Reason number, I dunno, 587....
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Adoption news
We got word from our lawyer today that Brittany's adoption is going to court on June 18th at 1:30!! My ex said he sent all the paperwork and it should be at the lawyer's today. As long as that is filled out correctly with no problems, Brittany should be a Lynn in just a few short weeks!!
UPDATE: Ex did NOT get the paperwork notarized. We are NOT in the clear yet. The lawyer sent it back to him. Please pray that it is done quickly and correctly this time!! We need to have it done by the court day. In the lawyer's hand and all correct!!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Thank you
Patriotic Song "Thank You" Military Tribute
Thank you, especially, to Kyle Morris and Grant and Ryan Husky
representing not only America, but Our Finest Hour Church
10 Reasons NOT to homeschool
Ten Reasons Not to Homeschool
by Jim Muncy
January 12, 1995
Why send your kids to public schools rather than homeschool. Here are ten good reasons
10. Skill development: Public schools do a great job of teaching children to sit down and shut up while the teacher engages in crowd control and mindless administrative duties. The ability to put one's mind on hold, sit there and do nothing is a skill that will be in high demand in the competitive marketplace of the future.
9. Lack of ability: I couldn't teach my own child--I don't know how. After all, anything meaningful in life can only be taught by those properly trained and certified to do so.
8. Financial aspects: We can't financially afford to homeschool. Without the school based health clinics, how could we afford to keep our children supplied with condoms and birth control.
7. Goals 2000: I want my children to learn all the correct stuff. Given how fast history changes, I want to be sure they are up on the most recent version.
6. Scheduling benefits: Staying on the same schedule as everybody else has its benefits. That way, when we go to Orlando, we can make sure that we spend our time waiting in lines rather than wasting it on all those rides and attractions.
5. Close friendships: I like the fact that my children are spending so much of their time with people not in their family. I would much rather my children's closest friendships be outside the family rather than within.
4. Separation of church and state: As long as we keep church and state separate, then the more time I can keep my kids under the control of the state, the less time they can possible be under the harmful influence of the church.
3. Socialization: What possible better way could there be to give your children the social skills they will need as adults than to stick them with children their own age all day. Besides, the best influence on your child is the one randomly assigned to the seat behind him or her in home room.
2. Class size: Learning can't occur in groups of less than twenty students. There is nothing quite like being lock-stepped through material with thirty other students to really develop within a person that true love for learning.
1. Class pace: I want my child to know how to learn at the proper pace. If a child can't keep up with the class, then it serves that child right to be left behind in the dust. If the child is learning too fast, then he or she needs to learn to slow down. And besides, what gives any child the right to assume that he or she can learn things he or she wants to learn rather than what the board of education decides should be taught for any given grade level. Anything learned at the wrong time might just as well be left unlearned.
by Jim Muncy
January 12, 1995
Why send your kids to public schools rather than homeschool. Here are ten good reasons
10. Skill development: Public schools do a great job of teaching children to sit down and shut up while the teacher engages in crowd control and mindless administrative duties. The ability to put one's mind on hold, sit there and do nothing is a skill that will be in high demand in the competitive marketplace of the future.
9. Lack of ability: I couldn't teach my own child--I don't know how. After all, anything meaningful in life can only be taught by those properly trained and certified to do so.
8. Financial aspects: We can't financially afford to homeschool. Without the school based health clinics, how could we afford to keep our children supplied with condoms and birth control.
7. Goals 2000: I want my children to learn all the correct stuff. Given how fast history changes, I want to be sure they are up on the most recent version.
6. Scheduling benefits: Staying on the same schedule as everybody else has its benefits. That way, when we go to Orlando, we can make sure that we spend our time waiting in lines rather than wasting it on all those rides and attractions.
5. Close friendships: I like the fact that my children are spending so much of their time with people not in their family. I would much rather my children's closest friendships be outside the family rather than within.
4. Separation of church and state: As long as we keep church and state separate, then the more time I can keep my kids under the control of the state, the less time they can possible be under the harmful influence of the church.
3. Socialization: What possible better way could there be to give your children the social skills they will need as adults than to stick them with children their own age all day. Besides, the best influence on your child is the one randomly assigned to the seat behind him or her in home room.
2. Class size: Learning can't occur in groups of less than twenty students. There is nothing quite like being lock-stepped through material with thirty other students to really develop within a person that true love for learning.
