Teaching Meme

Teaching Meme
Heather K. gave me this one. Answer the questions and pass it on. If I didn't mention you and you would like to do this, please do so and let me know so I can partake in your wonderful answers.

1. I am a good teacher because… I care about and love my students. I get to know them in depth. I enjoy learning with them. Because I'm momma!
2. If I weren’t a teacher I would be a… mmmmmmmmm, Not sure, because being a home school mom I already do all the things I love. I cook, teach, learn and so much more. I guess if I had a chance or just put my mind to it, I would write a book, also own my own restaurant.( I could even do these and home school. mmmmm!)
3. My teaching style is…( I skipped the part of homeschooling where you read about the philosophy of it all and I could care less about labels. I teach my children how they learn best that day and it changes almost daily it seems.)-I agree with Heather on this one. I do have one teaching style that seems to work best for the kids and me. That would be hands on.
4. My classroom is…the world and our daily life.
5. My lesson plans are… I have them listed on another post of mine....Friday, May 04, 2007-wandering about my son getting is HS Diploma
6. One of my teaching goals…is to end up with bright, caring, responsible, independent children capable of dealing with what life hands them. I want them to love learning, but not to the point that they can't also put that knowledge to good use. I have known too many people that have spent their entire lives in college and never shared their knowledge with the world. I think that is sad. ( I agree with Heather on this one)
7. The toughest part of teaching is… relaxing. I get stressed out about if they are learning enough, when they should be learning it. I need to back up and let them take the reigns more often. It's amazing what they come up with when you let them.(I have to agree with Heather on this one.)
8. The thing I love about teaching is… seeing the light bulbs go off. I love to see their faces when they truly understand something for the first time. I love it even more when they start teaching each other what I have taught them.( I have to agree with Heather once more) Plus, Spending that quality time with them. We seem to have a bigger bond during the time we school.
9. A common misconception about teaching is… that you need a degree to do it. We are all teachers. Teaching doesn't stop. We are curious by nature and will learn by observation of others without realizing it. I teach by my actions and how I conduct myself every day. I am teaching you right now, without you even realizing it. Scary isn't it? (I have to agree with Heather yet another time, isn't that scary. LOL)Plus, you do not have to sit down and mold your kids all the same. Just let them be express their self.
10. The most important thing I’ve learned since I started teaching is… everyone learns differently. (This is so true!) The first few years of home schooling with trying this and that I finally realized even thou they all learn about the same thing, I have to do each child different. Plus, You can be yourself. What works for one family no matter how similar you may seem, doesn't work for another and that is okay.
This was fun. In a way easy but in another hard, because Heather K. seemed to have have so many great answers. That's another thing about Home schooling I like is, You can borrow something from someone and you aren't called a cheat. It's just admiring someone or just people from different worlds that share some of the same things.

I pass this to............
Ami, http://amimental.blogspot.com/
Heather, http://supernaturalworld.blogspot.com/
RegularMom, http://regularmom.wordpress.com/
hsing3kinder (kris),http://of-five.blogspot.com/

I got an award!

It's was a little over whelming to find this out, but what I thought was so neat, That I was awarded this by Heather and Heather K. Ain't that just awesome! Both Heathers thought of me. I love these 2 women, they are really truly a friend.
Official Stuff: "This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world. Once you've been awarded please pass it on to 7 others who you feel are deserving of this award."
There were other ladies out there that up lift me all the time, but because they were all ready awarded I didn't add them to my 7, but thank them from the bottom of my heart for always being a friend!(I think they know who they are)
My 7........
1) Kris, http://of-five.blogspot.com/ -Not only was she a great & wonderful secret sis, she has always been a great friend.
2) Lisa, http://becauseimthemamathatswhy.blogspot.com/ - She is new to TDJ, but she is a really sweet lady and I really enjoy her blog.
3)Fourmother, http://fourmother.blogspot.com - I haven't got to read her blog as much as I like lately, but she is a wonderful lady and I enjoy her on TDJ.
4) Frally, http://watchamacallits.blogspot.com/ - She is a dear sweet lady. Ilove reading her blogs and getting to know her.
5)LB, http://needleroozer.blogspot.com - She reminds me of a old friend of mine. She seems to always be full of spunk and happiness.
6) Amy Jo, http://www.thefoilhat.com/insidethefoilhatblog.htm - This lady is so down to Earth and just down right great!
7) Shirley Hill, http://www.anotherwritingmother.blogspot.com - She is just a very sweet and dear friend. She always seems to always know when you need a pick me up.
Like I said before, There are other ladies who inspire my very often, but because they were already awarded this award I didn't mention them, but hold them very dear and thank them also!

Thanks kris!

hsing3kinder was my secret pal from TDJ this time around. Gosh, was she ever great! Here is a post card "She made" Ain't that just plum de sweet! Kris I just want to publicly Thank You! Girl!, I'm lost for words! Luv ya, Sista!

other birthday pics

Here is a few from the fashion show and one of my oldest during the talent show.

Our Birthday was a blast!

Even thou I did work my self silly trying to get as much done as possible my kids birthdays turned out great! KB's cake didn't turn out as pretty as the picture, but I am very proud of my self. Only family showed and we had 25 people here. (We have a big family, both sides-not even 1/2 showed)I was kinda glad that some of the other didn't come and some of the family couldn't make it. I hate that one of my nieces was in the hospital thou. After the party and everybody left, the girls and I got started with the sleep over. Gosh! It was a blast! We did hair, fashion show, talent show, painted finger and toenails, did make up and then I gave up and left them with all the fun. Them girls stayed up till after 5 in the morning! I'm glad I had one of my teen age nieces to help. My oldest had a blast aggravating the girls! Plus he got in on the fun of the talent show.
The only one wish I have is to get this house finished. I may have enjoyed it better, but I can't complain. We almost got the painting finished. YIPPEE! And the party was a bigger hit that I thought it would be!

The birthday parties are Saturday!

I'm having the kids party Saturday here at the house. I guess instead of typing away at the computer I need to be painting. Because I want the painting finished and the new floors put in before then. I would have it at the Park, but we have been under Heat Advisories for over a month with out rain. So, its too hot for that. Plus last year I had our middle child's BD at the church and some of my hubby's family was RUDE! I don't care if you go to church or not, but at least respect it. I look at this way.......... You don't want people coming into your house being disrespectful, then don't go their house or church being disrespectful. I guess that is one of the reasons I really don't want to have it here, but I rather them criticize my house than my church. Plus, I'm really pushing getting all this done before we start school. It has been drugged out long enough, but with me baby sitting my 2 nephews this summer I couldn't really paint. BOY! That would be fun! It would be easier if I had help. My boys have helped till I got to this point where you really have to be careful. So, I wont let them help me at this point. Plus my hubby had a heat stroke this summer and has not fully recovered to his old self. When he gets off work, he is just beat and can't do to much. Crap he missed 2 weeks over the mess.
Okay! I'm stressing too much over this BD thingy, so I better just get up and get to work and do the best I can.
Hopefully I can get a new camera or get mine fixed to show pics of the BD and the progress I have made in the house. Well, to next time!..........
Hope you have a happy!

Happy Birthday to my oldest!

