Summer Education

I would like to invite anyone that is interested to join us in our summer education fun. I have been brainstorming some idea's of what I would like to do with my kids this summer. This plan would be so much more fun if you were to join us.

Because we are moving we won't be starting our summer program until July 14th.


These are some of the idea's I had.
One~
Summer Reading
Summer Olympic reading program. They would have the opportunity to earn, bronze, silver, and gold medals for reading books on their own or having them read to them. At the end of the summer if they had earned a medal I was thinking a gathering all the kids that joined us in our reading for some kind of celebration. For my children I was thinking of having a reading list to give them a guide for their reading. They would need to read a certain amount of books from the list and the rest would be free reading. What I was thinking it would look like is something along these lines.

50 books=a bronze medal
75 books=a silver medal
100 books=a gold medal

Second~
Pen Pals
I was thinking snail mail Pen Pals would be great for the summer. This has many benefits educationally. Subsequently, I think they would enjoy making new friends and getting things in the mail.
There are on-line services that can help you find pen pals. There are international agencies that will give your child several names that they can write to. Or, we could have our kids write to one another if this is something you are interested in joining us in.

Third~
Math
I had a thought of having Math play dates. (Now, I have to admit math is not a strength of mine.) We have one 'math' game called, SMATH. My thought is that we would have a normal play date but a play date with a purpose. So we would bring our kids favorite math game or as parents we could create a math game of some kind.

Got To Make You Laugh

This made me deep down belly laugh!

Movie Reviews

It Passed!

We got home a little while ago from inspecting the house with a home inspector. The inspection went really well. The house had a couple of minor things that need to be repaired and I think we may be able to do them our selves.

It was such a blessing to get to spend a couple of hours in the house and let it sink in that this is our home. I am in awe of how God has provided for us.

We got a phone call on Tuesday from our landlord telling us that they want to move back into our home. They asked us to move out the same weekend we are moving into our new home. They also said that they are thinking about replacing the carpets, repainting, and replacing the windows. So we do not have to clean all of these things. What a beautifully amazing confirmation that we are moving in the right direction.

The inspector told us that our house was in great condition and went on and on about how well it had been maintained. All of these things aren't coincidences they are the hand of God. He is a great conductor and His orchestra plays beautiful harmonious melodies. What a wonderful experience it is to see Him at work.

Breakfast

What are you enjoying for breakfast these days???

I am loving hot Grape Nuts with sliced up bananas.

More Pics

It is in south Salem Creek, really it is Hazel Dell off of 99 street. It is near Giaser Middle School. My brain is so fried from the long weekend and extra stress I am struggling to come up with good details for you. Ask away and I will be happy to answer you any question I am able to answer.

Offer Accepted!!!

We placed our forth and prayfully our last offer on this house over the weekend. Today we settled on a price and now we are onto getting the inspection done. If everything goes as planned we will be moving June 28th. So save the date, hehe.

Still Waiting!!!!

I just wanted to let you know that we still haven't heard any word about the house. We are hoping to hear any day now.