Looking up

From the table where I am writing out household chores I see all four of my kids reading, quietly. Madie in the brown chair reading Sneeches. Caleb on the cough reading the Animal Encyclopedia. Elizabeth on the reading the Kingfisher History encyclopedia. And Joshie reading/eating various books behind me. They all did this on their own. This is why I love home schooling, learning happens all the time, even when its not planned.
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The Mischievous Madie strikes again

Yes that's an entire roll of TP in the sink, soaked. Yes, that's a bare bottomed Madie and Yes, this was proceeded by " its quiet.... Where's Madie?!"
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Hello Mrs. Potato Head

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Our youngest driver

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Sittin' in the grass

I do most of my calling outside because its quiet and the kids are inside. However, today Joshua decided to join me
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New Living Room

So Sunday we went to Ikea to shop, not for us but for another one of our many projects we are working on. Upon passing through the living room furniture section I saw a sign for a chair cover for 9.99. In brown, the color I want. I checked out the couch cover section and found the match cover for the 3 seat sofa for 29.99. these guys are normally 79.00 and 149.00



Needless to say, we bought them. Figured might as well get the covers while they are on sale since eventually we wanted to get the Ikea couch


Well, we decided to go ahead and take the plunge and buy the couch and chair frame as well! The couch frame weighed 150 pounds and can fit on the top of our van! The two boxes they came in were an instant hit with the kids....I will try to get pictures of that later.



Oh, and yes, we basically redid the living room. New brown drapes and new rug compliment the new couch and chair nicely. All entire cover for the couch and chair can be dry cleaned. And I went back yesterday and bought a spare set. So I am completely prepared for our 4 crazy kids and I finally will have a couch and chair that 1. match and 2. do not have a slipcover that always looks completely disheveled upon it. Hooray!

monologue

(riding in car)

Elizabeth: Mom, I just saw that punch buggy, you know the g...g...something one!

Me: G something?

Elizabeth: yeah, you know, it's that g word, we've talked about them before.

Me: You mean Ghetto?

Elizabeth: umm, no....

Me: Elizabeth you remember where Daddy said the word ghetto came from right?.......

Me: it's from the book you are reading too.....

Elizabeth: (nodding)

Me: It's kind of like in Fiddler on the Roof.....

Me: it was horrible to think......

Me: When you say something is ghetto.......

(5 minutes later)

Me: Was that the word you were thinking about?

Elizabeth: no.

Me: oh.

(Pause)

Me: Geek squad?

Elizabeth: Yes, Geek squad!

yes, I am the granddaughter of Elkins Sr. who once lectured me about what a Medicine man was for 2 hours! Not because I asked about it, because he wanted to tell me about it.

Definition of Mischievous

I was sitting correcting Elizabeth's paper and this is what Madie did.....in 5 minutes or less. Yes, that's Scotch tape around the toy and around her leg. When people ask how Madie is doing, I always so she's just mischievous and being herself! This is why.

My two boys

Caleb helping Joshua drink his bottle, so cute!
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Added to my resume today...

I can build a dance studio sub-floor!
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Tired kids

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Ever seen the ugliest tree alive?

Now you have (this tree is beside our gas station at the beginning of our neighborhood, every time we get gas I just can't get over how hideous it is!)
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