Today my oldest is 14. Seems like yesterday we were bringing him home and look at him now. Aron is taller them me, shoes are bigger, he weighs more and stronger than me. He's a little man! Looking at him now I can't believe that the Dr. handed him back to me when he was 6 months old and told me he had 3 days to 3 weeks to live. My heart dropped like a rock. I'm so glad the Dr. was wrong. He had always been sick but we never knew what it was. At 6 months he weighed a little over 6 lbs and whiter than white. We had tried every kind of formula, but he still threw it up. He was hooked to all kinds of machines, in and out of the hospital, his heart had stopped twice, he was having seizures for a reason they couldn't explain and I hardly slept. The day the Dr. told me I went to church just all beside myself. A little old lady told me to go buy 36 cans of goats milk. (Not sure of why that exact number and have been meaning to look up the meaning) I told her I didn't have enough money to buy that many cans and if I did it would be a waste of money. She went to a local store and bought 36 cans for us. I took Aron to the Dr. 2 weeks later and he couldn't believe it was the same little boy. Looking at my miracle today you could never know he ever had any problems.
Happy Birthday my baby and my man!

Cry! Cry! My little girl is growing up

Oh My Gosh! My little girl is 10. I can't believe she is so big. She is still suppose to be mommy's little baby. I know she will always be my baby, but it just seems like yesterday I was changing her diaper. I was just watching her yesterday with a amazed look all day. I had to take her to the Dr. because she had got bit by something Sunday. The Dr. was like me it did look like a spider bite but she didn't think it was poisonous. As we were at the Dr. They weighed her and she weighed 93 lbs., as she sat beside me I noticed how her feet were close to my size, she put her hands in mine and they were almost as big as mine. I know I see her everyday, but I guess because she was getting another year older I watched her so close yesterday. Then it happened, not that I wished it because believe you me I didn't. She fell down while she was skating on the road and demanded for her MOMMY. I went out side to pick her up and got to giggling because I couldn't pick her up and carry her all the way to the house and up the stairs. My middle child got to calling her a baby because she was crying and I turned around to him and said, Well, she is my baby and when you fell earlier I ran to you also. He gave me that sheepish look and helped me get her skates off. I hate that she got hurt, but at least I know she still isn't too big for her mommy.
Happy Birthday Baby, mommy Loves you!

I haven't been on line much

All summer I have been pretty busy with so many kids. Now that public school has started back I'm trying really hard to get my house finished before September. Along with everything else I have to do. I have been taking and helping the boys mow other people's yard for they can make some money. Plus I have been taking care of momma. I'll be glad at least to get this house done and get school started back. That way I'll have more time to do the things I love.(Spend a little more time on TDJ, reading blogs and writing on mine) Plus, You would think every body's yard would slow down no more rain we have had. Also, my boys have gotton to where they stay on the computer. That all will change once school starts. Yippe! I'll get my computer time back and my adult conversation time back! Yeah, me! But I still do have a few more weeks of getting everything together.

Buckwheat Boyz - Ice cream and cake

Yeah! I've got 2 birthday parties coming on the 18th. My KB will 10 on the 14th and my DJ will be 14 on the 16th. So I got 2 cakes! I'm going to make KB a jewlery cake, but haven't decided what to fix for a 14 yr old. Yes, I have always made their cakes, but a 14 yr old. Well, all I know is I better get my noodle working. And if any of my friends want to give me advice I would be so happy!

The best of Rodney Atkins

I'm not big on country, but this song just seems to fit my life at the moment! But I know........ This too shall pass.

Here is a few ideas for high school

It depends on what your state requires of how many you do. You do not have to do these subjects like the public schools and it's up to the parents of how you grade. Just mostly keep up with hours. For each credit you wish to recieve, you will need 150 hours of work, or 4 hours and 10 minutes a week. Think in terms of an average of 5 hours for each class. Like I said before, it depends on student and parent of how you choose to do this. I hope this helps my Dj friends!

Here is some examples & info.......

These are some example transcripts of a Home Schooler and some info to help you understand about keeping up with you child's records. They may vary a little from state to state/ I hope this helps my DJ friends.

here is a copy of a transcript............

for my DJ friends.

Me copying Ami! LOL!

Take your first name or your online name or the name of a friend or your dog or your hubby or your kids or ? and type it into Google's search field followed by the word 'needs'.
Kitten's needs...........
A kitten needs approximately 8 cc’s of formula per ounce of body weight per day
.....needs a disaster plan and kit ...(yeah buddy! lol!)
kitten needs home........
needs medical attention.........
kitten needs time.........
And my favorite!!!! I'm in this because.... Well, because Kittens Rock...
This was just too cute and too funny! Thanks Ami! This was a blast!
So, Anybody else is looking for a laugh, try it! You may like it!

The Middle Name Meme...

I read this on someone's blog. Even thou I wasn't tagged I thought it was neat. So, Here I goooooooooo!

1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.

2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of their middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.

3. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog-post containing your own middle name game facts.

4. At the end of your blog-post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

My middle is La June. Okay! Go a head and laugh, but I guess I have grown to like it. This was my dad's idea.

L- is for laughter. Laughter is good for the soul.

A- is for angel. I have 3 despite what others might say. LOL! And I have several angels from TDJ.

J- is for jungle. I would love to go to there one day, plus sometimes I feel like I live in one. HA~

U- is for unique. I'm most definitely unique!

N- is for nickle. Because if I had a nickle for every time I told my kids more than one time to do something I would be rich! (Hey! That's a great idea~ Have them start paying me a nickle every time I have to tell them something more than once)

E- is for Eagle. Because they fly so high! (I believe I can fly. I believe I can touch the sky. I think about it every night and day. Spread my wings and fly away. I believe I can soar. I can see me running through that open door. I believe I can fly!) My new attitude!

So here are my 6 tags. (I'm just using a letter out of my middle name that they have either in their name or blog name.
(1) L - Amy Jo, because the name of her blog has a "L" in it.~ thefoilhat
(2) A- Ami, ~ Her name starts with an "A"
(3) J - Cheri- because of the name of her blog has a "J" in it, jovaliquilts
(4) U - Katherine - Because of her blog name has a "U" in it. ourreportcard
(5) N - Heather K - Because of her blog name has a "N" in it. minimemoirsofmine
(6) E - regularmom's blog has an "E" in it.

Boy! The last part was harder than I thought. I did have a lot of fun doing this and trying to figure out whose names I could use.
Hope ya'll have as much fun as I did.
TAG! YOUR IT!

Ooooooo, she did it agian!

My dear sweet sweet secret sis sent me a beautiful post card. I love the picture! I'm not sure if this has anything to do with her or where she lives, but in a way it makes me think back when I was a young girl walking over old wore out bridges. LOL! Sometimes I would act clumsy just to get wet! hehehehehehe!
Thank you so much girl! You have been a real treat!
kitten

Recipe for Chow Chow

Ingredients needed:
1- cabbage (shredded)
4- cucumber (chopped)
4- red tomatoes (chopped)
4- green tomatoes (chopped)
2-3 bell peppers (chopped)
5-6 hot peppers (chopped)you can add more if like.
2 - onions (chopped)
3 cups of sugar
3 pints of white vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Put about 3 table spoons of all spice in a new sock, tie it off and throw it pot.(Throw sock away or empty it and wash it for another batch.)
Mix all in one big pot, bring to a good boil, then turn down on medium and put the lid on it. Cook about 20 - 30 minutes or until tender. Don't over cook 'cause you will cook all the liquid out.
Then put in canning jars. Put enough liquid to bottom ring. Wait 20 30 minutes and make sure jars seal.
Most people eat chow chow with peas, greens, or just about anything. I like to heat mine up and eat with corn bread.
If jars seal good it will last about a year. Refrigerate after open.
Try it you might just like it!

