MAN'S BEST FRIEND

Believe it or not, this picture of my husband with our littlest dog is VERY RARE! He has not really bonded with him, and disciplines him way more than show him any affection. So, for Junior to climb up behind him on the couch, AND for my husband to not actually mind him doing so, I had to snap a photo. Junior is my "little baby," so this melts my heart! All you dog lovers can relate, right!!???

Oh..and he looks mad here, but he's not. This was after church and he was super tired because he had to be there at 6:45 in the morning!!

SCRIPTURE SUNDAY

"The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy."-Psalm 145:8

NOW I CAN APPRECIATE...

WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS!

When we were homeschooling, the weekdays were just the same as weekends. Saturday didn't really have any significance except for daddy being home, and of course, Sunday was church. I never worried about bed times and not being out past 8pm. The kids sleeping in was never an issue either. Grocery shopping on the weekends? Yah, right! Never!

Now, I really appreciate having a schedule and seeing how much we have benefited from it! Not that I didn't have one before, but it's different being on someone else's time! This makes Friday's much more enjoyable, and the weekend so much more exiting to look forward to!

So, I am going to enjoy our four day weekend! I just want to catch up on my laundry and veg out. It's so nice to be at home and not rush to be anywhere!!

Thanksgiving turned out great. My sis in-law came over, and we all just hung out!

I am already looking forward to our two week Christmas vacation!!!

And of course, I can't blog without sharing a couple of pictures.

Here is Danny at the Thanksgiving feast at school! What a cutie!


It was Eli's turn for show & tell. Most of the questions from his friends were about his art work.


**And I will continue Friday Photo Flashback next week.***

FRIDAY PHOTO FLASHBACK

I started "Friday Photo Flashback" because I have so many pictures from my PRE-digital camera days. I thought it would be fun to scan them and share them here with you. I'm having so much fun doing this, that I would love for you to join me, too! So dig out the photo albums and put your scanner to good use! Don't forget to sign in to MckLinky so we can all visit and comment on each others blogs!

1995

This is probably the last "professional" picture that me, my mom, and sister took together. She just had her first baby, and she was visiting us in California. I remember how much I couldn't wait to see my nephew and I don't think I hardly put him down!! He was the best baby ever!!

WORDFUL WEDNESDAY

Our boys basketball team had their first official game on Monday (we're the burgundy).

What a blessing it was to see them open up in prayer before the game!!

Be sure to visit Parenting By Dummies for Wordful Wednesday

SCRIPTURE SUNDAY

"A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends."-Proverbs 16:28

WHERE DID OCTOBER GO??

It seems like October just came and left (actually it did).

We celebrated my youngest daughter's 7th birthday (which falls on the same day as the Harvest Festival), and I also had my first parent teacher conference!

My kids are doing well, and have already learned SO much from being at the school! It's amazing how much they are able to take in, in just a few months! I know that if I was still homeschooling them, they would not be where they are right now. God knew I was overwhelmed, and I knew that they could be learning so much more!

Besides their grades, I was ultimately proud of how the teachers described my children, in general. They all described them as "kind and respectful." Well, except for my oldest daughter, who they described AS VERY SOCIABLE...lol. Just knowing that that is how they perceive them, confirmed what I already knew.

So, here are just a few pictures of what we've been up to!!

Happy Birthday, Veronica!


Delicious fettucini from Buca Di Beppo!


Harvest Festival at our church. My oldest daughter is on the far right (Mad Hatter).


This is our friends BACKYARD! We were at their kids birthday party.

FRIDAY PHOTO FLASHBACK

I started "Friday Photo Flashback" because I have so many pictures from my PRE-digital camera days. I thought it would be fun to scan them and share them here with you. I'm having so much fun doing this, that I would love for you to join me, too! So dig out the photo albums and put your scanner to good use! Don't forget to sign in to MckLinky so we can all visit and comment on each others blogs!

1993

Since we are honoring all the past and present soldiers on Veteran's Day, I thought it would be great to share a photo of my husband (on the far right) and two of his buddies when they were in the Army Reserves. Originally, my husband wanted to be a nurse, but after working in the hospitals, he knew it wasn't for him. His friend on the far left is now a policeman, and I'm not sure what his friend in the middle does (but they still keep in touch).