Aug
19
Welcome to my blog, so glad you made it this far in the hop! There’s so much fun going on over at CatScrap to celebrate our FOURTH BIRTHDAY!!! Yeah!!! Make sure to take part in all the fun and games going on in the forums!!!
There are also TWO chats going on and you’ll definitely want to join in on those as we are one fun bunch.
No doubt you made it over from Claire’s blog and her fantastic quick page. If you’ve missed a stop along the way, there is a full list on the CatScrap Blog
I hope you enjoy my quickpage. If you do drop me a little line in my comments. I’d love to hear from you, it makes my day!
Here is the page you’ll be downloading:
Follow this link to pick it up!
And on to the next blog:
The amazingly talented Sara’s blog
Posted in Scrapbooking
Aug
12
It’s been a loooooong time since I’ve posted any of my work to share. Not sure why that is . . . I have been in quite a slump lately and not entirely thrilled with what I’m producing. But I think that slump is over, and I decided I should be proud of whatever I create AND stop comparing myself to other scrappers (easier decided than done). So, here are some of my latest layouts:
Almost everything from Perfectly Suited by Allison Pennington available at CatScrap.com
Alpha & frame from Teen Spirit by K Studios available at CatScrap.com
Stitches from Dainty by Creashens available at CatScrap.com
A lift of this LO by Windgefluester
Cherish Collab by Dúnia and Ju Kneipp Designs at ZZS & CatScraps
First steps vol. 17by Tiny Toes Designs
Over the Rainbow Kit by Micheline Martin at CatScrap
For the CatScrap CT Spotlight challenge, I lifted this Layout: http://www.catscrap.com/galleri/show...=1005&sl=s
all supplies from flutterby by Creashens available at CatScrap
wishing jar kit by paislee press
wishing word art by paislee press both available at CatScrap.com
Fresh Solids Pack by K Studios available at CatScrap.com
Dainty kit by Creashens available at CatScrap.com
Pitter Patter kit by Creashens available at CatScrap.com
everything but mask from Newport by Creashens available at CatScrap.com
mask from Kaleidescope by Lynn-Marie, Creashens and Leora Sanford available at CatScrap.com
Newport by Creashens available at CatScrap.com
Pictures + words by Paislee Press available at CatScrap.com
everything from Simply Boy ~ a Cinnamon Designs + creashens collaboration
Posted in Scrapbooking
Aug
11
The voyeur in me is loving the blog hop going on at heart of the matter. This week it’s everyone showing off their school space/school rooms. As we have a very limited space in the family room it’s really cool to see what everyone else’s space looks like. I didn’t catch the blog hop until this week so I missed everyone’s curriculum posting last week. I just added both into this post!
I’m getting it all set up for the coming year. Our philosophy of education is complete and 99.9% of our curriculum is here. Last years books & work have been purged. New books/curriculum have been organized on the shelf and school areas have been decluttered.
I have loose planning almost done and will then move on to semester planning to keep us on track.
In addition to the semester planning I need to peruse and make myself familiar with and look through all of it so I know what the heck I’m teaching 
I’ve organized the kids workboxes & set up the computer (yes one of the kids was messing around on a chair last year and broke off the whole back ~ so now it’s a stool This table we got last year and put in the family room with the intention of using it as the school table. Turns out we never did school at a table. We did it on the floor, on the couch, on beds & sometimes at the kitchen table. Soooo the school table has become our “book station” and computer table. The awesome “cubbies” that we use to organize the kids books came from lakeshore learning!
All of our pencils are sharpened and our writing utensils are organized.
