tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81619630744068680492024-03-14T05:29:56.947-05:00The BrewersThe Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-9320134520598014632014-06-16T15:45:00.004-05:002014-06-16T15:45:58.967-05:00Keeping Pace with a CheetahI know I say this with every post, but where does the time go?? My babies are growing up so quickly and I can't seem to keep up! <br />
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Austin turned twelve on May 7th. TWELVE!!! What? That's not allowed!! I still have visions of him sitting at our dinner table at the ripe age of two. He had a Sponge Bob oven mitt on his hand and in his sweet little boy voice he says, "I'm gonna get you" as he attacks Mark's hand with the oven mitt! It seems unreal that he is twelve. It creates a overwhelming feeling of bittersweet joy that I've been blessed to be his mom for this long. But it also produces a sick feeling of panic knowing that I only have six more years before he will be grown and moving away! He always has a smile on his face. IF he gets upset, he's quick to recover and bounce back to his happy self. When he was a baby, he had a smile on his face before he even opened his eyes in the morning! <br />
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<em>My heart is tickled by this face!</em></div>
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<em>Chubby baby!!</em></div>
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<em>When the Astros made it to the World Series...he's had a long love for baseball!!</em></div>
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To celebrate his birthday, Austin wanted the family to go crabbing again. So we loaded up and headed to Galveston! We stopped in Kemah to have dinner at the Aquarium. And then made the rest of the trip when the sun started going down. This year's trip was a bust because we didn't catch but maybe 2.5 crabs! But the boys had a great time making memories, and that's the difference!</div>
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<em>Zay, Andrewe, Cooper, Austin, Abi, and Bastian</em></div>
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A favorite memory from this trip was at dinner time. Aunt Georgiet talked Austin and Zay into trying an oyster. Copper had them before, so he volunteered to show the boys how to eat them! After a little squabble, Zay stepped up to try it first. As he tried to swallow it, he started gagging. Austin graciously handed his to Cooper and said 'Thanks, but no thanks!' I can honestly say that if I never have another accomplishment in my life, Austin and Abi would be enough for me. </div>
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Between Austin's birthday and the beginning of June, not too much happened. But I have pictures!!! </div>
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<em>My beautiful girl</em></div>
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The weekend of June 7-8 tested our flexibility as parents and our ability to be in multiple places at once!! Abi had her first ever Rehearsal and Recital for dance at the same time Austin was playing a tournament about an hour and half away!! Saturday we made the trip to Texas City for Austin's two games, Mark and Abi left before the second game to make Abi's rehearsal on the other side of town. Austin and I made it to the auditorium just as Abi's second dance began! We ran through the parking lot and everything!! Then on Sunday, we all made the trip to Texas City again. On Sundays, if you win you keep playing until you lose. Well...they won their first game...so they kept playing! We left Austin with his team mates, and Mark, Abi, and I made the long trip across town <em>again! </em>It turned out that Austin wouldn't make it to Abi's recital, as his team played until the championship game and won 2nd place. Abi was a natural on stage. She was beautiful, so much that it brought tears to my eyes! I am so proud that she conquered her fear of performing in front of people. Our family and friends were there to support her, which made her very happy!</div>
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<em>A ring as a trophy</em></div>
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Abi kicked the summer off by whacking her hair off! I followed suit, it's hot in Texas!!! </div>
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And Austin attended the Urban Youth Academy with the Astros. They split the kids up into 5 groups: Softball, 7-9 year olds, 10-11 year olds, 12-13 year old and 14-17 year olds. Austin was bumped up to the 14-17 year old age group. They also compete amongst their groups each day in a category, and then the winners from each group competes with all the age group winners. Austin was so excited when I picked him up on Tuesday. He not only beat the kids in the 14-17 age group in fielding, but he also beat the other kids from the other age groups! He received Certificates of Achievement for both!</div>
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These two kid-o's keep me running! I love every minute of it. One day it will be over; So, I want to soak in the blessings of this day! The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-47243278040183259902014-04-21T21:37:00.000-05:002014-04-30T13:48:12.058-05:00I've Been Playing Candy CrushYes, I fell into the black hole that is Candy Crush. That is my excuse for being gone for so long! I've finally reached a point in the game that I have to wait too long before another level opens up; so, my addiction has been wavering!<br />
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Enough about that. What has the Brew Crew been up to? Well, we had the privilege of sharing our blessings from the end of January until about a week and a half ago. Family friends of ours while waiting for their new home to be built, had temporarily taken up quarters in a small travel trailer. Mark and I suggested that they use our spare bedroom, and we would make room for their kid-o's. They <em>finally </em>took us up on our offer! So, we went from a family of 4 to an family of 9 really quick! When the children (our two, Austin and Abi, and their 3, Cameron, Remington, and Lyla) went to bed, it just seemed like a nice evening hanging out with friends! When all the children were awake, things at times became more complicated. But for the most part it was a blessing. It was a blessing for me, and a blessing for Austin and Abi. I often reminded them of a verse that God put on my heart shortly before they moved in: Hebrews 13:16 Don't forget to do good things for others and to share what you have with them. These are the kinds of sacrifices that please God. Before they moved in, other friends questioned our sanity. They asked if we were scared to lose our friendship with our friends. In the end, our friendship was not only intact, but even stronger than it was before! Some of the highlights from our 3 month slumber party:<br />
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<em>Lyla LOVES Austin. Every morning or any time we would return home, she would make a running leap to hug him! </em></div>
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<em>These two, Abi and Remi, had their days when they were BFFs or mortal enemies! Sometimes within 5 minutes!</em></div>
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<em>Mark and Javier. These two kept us entertained nonstop! </em></div>
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<em>Lyla helping Mark build a shelf for my laundry room. That didn't work out, but Lyla was so excited to help!!</em></div>
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Our family made sure to clear our calendar for <a href="http://www.jamtour.com/" target="_blank">Winter Jam</a> this year! We also helped transport some of the youth from our church, as it was also a youth group event. Some of our favorite bands were there: Lecrae, Tenth Avenue North, and Thousand Foot Krutch to name a few! </div>
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Abi turned 10 on March 11th this year! Her request for a birthday party this year was to have a few friends over for a spaghetti dinner, Paris style, and then to have her friends spend the night. Unfortunately, my grandfather passed away on Abi's birthday, and his funeral was the morning after her party. Abi was a good sport, understanding that sometimes things don't work out the way you always plan for them to. She did get her fancy spaghetti dinner, and was happy enough with that!</div>
