.blogspot.com/2017/02/january-2017-book-review.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">here</span></a> and <a href="http://glimpseintoourworld.blogspot.com/2017/03/february-2017-book-review.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">here</span></a>), but the book I started this month was a dud and I haven't been motivated to pick up anything since. And I haven't had too much tv time lately. I've kept up with Grey's and Scandal, but that's about it!<br />
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I stumbled upon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hymn-Project-Chelsea-Uncle-Daddy/dp/B004GEITZY" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">this</span></a> when I was looking for some hymn renditions for our morning time. It has been on repeat ever since!<br />
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Currently - pajamas!<br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">What I'm doing this weekend.....</span><br />
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Bobby will be holding down the fort while I head to a homeschool convention that is here in town. I am really looking forward to it!<br />
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Easter! I love celebrating Easter with our kiddos more and more every year!<br />
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I can't think of a thing!<br />
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Sandals! I love me some sandals, and they're normally much more comfortable too, so bonus points for that!<br />
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That's it for this month's <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.com/2017/03/whats-wednesday-03-29-17/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">What's Up Wednesday</span></a>! Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818021492751887198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667686773552754616.post-91231931783705435172017-03-13T15:49:00.000-05:002017-03-13T15:49:30.630-05:00last week: snow in march<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ummm, how is it Monday? We woke up to a puking child at 5:45 this morning, but after the fun little time-change yesterday, it felt more like the middle of the night. Needless to say, we are dragging around here, and we are really hoping this is a short little bug that is not contagious.</div>
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So, how about we start off with a baby pic? Because there's not much better than morning snuggles with this cutie.</div>
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These two have been making little art creations all week. They are always drawing and cutting things out and taping things together.</div>
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And this guy has been really into his Snap Circuits lately. I am definitely thinking we need to invest in one of the larger sets because he was at it for hours.</div>
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After a crazy week of weather, including thunderstorms, hail storms, and a beautiful 75 degree day, we woke up to snow on Saturday.</div>
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This totally cracked me up.....</div>
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So we made homemade biscuits and gravy since calories totally don't count when there's snow on the ground, and we enjoyed a cozy day indoors.</div>
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And to all you other women who lose your husbands this week to the <a href="http://glimpseintoourworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/madness.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">madness</span></a>, I stand with you!</div>
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I've never done a Day in the Life post before, but I always have fun reading when others do them, and I think it's such a fun way to look back and see what all we were up to! My days are in no way glamorous - I change a lot of diapers, do a lot of laundry, wash a lot of dishes, and make a lot of food. And I love it. There is nowhere I would rather be! I get to spend my days with my favorite people who are growing up way too quickly, and I know that one day all too soon, I will miss these days terribly!</div>
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So I chose a regular Monday when I knew that we had nowhere to be. Absolutely nothing exciting happened on this day, but sometimes, those are my favorite days!</div>
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On an ideal day, I will wake up with my real alarm clock at 6:00, but I had a killer headache this morning, so I slept until the baby woke up.<br />
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I gave the baby a bottle, and then I took a shower and got ready for the day. The big kids were up by now and playing legos together. <br />
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We all headed downstairs for breakfast. I heated up some cinnamon rolls from the freezer for a yummy treat that day. (Pioneer Woman's <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/cinammon_rolls_/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">recipe</span></a>. So good, y'all.)<br />
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After breakfast, it was time for school! We try to get started with school by 8:30 or so every morning, and we try to get as much done as we can before lunch time.<br />
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This girl got some daddy-loving in before she went down for a nap at 10:30.</div>
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Lunch time! This is my favorite lunch right now - a piece of toast with cottage cheese, grape tomatoes, avocado, and black pepper on top. Bobby thinks it's the weirdest combo, but I swear it is so good!</div>
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After lunch, the kids had some free time while I took care of some housework. I feel like it's always a mad dash to see how much I can get done before the baby wakes up. I got a load of laundry washing, the dishwasher emptied, and then just did some straightening up until 1:45 when my sleeping beauty awoke.</div>
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Daddy left for work around this time, and then it was quiet time/reading time for these two.</div>
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This month I read two books, and I really enjoyed them both.</div>
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This book told the stories of four women and how they each impacted the next generation. It makes you think about how what you believe and the choices you make can have such lasting effects. A beautiful story of God's grace being evident in each of their lives. This was my first Lynn Austin book to read, but I will definitely be reading more!</div>
