Randomness

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Lots of random thoughts …

… Homeschooling …
J2 will finish 3rd grade on June 15 and start 4th grade 1 week later! LOL Poor kid! Actually he probably won’t even notice! I’m going to do 3 to 4 weeks of school and then a break so we are pretty much going to a year-round schedule but some longer breaks as needed to match everyone else’s schedule.
Here is what we are planning for curriculum:
Bible – well, I still don’t have a plan – anyone have an idea?
Math – Saxon 54
Science – Apologia ‘Exploring Creation with Astronomy’
Social Studies – Beautiful Feet’s California History
Language Arts –

  • Spelling – AVKO Sequential Spelling
  • Phonics Pathways
  • Narration & Story Writing
  • Appletree

That’s all I’ve got planned so far.

… May 29 …
May 29 would have been Joshua’s 5th birthday. 🙁 We are supposed to be going to the Cabin this weekend – but I don’t want to go.

… Knitting …

  • working on the Clapotis – it’s a great mix of mindless & mindful knitting.
  • Found this today – Sci Fi KAL – can’t wait try try out the patterns!

Home!

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Warning – lots of pics…I’m too tired to write very much so I’ll rely on the photos… 🙂


We hit the road so I took a picture of Eric
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and then tried to take one of me. Several times. Argh!
No head.
One eye.
Talking.
Laughing and all you can see are my fillings! lol
Finally, I took this one – I was talking again 😉 and Eric declared it my “Blue Steel” look:
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We finally got there – many naseauting miles later (ugh). I might post pics later of the place – but just take my word for it – gorgeous!

We ate dinner at the North Coast Brewing Co. Yummy! Talked about going to the movie – but all our choices were things that would upset our boys if we went without them…so we abstained. 😉

This morning after a yummy breakfast and knitting over coffee…we hit the beach for a walk.

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Recreating a bit of our honeymoon. Part of our honeymoon was spent on the N. Calif coast. One day wrote “Mr & Mrs Osborn – 1987” or something like that. This was our new rendition.

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The tide was out – and it was beautiful!

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What a beautiful day!

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“You don’t see me! You don’t see me!”
But we did! 😉

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Finally…this photo…what is this groundcover? I really liked it!

What a difference a day makes!

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Remember yesterday?

Glad THAT is behind me! The laundry is done. The shopping is done. The Grammy is poised and ready to take over! The money – well, we’ll get that on the way out of town. In fact, I’m so calm now that I’m off to knit a few rows on my Clapotis Scarf before I pack!

Before I go…can you pray for my friend Cindy? She has been experiencing hearing loss in one ear for awhile. Finally checked it out and it is a tumor. Had it removed – well, 95% of it anyway – last Monday and is having complications now. She can not swallow. Is having lots of nausea. Very weak. And, yesterday they discovered blood clots in her legs. They can’t give her blood thinners due to the brain surgery so they inserted some sort of filter to keep the clots out of her heart. Does that sound right? Anyway, I trust the Lord to take care of her. She is the most upbeat positive person I know, but my mom (who’s been helping out at the hospital when her mom and hubby can’t be there) says she’s starting to get depressed. Oh my word – who wouldn’t! So, can you please pray for this young woman. I think she’s going to be in the hospital longer than expected now – that’s got to be hard on her and her family (hubby & teenage daughter).

Grumble, grumble

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I feel like a woman who has lost her mind! Normally I’m pretty calm – with the occasional flare up. But today I go from one thing to another thing and I’m barely getting ANYthing accomplished.

We are celebrating our 20th anniversary a few days early this weekend – heading to the coast to a Bed & Breakfast. Leaving the kids with Grandmas (it will be a team effort) but I, of course, need to grocery shop so said children can be fed by said Grandmas. I need to do laundry because this is NOT a clothing-optional Inn. I need to visit the bank – because I’ll probably want to spend money this weekend.

And, now, J2 is upset that he can’t throw a last minute sleep over in to the mix. I’m Mean. And, he’s not going anywhere if he can’t get his way (we need to go to Dixon for J3’s speech therapy in about 30 min). Unbeknowst to him – I can still carry him and I will carry him to the van and he WILL go with me! Right now I’m letting him chill out before I share this information with him.

Why is it that even trying to do something fun is no fun!?! Grrr

Hmm…wonder if Ft. Bragg has a yarn store??