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<em>Here, Austin and Abi did an impression of old people that started with "Back in my day sonny..."</em></div>
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Field trip number 2 has become kind of an annual trip. We packed a picnic for Memorial Hermann Park, which Mark was able to join us for this year, and then went to the zoo for one of their free admission days! I made sure to pack the camera because I wanted to take spring photos of Austin and Abi. I pulled up some spring pics of the kids from the last 4 years to see how much they've grown!!</div>
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I went in for an MRI of my head early in the morning, and that afternoon received a phone call from my doctor. The radiologists had confirmed what my doctor suspected, I had multiple lesions on my brain. My doctor directed me to the hospital as soon as possible to start a high dose of steroids. Before they could confirm a diagnosis of MS, they had to run more tests because there is no one test that can test for MS. While I was in the hospital, they tested for Lyme's Disease, Lupus (two diseases I had previously been tested for in the military), and few other diseases. They did two more MRIs, this time of my neck and spine. I had multiple lesions in both. They did a spinal tap to test for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligoclonal_band" target="_blank">Oligoclonal Bands</a>. If four or more O-Bands are found in the cerebral spinal fluid, then it is consistent with a diagnosis of MS. I had 12 O-bands.<br />
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You see, the lesions in my brain had been caused by my own immune system attacking the protective coating around my nerves. I was in the hospital for 5 days, during which I researched as much as I could about MS. I learned that it is a very individual disease. It effects each person differently, no two cases are the same. The National MS Society defines MS as: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. There are four different types of MS. I have <a href="http://www.nationalmssociety.org/What-is-MS/Types-of-MS/Relapsing-remitting-MS" target="_blank">Relapsing-Remitting MS</a>.<br />
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I've been on Copaxone, a daily injection, for almost a year now as well. Some of my symptoms have subsided. My vision, the biggest concern of my doctor, has been doing well! My feet only hurt when I've stressed myself out, over worked, or am overheated. The two lingering symptoms are fatigue and brain fog. I get tired so easily, my memory stinks, and I sometimes have a hard time processing information.<br />
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I have fears of the disease progressing. Because MS in unpredictable, what's to stop it from ravaging my health in the night. I fear that I will lose the use of my legs and arms. With each ache and pain and tingle, I wonder, 'Is this it? Is this the last day I will walk?" I need a daily reminder that God loves me. That He said : So <b>do</b> <b>not</b> <b>fear</b>, for I am with you; <b>do</b> <b>not</b> be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) I have nothing to fear, weather I am walking or rolling, God is with me. I can lean into Him, and He will give me the strength I need to make it through the journey. He is my source of Hope, Joy, Strength, and Peace. I hope that there will one day soon be a cure for MS. I am joyful that I am able to share God's love for me, and His people, through my journey. I am strengthened by His unconditional love for me. And I can be at peace and say, 'It is well with my soul' because I know that I have an eternal spot in Heaven praising His name. There will be no more diseases, no more pain, and no more sorrow. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XtwIT8JjddM" width="480"></iframe><br />The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-52719663359928489712014-03-24T16:37:00.001-05:002014-03-24T16:37:21.284-05:00EventsBaseball. Austin plays baseball, and I LOVE watching that boy play! In the fall he played for the Bulls through <a href="http://maruccielitehouston.net/" target="_blank">Baseball USA</a>. We loved the unlimited access to the facility, and the exposure to so many experienced coaches; however, that wasn't enough to keep us there. Our coach that was assigned to our team didn't get to pick his team. In all, there were four kids on the team that were actually able to compete at an elite level. And just like that, we were stuck with a noncompetitive team. To make it even worse, without our coach saying so, we could tell that coaching Austin's team was just a way for him to collect a paycheck. If he showed up for practice, he was usually 30minutes to an hour late each practice. Mark and another dad luckily stepped up to do what they could to get the boys work in the batting cages. It was very frustrating that we were paying for something, but having to do it ourselves! Austin was re-evaluated in January and was again invited back to play. Before the evaluations, we found out that his team would "officially" be sponsored by Marucci. We were very excited, hoping it would be the change that fixed our BUSA problems! After evaluations though, we were met with great disappointment. His team had not changed hardly at all. And not only was Austin going to be stuck on the same noncompetitive team, but the price to play through BUSA was going to increase dramatically. It was like we were going to pay for a Lexus, but were being delivered a Toyota! Before making our decision, we reached out to the director for something, anything, to change our minds. He never responded. Gave us no answers. And probably could care less that we were leaving. We were just another number, another way they could collect a pay check. We never felt like they genuinely cared about Austin as a player, or weather or not he developed into a good ball player. It was a sad, sad realization for us. We wanted so badly for it to workout. <br />
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After that, we were left back in square one! One of our teammates from the Bulls was planning to return to the remnants of his pre-Bulls team. One of the dads had pulled together some of the other players and managed to find a professional coach. So, we contacted the coach for a tryout, and the rest is history. The name of Austin's new team is FO1 (Fraternity of 1) Baseball. We very much like his new coach. And for an added bonus, he has two coaches that help with his team for the price of one. The only con to starting with a new team is that Austin has to start at the bottom and prove himself worthy of taking anyone's spot. For the most part, the teams' infield is already set. So, the boy has a lot of work to do.<br />
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We are happy with Austin's team. He even has two teammates that played on Airline with us!<br />
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Next on the agenda is Abi's sport for this year. It's harder to get excited about her choice of sport because she may not stick with it. She's gone from T-ball to gymnastics to dance, then to volleyball. She considered trying softball and swimming, and has ended up back in dance. She is at a different studio than before so that may be the difference. So far, she says she wants to do dance again next year! We do our best to encourage her at whatever she is trying at the moment, and always make her finish the allotted time frame of her commitment. <br />
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Christmas came and went. Because Mark lost his job in September, this year's Christmas was mostly homemade, but full of love. We tried to do things that didn't require a lot of money, but were a lot of fun! In the Houston area, there are several houses that do Christmas light shows. One evening, we got together with Aaron, Georgiet, and the boys and went to a few of the houses in our area. I made hot chocolate to accommodate the chilly weather! <br />
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After Christmas, but before New Year's, we were able to get together with the Benders! We took the kids to the park and to feed the ducks. We soak up every extra minute we can with them, they are some of our closest family and we aren't even related!<br />
