Sunday, May 13, 2018

Mother's Day 2018


Beautiful flowers from my husband...


Thoughtful presents....


 Delicious homemade crepes with cream and blackberry jam...


Homemade cards...



and these precious three that made me a mom!












Now, it's time to rest and relax for the reminder of this glorious day!  

52 Hike Challenge: Hike #19

Hike #19:  East Lakeshore Trail--Coytee Trailhead--Sinking Branch Creek Trail
Time: 1 hour and 20 mins. 
Distance:  around 2.5 miles
Temperature: Bearable, but quite warm



One of my children does not like heights...can you guess which one?
















Whew...






Daisies and the sweet smell of honeysuckle in the air--two of my favorites things!













Very cool tree faces







Turtles...


Saturday, May 12, 2018

Summer Ticket Program

When Tera and Daniel were younger, I devised a plan to help fill up those long, hot summer hours. Now that Michael is older, I revised the program for this summer. 

Only one more week!!!!


Summer Ticket Program:

1 Ticket Activities: 

 o Learn 1 Scripture verse (see list)
 o Read book over 50 pages
 o Complete daily chores without complaint
 o Instrument Practice—15 minutes
 o Extra chores (see list)
 o Play game
 o Spelling practice
 o Exercise—30 minutes
 o Khan Academy coding—30 minutes 
 o Draw or art project—30 minutes
 o Typing practice—30 minutes 

2 Ticket Activities: 

o Timez Attack—30 minutes 
o Write a letter, email or make phone call
o Read 1 chapter of the Bible
o Lego blog entry with pictures and descriptions

The orange designates computer time which will equal less than one hour a day. 


Earned tickets can be redeemed for the prizes below:  

Prizes:

25 Tickets:
30 minutes extra lights out
Dessert
$1 from Dollar Tree
Trip to park

50 Tickets:
Check out movie from the library
Bake a dessert with Mom
Candy treat of your choice
Extra movie night
Trip to kite park

100 Tickets:
Ice cream treat
Trip to Oak Ridge Children’s Museum
Boys’ Day Out
New Kindle book



Scripture memory list:

Verses List 
Psalm 23
The Beatitudes


Extra chore list:

Wipe down dining room chairs
Clean upstairs windows
Clean downstairs windows
Wipe down baseboards—living room
Wipe down baseboards—dining room
Wipe down baseboards—any room
Declutter one toy bin
Straighten game shelf
50 thing pick up
Straighten book shelf
Clean under bed
Clean closet
Put away videos
Dust upstairs—picture shelf, bookcases, game shelf
Dust downstairs living room—hope chest, book cases, top of surfaces
Wipe down window sills




Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Beauty











So much beauty in this world if we just stop and smell the roses once in a while! 

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Ten Things Tuesday--5/1




1.  Our new favorite soup--Whole 30 Zuppa Toscana Soup   Michael says he loves the kale in this soup.  A 9-year-old that loves kale?  Yep, that's a keeper recipe!











2.  Less than three weeks of school left.  Hallelujah!  
 
3.  Spring concert for Tera and I last night.  Great music with our awesome choir buddies.  The theme of this concert was "A House Divided", a Civil War theme with John Purifoy's "Blue and Gray". 


4.  Two more rehearsals, one more performance for Daniel and then it's officially summer vacation. 

5.  100 years ago women could not vote.  Even though this was a "minor" election, I never forget that we should always exercise our right to vote!  



6.  Michael's allergies are crazy AGAIN!  He's definitely had the raw end of the deal this spring.  
 
7.  We found some robin blue eggs in a nest on the side of the house.  We've been using our cameras to see what is going on in the nest.  They now have feathers and are a bit more active. 
 

8.  My recent blood work came back normal except for a slight elevation in my overall cholesterol, which I will attribute to eating out the night before.  

9.  The Good Morning Girls Bible study  I have been leading is coming to an end this week.  It's been a great experience and I am hoping to lead their summer session with a new group of ladies.  

10. I'm in cleaning mode this week, whether I like it or not.  Any time we have guests over for the first time, it gives me that little extra motivation I need to get the job done.  

 

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