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This book went through how to analyze books and play "detective" to find deeper meanings. It was very eye-opening for me, as I don't typically approach fiction in the way that they suggest. I learned so many tools that I am excited to put to use with some of the reading that the kids and I are doing.</div>
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This month, I've been talking about each of my sweet kiddos. If you missed it, you can read all about Caleb <a href="http://glimpseintoourworld.blogspot.com/2017/02/all-about-caleb.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">here</span></a> and all about Makayla <a href="http://glimpseintoourworld.blogspot.com/2017/02/all-about-makayla.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">here</span></a>. Today is all about our sweet little bookend, Ashlynn Bree,</div>
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This precious girl can light up a room with her smile. All you have to do is glance in her general direction and she will give you one of her big old grins, and you just cannot help but smile back. Also, her dimples totally make me swoon.</div>
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She adores her brother and sister. As soon as she hears their voices, she will start kicking and looking around for them. She will just sit and watch them play around her, and you just know that she cannot wait to be right there playing along with them.</div>
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She is very vocal, which I guess you have to be at our house! She will sometimes just sit there and scream - happy screams, but wow, can she get loud! It's as if she's saying, "Hey guys! Here I am!" So yes, we have three very vocal, very loud children. (We also buy our tylenol in bulk at Costco. ;))</div>
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She is just the most precious baby girl, and she brings so much joy to our days. Makayla always says that our family is like a puzzle and Ashlynn was our missing piece, and I think that sums us up pretty perfectly. She completed our little family, and we simply could not love her more.</div>
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The kids are I came down with the flu last week, and it was all kinds of awful. We basically spent 7 straight days laying around, which is really not too much fun when you feel like crapola. Somehow, Bobby managed to stay healthy and he took wonderful care of us all, but I think we were quite a handful! Something tells me that he was more than happy to leave us and go back to work!<br />
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818021492751887198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667686773552754616.post-84423366350032089662017-02-16T16:47:00.000-06:002017-02-16T16:47:19.232-06:00all about makayla<div style="text-align: center;">
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This month, I am doing blog posts on each of the kiddos. Last week, I talked all about <a href="http://glimpseintoourworld.blogspot.com/2017/02/all-about-caleb.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Caleb</span></a>, and today is all about my sweet girl, Makayla.</div>
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Makayla is a girly-girl. She loves a twirly dress, having her nails painted, and she throws a mean tea party. But she doesn't mind playing in the dirt and mud or breaking into a sweat. She can hang with a bunch of boys with no problem, but she is no pushover, and she will let the boys, or her brother, know it!<br />
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She loves food. Like she really loves food. If she's not in the kitchen with me then she is probably in her play kitchen cooking up something. She loves to look through cookbooks and she would choose to watch a cooking show over a cartoon. <br />
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She is so smart - she is constantly amazing us with how she puts things together or the big words that she uses. She loves to learn and she asks a lot of questions. I've often wondered what her daily word count is because man alive, can this girl talk! She knows it too! If for some strange reason she is ever quiet for a few minutes, she will notice and say, "Wow mom! I've been quiet for a really long time!"<br />
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Today I am talking all about the four people that I get to spend my life with! They are the ones who light up my days and fill up my heart. They are my four loves!</div>
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Bobby and I have been married for 12 years, and together for 17 years, and how am I old enough to have just typed those numbers?!! He proposed on Christmas Day of 2002, and we were married the summer of 2004. He is super friendly and outgoing, he is silly and definitely keeps me laughing, he is incredibly hard-working, and he loves our family well. I cannot imagine doing life without him by my side!</div>
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Caleb will be 9 years old this April (slow down, time!). He is a deep thinker, a question asker, and he loves big. He is very sensitive and caring and is always concerned about others. He is a wonderful big brother. He is silly and funny and he has the greatest laugh! He is a lego-building pro, he loves Super Mario and Minecraft, and he hates math! He has taught me more about life than anyone or anything else. </div>
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Makayla turned 6 years old in November. She is a girly-girl, but she also isn't afraid of getting messy and having fun. She is a foodie big-time! She loves to watch cooking shows and go through cookbooks with me, and she loves to help in the kitchen. She loves to do any kind of art or craft, she is crazy smart, and she loves learning. She asks a lot of questions and she talks non-stop! She is super sweet and easy-going, and she is such a great middle sister.</div>
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Ashlynn will be 8 months old next week, and she is one happy baby girl. She eats up all of the attention that she gets, and believe me, she gets a lot! She definitely knows who her people are! She has the best giggle, she is incredibly ticklish, and she gives the greatest slobbery kisses ever. She is the perfect little bookend for our family!</div>
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So those are my people! We are a silly and loud bunch, we have a lot of fun together, and we love each other like crazy!<br />