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<em>Abi and Luke, best friends!</em></div>
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<em>My niece, Jacalynn, and my brother, Jimmie</em></div>
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<em>The country wouldn't be complete without a rope swing! Abi and Hailey are swinging Jacalynn.</em></div>
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<em>Rita and Aunt Debbie in the giant chair </em></div>
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<em>Austin driving his go-cart for the first time!</em></div>
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<em></em>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-55930082900695946652013-12-09T15:54:00.000-06:002013-12-09T15:54:48.753-06:00'Tis the Season!You're probably wondering how our trip to Breckenridge ended. It ended well! Thursday we celebrated Thanksgiving. We woke up early and began cooking. We watched football and movies in between. We had a nice spread to choose from! Georgiet even made lumpia!<br />
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We spent the last day of the trip, Friday, hanging around the house in our pajamas and packing. We returned unused/unopened food items to the local grocery store because there was no way it was going to fit to travel home with us! We played games late into the evening and shared lots of laughs together. Later in the day, Mark, the kids, Aaron, Georgiet, Zay and Bastian played in the snow some more! They had another, more serious, snowball fight! Mark also took Abi and Bastian on a nature walk close to the house. <br />
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We woke up early and cleaned out the refrigerators and packed up the remainder of our items in the car. Our family of four and the Blancos started the drive home about 8AM Saturday morning. The other two Brewer families flew home. Their flight didn't leave until about 5:30PM; so, they drove (about a 2 hours trip) to Denver and toured the city until it was time to check in for their flight. We and the Blancos finally (and I mean FINALLY!) got home around 3AM on Sunday morning. Longest drive EVER! <br />
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Sunday morning it was business as usual. I was up and out of bed by 9AM. Our dogs were boarded part of the time we were gone. So, I went to pick them up from the kennel. This was their first ever stay in a kennel, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised! The kennel staff seemed to genuinely care about their well-being which eased my mind!<br />
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From Sunday afternoon until Tuesday evening I ate, slept, and breathed Christmas Banquet planning! At our church the women's ministry holds an annual Christmas banquet to raise money for a local charity. This year, and last year, I handled all the registration for the banquet. Most of the time it's pretty fun because you get to meet and talk to so many new people. There are kinks that occasionally rise that can almost ruin my day, but for the most part I really enjoy it! <br />
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The banquet is hosted by the church, but in registering attenders, we also register volunteers to host/decorate a table (or more). This year I decorated two tables. One was kind of last minute because one of the scheduled decorators was unable to do so this year. I found the most beautiful plates for this table. <br />
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<em>This Eiffel Tower used to be black! I spray painted it gold to match my plates!</em></div>
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<em>I LOVE these plates! They are SO pretty!</em></div>
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'<em>Breakfast at Tiffany's' theme</em></div>
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The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-65314502891311197452013-11-28T09:24:00.000-06:002013-11-28T09:24:14.904-06:00Breckenridge, Colorado Family Vacation Day 4I woke up super early on day four. My sister texted me about our dogs (she's dog sitting). One little beep from my phone and I'm up. Once I'm up, I'm up! So, Bastian and I hung out until everyone else woke up. Once the house was awake, the kids bundled up and went to play in the snow. <br />
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<em>Abilene</em></div>
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For breakfast we planned to hit up the crepe stand again because of it's yummy goodness! Mark had a bacon egg and cheese crepe. I had a egg, cheese, and mushroom crepe. Austin had a bacon, swiss cheese, spinach, and mushroom crepe. And Abi had a pepperoni pizza crepe! Stuffed, we decided to cruise Main Street. I love this small town. All the little shops are so cute. Most of the shops sell manufactured items in combination with homemade items. We only got a few shops in before the late nights and walking caught up with me.<br />
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After the gondola rides, I couldn't push myself anymore; so, we headed back to the house. I went straight to our room and laid down and slept for a couple hours. The rest of the afternoon we just hung out around the house. We had frito pie for dinner and played games again. Taunya and I were up a little late baking pies for Thanksgiving. I made Austin's favorite, pumpkin cheesecake and an apple pie. Taunya made FOUR pumpkin pies! I'm looking forward to the spread of food on our menu!The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-87194761677826681992013-11-27T08:55:00.000-06:002013-11-27T08:55:30.053-06:00Breckenridge, Colorado Family Vacation Day 3Day three seemed to fly by! We spent most of the day hanging around the house with Roman so that Liz and D could go skiing. Roman has had a really rough time here, particularly at night. While at home he sleeps through the night, here he wakes about every 20-30 minutes crying. Poor guy! <br />
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Weeks before we make any trip, I can count on Mark to research our destination. For at least three weeks leading up to this trip Mark researched things to do with kids, things that we must do when we visit. He even checked the <a href="http://www.brecklivecam.com/">Main Street Live Cam</a> several times a day! One suggested activity from many sources was that we must try the crepes! So, D and Liz met us on Main Street after they were finished skiing to try out some crepes! <br />
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<em>On our way to the crepe stand, Abi said she got to cross one more thing off of her bucket list: pet a horse pulling a carriage. Just to note, these horse were HUGE!</em></div>
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<em>The menu had so many selections! You could choose anything from pepperoni pizza to a smores crepe! Mark had a butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar, I had nutella, Austin had cheesecake, and Abi had a smores crepe.</em></div>
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After we had our crepes, we all headed back to the house to start dinner. It was mine and Georgiet's turn to cook for the group. I made potato soup with all the fixings and Georgiet made a Filipino dish called Chicken Adobo...it was delicious! <br />
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The rest of the evening we played games again. Again, many laughs were had! Day four has more activities on the schedule, I can't wait to share them!The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-39736653240370912002013-11-26T08:54:00.000-06:002013-11-26T08:54:33.717-06:00Breckenridge, Colorado Family Vacation Day 2Day 2 started off a little rough for me. First, the lack of sleep the night before in my sauna, I mean, my room put me a little on the cranky side. Nevertheless, I hopped out of bed looking forward to the eventful day we planned. Once the majority of the house was awake, Javier made breakfast. Again, this is one of my favorite parts of any vacation or family gatherings I've ever been a part of, meals together. <br />
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<em>Austin working on his pitching with a snowball!</em></div>