Cabbage!

Cabbage, cabbage and more cabbage! That's what it was like this week-end. There is this lady my FIL knows that has a huge garden and sells her veggies. She called him and told him because of the high humidity and rain that she had bad spots on the outside of her cabbage no one would buy them. She told him to come and get all he wanted. So, my husband and I went with him and got over 80 heads. We thought if they are bad we would get a lot and hope to be able to use at least 1/2. She told us we could get more, but I didn't have any more room in my van. We told her that we may come back. I have no idea why she couldn't sell them. The only bad spots was the outside leaves and her cabbage was huge!!!!!!I mean they made 3-4 of what you buy in the grocery store. We gave my mom 1, another person 2, and gave my husband's grandmother 30 to make sauerkraut. Then we cooked and put up 51 gallons and made 14 quart jars of chow chow. Plus we cooked some Friday night and cooked 2 heads differently to eat Saturday. You would think someone would have enough of cabbage after all that, but Nooooooooooooooo! My hubby wants to go back this week end and get about 1/2 or more of what we got this past week- end and put it all up in chow chow. Know I love chow chow, but that is a lot of cabbage! Maybe 5 heads, not 40 or so. OMGees! We already have cabbage coming out our ears and he wants more. I guess I'll have to wait and see what he decides this week end, but I really hope he don't want that many. LOL! People will be calling us cabbage heads! LOL!

Thank You Kat!

My dear friend Kat sent me this post card after a few things I have went through. Got to love that Girl! I really needed that card and the laugh. Thank ya!, my sister girl!

Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart (1977) [Original Promo]

Even thou there has been a few problems here lately of my husband and my head in a whirl and not what to think of it all, he sent me this. I guess I'm just letting my past get to me and reading more into his mood. I guess I should just support him through the hard time he is having because of money problems and other.
This video sure made me feel so much better!

More about dyslexia!

I have 3 kids with dyslexia and like others I have tons of questions. I'm a person that loves to research. I'm at my happiest when I have something I can look up and dig dig dig, then dig some more.
I have been studying the brain. I had remembered something back when I took Psychology. You have a left and right side of the brain. We live in a left brain world. But kids or people with dyslexia are right brained people. That's what makes them different. Read over the things I have wrote below and see which one describes your child. This should really help you in which way to as far as understanding and helping them learn.


Linear and Holistic. Linear means part-to-whole. The left-brained person takes little pieces, lines them up, arranges them in logical order, and arrives at a convergent conclusion. The right-brained person thinks whole-to-part, holistically. The child with a dominant right hemisphere starts with the answer, a total concept, or perceives the whole pattern and discovers a divergent conclusion.

Symbolic and Concrete. Left-hemispheric children think in symbols; they deal with symbols, they can function with symbols. Right-hemispheric children deal with the concrete; they learn by doing, touching, moving, being in the middle of things

Sequential and Random. The left brain approaches life sequentially, while the right brain floats randomly through life’s experiences.

Logical and Intuitive. (The) Logical (person) knows exactly where he gets his answers. He starts out with a little piece of information and logically works toward an end result. Right-brained children are intuitive; they are not logical. They pull the answers right out of the air. They can give you the answer to a long-division problem but they may not be able to work through the sequential steps.

Reality-based and Fantasy-oriented. Left-hemispheric children can deal with reality, with the way thing are. Left-hemispheric children are very much affected by the environment and will adjust to it. If something is presented to them they will shift and react. If something is not there for left-hemispheric children, it doesn’t exist for them.

Right-hemispheric children will try to change the environment, to make it shift and react to meet their needs in any way they know how. They deal with fantasy, with imagery, with imagination.

Temporal and Non-temporal. Left-hemispheric children have a sense of time. Right-hemispheric children have very little sense of time. They simply do not comprehend when you set time limits. They cannot think in any terms except the here and now.

Take a personality test.

Your score on this personality test was 53%

 

Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

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Which brain are you- left or right? Quiz

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My Result Was:
You are right brained. Right brains are creative, emotional, intuitive, subjective, and non-verbal. You are a dreamer.

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My Result Was:
You are a mix of Spring and Fall. You are cool, intelligent, friendly and lovable.