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Linking up with <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Andrea</span></a> for <b>Show and Tell Tuesday</b></div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818021492751887198noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667686773552754616.post-15013732096871242052017-02-13T13:32:00.000-06:002017-02-13T13:32:47.604-06:00last week: i've got nothing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a week of <a href="http://glimpseintoourworld.blogspot.com/2017/02/friday-favorites-valentines-edition.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Valentine's-filled fun</span></a>, our weekend was a busy one. Apparently, it was so busy that I took zero pictures. Not a one.</div>
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I feel like I do really well at snapping pictures on regular days, but on busy days, like holidays and such, I am awful! And often times, those are the moments that I want to remember most and scrapbook for the kids. Oh well, something else I need to work on!</div>
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On Saturday, we played musical furniture and did some major rearranging. And yeah - I underestimated how difficult this would be! I think Bobby had to remind himself a few dozen times of his love for me throughout the process! And after all of that, I'm not sure how I feel about the changes - I still need to style everything and then I just need to live with it for a bit. I do not always do well with change, y'all!</div>
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After that, Bobby had to rush off to work, and the kids and I headed over to my parent's house for a big family dinner. One of my uncles was in town, and we had fun catching up with everyone. It was so late by the time we got home and we all got into bed, so I was majorly dragging Sunday morning! But we made it to church, and then my mom watched Caleb and Ashlynn for me (Bobby was working again) so Makayla and I could go to a birthday party for her little bff. It was pretty far away, so by the time we got back home, it was dinner and bed for the kiddos. I then stayed up way too late to try and get the house back in order before our Monday.</div>
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And this is why I try to not plan things on Mondays! After the weekend, sometimes we just need a day to regroup!</div>
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I love Valentine's Day more and more every year. While it's been a special day for Bobby and I for awhile, we now get to have fun and make it a special holiday for the kiddos as well. We are finding ways to celebrate all kinds of love around here!</div>
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Watching these two love on their baby sister is for sure a favorite moment this week!</div>
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Every year I place these love chains on the kid's bedroom doors, and each night they get a heart added telling them one of the many things that I love about them. It has become a favorite tradition of ours, and this year, we got to add Ashlynn to the mix!</div>
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I love God more than you!</div>
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Hahaha! I am still cracking up over this! Sweet girl just wants to let everyone know how much she loves God - she was in no way trying to be funny or insulting or anything.</div>
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And yesterday, we got to go to a fun Valentine's party with our homeschool group. I love these precious kiddos of mine!</div>
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Friday Favorites with <a href="http://tabanderika.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Erika</span></a>, <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Andrea</span></a>, and <a href="https://graceandloveblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Narci</span></a></div>
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5 on Friday with <a href="http://www.smidgeofthis.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">April</span></a>, <a href="http://www.northcarolinacharm.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Christina</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.hellohappinessblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Natasha</span></a></div>
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High Five for Friday with <a href="http://www.ktcupoftea.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Katie</span></a>, <a href="http://www.brightonabudget.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Tif</span></a>, and <span style="color: #76a5af;"><a href="http://www.delladevoted.com/" target="_blank">Della</a></span><br />
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I thought I would do a few posts this month that focus on each of the kiddos and what they are up to right now. So today is all about my big, little man, Caleb!</div>
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He is a deep thinker and he asks a lot of questions. So. Many. Questions. It can sometimes be difficult for me to know how to answer him in a way that will satisfy him, because he and I think in very different ways. But I love getting little glimpses into his thinking and seeing how his brain works. He pushes me to think outside of the box, and I am so grateful to him for that.<br />
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He could build with legos all day, every day. He got so many new sets for Christmas and had them all built the next day. He is very proud of all of his creations and thinks that we should replace all of my decor with them!</div>
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He is such a good big brother! Of course, he has his moments, and yes, those two little sisters can drive him crazy at times, but he really takes his job very seriously. He knows that being the oldest brother means that he gets to be the leader and a protector, and he knows that his sisters will always look up to him. We are so proud of him and how he has really embraced this role.</div>
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I am so excited to be joining <a href="http://tabanderika.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Erika</span></a> and <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Shay</span></a> for their monthly link-up called <b>Workin' It Wednesdays</b>! In honor of Valentine's Day, today's topic is all about keeping your marriage strong.</div>