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<em>And my handsome boy!</em></div>
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For this day of the vacation we all planned to rent some sleds and head to a local park, Carter Park, to sled. This was a budget friendly event that everyone in the family could enjoy. To rent the sleds was only $5 per sled for an entire day. We rented four between the four families, and took turns using them. Carter Park was also very budget friendly because it was<em> free</em>! We spent at least three hours there!</div>
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<em>The kids took turns sledding with Lyla. This was on their way up the hill.</em></div>
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We finished our drinks and started our journey of walking from shop to shop. We quickly learned that Breckenridge is not a nightlife city like Houston! Most of the shops were closed around 6pm or soon to be closed! So we visited one or two stores and then decided we return the next day while all the shops were open, and just make our way to dinner. On Main Street they have several restaurants, but we landed at Bubba Gumps. Not exactly a Breckenridge original, but still a cute little establishment! I had never had their food before; so, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I ordered the 'Jenny's Catch in Lobster Butter Sauce', It was delicious! Our waiter, Matt, did a great job. Especially with such a large group split evenly with rambunctious children!</div>
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We ended the night with putting the kids to bed and then playing games. Many more great memories were made here. We played Balderdash, my favorite game, and then another game that has yet to be named. There were many laughs and even some tears! Mark laughed so hard he was crying on the floor! I'm looking forward to see what day three holds in store for us!</div>
The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-58397960831087511362013-11-25T12:33:00.001-06:002013-11-25T12:33:23.723-06:00Breckenridge, Colorado Family Vacation Day 1Our first real, whole day in Breckenridge started with cold pizza out of the fridge because we had not had a chance to make it to the grocery store. We didn't even have coffee. GASP! So, a few of us loaded up and headed to the grocery store. I can't remember the name of the store, but I was on cloud nine when I found out I could use my Kroger card! We really should have planned out that trip and others a little bit better. Between the four families here, we now have three containers of mayo in the fridge. That's something I would have done differently had I thought about it: plan out meals and grocery lists before the trip even began! I think we've come up with a plan so far. We ordered pizza the Saturday night. Javier made a spicy pasta with bread for dinner Sunday night. Monday night we plan to find a restraint overlooking the city. Georgiet will make chicken adobo and I will make potato soup Tuesday night. DeAndre and Liz will make frito pie Wednesday night. We will be baking dessert probably all day Wednesday in preparation for Thursday, Thanksgiving dinner. For Thanksgiving, we have split the menu between the families, each making their favorite dishes to share.Friday we will have left overs...so far we have a LOT of those! <br />
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After returning from our grocery shopping expedition, we did one of my very favorite things. We all sat together and had a big family breakfast. There are two large tables. So, the kids all sit at one table and the adults all at the other. <br />
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Anxious to get out and play in the snow while the Roman slept, Liz and D bundled up and headed out. The whole group was excited to hear that they found three sleds stashed away in the garage! Then it was pretty much a requirement that we all bundle up and head out to play in the snow! <br />
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The evening ended with dinner. Everyone was so exhausted from playing in the snow that thee games we intended to play were non existent! We all retired early! The night was a tough one. Another really cool thing about this house is that all of the floors are heated. A curse of this house is that all the floors are heated. It was so hot in our room and we couldn't get it to cool down. We resorted to opening the balcony door and *trying* to sleep with it open! I do miss my Sleep Number bed at home!The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-20728592573767269422013-11-24T22:22:00.000-06:002013-11-24T22:36:00.467-06:00Breckenridge, Colorado Family Vacation 2013 Day 0 We left Houston around 4:30pm Friday afternoon to begin the long, <em>long</em>, LONG drive to Breckenridge, Colorado. By we, I mean our immediate Brewer family (Mark, me, Austin, and Abi) and the Blanco family (Javier, Taunya, Cameron, Remington, and Lyla). To help make as few trips on the trip as possible and save a buck, I made a grocery store run to stock up on snacks. I packed a small ice cooler full of drinks (water, Gatorade...and of course, Diet Dr Pepper!) and put it directly behind the kids' seat so that they would have easy access. We were loaded down with clothing for a full 8 days plus snow gear! Speaking of snow gear, I found great deals on practically brand new items at my local thrift store. I was quite pleased with my findings! I purchased Austin and Abi each 2 sets of snow suits (pants/jump suit and jackets) online in the spring thinking I was getting a great deal because it was at the end of the season! I paid about $40 each for them. I'm from Houston, Texas...we get hot weather...that's pretty much it! What do I know about purchasing snow gear?! So, once I found the full racks of used snow suits at the thrift store I was bummed! There was a way larger selection of kids' items than there was for adults. I was able to find three adult jackets, jump suits, and two pairs of winter water proofed gloves. They also had several pairs of snow boots, but none in the sizes we needed. The most expensive item was one of the jump suits at $8 whole dollars!! So, if you need to make a trip to a snowy place, I highly recommend checking out your local thrift store before paying the ridiculous prices anywhere else! <br />
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We slept until 2:30am and then headed out again. About the time we hit Wichita Falls, the roads began to get really icy. I suppose it wasn't helpful that a nasty storm was in the process of blowing through. So, we had to slow down dramatically. Not fun when your trip supposed to take close to 17 hours <em>without</em> stops! There was one road that we drove down that was two lanes, in the middle of nowhere, and covered in ice. A scene that made us all pray that we did not have any car trouble! <br />
At the fist sight of real snow, we made a stop for the kids to make snowballs!<br />
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We finally made it to New Mexico before we all came to a mutual agreement that breakfast must take place outside of the vehicles! We found a Denny's...ok, Denny's was really all they had...<br />
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<em>Lyla, caught making a face at me!</em></div>
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We arrived in Breckenridge, finally, around 2:30pm Saturday! It is stunning. It looks as if a picture came alive out of a travel brochure.<br />
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We pulled up to the house that we rented for the week, and again the awe continued! The house is so amazing, it even has a proper name: The Lodge at Snowy Point! It has 5 master bedrooms inside the main house, 4 of which have a fire place in the room. It also has a kids' bunk room, which has been handy with the group of boys. It also has a separate cottage connected to the garage that has been helpful as well! There are two game areas, a media room, two giant dining tables, and two sitting areas. The kitchen is my dream kitchen!! Other than having a fireplace in the kitchen, it also has TWO dishwashers, a bread warmer, THREE ovens, eight burners on the cook top, and three sinks! Who needs that many amenities in their kitchen you ask? Anyone that has ever cooked for a large group of people! The room that Mark and I are staying in has a balcony, a sitting area around the fireplace, and a king size bed. The connecting bathroom has a claw foot tub, a walk-in shower that has six shower heads, and several windows over looking the delightful neighborhood. <br />
