Stuff or Memories??

Which would you choose, stuff (material items) or memories (seeing things, doing things, etc)???

My hubby and I have been talking about this some the last several weeks.  I choose TIME together!  Which means, memories for me!!  I don't want/need "things", but I desire to give my kids the gift of my time and seeing the world (or at least our country) together.  There's nothing more desirable; then to be with my little family that God blessed me with.

We leave this Saturday to go with my side of the family to Colorado.  I'm excited to be going with everyone and to see many things (we have crammed the vacation full of sights!).  We're going to Caplan Mountain (NM), Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge, Durango train to Silverton, and some other places along the way.  It will be a fun time and lots of memories.  :)

To be continued....

I don't know what I want to say, but I know that I want to write something...

Where do I start?  Where do I end?  What's all going on in my mind?

One thing I am toying around with in my mind is when do I want to start school for year??  I DON"T KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!  I usually prefer year round schooling and was planning on starting in July, but this July is busy.  We are keeping my nieces and nephew this summer 3 days a week; then my niece and nephew will be here in the middle of July for 1 month.  We're going on vacation in July; which knocks out another week.  I'm thinking that we might just  have to be more strict with school time off and not take off November.  We'll see..........LOL  I'm not even going to worry about that because that is a decision for another day, not today!

Matthew 6:33-34,"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own."

Organizing...Ugh! LOL

I've been working on minimalizing and organizing our house.  I have gotten rid of some stuff, but I still have a LONG road ahead.......HA!  It's no easy task when it's hard for me to let go of some things. 

I have been through my clothes, but I'm sure I could still get rid of some of the things that I have in my closet.  I was looking UP today and saw my tote of purses, I'm thinking I might try to tackle my purses/bags next.  I like collecting them, but I have a purse that I use now that I absolutely LOVE! 

I have also worked on our refrigerator and actually cleaned and organized it last week.  What a job!  Shelves aren't exactly the lightest things, but not the heaviest easier, but awkward.  You know?!

I have worked on my book collection and have it all piled up for my hubby to carry for me to Half Price Books.  I have 1 more book shelf to go, but it's small and in my room.  I went through all my bookshelves in our office/school room, so that was wonderful to go through all those books. 

I have tried to get the kiddos to purge some of their toys, but that's like trying to put a cat in a bathtub....HAHAHA!

Anyways, here we go, on to the next chore!!  :)

May 25th

May 25th was a very fun day for us as homeschoolers.  Zachary and Sadie finished their curriculum.

Zachary finished 2nd grade - Adventures through MFW (US History).
Sadie finished Kinder - God's Creation from A to Z & the History, Bible, and Science part of Adventures. 

Zachary will now be starting 3rd grade - Exploring Countries & Cultures (World History).
Sadie will now be starting 1st - Learning God's Story & History part of ECC.

They will be starting Enrichment classes on Friday's this Fall.  They'll each be taking 4 classes.  I'm excited for them!  I'll be co-teaching 3 classes and then cleaning.  I'm excited to see how it goes and I really hope they love it!!

We've started summer and I'm working on when we're going to start for the year.  I prefer year-round schooling since we take a lot of weird dates off for various reasons.  :)  I have most of the curriculum that we'll need and ordered the rest today.  YAY!!!

Here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

Claytie Bear

Claytie Bear, you'll be missed by us so much.  As I have pondered over the last few weeks of all the funny memories that I have with you, I can't help buy smile and laugh.  All of our times together have revolved around laughter, either laughing with you or laughing (respectively) at you.  You're a wonderful man who LOVED bigger than most.  You were super patient, but also were very ornery. 

I'm so glad that I was able to be by your side for almost everything these last 20 years.  I've learned a lot in helping to take care of you: how to give shots (even when you holler out to tease me), how to stick your finger to check your blood, how to work on a diabetic's finger/toe nails, and so much more that I can't think of at the moment.

Many of my memories are either about: pee, poop, blackheads (hahaha), throw-up, and women.  The BEST memory, and one that I will forever cherish is the time when you, my mom, and I were traveling somewhere and we got on the topic of faith and Jesus Christ.  You weren't for sure if you were going to Heaven, and we talked to you about it and you prayed that day.  Praise the Lord!  This memory is the one that I will always remember and thankful that I was able to be there when you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

Because of that day, I know that you are in Heaven and dancing on the streets of gold with Creator and Jesus.  I miss you a lot and still haven't accepted fully that you're gone, but my heart knows that you're healed and happier than you've ever been.  It's bittersweet and I will miss you till I see you again.  I love you, Claytie Bear, you'll always have a special place in my heart and in the hearts of my kiddos.  <3

Till we meet again, Bear!!!!!!!!!!!!


Passed Away - Sunday, May 7, 2017
Funeral - Thursday, May 11, 2017
Graveside Service - Saturday, May 13, 2017

Co-Op

Yesterday was an exciting day!  I registered the kids for 4 classes at the co-op that we're apart of.  I'm so excited for the classes that they'll be taking.  I only had to change 1 class of Sadie's, so now we're all set and ready to go.  The classes that I'll be co-teaching in, sound like a lot of fun too.

I'm in 1 of Sadie's classes and that's it.  I'm excited for the kiddos to learn under someone else "enrichment" classes.  They'll be taking:

Zachary - Lego class, PE/Gymnastics, Science for Boys, and a Math class to work on his times tables.

Sadie - Mammal class, PE/Gymnastics, Math for Munchkins, and a Glittery Art Class.

They are excited about their classes and each helped me decide what to take when I had a question.  We're all paid and ready to go!!  Woo Hoo!

Now to get the last 5 1/2 weeks of school done, and be ready for family to be staying with us at the end of this month.  I'm so blessed by homeschooling and thankful that God laid this on my heart.  I'll continue to do it until I feel God calls us away from it, who knows when that'll be!  Till then.......here we go!!!!!!!!!

EEK.............yummy!!

I was so excited b/c this morning I realized that I had not signed up to try to win the cupcake Friday give away at a local bakery near me.  I went ahead and did it b/c I hadn't seen a winner yet, so about an hour later, I got a message that I had won!

I went to pick them up and my friend, Ashley, had been on my mind.  I decided to call her and see if she was home, and I would drop some off for her and her family.  She was home and the kids and I swung by.  My friend and I each had a cupcake.  We were able to just chill, hang out and visit while the kids played.  My friend shared with me that today was her mom's birthday (her mom passed away several years ago).  I'm so happy that God used me to be with my friend for a few hours to help her on this day. 

Listen to that still, small voice, you never know how God's going to use you to bless someone else's life.  I am blessed!!!

Happy Weekend!!!