Here are our curriculum choices for this year:
Doodlebug (7th grade)
Language Arts:
- Easy Grammar 6
- Wordly Wise 7
- Sonlight
- Word Roots (Latin)
- Time 4 Writing
Math:
History:
Science:
Art:
- Teacher generated
- Atelier
- Music Ace
Technology:
- 32 Quick & Fun Computer Activities: Middle School
Spanish:
Extra Curricular
- running with Dad
- Swimming
- Drama/Voice lessons
- sewing
- softball (seasonal)
Wild Child (3rd grade)
Language Arts:
- Easy Grammar 3
- Wordly Wise
- Sonlight 2
- Handwriting without Tears cursive
- Write Source (creative Writing)
Math:
History:
- Sonlight 2 (introduction to World History part 2)
Science:
- Steck Vaughn one room schoolhouse
Art:
- Teacher generated
- Atelier
- Music Ace
Technology:
- 50 easy computer lessons
- Typer Island
Spanish:
Extra Curricular
- Tae Kwon Do
- football (seasonal)
- basketball (seasonal)
- baseball (seasonal)
Lil Miss Thang (2nd grade)
Language Arts:
- Easy Grammar 2
- Wordly Wise
- Sonlight 2
- Handwriting without Tears cursive
- Write Source (creative Writing)
Math:
History:
- Sonlight 2 (introduction to World History part 2)
Science:
- Steck Vaughn one room schoolhouse
Art:
- Teacher generated
- Atelier
- Music Ace
Technology:
- 50 easy computer lessons
- Typer Island
Spanish:
Extra Curricular
- Gymnastics
- musical theatre
- basketball (seasonal)
- softball (seasonal)
Golden Boy (kindergarten)
Language Arts:
- Explode the Code
- Teach your child to read in 100 Easy Lessons
- Handwriting without Tears printing
Math:
History:
- Sonlight 2 (introduction to World History part 2)
Science:
- Steck Vaughn one room schoolhouse
Art:
- Teacher generated
- Atelier
- Music Ace
Technology:
Extra Curricular
- Gymnastics
- basketball (seasonal)
- baseball (seasonal)
They will also be taking miscellaneous classes here and there. Cooking, lego engineering, etc.
I’m feeling pretty good about the year. I feel like now that I have a solid year under my belt I’m ready to tackle more. I may be overoptimistic about the year and biting off more than I can chew, but the great thing about homeschooling is the ability to readjust!
Posted in Homeschool
Aug
11
Another homeschool blog hop! I just love reading about other homeschoolers and how they do it.
Posted in Homeschool
Aug
10
Here’s my confession. I don’t take enough day to day photos. It seems like whenever I whip out the camera, I want to stage something up and photograph it. I’m making it a mission to just do random everyday photos. I am FOR SURE doing project 365 in January, and doing it well with my 365 photos. Without that motivation my poor camera is lonely & abandoned. Sooo, I was laying in bed the other day chatting with the kiddos when they started jumping on the bed so I decided to capture that moment. I ran and got that camera and messed with my settings. I tested out a few on the kids before jumping:
Then the jumping commenced.
Then Drama Queen (who after a discussion shall from henceforth be known as Doodlebug) pulled this move:
And the bed made a loud noise and the jumping was over . . . They got calmer and I took a few photos of the kids & Doodlebug’s friend “S”.
Fun moments to capture and my camera was glad to come out and play. Hold me accountable readers ~ I need to shoot more
Posted in Family Fun
Jun
25
Congratulations! You’ve made it to blog #8 on the blog hunt! Below is the quickpage you will be downloading.
DOWNLOAD HERE
Don’t forget to leave a comment, I’m anxious to hear if you like it!
next stop on the blog hunt is #9 a quick page from Meryem http://merysscraps.blogspot.com/
If you missed the beginning of the blog hunt go back and start on www.catscrap.com blog
And we’d love to spend some time chatting with you!
Posted in Scrapbooking
Jun
23
This is what happens at my house when the boys dig a mud hole in the backyard. Child #5 decided to help. Turns out, he’s a great digger.
Posted in Family Fun Family Fun Roscoe
Jun
19
In the BC (before children) days, I always thought that people who let their kids wear capes in the store or run around blockbuster in a bike helmet or dress up in princess costumes on non-halloween days were a little weird. I figured those children were overindulged or it was possibly a child run household. I swore my home would always be properly attired. I knew we would leave the house at all times in NICE proper clothing with hair always done and faces scrubbed. HA! How delusional! So on that note, this is who showed up at the store today :
Posted in Family Fun, Uncategorized