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The Brew-Tines (DeAndre, Elizabeth, and Roman) and the Brewers (Aaron, Georgiet, Zay, and Bastian) arrived just minutes behind us. They flew from Houston to Denver and then rented a car to drive the rest of the way. We toured the house and unpacked, ushering in the effects of the altitude changes. Walking from one end of the house to the other required a break in the middle. I, myself, felt short of breath and a bit dizzy. The one remedy we discovered through a little research is to make sure you stay hydrated. Drinking a lot of water has made a difference. I retired very early in the evening. I was exhausted! </div>
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<br />The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-1186162988686041042013-11-01T19:11:00.001-05:002013-11-01T19:11:07.594-05:00Almost ThereI've almost got you caught up with what's going on with us today! Let's pick up where I left off...starting 2013!<br />
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Let's see here. 2013: We began having a few issues with the coaches on Austin's team not too long after the new year. We tried to keep with it and work out the kinks. Mean while, in February I saw a civilian optometrist about my vision problem. He suggested that I get my head checked out. So, in April, I saw my PCP whom then ordered an MRI. The afternoon of my MRI, my doctor called and told me to go to the hospital to be admitted. That the radiologist had found some lesions in my brain. I was admitted to the hospital. Five days of high dose steroids, 2 more MRIs, several blood tests, and a spinal tap later, I had a confirmed diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis or MS. I finally had an explanation for my 'trick eye' (as liked to call it), my inability to balance and walk normal (let alone run), the ridiculous pain in my feet, feeling like I was borderline narcoleptic, and the most annoying symptom of all, my constant feeling that I had been drinking all day because of my fogged mind! After a couple visits with a neurologist, we agreed that I should begin daily injections of Copaxone. It sounds like a simple solution and it is working, but the injections leave bruises and knots under my skin for days. I think it also may be making my hair fall out. In May, after discussing many times with Austin, we decided it would be best to find a new baseball team. Austin tried out for a new team at Baseball USA/ Marucci Elite and made their 11U elite team. We finally felt like things were coming back together in our lives, but then Mark lost his job again. So, now we are trying to decide where to go from here. Here are some pictures from this year so far:<br />
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<em>Abi's first volleyball game</em> </div>
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<em>Abi "playing" with the other siblings at the park!</em> </div>
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One of my many home improvement activities: Staining the bathroom cabinets and then painting the walls.</div>
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<em>Spring break 2013, visit to the rodeo!!</em></div>
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The run down of 2012: I had vision problems in my right eye (like the lingering camera flash long after a photo had been snapped). I had foot pain in both of my feet. I saw an optometrist at the VA, prescribed glasses. I saw a podiatrist at the VA, prescribed orthopedic insoles. Mark's mom passed away unexpectedly. Mark lost his job. Mark started a new job. We had our floors redone in our house. Austin played A LOT of baseball! That's it in a nutshell for the big events. For the small events, I put them in pictures!<br />
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<em> Valentine's Day 2012 Abi and Luke</em></div>
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<em>Abi's finished bed</em><br />
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<em>Austin's finished bed</em><br />
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<em>Mark and I attended a Hunger Games party to celebrate the release of the movie!</em><br />
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<em>Our Church family egg hunt!</em><br />
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<em>Both enjoyed schoolwork outside!</em><br />
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<em>Summer wouldn't be summer without our pals!</em><br />
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<em>The Usual!</em><br />
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<em>Austin's team played several tournaments close to Galveston. So, we made a mini-vacation out of it with the team!</em><br />
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<em>Kemah with the team!</em><br />
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<em>Swimming with cousins at Grandpa's house</em><br />
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<em>Ready for Vacation Bible School</em><br />
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<em>Mark and I celebrated our 11th Anniversary!</em><br />
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<em>Abi was a tiger for Halloween 2012</em><br />
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<em>Austin's team won 2nd place in a tournament for Halloween</em><br />
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<em>Austin's team won 2nd place in the CFSA League play for 10U select teams</em><br />
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<em>There were lots of family dinners</em><br />
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<em>And lots of waiting on baby Roman, my nephew, to arrive</em><br />
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<em>A KJ52 Concert</em><br />
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<em>And meeting Manafest</em><br />
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<em>And baby Roman made his appearance November 12, 2012</em><br />
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<em>Thanksgiving with Papa</em><br />
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<em>Christmas Lights 2012</em><br />
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<em>Decorating for Christmas!</em><br />
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<em>Pancakes and Pajamas 2012</em><br />
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<em>Lighting the Advent candles 2012</em><br />
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<em>Brewer Family Christmas 2012</em><br />
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<em>Christmas 2012</em><br />
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<em>Christmas Morning</em><br />
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<em>Christmas morning with cousins!</em></div>
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A lot happened last year. It was a tough year for our family, but also a year of many good memories. The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-36762422687290631562012-02-23T21:52:00.000-06:002012-02-23T21:52:49.261-06:00Catch Up!Two months is WAY too long to go without blogging. After all, I am keeping this blog for a journal for the kids when they are older. I may even try to be a cool mom and have it printed out one day! <br />