People in my life

I read a post the other day that named the top 10 people in her life positive and negative. I thought it was really neat. And I had all intention of doing it, but as I got to writing it turned out to be little pieces of some of the most important people in my life. What I have wrote was so strong on my heart and couldn't get from it I just went ahead with it. I have learned in my life time if I don't listen to my heart I miss out or mess up. I guess I'm hoping to make a positive influence in some one's life like these have mine.
I do have a large family and they all have made an impact on my life, but these are the ones the most heaviest on my heart.
(not necessarily in order)
#1) I would have to say my mom is one of the most influencing person in my life. She has positive and negative influence in my life, but mostly positive. Some of her traits that I have I guess you can call them sorta both. I guess it's how you look at it or how we use them. She has always been a very independent person. A " I can and have to do it myself" which has both influences. She has always been a very strong person in my eyes. She raised 4 kids all by herself as a nurse mostly working the graveyard shift. She has a weird sense of humor in some people's eye's but so does most her side of the family and I think that is what makes us unique. It is also one reason some people take us wrong. She is the type person (And so am I) that whatever we think comes out. We don't mean to hurt people it just comes out. Also a lot of times when we should open our mouth against those who do us wrong we stay clammed up and sadly to say we open our mouth of the frustrations, because of the stupid people on the ones who hadn't done us wrong. Many people say we are just alike but we aren't just similar in so many ways. My mom has to have new and nice clothes, her hair rolled, her make up on and nails done. I don't have to have it but sometimes go through these stages where I like to do it. I just have to have my hair neat and cleaned, t-shirt and shorts, flip flops or crocks and don't wear make up much. My mom is my best friend even thou we had our problems when I was growing up.
#2- My oldest brother from my mom. He has always been my rock. Sam and I have never fought a day in our lives, I can't say that about my other brothers (whole or half)Sam has a colorful way of saying things. He is one person that has always believed in me and there to cheer me up or back me when ever I need it. Now if I'm in the wrong he we tell me so and I'll take it from him when I wont from others.
#3-My brother Mike- He has always been the different one, but got to love him. He has a dry since of humor and a cheap. I laughed at him here while back because he was shocked when I told him I admired him. I told him I wished I was more like him, laid back. He laugh his quite little laugh and said he guessed it was all that pot he has smoked. Mike is not one to buy you things or even show much emotions, but when I go through hard times he'll come by the house to check on me with dumb excuses. Like one time when Dan Dan had left home he would come by after he got off work and offer me coffee he had left over. That was his way of checking in on the kids and I. Around my birthdays or other special days he will bring me a web site he knows I might like on a piece of paper or a recipe he thinks I may like. He would pick on me when we were little but no one else could. When we were growing up the only time he wanted little sis to hang around was when no one else was around, but we always had a ball. Mike may be quite in his ways but he has always been there in his wired way. I love his weird way, its what makes him so unique.
#4- My baby brother- I have always protected him and he is spoiled rotten. Yes, I take the blame there. Even thou he is spoiled he has turn out to be a good man. Yes, at 34 yrs old he stills at home and never been married, but he takes good care of our mom. He is planning on getting married in December and moving off. I'm wandering who it will be harder on, him or mom.LOL!
#5- My oldest brother living on my dad's side. (1/2 bro,which we hardly make or show that difference unless it shows mom's kids and dad's) Even thou I was 9 when I 1st met him or learned of him, he has always treated me like he has been around me my whole life. Even thou he was taken from my dad at age 5 he acts a lot like daddy. When I need petting he has always been there. Rory is a very loving, caring, backward person. He fits so well with us other kids! LOL! Rory, unlike the others doesn't hide the truth from me. He is straight up, no matter if he knows I will get upset, I guess cause he knows he will hold me up. I just wish I could spend more time with him, but he lives so far away and is a truck driver.
#6- My brother Kenny. Gosh, I miss him so very much! He is the oldest of daddy's 6. He was 18 and I was 9 when he found us. Kenny and Rory's mom took them and hid them at very young age. My daddy tried so hard to find them, but their mom changed their last name and had money that my mom and daddy didn't have. Kenny was old enough to remember another mom & dad, but wasn't sure of the circumstances till he got 18 and was able to come find us. I love him so much! I have mixed emotions about him sometime. He was kind hearted, happy, loving, a gentleman and caring. I have no idea why he thought he had to take his on life at the age 27. For so many years I blamed myself for his death, well not the reason, not being able to stop it. I was 18 and on the wild side. I drank a little here and there. About 4 days before his death I had him so strong on my heart. I asked some in the family for his phone number, but didn't try too hard. I have wonder so much through the years if I had of just took heed of that strong need to get a hold of him if he wouldn't still be alive. I guess I'll never know.
#7- My dear sweet Aunt Shirley, God Rest Her Soul! Aunt Shirley died of cancer close to the same time I lost Kenny. My mom and others say I should have belong to Aunt Shirley and her daughter should have been my mom's. I'm a lot her. I went to visit her when she was dying. She sent everyone out of the room when I got there grabbed me and started crying. She told me how glad that someone as strong as her came because she needed someone to help her hold up and she was tired of the 2 cry babies.(My mom and her daughter) She died 2 days later. I have never felt that I was as strong as her. She was so fun loving, silly, full of life and just enjoyed everyday to the fullest.
#8- My grandaddy on my mom's side. We called him Di Di.(It is pronounced like die die) He was a loving, kind, soft spoken man. He was a lot fun, but strict. He was always there for us kids. I guess cause my momma was his baby and our daddy wasn't there. He owned a country store and believed if you wanted something you should work for it. That is one thing I took to heart and still hold to that till this day. He died near a year before Aunt Shirley and Kenny.
These 3 plus the next person I'm going to tell about had a big impact on my life. The good and bad. Sometimes I wish I still had them near to be able to go to them in my times of need. But I guess I need learned to take up their slack.
#9- Uncle Jack! He died when I was 11. That man always made a point to make me feel good about my self. He was a preacher and owned a mechanic shop. He would go around singing. "They say my little Katie did, but I know my little Katie didn't" He always wanted me to sing at church and it would make some of the family mad because they would say, "why let her sing when she can't carry a tune and ___________&_____________ have a beautiful voice. He would say, she isn't up there to be seen she is singing from the heart. Uncle Jack was a big man! Not fat, tall and big. I remember laying on his back in his study while he read his Bible looking over his shoulder. I remember a few times he would take me to tupelo with him to this shoe store and have me some shoes made for me. Back then they didn't make many shoes for x-tra skinny feet. LOL!
#10- Uncle Buddy. He is momma's next to oldest brother. He loves to argue! I just love to get him stirred up. Uncle Buddy is a mess. He just loves to pick and try to pick a argument. Not in a mean way thou. He's not lovely dubby like the rest, but he shows his love in picking on ya!
Maybe next time I'll do what I 1st started here.

Happy 4th to ALL!

Our 4th was a lot better than last year and I guess it will continue to get better each year. For those who don't know one of my Bil's is in the PEN. Last year was our 1st year without him and it was a real big bummer. Not even the kids were into it. Uncle M was always the fire cracker man. He was the one that bought a bunch of firecrackers and put on a really big show for the whole family. Our 4th this year was simple but a little more up beat. My husband and daddy in law killed a hog and BBQ ed it. We made home made banana ice cream and the kids shot firecrackers.
Uncle M has just a little over/under 8 years left. I guess our 4ths will be okay, but nothing compared to when he gets home. Even thou Uncle M and me fight like brother and sister I miss the little ole fart!
Happy 4th to Uncle M and all!
kitten

My oldest son's Geek score

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My blog rating

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My dear friend Heather was right this is fun. Try it and see!

Toxic People

The other day I went to my favorite board, The Denim Jumper, with a problem I have been dealing with for a very long time. (I just love them ladies!) And just like always they were there with love, support, advice and answers. I had never heard of "Toxic People" before I poured my heart out. Boy, I wish I had knew what I know now long ago. I know it will take me a while to be able to get Rid of the toxic people in my life, but at least now I know what direction to go. I'm going to tell a little about my "Toxic People" from my stand point and a little from what I have learn in the last few days. I'm also going to buy a few books I think will really help me get totally rid of these people in my life and STOP letting people run over me. Me being so soft hearted opens the door for these type people and makes my life so miserable. I can still be soft & kind hearted, but don't let these type of people run over me. Thanks to my dear friends at the DJ, I'm now headed in the right direction.

Here is my story of the Toxic People in my life..... (After learning of toxic people I found I have more than one)

