Gettin' prepped for the school year!

Well, it's that time again! Time to start gathering the curriculum and trying to schedule the upcoming school year.

We homeschool. I think I mentioned that. So I don't know about anyone else but I think that because we have taken the summer off it's gonna be hard to transition back into "learning". Not that we stopped learning. We just switched subjects. Math got switched to beating Lego Star Wars II on the Game Cube. Spelling got switched to building Lego structures. Reading the classics got replaced with a newfound love for "junior" graphic novels.

Oh well.

I remember with fondness the summer I got hooked on Scarlet by Alexandra Ripley. I read for hours and hours. I think that's the only book I had time to read that summer. It was long.

Anyways, back on topic. I'm planning our school year. Here's what I've got so far:

For the 6 yo and 8 yo
History- M/W/F

• Story of the World (Ancients) story book
• Story of the World (Ancients) Activity book on Fridays with our group
  
• Our Young Folks' Josephus-Antiquities of the Jews and the Jewish Wars

Math- daily

• Saxon 1 or Math u see(6yo)
• Math u see (8yo)

Spelling- daily

• A Reason for Spelling (8yo)
• Still not sure for the 6yo

Science- T/Th and Friday Lab

• Abeka Exploring God's World
• Science Experiments on Fridays with our group

Bible-

• Awana on Wednesday Nights
• Scripture Memorization
• Bible Stories

Anyways, that's what I've got right now.

Mom My Ride

I thought I'd share this. It's really funny!

I stayed, I folded, I conquered. . .

the laundry that is. This is what I've been doing all day.

I lost count but I think it was about 8 loads. 2 of those were sheets and blankets that I just forgot about. So I "cowgirled up", fought the temptation to sit and read all day long and made about 20 trips up and down the stairs.

Not fun but I'm done with the mountain of laundry that has been growing in my basement laundry room. Yippee!!! Plus I caught up on some TV Land Classics while I folded. DH and the kiddos can have a wonderful time putting it all away. I'm D-U-N.

Prayer Request- Please Pray!!!

I'm probably going to be offline for a bit cause I'm going to visit my dad in the hospital.

My dad has been in the hospital for most of this past week. He was throwing up blood and they put him in the ICU. My mom is worried. I'm not super worried but I'm going to go help out anyways. My dad is a big people person (pastor) so I think it will be good to go see him. It should lift his spirits.

A little info about my dad. His name is Jonathan McGuire. He has been a pastor in the Church of God for over 30 years. He has 4 kids and 5 grandkids. He's one of those people who'd give you the shirt from his back. He loves to tell a bad joke.

The doctors are toying around with the diagnosis of Cirrhosis of the Liver. Which doesn't sound right cause he doesn't drink. I've been reading up on it online. We are praying that the doctors are wrong. I know that they are trained professionals but God is the great physician. He can heal my dad. Please pray!

Here's a photo of my dad. Just in case you want a face to go with the name.

I thought I'd include this scripture from James 5:13-16:

13. Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

14. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

16. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Ok, so anyone else Lost?

Ok, uhm, once again **spoiler alert**

I'm not gonna give a full out recap 'cause I've seen some other good ones: here and here

I'm confused and not gonna have a great summer, fall and winter trying to figure out what this all means.

1. So they got off the island?
   
2. Was is just Kate and Jack or everyone?
   
3. Who was in the coffin?
   
4. Did it(the coffin) seem small to anyone else?
5. What would make it inappropriate for Jack to get a ride with his ex?
6. Who is the "he" Kate is getting back to?
7. Shouldn't she be in jail?
8. Isn't Jack's father dead?
9. Why, oh, why didn't Charlie close the door behind him?
10. Locke is back!!!
11. Why didn't Ben look all that surprised when he heard that Tom hadn't killed Sayid, Jin and Bernard?
12. Hurley is AWESOME!!!
13. So is Sayid! He killed that guy with his feet!?!
14. I'd love to know the translation of what Jin said when they threatened to shoot him.
15. Where and what is the temple?
16. Does it have anything to do with the 4 toed foot statue?

Tell me what you think. I'm confused and intrigued. Nothing new there.

In "Late" honor of my 31st. . .

Here are 31 things about me.

1. I was born in Huntington, West Virginia.
2. I'm a procrastinator.
3. My actual birthday was last Monday, May 14th.
4. I got spoiled for my birthday.
5. I have the sweetest husband ever!
6. I've tricked him into thinking that I'm the best wife ever.
7. I have low self-esteem sometimes.
8. I wear size 9 shoes.
9. I wish I wore that dress size. lol.
10. I want to lose weight but I've never tried.
11. I'm pretty comfortable with my body but I'd like to be healthier.
12. I love to interupt myself and change subjects.
13. My husband sometimes keeps up.
14. I love books.
15. My favorite author is Lori Wick.
16. Linda Windsor, Liz Curtis Higgs and Francine Rivers are tied for a close second.
17. I love a good love story.
18. My only regret is that I didn't see how awesome my husband was the first time I saw him.
19. I love movies.
    
20. I took a movie critique class in college and it ruined me.
21. Mars attacks is the worst movie ever made. <---period!
22. I won't even discuss #20.
    