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So, lots has happened since Christmas. New Year's came and went. On New Year's day Mark and I took the kids to the Houston Children's Museum where they did a "family style" count down at noon instead of midnight. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the museum, we headed a couple of blocks to Herman Memorial Park. If you've read my blog at all before, you would know that I LOVE Herman Park. It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In January, I celebrated an awesome friend's, Sarah's, 30 birthday. Although, I need no excuse to get together with all of these awesome ladies (and hubby's too)...I love them each dearly!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Typing this out, I see that January was more busy than I remember it being! Another volunteer, Amy, and I took a trip to Orlando, Florida with our church's executive pastor, children's minister, and preschool minister. We attended the Children's Pastor's Conference. It was surely rejuvenating! I feel like I came home with a renewed love for children's ministry! We were able to attend a few training sessions each day for topics ranging from loving on your volunteers to loving on babies! I bought several books that I haven't really gotten to dive into yet (maybe summer by the pool?) I also bought Austin the <em>Action Bible. </em>It's a Bible written in a comic book form. He has already finished it!! So, many great things have come and are yet to come out of that trip! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Austin and Abi also started the spring semester with our co-op, First Class Homeschool Ministries. They were totally stoked about returning! This semester, Austin is taking: PE, All Things Boy (a class with first aid, building stuff, and hanging out with other boys his age), and Exploring Space. Abi is taking: Artistic Pursuits (another art class!), Swimming Creatures, and Exploring Space. So far, they are both loving it!! I like it myself, although I won' lie, I can't wait to be able to sleep a little bit later on Fridays!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0iHDAI4wHJEHYflXedGdLq46nPKyIqOwIqbVWsHrxrSzjzigBoenGMUudNQLH1qqh7XWmU8qf59JUGfuMAX4GkwqlNg7WQLPrWmnZH_GJiWOjQ90NUiPuNl9wxE2QBrbDJ7y6ZrH8TI/s1600/Fridayschoo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0iHDAI4wHJEHYflXedGdLq46nPKyIqOwIqbVWsHrxrSzjzigBoenGMUudNQLH1qqh7XWmU8qf59JUGfuMAX4GkwqlNg7WQLPrWmnZH_GJiWOjQ90NUiPuNl9wxE2QBrbDJ7y6ZrH8TI/s320/Fridayschoo1.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Abi, first day of spring semester 2012</em></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This semester in Friday school, I am teaching Computer Basics and the All Things Boy classes. In All Things Boy, we had one of our good friends, John Taylor, come and share some first aid and safety tip with the boys...essential for a class that we will be building stuff in! The boys enjoyed the lesson so much. Austin still wears his make shift arm sling aka bandana around the house sometimes! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, while we're on the subject of school, Austin has been learning about writng a personal narrative (planning/rough drafts/final copy), adding and subtracting unlike fractions, World War I & II. and acceleration, speed, and velocity. Abi just finished a unit on multiplication, and is now learning fractions. She also learning about prepositional phrases, nouns, and plurals in english. In social studies, she has been reading about Colonial America and working on map skills. She has one more lesson in her current science book before she moves to the next book in the series. They both have been doing a '30 day drawing challenge' that they will both finish up this week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the biggest highlights of February has been Mark's brother and sister-in-law, Aaron and Georgiet, moving back to Houston. Aaron separated from the Air Force and they left their duty station in good ol' San Angelo, Texas! We have spent almost every weekend with them since they returned. Most of all, Austin and Abi can't seem to get enough play time with their cousins, Zay and Bastian (Xavier and Sabastian). I am so grateful to have them back!! Them returning has meant a lot of help on projects we have been trying to complete around our house. We installed a new sink faucet in the kitchen...and when I say 'we', I really mean Aaron did while we watched cluelessly!!! They have also been helping with our remake of the AJBs rooms. So far, we have painted the rooms and put up chair railing. We still have a long way to go before we are done though! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMYkRJlGMwjOh7Jz8dRyt5hm4PtY2uZs9G6kzWEj-wHkynKJz6vuF-mfW3Z1qTHKO-maMdG_C0s9vzD6HHzrGVJUPB-qoyHQzmJW1J0puzsR33IoFjdqxMcpP5NDBD5J9Q1meaXP7opY/s1600/cousins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMYkRJlGMwjOh7Jz8dRyt5hm4PtY2uZs9G6kzWEj-wHkynKJz6vuF-mfW3Z1qTHKO-maMdG_C0s9vzD6HHzrGVJUPB-qoyHQzmJW1J0puzsR33IoFjdqxMcpP5NDBD5J9Q1meaXP7opY/s320/cousins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Menchie's frozen yogurt; Zay, Austin, Abi, and Bastian</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two more big topics to cover and I'm done! January 26th is Austrailian Day. It's like 4th of July for Aussies! Kathryn, a good friend and member of our small group, is an Aussie. She catches a lot of flak for being the only Aussie in our group, so it only seemed fitting that she get a party! Again, I'll take any reason at all to hang out with our group....LOVE YOU ALL!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Friday school ended before Thanksgiving. For our Christmas and end of semester celebration, they held a cookie decorating party at the ice skating rink. The kids had a blast! Although Crystara isn't in our co-op, she is at the skating rink 24-7...so, we got to hang out with her for a little while too!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't be fooled by those winter clothes and ice in the pictures above, outside of the rink the days are pretty much like spring!! We took bread to our local duck park and fed the ducks. Then the kids played at the park for a little bit. One of their favorite things to do. And on days like this, I don't mind so much either!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BA5dYGah8CY/TvvONQoGwhI/AAAAAAAACUo/ILDkfGCQAV0/s1600/ducks2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BA5dYGah8CY/TvvONQoGwhI/AAAAAAAACUo/ILDkfGCQAV0/s320/ducks2.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Abi </em> </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Because my mom is the manager of the store she walks in, getting off for the a few days around Christmas is difficult to do. Last year we had Christmas at her house, but this year we stayed home. So, we had to have Christmas early with Grammy and Papa. The kids were not upset about hat at all!! Austin received some of the kinex building toys...he was determined to finish one of them before he went to bed. In fact, his eyes were so sleepy they were bloodshot when we finally coaxed him to go to bed!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QOjs1qlvO9w/TvvNvjYicGI/AAAAAAAACTQ/rBaw8KZEl8g/s1600/christmas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QOjs1qlvO9w/TvvNvjYicGI/AAAAAAAACTQ/rBaw8KZEl8g/s320/christmas1.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Austin working hard!</em></div><br />
Austin no longer plays baseball with the Texas Terrors. They just weren't a good fit for our family, no hard feelings. But we haven't stopped playing baseball...NO WAY! Austin was invited to try out for a tournament team that just so happened to be partially coached by one of his coaches from the Vipers! YAY! His first game to play with his new team, Team Airline, was a toy drive held at Baseball USA. If you've never been to Baseball USA, you're missing out!! That place is SO cool!! After that tournament, the following weekend, Team Airline played another tournament for Toys for Tots in Pasadena. His team played all elite teams and though we lost, they held their own! <br />