#1- I have one lady in my life I wish would just disappear! REALLY! I have often felt bad to feel that way. I 'm not really sure of the why I felt bad, maybe because I was raised that way or just because I'm not an evil person like her. (I think it's both) I have no idea why this lady started preying on me about 9 years ago. I didn't even know her. I have asked myself over and over why I can't get rid of her. Since I know that she is a toxic person I think she is a part of my learning process. No matter how hard I try to be nice she always finds a way to make me look bad, never cares about my feelings, and on and on and on! It was bad enough of how I got to know her, but when I thought I was rid of her here she pops up again. Her and my husband had an affair. That wasn't good enough for her. She tried to take everything I had. I didn't care about the trailer, but I be damn if she was going to get my new house that was being built(for my kids to have a decent place) and HELL NO!, she wasn't going to turn my kids on me or take them away. Heck, she don't even take all that good care of her own what makes her or anyone else think she is going to take mine! (You mess with my kids and you are in for a fight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Well, when I thought she was gone for good I got a phone call from my MIL asking me if it was okay if she came to the family reunion on my hubby's side. My MIL told me if I said no she would understand, but if I said no that we couldn't see my husband's oldest brother or kids. So, because we could see the kids I said yes. Well, this women has made damn sure I have a hard time seeing my niece and nephews. Just me saying yes that one time has made my life hell most of the time for the past 4-5 years. I had took it, cried over it and whatever else a good person could do till the other night. I let my whole heart out to my dear friends on TDJ and that's when I learned about toxic people and I don't have to have them in my life because it is very unhealthy to me and my kids. I'm not going to say I'm sorry to her any more. Matter fact, Just me trying to do the right thing makes me so miserable and I take my hurts and frustrations out on the wrong people, but know I'm learning how to deal with this I will be okay!
#2- I have a niece that is toxic to me. I love her and I have tried doing the tough love, but because of other family members I give in. I guess you can say if I really love her and keep my sanity I've got to stick to the tough love and say no, no matter if other family gets mad. OH, Well! I'm not doing my kids right by teaching them to allow people to run over you or my self any good either.
#3- I have one person in my life I'm not sure if you would call them toxic or not. My friends at the DJ know who and what I'm talking about. I guess I need to deal with the main 2 who make me so miserable and let some of the smoke clear before I really know if this person needs to be a part of my life or not. I'm hoping once we get rid of the other 2 that the other one will clean up. That's all I know what to say about this person at this time without reveling who they are. I guess time will tell and the more I learn about toxic people the more I will know.
Here is a few things I learned from the web..........
Toxic Relationships: The People Some relationships constantly drain your energy, in both obvious and subtle ways. Several types of people will exhaust you or deter you from your path to living a fulfilled life. Life coach Cheryl Richardson describes six types of toxic qualities in people. The Blamer This person likes to hear his own voice. He constantly complains about what isn't working in his life and yet gets energy from complaining and dumping his frustrations on you. The Drainer This is the needy person who calls to ask for your guidance, support, information, advice or whatever she needs to feel better in the moment. Because of her neediness, the conversation often revolves around her, and you can almost feel the life being sucked out of you during the conversation. The Shamer This person can be hazardous to your health. The shamer may cut you off, put you down, reprimand you, or make fun of your or your ideas in front of others. He often ignores your boundaries and may try to convince you that his criticism is for you own good. The shamer is the kind of person who makes you question your own sanity before his. The Discounter This is the person who discounts or challenges everything you say. Often, she has a strong need to be right and can find fault with any position. It can be exhausting to have a conversation with the discounter, so eventually you end up giving in and deciding to just listen. The Gossip This person avoids intimacy by talking about other behind their backs. The gossip gets energy from relaying stories, opinions, and the latest "scoop." By gossiping about others, he creates a lack of safety in his relationships, whether he realizes it or not. After all, if he'll talk about someone else, he'll talk about you.
Later on I will post an update on how things are going and a few tips to help others deal with toxic people.

My messy, not perfect house!

On The Denim Jumper (My favorite board) we have been discussing how to keep a perfectly clean house and still home school. Which to me I don't think Home Schooling has anything to do with not being able to keep a clean house. I have always been a clean freak till the last few years. I don't know if it because I have realized there are other things a little more important, stress or both. LOL! Now remind you my house is not alway this messy. I had to make 2 trips to Jackson, MS last week. When I got home Friday from Jackson I washed Aron's clothes and headed to Gernada Lake where my husband and other 2 kids were. We stayed there till Sunday afternoon and I was soooooooooooooo upset when I got home I didn't even deal with the house. My mom had surgery Monday and I have took care of her the last 2 days. Plus we are in the middle of remodeling. To be perfectly honest my house is usely cleaner during school time, I guess because the kids and I pitch in every day and clean together.

But with all that said, I had said that I would post pitures of my house. Plus, in a earlier post about remodeling my house (not really sure the title) is more pictures of my mess. I really need to get back to finishing remodeling. I think I will feel better once that is done.

Our garden (A little Bragging)

Our beautiful garden! I'm so proud it and we have learned so much. At 1st we were having problems with our tomatoes. We went to the Feed Mill to learn how to take better care and bought a lot of stuff. It didn't work. We went to family and they told us to use Epsom Salt. It worked really well. We have figured out that next year when we do another one to use manure, potting soil and Epsom salt when we 1st till it. As pretty and fruitful ours is now after we learned a lot of neat stuff, I can't wait till next year.

I have also found it to be so relaxing and rewarding doing a garden. (Because we live in the middle of town we had to make 2 small gardens, but they still are beautiful!)

Alvin and the chipmunks- Don't Matter

I know I'm posting alot of videos but my son sent them to me and I thougt it was sweet and wanted to share.It may not mean alot to you but it does me so that's why I'm putting them here for I can have them a long time. plus when he gets older I can show him how much he use to love me! LOL!
Momma got leverage!

alvin and the chipmunks

This song almost got me in trouble! I was acting silly and saw this man with a big afro and thought he left. I came out of bathroom sing I would of cut my hair but I got high. I ran right into this man. I started laughing.Boy was I ever lucky he took it well.

Spongebob vs This is Why I'm HOT!

my middle child sent me this cause he said I was HOT! LOL!

Spongebob Squarepants Walk It Out Music Video

my middle son has been sending me these vidos.Cute!

My secret pal did it again

She sent me a card with some DARK chocolate! Oh, boy did I need it! The card and the chocolate.

My sp was right! It is good to communicate with other people instead of our kids all the time/ The TDJ is a really great group and I'm so proud to be a part of it and so proud to have such a great secret sis that I do.

I still haven't figured out who she is, but I haven't really tried, I think the surprize is what makes it special!

Thank You so much my dear secret friend!

Here's kitten sending you big HUGS!

Thought I would share

I found this in our local paper and found it very interesting. I guess because I have 3 that have dyslexia. I'm so glad that people are finally getting involed and interested in helping these kids. I love this lady that has opened the new center here. She has a genuine heart to help others. I haven't yet went to her center, but have talked to her in length. It can be so hard to deal with kids with dyslexia, but with people like her it makes it so much easier. Once you re- train them to learn their way to learn they do so much better and don't have to strugle.

Guns N' Roses - Patience

My favorite song of all time!

I have the sweetest secret pal!

I have gotten caught up in all this everyone wanting to come to Aunt Kate Kate's that my head as literary been spinning! I have about 15 kids at my house almost everyday no less than 5 since school was out. Oh, Boy! I love em I do but can't they love another aunt? LOL!
Well, with all that said, I went out to my mail box yesterday and I had a package! Yeah Me! I had almost forgot about the secret pal thingy that we have going on the D.J. It's like every time I get a secret pally she knows me so well even thou we are miles apart!
I got a over nite foot kit, which I needed badly! I love the little footies! I don't have to soak my feet in a wash tub, I can just put on my footies. (I have ruff feet,LOL!) Oh, I love the nail polish and how did she know that my brand of lotion?I got some new sharpies and I'm not sure if I'm gonna share with the kids or not. HA~HA! OMGees! I love the pen and note pad. I love writing little notes hear and there just to cheer someone up and I had used my last on the other day. OH! The tea lights. Let me explain..... I bought me a little tea lite holder set here while back, my last secret pal sent me 2 little cups and a little tea pot that matched my tea lite holder set and now my new secret pal sent some tea lights that match. Ain't that just cool?! I loved my stickers and ever thing else. Thank you my dear, you have surely cheered me up!
kitten

Literary Meme

Literary Meme
How it works:1.grab the book closest to you
2.open it to page 161
3. find the fifth full sentence
4.post the text of the sentence to your blog
5.don't search around for the coolest book you have, use the one that is really next to you.