1. Class pace: I want my child to know how to learn at the proper pace. If a child can't keep up with the class, then it serves that child right to be left behind in the dust. If the child is learning too fast, then he or she needs to learn to slow down. And besides, what gives any child the right to assume that he or she can learn things he or she wants to learn rather than what the board of education decides should be taught for any given grade level. Anything learned at the wrong time might just as well be left unlearned.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
~~Blush~~
ummmmm I guess I forgot about the other uses for the word memoir.
Mea Culpa.
I now officially un-name my friends morbid.
Sorry guys. :-)
I am the morbid one.
LOL!
A rather morbid tag
My friends have been participating in a rather morbid meme. It is about writing your own memoir. I am of the mindset that Christ will be returning before I "kick-the-bucket" so to say, but I will play anyway. ;-)
First the rules...
1. Write your own six-word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want.
3. Link it to the person who tagged you and to the place of origin.
4. Tag five more bloggers, with links. (my friends have broken tradition and gone with two, as will I.)
1. Write your own six-word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want.
3. Link it to the person who tagged you and to the place of origin.
4. Tag five more bloggers, with links. (my friends have broken tradition and gone with two, as will I.)
5. Leave them a comment and invite them to play.
I thought this would be difficult. I even put it off for a few days, to think about it. However, in my nighttime musings last night, it came right to me! And it was PERFECT!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
All About Me
My friend Susan did this and I decided to join in too!
I am - Daughter of the Almighty, a Wife, a homemaker and homeschooling mom of 4 here on earth, one awaiting us in heaven.
I want - to constantly be closer to God.
I have - more than I ever imagined.
I wish - I was more on top of things.
I hate - ants.
I miss - my grandmother.
I fear - not.
I feel - not so hot at the moment.
I hear - children chattering.
I smell - pizza in the oven
I crave - more alone time for prayer and Bible Study.
I search - for more of God, daily.
I wonder - why God made mosquitoes.
I love - my family and friends, dearly.
I dance - in the rain.
I sing - when cleaning, driving or showering.
I cry - not as much now that I am not pregnant.
I don't always - get what I want done.
I wish - (another I wish?) my house was already ready to sell.
I fight - to get The Word out.
I write - not as much as I should.
I never - eat Beets.
I listen - to what people don't say.
I need - my Saviour.
I am happy - with my life.
Anyone else want to play?
I am - Daughter of the Almighty, a Wife, a homemaker and homeschooling mom of 4 here on earth, one awaiting us in heaven.
I want - to constantly be closer to God.
I have - more than I ever imagined.
I wish - I was more on top of things.
I hate - ants.
I miss - my grandmother.
I fear - not.
I feel - not so hot at the moment.
I hear - children chattering.
I smell - pizza in the oven
I crave - more alone time for prayer and Bible Study.
I search - for more of God, daily.
I wonder - why God made mosquitoes.
I love - my family and friends, dearly.
I dance - in the rain.
I sing - when cleaning, driving or showering.
I cry - not as much now that I am not pregnant.
I don't always - get what I want done.
I wish - (another I wish?) my house was already ready to sell.
I fight - to get The Word out.
I write - not as much as I should.
I never - eat Beets.
I listen - to what people don't say.
I need - my Saviour.
I am happy - with my life.
Anyone else want to play?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Problem with my header
Any of you style sheet or blogger experts out there...I am having a problem with my header. I can't figure out how to get it centered. I can get it centered on one screen resolution, but it will not carry over to others. I have tried to add different tags I have found by googling the problem but none have worked. Does anyone have any ideas for me? (do I sound pathetic enough???)
BTW, I had no idea that I even had this problem until I looked at my blog from a different computer. Then all of a sudden the header wasn't centered! Sorry to all of you who have been seeing it like that all along. :-)
BTW, I had no idea that I even had this problem until I looked at my blog from a different computer. Then all of a sudden the header wasn't centered! Sorry to all of you who have been seeing it like that all along. :-)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Multimedia message
On our way to KC
Well I’ve got my cell phone, PDA, MP3, Portable DVD, Camera, Britty’s Nintendo DX, a receiver for the MP3 and Michael and Britty’s cell phones. Are we missing any gadgets? Oh yeah, we have Ethan and Kaedra (the star of the show) too. We are on our way to
…..Planning on reporting good news later tonight!!
Receiving a multitude of Blessings and expecting nothing less than a miracle,
'·.(`'·.¸(`'·.¸ * ¸.·'´)¸.·'´).·'
«´* Kahri *`»
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Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see. CS Lewis
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