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Bobby and I will celebrate thirteen years of marriage this year, which absolutely blows me away! I just cannot believe how fast time goes. I am going to sound completely cheesy here and say that I love being married and that I have a pretty incredible husband. But yes, he does have flaws, I most certainly have flaws, and our marriage is not perfect. We have been through some very difficult times, because life happens. We chose to let those things grow us and strengthen our marriage, but it's not always easy. <br />
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One of the most important things that I think we do is that we remember we are on the same team. We honestly don't really fight, because why would I want to fight with someone who is on my side? We might disagree and have a discussion about something, but at the end of the discussion we will either come to an agreement or agree to disagree. Either way, we both listen to each other because we respect each other and value each other's opinions, and we both come away feeling like we have been heard. There's no yelling or arguing or trying to "win" a fight, because if I win, then he loses. And why would I ever want my husband to lose?<br />
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Along with being on the same team is teamwork. Life can get so busy and hectic; sometimes it feels like we're just coming and going and trying to keep up with it all! But knowing that there is someone who is always is my corner, someone who has my back and will pick up my slack, and vise versa - there is just so much peace in that.<br />
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We also talk a lot. About everything and about nothing! Because how can we talk about the hard things when they come up if we aren't already used to talking with each other? Constant communication that is open and honest is so important.<br />
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Marriage is hard because life is hard, but it is so, so worth it! I sure am thankful that I get to do life with this man of mine.<br />
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Caleb is in third grade and Makayla is in kindergarten. While we do have two completely different sets of curriculum for each of them, we ended up doing so much of it together. I am keeping this in mind as I plan for next year! Obviously, my expectations for each of them were different based on their ages and abilities. But overall, it worked well for us and we are happy with how our first year has gone.</div>
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We chose to use curriculum sets from <a href="https://www.mfwbooks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">My Father's World</span></a>. It is a wonderful combination of classical education, Charlotte Mason, and unit studies - all with a biblical approach. While the sets for each grade level include a lot, we did supplement some things as well.</div>
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These subjects are done mostly together:</div>
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<a href="https://www.mfwbooks.com/products/5/Kindergarten-God-s-Creation-from-A-to-Z/#Overview" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">My Father's World God's Creation from A-Z</span></a> - Focus on how God created the world and everything in it; Character development. (Caleb does not do some of the crafts and things that are geared for younger students, unless he wants to.)</div>
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<a href="https://www.mfwbooks.com/products/8/Adventures-in-U-S-History-2nd-or-3rd-grade-/#Overview" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">My Father's World Adventures</span></a> - Focus on the character of Jesus, the names of Jesus, etc.</div>
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Scripture Memory - We've been using the <a href="https://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/memorysys/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Charlotte Mason method</span></a> to memorize scripture, and I think it is such a great way to get the review in each day.</div>
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Hymn Study - We've not done anything formal here. I simply made a list at the beginning of the year of some hymns that I wanted us to learn. We will talk about the words and their meaning, a bit of the history, and we listen to different versions of it each morning (mainly using Spotify). We spend about 2-3 weeks on each one.</div>
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<a href="https://www.mfwbooks.com/products/8/Adventures-in-U-S-History-2nd-or-3rd-grade-/#Overview" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">My Father's World Adventures</span></a> - Covers the history of the United States, as well as a "trip" through the 50 states. Includes an extensive read-aloud book list, and many hands-on activities.</div>
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Read Alouds - We have had so much more time for reading! We have read so many chapter books together, many of which go along with the historical time period that we are studying. We usually read a few chapters before bed each night. I will do a separate post on some of the books that we've been enjoying soon!</div>
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Book Basket - Every week I fill up a basket with different books (mostly from the library) that go along with whatever we are studying at the time. So, books might be about animals, historical figures, the United States, and so on. The kids spend about 20-30 minutes each day looking through these on their own, and I am sure to read some of them aloud before we turn them back in. Since these change out each week, this stays fun for them and doesn't get boring.</div>
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Quiet Time - We also try to do about 30 minutes of quiet time each day where they can read books of their choosing - although it's still approved by me! We've been trying to find audio books from the library that have paper copies as well so that they can look and listen at the same time.</div>
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<a href="https://www.hoffmanacademy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Hoffman Academy</span></a> - Free piano lessons online</div>
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<a href="https://www.artforkidshub.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Art for Kids Hub</span></a> - We just started this a few weeks ago, and the kids are loving it!</div>
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<a href="https://www.hwtears.com/hwt" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Handwriting Without Tears</span></a> - Letters and Numbers for Me - This was definitely not a necessary addition, but it has been nice for extra practice.</div>