Here's mine:
"The Lovely Bones" By: Alice Sebold.
Pg.161 The 5th full sentence.
When the two of them- with dog- discovered Lindsey in the upstairs bathroom, she whined a loud complaint. " Daaaaaaaaaddd!"
This was in my desk drawer and I had forgot about the book till I got this meme and opened my desk to see what I had next to me. I was expecting one of the kids books.LOL~
hsing3kinder passed this to me and now I'm passing it to Heather~Super Natural

My kids teaching me. HA!~

This past school year was a big drag at times! I was so ready for our summer break! Making the kids do there school work was getting the best of them and me. I was worried about this up coming school year because of how hard it was to get their work done. Then low and behold this summer they have been finding things to study on their own and having a ball with it. I guess it is because they are discovering it own their own and we are not sitting down and doing it. Here is what has got their interest so far..........
1) We planted a garden, the kids were not so interested at first but as things started to grow and we have had a few problems they have gotten into it major. I have come in here to the computer and looked up stuff and we have even went to the feed store and have them talk to us.
2)JB got him an iguana and we looked it up on the computer. (A lot of interesting things!)
3) Kb went and saw her uncle the other day then all the sudden picked her books I bought for fun/learning.
4)They also have started wanting to know how exercise helps the body and other things about the human body. I was shocked! Because the human body is one thing on our list for this fall.

I guess this is what some of the other home school mom's mean by kid lead. I know that the kids will have to go back to seat work this fall, but I guess I could do less of it and do more kid led and hands on. I mean, if this is how they learn better and more involved, I'm all for it!
Life is just an adventure and you learn day by day!

wow!

My husband got to go see his brother Saturday. (The one that's in the PEN) I was not able to go because their mother and his brother's friend went and you can have only have 3 adults, but my little girl was able to go. (Her and I are the only 2 that have not seen him in 2 years.) I was a little worried of her going, but that is her uncle. When she got home she was very quite, a little too quite for me because she is always bouncing, laughing, singing and all that. She is a child that if was to make sit completely still and quite at the same time I think she would explode. LOL! I love her this way but sometime I just want to super glue her butt to something especially during school work. LOL! So, for her to come home like this I was a little worried at 1st. I went in her room to check on her and she was sitting there working on her activity books. I asked her if she was okay and she said she was great! She was as happy as a lark and doing something I have been trying to get her to do for months. And now for the past 2 days that is what she has been doing. I asked my husband and my MIL what did they do to her! They said they didn't do anything, then KB spoke up and said I got to see my Uncle Matt and I'm happy. Oh, Boy! I wished we had already took her. LOL! It makes since thou, if a child is worried about something they act out and know she she has seen him and knows he is okay. I just wonder how long this will last!

I finally got my computer hooked up......

....... to my cable! I'm glad I was able to do it as soon as I did and not have to be without it through the summer. I didn't say anything to my husband because I didn't want him to feel bad, but I was nervous about my computer for a bit. I know we are in a strain with our money and need to cut back, but my only outlet is my computer. I'm not big on TV, but my hubby is. I don't care about having a land line (phone) I got my cell. The home phone rang all the time and we hardly used it so we let it go. We will save about $150 or more a month. Now I can get my daily dose of the DJ, read the blogs I usually do, my email and I'm content!
I'm so glad to be BACK!!!!!!!!!

I dedicate this to my little girl!

I've got sunshine, On a cloudy day. When it's cold outside, I've got the month of may. I guess you'd say,What can make me feel this way?
[Chorus]My girl, my girl, my girl.Talkin' 'bout my girl.My girl!
I've got so much honey,The bees envy me.I've got a sweeter song,Than the birds in the trees.Well, I guess you'd say,What can make me feel this way?
[Chorus]Ooo-ooo, hoo-ooo.
I don't need no money,Fortune or fame.I got all the riches baby,One momma can claim.Well, I guess you'd say,What can make me feel this way?
[Chorus]I got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl.I've even got the month of may with my girl.

I saw, I read, I had to post

Home-School - A Family or a School?
by Marianne Vanderkolk
It seems like we are stuck with the term, "home-school" and I will use it in my article just because we all know what we are talking about, but it really conveys the wrong idea. It makes us think that we are "doing school" at home. We are not.All of life is education. Home-Education is a much more comprehensive term. We are instilling character, teaching worldview, developing life skills and growing in knowledge, enlightening the understanding and pursuing wisdom, and this is not happening between the set hours of 9.00am -3.00pm. It is all day and night, every day, through holidays, sickness, excursions.. .yes...through all of life!How can we educate as a family without home-"schooling" ?
* We need to live life as a family. Yes, it is important (I believe) to structure our days and lives, but real life mustn't be an interruption to our "schooling." We need to view the whole of our day as a teaching moment. It is not necessarily easy to view interruptions as a part of the plan, (I don’t find it easy), but the way in which we handle these times are just as important as teaching Maths. Having another baby in the home is not an interruption!* As a family, we can break free from thinking in terms of school hours and school terms. As we home-school, we need to remember that we are primarily a family and we can arrange our days and holidays to suit our family needs. For many years now, I have worked for 5 weeks and then had a one week break. This enables me to focus on a block of time and plan out a course of work. Then, I can home-school solidly for the next five weeks. If my term was to go for ten weeks, I would find it really hard to keep up with those frustrating bits of housework that stare you in the face. I can keep going with my work for a solid five weeks, knowing that the overflowing cupboard will be dealt with in the next week.* We also need to remember not to measure productivity by "book-work". Education is not confined to books! Sometimes we may feel disappointed when we do not have a lot to show for our children's efforts, but we must keep in mind that the nurturing and development of character will mostly come about through conversation and discussion and relationship building. The fruit of our efforts in educating our children should not be summed up in a score or a mark or a status or placement.
* We do not have to follow a school’s curriculum. We are a family. Through prayer, reading and research, we can set our own goals for our home-school and for our children's education. After all, the goals that one sets for their family determines what they will be studying. If music is a priority in your family, a goal you have set, then you will make time, find excellent teachers, and insure practice takes place – all because it is one of your goals. If you want your children to have a solid Christian worldview perspective, then you need to think carefully about what you teach, the materials you use and how the education you are giving displays the Lordship of Christ over all- and over all education. These decisions are for your family.
* As a family, we are teachers who care about our children's weaknesses and struggles. It sounds ridiculous, but at times, I have found myself marking work with the aim to find out what my children don’t know - and ready to point out their deficiencies without the encouragement and kindness that should accompany my marking pen. At times I thought it was cheating to give my children the tricks and tips to get the right answer. Now, I understand that that is why we are there - we are home-schooling them to be gentle with those who struggle and give them all the tools, tricks and tips to promote learning in their area of difficulty. It also means we are strict with those who are lazy and who do not give their best effort, and we need to look for ways to help the struggler and challenge and excite the child who never struggles. We do this because we care - about them and their character.
So, do we "home-school" ?Yes - we provide an education for our children.
No - we live life and teach through the moments of each day.

