can you believe it's another yr!  time to send off our home school letter to the school board

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  i am shocked by the difference one yr makes. i feel completely different sending this off this yr than last yr.  i was flooded with memories as i printed the application off from the fear, insecurity and loneliness that i felt last yr
this year?  im confident, secure and know i can do this
is it easy?
heck no!
but god never said life would be easy!

today we got creative.  i was talking to chris last night and i felt that i needed to connect with nate's heart today. so i picked something that we could work on together and talk
we turned the cardboard box into a rocket ship

 ellie pants
note the bandage on her hand!  mercy me! she grabbed the knife (it slipped out of my hand) and as i went to snatch it away the end of the blade nicked her thumb
i wanted to see how she would respond, so i did nothing, i saw the blood and she went back to playing....finally after NOTHING from her response wise, i picked her up and took her in the house to clean it up. then she cried.  so i wrapped it up and back to playing she was

so different from nate. hahaha

 right after the bandage

 silly giggle pants

i gave nate markers to go to town on the box

 he did great

then i looked over and saw ellie take the cap off the marker and draw this!!!!!

 while she napped i brought the paint out to finish the rocket ship up

 such concentration

 and detail!

then it was time for sprinklers

 and guess who's standing on her own?

 my dolly

 i see quinn in nate!!!

 silly, happy, giggle pants!

nice and quiet day with my kids....until the neighborhood kids got home. hahaha

Posted by mel at 3:22 PM