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<a href="https://www.aop.com/curriculum/horizons" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Horizons</span></a> - Very thorough math taught using the spiral method. While I think it's a great curriculum, it does not seem to be a good fit for Caleb, so I am exploring other options for next year.</div>
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Keep in mind, we are still new to this and we have a lot to learn. I am by no means an expert! But I do think that we have had a fairly successful year thus far, and I hope that this is helpful to someone. If you have any questions, let me know!</div>
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This last week was a slow one around here, Well, I should say it was slow for the kids and me. It's been a busy couple of weeks at work for Bobby! It's rare that a week comes along where we don't have much planned, so when it does, I have learned to really appreciate it!</div>
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We took a break from the playing on Saturday to give Caleb a much-needed haircut. He despises haircuts, so we put them off as long as possible! While Caleb suffered through that, the girls played on our bed and took selfies. I have a million pictures on my phone that look similar to this.....</div>
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After that, these four snuggled up to watch Star Wars. Bobby has been so excited to go through all of them with the kiddos. They are on Episode IV right now and they are loving it! Star Wars is not my thing (I know I probably shouldn't admit that!), so when Ashlynn started fussing after two point five minutes of sitting still, she and I went off and did some housework. Because yes, I would rather do laundry than watch Star Wars!</div>
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And while everyone else in the country, and my husband, was watching some football game that is apparently a big deal, the big kids and I snuggled up and read through a few books together.</div>
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And that, my friends, is how we did a lot of nothing this weekend. It looks like this week will require a bit more from us, so here goes!</div>
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Well, we are way overdue for an instagram round-up! Here are a few of my favorites from the last two months.<br />
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santa visit | family movie night | gingerbread house<br />
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christmas morning | six months | saturday mornings</div>
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building with dad | let them be little | new year's eve<br />
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tea time | 100 days of school | smiles<br />
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Friday Favorites with <a href="http://tabanderika.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Erika</span></a>, <a href="http://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Andrea</span></a>, and <a href="https://graceandloveblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Narci</span></a></div>
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Oh, Hey Friday! with <a href="http://www.sept-farm.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Karli</span></a></div>
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5 on Friday with <a href="http://www.smidgeofthis.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">April</span></a>, <a href="http://www.northcarolinacharm.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Christina</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.hellohappinessblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Natasha</span></a></div>
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High Five for Friday with <a href="http://www.ktcupoftea.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Katie</span></a>, <a href="http://www.brightonabudget.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Tif</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.delladevoted.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Della</span></a></div>
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This year, we made the decision to homeschool our kiddos. Caleb had been attending our local public school until now, and honestly, we loved the school and had a really good experience. He had some wonderful teachers while he was there, and we will be forever grateful for them! Our decision was not due to anything negative at all, but there were quite a few factors that played a part.</div>
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- Caleb was doing well academically, but some things were becoming more of a challenge for him. Math and reading comprehension were two areas that were a bit concerning for us. We wanted to be able to work with him directly and really tailor his education according to his needs. We also had some concerns with the way in which some things were being taught. We felt that a lot of things were being made more complicated and confusing - unnecessarily so.</div>
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- Some days, there was a lot of homework. While I understand the need for homework at times, there were so many days when Caleb would get home from school, have a quick snack, do homework, have dinner, get ready for bed, and go to sleep. He would get so upset about having homework and how long it took, and he would then be grumpy about everything else that night. And quite honestly, I couldn't blame him! He wanted, and needed, time to play, and we wanted that for him.</div>
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- We started to feel more and more convicted about sending him to spend a majority of his day in a place where God isn't really spoken of. I could say so much more about this and our thoughts on it, but the bottom line is - we love Jesus, and our greatest hope and prayer for our children is that they know and love Him too. Caleb is now able to learn about science from a biblical viewpoint, or talk about historical events and consider how they were orchestrated by God. We are able to begin each school day with a prayer, or have a spontaneous prayer if we need to regroup and adjust attitudes, end sibling squabbles, or if we simply just want to!</div>