Life's lessons: Your never too old

Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
This quote is all to true! Here lately it seems that I have had to learn this. (a long with other things) It doesn't matter what you say to explain yourself. If someone is a true friend they will take you as you are and go on. If the person don't care about you other than the casual "Hello" then it doesn't really matter what you say. I guess it's true what my grandaddy use to say, " You are never too old to learn."
And boy have I ever been going through a learning process here of late. I guess it's a middle age thingy! LOL!

Quote of the Day -

Andre Gide - "Be faithful to that which exists within yourself."
To me this quote hits home! Because what exists within yourself is so important! I'm glad I found this quote because it is exactly what I needed for today & maybe will help someone else also!
Hope you have a Happy!

My vent for today

I haven't been online much this week or able to much of anything else I normally do. My niece that drives me crazy at times got her a job. So, I baby sat her 2 little ones this week. I love the boys to death, but I do not want to keep them all summer. I had 1st ask my MIL if they could pay me for the summer to help me pay for my kids Home School material this fall and she told me flat out no. She said, that she was going to put them in day care. (Oh, my niece lives with maw maw and maw maw raised her- another long story) It sorta pissed me off, but on the other hand I really don't want to be tied down all summer either. She never helps my husband and I. She has her favorites and we aren't on the list. (The women has funny ways and all that is another long story) -(I could write a book about my life and have started a few times but life gets in the way. HA! Ha!) So, Thursday when my MIL picked up the boys I told her she needed to call the Day Care by next week. Well, on Friday when she picked up the boys she told that my niece had to work this week end and was off Monday and Tuesday. Oh, hold up! You said you were putting them in day care. She just gave me that funny look and walked out. The only time the women or my niece calls me is when they want something and I don't think they should expect me to baby sit all summer. I get so sick of my MIL but don't really know what to do. She is my husband's mother. He feels the same as I do, but they have always treated him different and he wont stand up to them. They don't respect my home schooling either and that makes me mad. I guess because I'm home they think I can just drop everything to meet their needs. I told my husband that this fall had to be different and I really don't know how to handle it but I'm getting tired of my husband, kids and myself always being on the back burner. His mom don't like me home schooling either but they are mine and she can kiss my grits! I just wish I had the nerve to tell her so, but if I did, I don't really think it would make much difference.
I guess I'm through venting. Now I can smile!!!!!!!!!!!
kitten

I'm a BAD momma. NOT!

This week end the kids and I worked so hard in our yard and garden plus my mom's yard that we didn't do school lessons Monday. We did swimming lessons! And after that we all pitched in and done or chores for the day. I guess if you judge me with your point of view or standards of how I should school my kids then I guess you would considered me of being a bad mom. But in my point of view I don't see it that way.
When I 1st started home schooling I thought I had to go with the standards of the Public point of view, but I found that don't work for us. In my point of view, you can have all the book knowledge in the world and still don't know how to deal with what the real life will throw at you once you get out of Momma and Daddy's house and sometimes them little twist that hit you before. To me life skills is just as important. Most kids that are in the public school system has so much stress to live up to this standard, home and peers that they are so stressed or they don't get taught how to do some of your most important things to live life. Example: How to cook, take care of their home, enjoy life, how to deal with life stressers, ect and ect. Example: There is a lady I know that her 16 year old daughter could be a good example, plus I have a niece that could be another. Okay, this 16 year old-She is in Color gaurd, Band, works and is expected to keep on the national honor roll. That is all good and all, but here while back this little girl got so stressed that got cutting herself to release pain. (I don't understand, but) Instead of the parents understanding, getting her help or trying to show her how to deal with stress, they pulled in the strains on her a little harder. Her mom sit right here yesterday and told me she didn't know what her little girl was going to do when she gets out on her own because her grades have went down a little (A's & B's instead of all A's)plus she said her daughter did not know how cook, wash her clothes, so on and so forth. She had the nerve to tell me she wished her little girl was more like my kids! I looked at her a little stupid and said how do you get that? She told me that my kids knew how to cook, clean house, take care of themself, and so on and so on. Well, you don't have to be a home schooler to teach that, I said, before I thought. She just looked at me funny and changed the subject. I guess what I'm trying to say is people (mostly family) Just because we don't school on the standards of Public school they don't think I'm doing my job as a mother. Well, PS DON'T work for us.
kitten

Mother's Day

Yesterday and Saturday was very wonderful and peaceful. Saturday I finished filling up our new pool for the kids and while I was doing that I weed-eated the yard. After the kids played for a few hours in the pool we went to my mom's to take her mother's day present and clean out most of her flower beds. (I guess the kids and I will go back this week and finish her flower beds since she isn't able and she is stroking over how awful they look, Plus part of homeschooling right now has to do with taking care of gardens). After that My husband , little girl and I went to his momma's for a visit while our boys went on a spend a night. While we were waiting on her to get home we stopped by Bask in Robbin's and got a Reece's peanut butter sundae. (Them things are almost heaven!) LOL! After we left her house we went to Pizza Hut for super. Sunday started off a little slow but I'm not going to complain about that. When KB and I got home from church the boys came home and spent all day working in our yard. Boy! Does it ever look so much better. After we got through with yard we all took a swim and then my husband put some steaks on the grill. When the steaks were done we all came in got baths and eat. Then my middle child decided since they haven't gave me a physical present he would make me a cake. It was kinda funny, he wanted to do it all by himself without me and I let him. After he had mixed the mix for 2 mins he came in and said, momma the cake is too runny. I went to go check and started asking him questions of what exactly he had done. I thought he would be fine without me since I help them all the time, but bless his heart he read the water as 1 and 1 1/3 but it was 1 1/3. I tried really hard not to laugh and told him to get out the other cake mix and we would do 2 cakes. So I showed him his mistake but assured him it was okay and told him it just showed me I was double blessed and loved. So, that was my mother's day week end. Kinda laid back, in the yard instead of the house and fun, but now I have got to get the kids and myself back motivated to finish remodeling the house. HA! Joy! Joy! Happy Happy! Joy!, but it will be so nice to get my house back together.
kitten

Dyslexia! Dyslexia! Dyslexia!

