Missing Camera

It's been another one of those days weeks! On top of that I can't find my camera, so if anyone finds before my son's 5th Birthday tomorrow PLEASE let me know!!!It's not much of a camera, but I've grown fond of the little guy.

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The 2007 Homeschool Blog Awards nominations has begun!
If you haven't been there yet hurry on over
and tell them Amber sent ya! ;)

Wordless Wednesday: Tough Love

A friend of mine passed this along and I wanted to share it with y'all. (There IS a picture!)



Most of America's populace thinks it very improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control our kids when they have one of "those moments".

One that I found very effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk.
They usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our little car ride together.

I've included the photo below of one of my sessions, with our son, in case you would like to use the technique.

Its very effective!

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Thanks for the laugh Jacque! Here's the original link.

Why God Made Mothers

This was emailed to me by a friend and I thought I'd share it with you:) Enjoy!

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:


Why did God make mothers?

1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house.

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.

3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger
parts.


What ingredients are mothers made of ?

1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in
the world and one dab of mean.

2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use
string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?

1. We're related.

2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?

1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty
bossy.

3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

1. His last name.

2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk
on beer?

3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to
chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?

1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.

3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?

1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof
ball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the
bed.

3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.


What's the difference between moms & dads?

1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.

2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.

3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause
that's who you got to ask if you w ant to sleep over at your friend's.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?

1. Mothers don't do spare time.

2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of
plastic surgery.

2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.


If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid
of that.

2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did
it and not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back
of her head.

And zee winner is....

Jonatha @ Homeward Hearts

Congratulations!!! I look forward to working with you:)

**UPDATED**
OOPS! I forgot, the winner to my Christmas Bear contest is

Linda @ Homeschooling6

I wanna thank everyone else for participating and also for your kind comments!

Fall Y'all Bloggy Giveaway

Alright, I'm in!

I've decided to give away a custom header and siggy for your blog made by moi.
I'm an amateur, but I really enjoy making graphics:)
If you wanna see some of my work before you decide to comment you can click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE!

Confucius says.....

"Boys who stick feet in toilet water get cold toes."

Oh wait, noooooo....that was me that said that to my 2yo potty training son;)

They've only just begun

Alrighty, I've been tryin' to post since Saturday, but things just keep happening.

My mother-in-law is trying to come visit us again, 3 birthdays are about to hit next month with Thanksgiving thrown in between, so I'm preparing ahead a time, and I'm trying to keep up with school, but it's kinda distracting for the youngins (and me) when we keep hearing big machines knocking down trees.....which leads me to what I've been wanting to post about.

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that we're Breaking Ground, we'll here's where it's gonna be.

It may not look like it, but this is over a 150 ft. slope. Somehow they are gonna flip this mountain upside down, flatten it and build a cabin on it.

It's hard for me to visualize all this, but my hubby can see it. I can however show you the view we'll have. (I took these last Tuesday before the construction began.)

It's almost like touching heaven!!!

After many weeks months of waiting, this little guy showed up.

And ever since then they've been digging dirt and clearing trees.

Nothing too exciting has happened yet, but tomorrow the bulldozer is coming and that's when the REAL action is supposed to begin. In the mean time here's a few shots of what they've been doing.



I know it's not much to look at, but I did get some better shots today...I forgot to take pics yesterday:( you'd think I would have learned from my last experience to always have my camera. Hopefully I can update ya'll soon and stop by to say hello. I MISS EVERYONE!!!

Before I head off I wanted to share one last picture. It's not great, (I'm NO photographer) but I thought it was purdy:D

**YOU CAN CLICK THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE THEM**

Driver License on the Internet???

I know I was SHOCKED too! Click to remove your driver's license ----> HERE!

An early Christmas gift for you while I unwind

The last couple of weeks have been wonderful/wild all wrapped up in one, so while I take a little blogging break and unwind, I decided to have a contest.

Below is something I decided to tinker with last night (making graphics relaxes me.) I'm not a professional, but I do like to fiddle around....I guess you could call it a little hobby of mine. So if you'd like this cute little bear on your blog for Christmastime leave me a comment.

I may stop by your blogs and say hello, reading blogs relaxes me too:)

(Click to enlarge)