23. My favorite chick flick right now is Laws of Attraction.
24. I have a bachelors degree in Journalism.
25. I've always loved writing.
26. I don't think I'm that great at it.
27. I've been told I'm pretty good.
28. I do origami!
29. See I told you I interupt myself.
30. Unusually big things make me laugh. (I'll tell you later.)
31. This was easier than I thought.

Wow, that was actually fun! I hope it was educational.

Lost Again?

First of all let me say OH MY GOSH! Major ***spoiler*** if you didn't see Lost last night.

That was one heck of an episode! My favorite character is poor Hurley. Favorite quote from last night: "Yeah, I love you too. Whatever."

I was bawling as Charlie cowboyed up and went off to die. I thought the exchange between him and Claire was lovely.

I don't like Juliette. I think she's gonna sell them up the river. I'm still not sure what's up with Jack. He's not the same since his week with the others. He's always been a nice guy but I just don't trust him anymore. Sorry.

I've read that the girls that Charlie saved in the alley was Sayid's lady. And that one of the ladies in the Looking Glass was Ben's childhood friend. It's so weird the way they crossed paths.

I heard somewhere that TV Guide predicted that there would be 5 major deaths before the end of this season. Here's my prediction for the red shirts:

1. Bernard
2. Rose
3. Juliette
4. Desmond
5. John Locke(I still don't believe he's dead).

So sad. . .Anyways. I cannot wait till next week. What will we do all summer? I think I might freak out from withdrawal. Usually when that happens I cope by watching the 4400. It's usually on during the summer.

Shows I'm gonna miss this summer:

1. Lost
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. American Idol
4. Heroes

I'm sure we'll find something else to watch but those are the best right now. Maybe I'll get a life. lol.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I know it's not till tomorrow. But don't we deserve to hear it everyday?

To all you crazy ladies . . .

• With offspring clinging to you at all times
• Who are raising your grandchildren(my parents, don't ask)
• Who came before us (Thanks to our Grandmothers)
  
• Who are raising "little Mommies" right now
• Whose children have left the home but never your hearts
• Who are raising your children as a single parent(prayers)
• Who are raising your children while in the military(thanks and prayers)
• Who live with a mountain of __________ (insert your fav: laundry, dishes, clutter)
• You.
  

I'm sure I've forgotten something. But God knows who you are and He loves you very much. You make a huge difference even when it feels no one is listening. God hears your prayers in the night for those crazy kids. And those just as desperate ones in the daytime when you think you don't have what it takes.

And just in case no one tells you: Thanks for everything you do! Happy Mothers Day!

Lost Anyone??? Warning: spoiler

Major spoiler if you haven't seen last nights Lost.

spoiler alert

Okay so Locke is what. . .dead? Curiousity did kill the cat. Or so we think. They can't kill Locke.

Can they?

And Ben. . . You think you know the guy. Jeez. No wonder he wanted Locke to kill his own father. He thinks they stink. And he's gonna wipe out the Survivors just because?

And what on earth is Jacob? And why does he need help?

I'm just as Lost as ever. I love that show.

My tv favorites

I don't think I've blogged about my obsession with Lost or Grey's Anatomy. So here goes.

I LOVE Lost. I've been hooked since the beginning. I've never missed an episode and I've been known to watch re-runs and re-re-runs. I've checked out all the sites. I go to sleep every Wednesday night wondering how it's all gonna play out.

I am sure that years from now I'll still think about how Walt appeared in the woods and how Mr. Ecko was killed by a giant puff of black smoke. As much as I love it I also am afraid of it. It comes on less than 2 hours before I go to bed. So I lay there thinking about it and it kind of freaks me out. I mean it's quite a ride! You are on the edge of your seat the whole show and then "bam" it's over. But it's never really over. You leave with more questions than answers. It's crazy and I love it. period.

Now Grey's is different. I love it and I watch it. But if I miss it, I miss it. I'll catch it online. I love the narration. And the characters are rich and pretty well developed. I wonder if it's possible to have such a great show with all the twists and turns and not have so much sex. I mean it's like the only way people in Seattle can interact is to end up in bed. I think it's the rain. (No offense to those who really live in Seattle. I love rain. And I've heard the coffee is the best. Not that I like coffee.)

Anyways, the point is the show is great but I think it's a guilty pleasure for me. In that, I feel guilty at seeing so much pleasure.

Another of my favs is Desperate Housewives. Another very guilty pleasure. I can't say that I've seen every episode or visited the message boards. But I know that every Sunday night I can turn on ABC and expect to see lots of scandal. Cause I really don't have much scandal in my life. Thank you, God!

The housewives crack me up. And the narrator is awesome. Her name is Brenda Strong and she use to be on my favorite show Everwood. sigh. I miss it so much. Which brings me to the following memorium for cancelled shows that I loved and that have passed on:

(No particular order, except the first which is the most awesome sitcom of all time.)

1. NewsRadio(poor Phil)
   
2. Frasier
3. Everwood
4. Wings(It was funny)
   
5. The Cosby show
6. Moonlighting
   
7. Cheers
8. The Wonder Years
9. Space Above and Beyond(For my husband)
10. Star Trek Enterprise
11. Hidden Hills(where the heck did it go? It was a decent show.)

To be continued when I recall others. . .