I have 3 kids that have dyslexia. You can not really tell with my oldest thou. But my youngest 2 seem to struggle to no end. I'm not complaining about my kids, for real, but I wish it was easier to help them. I feel so helpless sometimes. I can see the world around me getting more aware of kids with dyslexia and I think its great! But there is a big BUT! My but is that they do all these conferences to make parents and teachers aware, but no real help. Yea, if you got money coming out your ears you can get help, IMO. I was getting help with mine, but now our insurance will not pay for it. They also have a lot of materials you can buy and use at home, but again MONEY is the issue. There was 2 teachers here in our local area that went back to college to help the kids in our local schools. The Superintendent told these teachers that the school didn't want to deal with those kind of kids. What? These kind of kids are over all smart, high IQ's for most. They just have to learn a different way of learning and if dyslexia a learning disability why don't we have more resources or help that is affordable. To me these kids already feel different and with the right help can be something really great! But no!
Okay! I laid in the bed most of the night with this on my mind and was going to write all this glorious stuff this morning and now I have forgot 1/2 what I had on my mind. So, I guess I'll end my rant, but still wish there was more help out there because these kids (mine and others) are very precious and have a lot to offer if they just had a chance.
This might just be a problem in my area because of where I live, but I really wish I could do more to help my kids.
kitten

Our Bike ride today

OmGosh! I think I have lost my ever loving mind! I took the kids on a 6 mile bike ride this morning with A LOT OF HILLS! I made it thou, but next time I'll know not to take so many hills till I get in better shape. It did help my anxiety level thou. When I was a teen I ran all over Pontotoc. I was in cross country and that my excape time, but I forgot how many hills and how steep they were till today. Now if we can just make it a daily routine everyday before school and before we tutor an hour a day we all might feel much better. I just hope I stick to it and get use to the hills! LOL~~

My new Hobby

Here lately I have found a new hobby/sport. It's bike riding! Yea, for real! I really enjoy it and it has helped me cut down on smoking and I know it will help me loose the weight I need to. My only problem is everyone is always calling on me to help to do this and that and I'm afraid it's going to get to the point where I can't ride like I need to and want to. My kids are really into also so that's a plus. I know my mom has been sick (COPD-serve), but she has got where she thinks I should be there everyday on her time. I don't mind helping mom, but I wish she wasn't so picky over every little thing. I know she is worried about her health, so am I, I know she is not want to give up her independence, bills and so on and so forth, but when someone else needs me she gets jealous and if I don't do as she wants then she gets mad. I do love her, but between her and others in the family I don't always have time for my self. I told someone this morning if I was to catch up with my self I probably wouldn't recognize my self! HA~ I'm really not complaining about my mom and sorta am about the others, but I just wish my whirl wind of a life would calm down enough for me some me time. I also hope that this bike riding thing really helps me with my stress, weight and smoking and don't fade out like I do with so many other things.
kitten

wandering about my son getting is HS Diploma

Earning Your High School Diploma - Mississippi

Mississippi's minimum requirements for graduation are as follows:
4 credits English/language arts
4 credits mathematics
3 credits science
1 credit U.S. history/constitution
0.5 credit economics
0.5 credit U.S. government
1 credit additional social studies
1 credit physical education
7 credits oelectives
Recommended college prep courses include:
4 or more credits English with an emphasis in composition and usage
2 credits foreign language
3 credits mathematics (algebra and geometry)
2 credits laboratory sciences (biology, chemistry, or physics)
1 credit U.S. history or world history
2 credits social science
1 credit electives
This is what is recommended in Mississippi.
Is a GED as good? Some say yes and some say no and I say I don't know. I really would like for him to get his HS diploma. I'm going to call a school in Memphis, TN for I can help him get his diploma. I'm also wondering what electives you can earn in HS. I know Art, Bible and Music, but what other I'm not sure but would like to know. I also wonder about labs. How does one get lab time in Home school?
Here is our list for next year:
Geometry ( Hoping to buy Math U See)
World History 2 Konos
Here is what we will cover in History

The Big Picture
ROME
The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire - I
The Roman Empire - II
The Life and Times of Jesus Christ - I
The Life and Times of Jesus Christ - II
The First Hundred Years of Christianity
Roman Britain
The Early Church in the West
The Early Church in the East
The Fall of Rome and the Germanic Tribes
Early Britain
MOSLEMS
Muhammed and the Rise of Islam
The Muslim Invaders of Europe
CHARLEMAGNE
Charlemagne
VIKINGS
The Vikings
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Byzantium
MEDIEVAL TIMES
The Norman Conquest
The Papacy
Feudalism
The Crusades
The Monastic Tradition
Cathedrals
The Growth of Towns and Cities
Medieval Science and Philosophy
The Growth of Government
The Black Death and the Hundred Years War
Pilgrims, Travelers and Trade
The Warning of the Middle Ages
Marco Polo
CHINA
China I - Ancient History and Art
China II - Medieval History and Religion
China IV - Modern China
Review I
Review II
LITERATURE LIST
Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare
Augustus Caesar’s World, by Genevieve Foster
The Bronze Bow, Elizabeth George Speare or Quo Vadis?, by Henryk Sienkiewicz
City Of God, by Augustine
Beowulf
Stories of King Arthur
Tales of the Arabian Nights
The Song of Roland
Norse Mythology
Murder in the Cathedral, by T.S. Eliot
Robin Hood (many authors including Howard Pyle)
Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott
Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw
The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer
English comp 2
Biology (not sure from what book yet)
Typing (Computer)
Spanish2 and some Latin
He will also be doing more Art, Bible and music to finish the second part of what we did this year.
As for this year his credits are:
English Comp 1
World History 1 - Konos
Literature
Earth Science
Bible
Art
Geography
Algerbra 1
Some computer (Typing)
Spanish 1

Home School T-Shirts

I thought of using this one for the kids. The 1st one be DJ, The 2nd KB and the 3rd be JB.

I thought to use this one for me without my name and either use the same picture for my husband or find him another picture of a panther or something, but I really like this one.

The kids asked me here while back if we could make Home School shirts for when we go on field trips and such for we will match. I this could be a good idea since I have already gave us the name, Kitten's Home School. This is what I was thinking of the design and I would like opinions if possible.

Okay, I was think of putting Kitten's Home School on front on the left upper chest. And for the kids on back I pick out a picture, which I will show, with their names under the picture I feel best fits them. And for my husband and I I have chose the same on the front but with a different picture.

How I was going to make the shirts is either use paint for the front or make a design from the computer and print off and iron on. I already have the pictures I think I'm gonna use on my computer and I'm gonna iron them on.

So if you would be so kind let me know what you think.

Thank You bunches!

A day of spazzing

I know I keep spazzing over my son that is doing High School, but maybe if we make it through I'll be able to calm down with the other 2. HA!
Sometimes I wonder if I had started home schooling in the beginning I may not spazz as bad, but I didn't so I got to just suck it and deal with it and CHILL! Yeah Right! But I really do.
I'm really glad that I have the support of some wonderful ladies on the Denim Jumper. They have help me more they ever know through my crazy days and not just in home schooling. It's good to be able to talk to other moms (even if we are miles apart) about anything and everything. (well almost) It makes me feel good that I have these ladies that go through some of the same things as I do.
Well, I guess I got this little spazzing rant off my chest and feel better. I know! I know! One day at a time!
kitten

Quotes of thought

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.Elbert Hubbard
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them.Washington Irving
Our greatest glory consist not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.Oliver Goldsmith
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.Nelson A. Rockefeller
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?Vincent van Gogh
Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.Albert Einstein
Men do less than they ought,unless they do all they can.Thomas Carlyle
Let thy words be few.Ecclesiastes 5:2 from Words of Wisdom
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.Leon J. Suenes
The power of imagination makes us infinite.John Muir
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.Confucius

Socialization and Mainstream society

Someone shared this on the board I visit everyday. I thought it was funny and thought I would share with all~LOL!!