It’s a Beautiful Earth!

I’ve always loved flowers!  When we were in California, I developed a love for gardening.  I never really paid much attention to nature when I was single.  I never took the time to stop and appreciate.  We now live in the world were there is so much ugliness.  My mood gets dragged down when I [...]

Dealing with the School System

A few days ago, Audrey came home with her report card.   Her report card indicated that she needs improvement in her reading comprehension.  I commented (in a respectful way) that this surprised me because I do not see this as a problem when Audrey and I read together.  I also brought to the teacher’s [...]

Celebrating the Lucky 13

Today marks the 13th year of  our marriage.  We wanted to go on a weekend trip, but we weren’t able to.  Andrew had scout campout on Friday night and the hotels we like to stay in were all filled.  At the last minute, we decided to go on a day trip to Harpers Ferry, West [...]

My Homeschooling Sched

OMGosh!  It is now 5:06PM.  I’ve got a terrible headache!  I feel like I’ve been teaching kids non-stop.  I worked with Tim, and with Andrew after he came home from Metz.   Audrey came home around 3:45PM.  By 4:05, I  sat with her to help her with homework, practice subtraction, and count money.  Dinner is [...]

Trip to Smithsonian

Today is the last day of my kids’ Spring break.  I decided to take them to the Smithsonian.  After the chores we had to do, we were able to get out of the house at 11:30AM!   It was a nice bright day.  We ate our lunch at the National Mall. I decided that  my [...]

Kids’ Spring Break

Friday is almost here!  This week has gone by too quick!  It was nice to have a break from school.  I didn’t have to get up early to help Andrew and Audrey get ready for school.  Timothy had his school break also.  I got to do more cleaning around the house and spend more time [...]

Model Building

The past few days have been filled with activities.  Tonight, I am thinking of tomorrow’s Easter Egg Hunt in the Primary.  I hope it will go well.  Anyway, today has been interesting.  Most of my morning was filled with Primary preparations for tomorrow’s activity.
This afternoon, I took my kids to the Lego store in Potomac [...]

Cherry Blossoms

This afternoon, I got to walk in D.C. with my boys for an hour.  I especially love to visit Washington D.C. during spring time, when the cherry trees are in blossom.  This is only one of the many reasons I love living in Northern Virginia.  I think Virginia is beautiful!  We are also close to [...]