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Even thought we were on break the week of Christmas, I snuck in a lesson. An unusual lesson, and that is probably how the kids let me get away with it! I taught Austin and Abi a basic sewing stitch. I cut pieces of felt for them to piece together and sew a nativity set. Surprisingly, Austin was more into it than Abi! About half way through, Abi decided it was boring and she didn't want to do it anymore. Austin-never-say-quit-Brewer HAD to finish his!! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because I'm a lame-o, I forgot to snap ANY pictures when my cousin, Courtney, and her boyfriend, Chad came for dinner. I kick myself for missing that photo op because I very rarely get to see her!!! Well, at least I have the memory recorded here!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Christmas Eve we helped out with one service and then attended the following one. We were super excited this year because it was rumored that Copperfield Church would have SNOW!!! Since Houston rarely gets anything close to snow, I had to see it for myself! Sure enough, there was a little snowfall in the front rows of the service! One of our Christmas traditions is to have soup for Christmas eve dinner. Weird tradition, I know...but a tasty one! This year we had Mark's sister, Elizabeth, Mark's dad and step mom, Tom and Wendy, and Wendy's son's girlfriend and son, Melissa and Jaydon over for soup and salad. It was a time of good company and sharing memories!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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We went to Tom and Wendy's for Christmas dinner and gift exchange. As usual, we had lots of laughs!!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last, but not least...Black Friday shopping!!! As usual, Naomi and I met at Target to get some deals!!! I did NOT like this year's Black Friday operations....midnight just doesn't work for me. Mainly because I'm tired from the hustle and bustle of running around all day. Standing in line for a couple of hours at the end of the day when I am exhausted is not my idea of fun. And BF is usually a lot of fun for me! It's a lot of fun because it's just like coffee shop girl time...the only difference is that you're standing in line with a Starbucks in hand instead of sitting in the coffee shop with Starbucks in hand. Not this year. Our plans were to meet at Target at 10:30pm to get in line for the doors to open at midnight. The first person to the areas springs for the coffee. Naomi made it there before I did, so she got in the drive thru for Starbucks. As cars lined up behind her, she pulled up to the menu...only to be told that they closed at 10:30!!!!! And that she could return at midnight when they reopened. Not cool. So, our hour and a half wait was without coffee...bummer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In all the chaos, we have managed to get quite far in the kids' school work. Abi has been working on double digit addition and counting money (which she loves!) in math. Journal, grammar, reading and spelling are going pretty smooth for her as well. Austin is working on long division in math and poetry in English. Spelling is a breeze for him, too! This past week in English, Austin learned how to write a diamante poem. The two opposing nouns he chose were Veggies and Candy. When I asked him for a describing word for candy....his response was high fructose corn syrup!! He is such a funny guy!! </div><br />
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This year for the Christmas season, we have began a new tradition. I was invited to a 'Jesse tree party' along with 24 other women. We drew numbers to determine which day of Advent we would make an ornament for. I drew day 6, a ladder. I made 26 little ladder ornaments. All the other women did the same. Then we exchanged all that we made so that each of us would have an ornament for each day. We made an extra set for a family in need. It was a fun and crafty thing to do. It was right up my alley! We have a devotional that we read together as a family each night and then open the wrapped ornament to hang on our tree. The devotion is meant to prepare our hearts for this season, the season of celebrating the birth of Jesus, the Savior of the World. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our co-op, Friday school, had a scarecrow contest. This is the Brewer family scarecrow:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In October, the kids and I had two field trips. The first was to the Houston Zoo, which is free on the first Tuesday of each month. We like to take advantage of anything free. To top the deal off, the weather was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! We packed a picnic to have in the park before we went into the zoo. We rode the train around Herman Park where we found a picnic table near one of the playgrounds. One of the memories I will cherish from that excursion is feeding the squirrels. When we first sat down, one squirrel approached us. Austin tossed a Cheetos out to it and it sat there staring at us as it munched! Before we knew it, 3 more squirrels has surrounded us!! The kids and I were laughing so hard. I have a mental picture of both of them laughing uncontrollably! That is the memory I will remember forever!</div><br />
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Our second field trip was to the Houston Museum of Natural Science, which also happens to be free on EVERY Tuesday! We, again, packed a picnic and headed for Herman Park. We chose a different section of the park this time. And it was breath taking beautiful! The kids had so much fun running around, climbing on vines, and watching the birds fly around.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">We took a third field trip in November with our co-op to the Annual Renaissance Festival. We checked out some books about the Renaissance Era fromt the library before going to give the kids an idea of what the festival would be like. Both Austin and Abi had a blast. Abi said a couple times, "This is the best day of my life!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZITDGzes_jIZyrSl9QYg4U0Yduv-fWfRo5JKZ-UHjjLHlyQKZ8G11KYyE0xhZ4sFfDLGNEiIQZfHz6wfYKR6V6AB3f1d7Pxpi7tIV4y1te2oUxbkLcegSTC1jNpq62ocWLk4UaevYySQ/s1600/renaissance1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZITDGzes_jIZyrSl9QYg4U0Yduv-fWfRo5JKZ-UHjjLHlyQKZ8G11KYyE0xhZ4sFfDLGNEiIQZfHz6wfYKR6V6AB3f1d7Pxpi7tIV4y1te2oUxbkLcegSTC1jNpq62ocWLk4UaevYySQ/s320/renaissance1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, as you can see, we have been VERY busy...and I didn't even include all of the pictures! This semester has been so much fun! I'm looking forward to the holidays now!!!!</div>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-2307160289706411802011-10-19T21:39:00.000-05:002011-10-19T21:39:02.104-05:00Abi on the MapThis is another awesome project that I found on Pinterest.com!!!! I know all of you are probably tired of hearing about it, but it is such a cool website! You have to check it out! <br />
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The direct link to the project is <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/08/me-on-map.html">here</a>. It's called 'Me on the Map' and involves a bit of craftiness...but not too much. A perfect project for Abi! Here goes:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The finished product</em></div><br />
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</div><div align="left">Abi and I were both very happy with the finished product!!!</div>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-20774050736963825482011-10-12T17:19:00.000-05:002011-10-12T17:19:17.601-05:00Make Your Own Fabric Storage Boards Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of you will probably read this and think..."what took this chick so long to get with the program?" But I'm hoping to inspire those of you that have fabric stashes that look like mine <em>did look</em>!!! I have only been sewing for about 9 years now. I learned by watching my mom sew while growing up. I used to also help her pin quilts. I got up the courage to actually use a machine when my mom passed down one of her older, very basic models. Thanks mom, I owe my desire to sew to you! Since I first started sewing, I have never really been sure about what I should do with left over and unused fabric (unused because sometimes I'll see a print that I fall in love with, but am not quite sure what I should do with it!) So, they all have been thrown into a big storage bin...where it has been collecting ever since! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqKyWJ4qYbf82xdbO8EQwVEOhyrBd9zv74dKpBFbfJBe78bi1eud8N9D2tmas2wdBf2dluY75VbmXYfZNqOX96gK3hDGucwsF6zRwhWNbT5gGWnpbjBxswpYS_lwENu8-zF1x-jZa2I8/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqKyWJ4qYbf82xdbO8EQwVEOhyrBd9zv74dKpBFbfJBe78bi1eud8N9D2tmas2wdBf2dluY75VbmXYfZNqOX96gK3hDGucwsF6zRwhWNbT5gGWnpbjBxswpYS_lwENu8-zF1x-jZa2I8/s320/003.