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- We want more time. Caleb is coming up on nine years old and Makayla is six. We know that Ashlynn will be running alongside them before we know it. Time is fleeting, y'all, and I don't ever want to look back and feel like we rushed through these days. Don't get me wrong - homeschooling is a lot of work, and in a lot of ways it added so much more to my to-do list. But I feel like the biggest difference now is the quality of our time, not just the quantity. Our days typically feel less rushed and less busy, and we have been very selective in what things we commit to that will take up our time or pull us away from home.</div>
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There are a million other reasons that we made the decision to homeschool, but these are the main ones for us. We just celebrated our 100th day of school, and I can absolutely say that I think that we've made the right decision for our family. I know that homeschooling is not for everyone, and that's ok! I know that our reasons may not resonate or apply to some families at all, and that's ok too! I do know that this is where our family is today. This is what we feel God has called us to, and we are thankful for this homeschooling journey that we're on. We are taking it day by day, year by year, and doing our best to cherish each and every moment!</div>
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One of my New Year's resolutions for this year is to read more. I love to read, but I have not always made it a priority. So I've set a goal for myself of two books a month - one fiction and one non-fiction (something on parenting, marriage, christian womanhood, or education). It's a small goal, I know, and I hope that some months I am able to read much more than that! But my thought is that if I start with a small and very attainable goal it will be just the kick in the pants that I need to make reading a larger part of my everyday life.</div>
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I'm happy to say that I was able to read through three books in January, and I loved them all!<br />
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I know - everyone and their mother has already read this book.....and now I know why! This was the first book in a very long time that had me staying up waaaaaay too late at night because I just had to know what happened next. The story is told from the perspective of two female slaves and really is quite dark and depressing - it is about slavery, after all. I thought that the character development was wonderful and I found myself absolutely loving some while being completely appalled and disgusted with others. It is a heart-breaking story, but weeks later I am still thinking about it which, I believe, is the mark of a good book!</div>
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After seeing books by Liane Moriarty on everyone's must-read lists for years, I finally got around to reading one! I absolutely loved this book! After suffering a head injury, Alice awakens to find that she has forgotten the last ten years of her life. It really had me thinking about how much can change in that time, and how all of the decisions and events in our lives can have such lasting effects.</div>
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Also, I think this is supposed to be coming out as a movie this year?!! So excited for that!</div>
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I have had this book for years and I cannot believe that I am just now reading it! This was so, so good and is now definitely on my list of favorite parenting books. This book is all about the big-picture of being a parent - what our mindset should be, what our goals should be, what our role truly is - just being really intentional in our parenting.</div>
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<i>"A mother's purpose is to give all of herself to uniquely impart values, faith, beliefs, and love into the children with whom she's been entrusted. Embrace the journey of motherhood with the belief that you will empower your children to fulfill the purpose of their creation. Mothering with purpose is to recognize that your very existence defines love, gives life, protects innocence, believes in the impossible, and views life's struggles as opportunities to enrich your children's lives.........A mother knows she is the emotional floor her children will build their lives on until they can transfer that foundation onto God."</i></div>
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So those are my books for January! I am so excited to be reading more this year and to share them here!</div>
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Once again, we made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch! This year's visit was extra special since it was Ashlynn's first time to go. The big kids were very excited to show her around. Caleb kept commenting on how small some of the things were. We had to keep explaining to him that everything was the same as last year - it was him that was so much bigger!</div>
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It was a warmer fall day and we had so much fun, as always! Another pumpkin patch visit is in the books!</div>
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Our family is so excited to announce that we are growing! Baby #3 is due this June!</div>
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Bobby and I are both so very grateful for this blessing, and both of the kiddos are beyond thrilled! They've been asking for a baby and a puppy for awhile now and, well, the puppy is just going to have to wait!</div>
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Another fall season.....another trip to the pumpkin patch. It's one of my favorite days of the year, and I love that it has become one for the kiddos as well. They'd been asking and asking when we were going to go, and the day did not disappoint!</div>
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It's fall, y'all! This is my favorite season, by far!</div>
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One of my favorite things that we do every year is to visit the pumpkin patch. They always have an old truck set up for picture-taking, and this was the first year that we tried to get the kids to sit together on it. It was so difficult to get them both to look at the camera at the same time, and this is the best we got!</div>
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I love being a momma. I believe that it is such an incredible privilege and is the most meaningful job I will ever have this side of heaven. Since being a momma is how I spend the majority of my days (and nights), quotes on parenting are always standing out to me. I love the power that words have and how they can speak directly to us. Today, I thought I would do a round-up of some of my favorites - the ones that inspire me on this wild ride I'm on called motherhood!</div>
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