Boredom Buster

If you have a small child, a big dog, and hardwood floors, you can have hours of entertainment. Don't take my word for it...just ask Kaleigh...LOL!

Black Friday

I am not much of a shopper. Maybe it's because we never have extra money to blow but whatever the reason I never shop just to shop...my shopping always is out of necessity. Well, we will be needing another laptop next year for Parker who will begin Switched on Schoolhouse, which is a computer based program my kids do for school that starts in 3rd grade. When I saw that a 4MG HP laptop was going to be on sale at Walmart on black Friday for $289 I toyed with the idea of getting up early and going. I mean that is a SUPER deal. But after getting the opinions of a few regular shoppers and reading the weather report. I decided that I was not going. But that all changed when I woke up a little before 4 am and tried to go back to bed but failed. Finally at 4:30 when I was still awake I decided to go at least try...I mean hey I was already up right? I pulled into the parking lot of Walmart at exactly 4:43 to a sea of cars and about 100 people lined up at the door in the pouring rain. I got in line. Walmart got smart this year and had baracades up, plenty of police, and were only letting groups of about 20 people in at time. I was in the door at about 5:05 and headed directly to where the map they gave me said the laptops would be located. They were handing out tickets to the people who got there first. You couldn't actually grab the merchandise yourself. By the time I got to the ticket lady the were out! No more tickets. The store was a zoo and you could not get to the next item on your list. I turned around and walked out only to find 100 more people standing in line waiting to get in the door. I sure hope they were not there for a laptop! To all you Black Friday shopper out there...I think you are crazy...but I hope you got your deals. I think I would have had to get in line at 3am to get one and I'm not that dedicated. I did not have luck and will NOT be shopping on Black Friday again. It was a waste of my time and too much stress. I will stick to online shopping with free shipping and wait for the next best deal to roll around. And if you are out there shopping this black rainy Friday....good luck and God Bless YOU!!!!

Around the World - Greece

This year we are taking part in a homeschool geography group that meets once a month in a nearby town. The kids study the region provided and then they create something to share to the rest of the group. The two women that are running the group also present to the children and always have fabulous hands on activities to share with the group. This month the focus was on Greece and Rome. After studying Greece for about two weeks my children then narrowed it down and picked what they were going to present on.

Parker chose to do a presentation on the Greek Alphabet. Did you know it was the first REAL alphabet used? The Phonecian alphabet was the first created but it did not have letters for both vowels and consonants like the Greek one did.




Blake decided to research how the Ancient greeks ate and what they ate. He wrote a report on that and then made Baklava to share with the group. Did you know the Ancient Greeks used to throw their food on the floor when they were finished? I told him not to try that at home! :)

Kaleigh decided to do a report on Alexander the Great. She was fascinated on how he was able to tame a horse that nobody else could at the age of 10. That's my animal lover! :) She also watched an entire documentary on You Tube from National Geograhic on him. Gotta love You Tube!


I was very proud of my guys for getting up in front of the group and presenting.


Here the group is getting ready to run an Olympic relay race.


Here the group is being read an Aesop's Fable.


The leaders of the group also talked about mosaics and the children were able to create their own. Here Parker and Kaleigh are doing just that.

Harvest Party

Our kids were dressed and in the car by 4:30 to head out to visit some family on Halloween night. After we made our rounds, we headed to church to enjoy the festivities there. Pastor always makes sure each child has at least a pound of candy. This year was no different. Here are our babes in their costumes.

Parker won 2nd place in his grade level for his costume 'The tree of knowledge of good and evil'

Blake wanted to be a clone trooper from Star Wars this year

And my dashing daughter as the Queen of Egypt took third place!