A Neat Website

I came across this neat website last night and thought I would share, its called No Time For Flash Cards  I've only browsed it a little but they have all kinds of craft ideas for kids of all different ages.  I love that she has things for babies and toddlers too! (That sure fits my stage of life.) It makes me what to go get a box of crafting stuff and have some fun with the kiddos! :)

School has Started!

Yes we have just made it through the first week of school.  We've started into a new "norm" if there is such a thing.  It's been a little rocky at times but we are slowly getting adjusted.  I now have to remember to make 2 lunches at night not one and try and look through papers and see if there is anything I need to know about or do before the next school day..  Even though its still warm outside (about 85 as I type) I'm having to gear my brain into "school mode!"

JB is at a new school this year and so far loves it.  He loves switching classes and having different teachers etc.  Homework at this point is minimal since it is the first week but we all know that will change.  JB also has had no problem getting up early and getting ready for school.  He has been so excited the last couple of mornings that he has even walked down to my in-laws (whom we carpool with) just because he was ready! 

I pick up in the afternoon which has meant some nap re-adjusting.  Liesel still takes 2 naps a day so I'm working on shortening the morning one so she can get a long afternoon one in before we pick JB up from school. It was rough at first but we're doing better.  It's just a good reminder that kids need naps and mommies need their kiddo to take naps!  Everyone is happier!

First week down, quite a few more to go! :)

The To Do List

I really did have great ambitions when I made my To Do List yesterday. Plant new flowers, sweep/clean off porch and deck, prune roses etc. Yesterday was a beautiful springish day with the sun shining, blue sky and slightly warmer temps. I was all ready to accomplish my tasks and was completely bummed when I woke up to it raining outside. Somebody had told me it was suppose to be a nice dry week/end. Hmm that chance of rain thing must have gotten a little overlooked by the weatherman but then again how often are they 100% right!?! (Now it's not to say I can't plant flowers in the rain, I've done it before, but it's not quite as enjoyable.)

So my To Do List took on a new direction...make a fun breakfast for the guys, help JB with homework (we had/have quite a lot since he and my DH were gone 3 days rabbit hunting), take stuff down to the basement and reorganize the shelves, clean up the laundry room, pick up the house, fill up the soap container that I keep forgetting to do, etc. I will admit most of my day has been spent helping and explaining 6th grade math homework and I've tried to get the other stuff down in between. I've probably done more with percents, decimals, and fractions in the last 5 hours then I've done in a while! JB has done a great job of buckling down and getting his homework done. I tried to be good about scheduling breaks and at one point I told him to just go outside and clear his brain. We only have Reading and Science left so I hope to get most of that done tonight! Oh, and I should mention its probably a blessing in disguise that its raining today, otherwise I would have been a little ticked about staying inside to help with homework instead of planting flowers and it would have been much more of a struggle for JB to be inside on such a nice day. God sure knew what He doing when He gave us this weather!

Besides doing homework what else has been going on in our lives?! Well, we had a calf born to one of the big cows. (Actually we had a calf born to each mama but for some reason one didn't make it. She gave birth while we were out of town so the calf could have been stillborn for all we know.) The new little calf we call Midnight. He's a sweet little thing but his mama doesn't like us to get that close to him.

On the same lines as animals we sold good, old Jasper to a mule packing outfit. My DH has wanted to train Jasper ever since he got him over 2 years ago but hasn't found the time. And since he doesn't see the time in the near future we decide it would be best to find a good home for him. We advertised Jasper and by the next day he was sold. He has gone to a really good home where they train mules to pack for hunting trips. It's nice to know that he is in good hands even if we'll miss his handsome face around our place.

We've also been having a lot of little green sprouts shooting up from the ground. I'm thinking the mole might not have gotten all the bulbs I planted this fall! I can't wait to see the first bloom!

Aside from that we haven't been to exciting. I'm starting to think I'm close to being done with morning sickness. I have discovered if I don't get up super early I wake up feeling much better. It's still hard to believe at times that there's a little baby growing inside of me! We sure can't wait to meet our sweetie! :)