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Storage bin 1</em></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Once upon a time, I did go through these and do my best to sort by color of fabrics. And once upon a time, you could actually stack them neatly in the bottom of my sewing room closet. But those days are long since gone. I decided that the closer I could get to a fabric store fabric bolt and the thriftier I could be would be the best option to go with. This is what I settled on:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Supplies needed</div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;">Foam Poster board ( 1 board makes 3 large bolts and 3 small bolts)</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">A rotary mat</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">A rotary cutter (I used a blade that was due to be replaced anyway, and just picked up a new one when I picked up my boards)</div></li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRWJ2fknKT-V_Ry9mb2A6uJ_t620o3W_lW0bP6dy06EaTAYXu5oiDw8cnf5FkDa1rUw9ppEr4ZyU0uop-RMgUYQE-nr5Y4aTtE7O1lJtMREyohxJkERLJDu7GlNyD7_a7ZtATHWUHIwU/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRWJ2fknKT-V_Ry9mb2A6uJ_t620o3W_lW0bP6dy06EaTAYXu5oiDw8cnf5FkDa1rUw9ppEr4ZyU0uop-RMgUYQE-nr5Y4aTtE7O1lJtMREyohxJkERLJDu7GlNyD7_a7ZtATHWUHIwU/s320/009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>So, I cut three 10in pieces (giving you three 10in X 20in pieces)</em></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">In case you're wondering, YES, it is a lot of work. Yes, after cutting 9 foam boards, I have barely made a dent in my fabric collection. And Yes, Mark is going to have to build me shelves to store these now. But I think it is going to well worth it in the end!!!!</div>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-80495797581298968982011-10-07T19:27:00.000-05:002011-10-07T19:27:02.322-05:00Putting It TogetherIt is a difficult task to come up with creative ways to teach. So, for all of you teachers out there. KUDOS to you!!!! Luckily, I have a trusty new website that I frequent called Pinterest.com...you may have heard of it! I have already tried 2 recipes that I have found there. And next week I plan to use at least 5 different homeschooling resources/ideas that I've found. One of the ideas that I will be using is linked to <a href="http://firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com/2010/12/contraction-cupcakes.html">this blog</a>. It is a great way to practice contractions! I couldn't find cupcakes so I went with bees:<br />
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I introduced these to Abi by telling her that the words on their wings were too heavy. She needed to match it to the contraction, or the shorter way to write the word. Then the bees could fly easier! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3Lsbl_8wJTFZU50naJkQDuUp26ENWpeH0QxoVqvvD3IM6G7MlPXSWoZEKj7RyEbBUAyoutGgdvB35fvxl1269MrgtKRFOl8uS2IWGZOLXDRocY84bjHmFGKiL0A3FK7Fu7gXbILccL8/s1600/Picture+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3Lsbl_8wJTFZU50naJkQDuUp26ENWpeH0QxoVqvvD3IM6G7MlPXSWoZEKj7RyEbBUAyoutGgdvB35fvxl1269MrgtKRFOl8uS2IWGZOLXDRocY84bjHmFGKiL0A3FK7Fu7gXbILccL8/s320/Picture+014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Abi was very excited to play this "game" and got them all correct the first try! <br />
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One of the recipes that I tried out (from Pinterest) was nothing short of delightful! Here's the link to the <a href="http://betchacanteatjustone.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/chocolate-chip-cookie-n-oreo-knock-your-socks-off-brownie-bars/#comment-706">official website</a>. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the finished product and by the time I retrieved my dish from the Friday school break room...you guessed it...none were left! But I made sure to snap a pic of recipe number two. Pumpkin cream cheese whoopies, or better known to me as, a little taste of heaven!! Here's the <a href="http://dreamydesserts.blogspot.com/2008/10/pumpkin-whoopie-pies-with-creamy-cream.html">direct link</a> for that website. Just to give an example of how yummy these things are, I made them TWICE this week!!! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN6p7lxPHMgY3Cg45-Tt1SxDX3Oo37Ck4qWsgfcOg6dah6Ldj4fkg3nLoxMtNKHRGIJmacd2b3aEdkQgd9CMUYAAktpfFyRgSEyKS2vrzs6gu1TJy2AtJ083guOSJMYopdfmW1g9KgMc/s1600/whoopies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN6p7lxPHMgY3Cg45-Tt1SxDX3Oo37Ck4qWsgfcOg6dah6Ldj4fkg3nLoxMtNKHRGIJmacd2b3aEdkQgd9CMUYAAktpfFyRgSEyKS2vrzs6gu1TJy2AtJ083guOSJMYopdfmW1g9KgMc/s320/whoopies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Check back next week to see the other fun things I've collected from Pinterest!!!!!!The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-86673611194643270422011-10-01T22:45:00.000-05:002011-10-01T22:45:15.640-05:00Finish LineI am embarrassed to say that my latest sewing project I actually started at the end of July! I had very little motivation when it came to working on the project because I wasn't really a big fan of the fabric that I had to use for it! I made it for a girl that works with my little sister. Even though the fabric was YUCK! I still managed to complete the whole order last week. FINALLY!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvQ80cSl-5yFi_EZfS2VpkiIhE9pu3KbnZd16tKJRJ1UY3TF_C0bFaNxdx6YEbIiAYl119uLdB7EvEvqrjDEJ1LAL4kfn6h0DOM4D_JP1mcDajtqUn-20BFBJfnyGhxkzpJu4BXLPGmg/s1600/Picture+011labeled+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvQ80cSl-5yFi_EZfS2VpkiIhE9pu3KbnZd16tKJRJ1UY3TF_C0bFaNxdx6YEbIiAYl119uLdB7EvEvqrjDEJ1LAL4kfn6h0DOM4D_JP1mcDajtqUn-20BFBJfnyGhxkzpJu4BXLPGmg/s320/Picture+011labeled+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Lots of pieces</em></div>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-39459603033348058312011-09-24T23:08:00.000-05:002011-09-24T23:08:22.005-05:00Around the Clock The last couple of weeks have flown by! I can't believe that we have been back to school for 3 weeks now! We have been so busy that our time passes so quickly!<br />
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First, Abi started ice skating lessons, her sport of choice for this year. So far, she is really excited each Saturday morning. Though, I won't count my chickens before they hatch because last year when she started gymnastics she was pumped about it for the first couple of months. It was downhill after that. So, we will see!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last Friday, September 16, the kids and I started Friday school. Friday school is what we call our co-op through First Class Ministries. We're off to a great start! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAQFVkbNTRx8794UDTHkHs5xwWj1Z-0OdEKQFTYpWd7DeM-rvOmPkpjkJ-EGaGQl01fHDP-9_pOwD5Erxu9IaxPnjUfBshIukYbIgU1FJ51jz85K8mQrV6ntxKE-F5VkJMGS_PYd08oc/s1600/friday1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAQFVkbNTRx8794UDTHkHs5xwWj1Z-0OdEKQFTYpWd7DeM-rvOmPkpjkJ-EGaGQl01fHDP-9_pOwD5Erxu9IaxPnjUfBshIukYbIgU1FJ51jz85K8mQrV6ntxKE-F5VkJMGS_PYd08oc/s320/friday1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>First day of school pics</em></div><br />
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<em>Austin's 1st day of Destruction! class- taking apart a dishwasher</em></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Austin had his first official baseball game with his new team this week. His colors this season are navy blue, silver, and white. That's a big change from red, black, and silver! Kid pitch is also a LOT different from coach pitch...the games move a LOT slower! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We lost. It was a polar opposite type of game than we are used to...we'll chalk it up to the new team trying to mesh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfqDHC7YiF3VcwMPQ4RUPouA35L21yhmf9EN9LuE1oNuEw1zwHL80BsRjCb1RARAAKvKZfPFfZ48NKBsu4JFHJjuPPybqNMneCXPi8SlUWnt0EoKg8qWVj7jyqKDQ4SUJ2v5iCWptIiI/s1600/bball3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfqDHC7YiF3VcwMPQ4RUPouA35L21yhmf9EN9LuE1oNuEw1zwHL80BsRjCb1RARAAKvKZfPFfZ48NKBsu4JFHJjuPPybqNMneCXPi8SlUWnt0EoKg8qWVj7jyqKDQ4SUJ2v5iCWptIiI/s320/bball3.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>What a daddy's girl</em></div><br />
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</div> We got to hang out with a cutie-patootie, Miss Pacey, a couple of times this week. While we were with her, we took a trip to visit her big brother, Luke. Luke is also Abi's best buddy, so it was really a treat for her!<br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Abi had a birthday party to attend today for Becca, one of her sweet friends. She was on top of the world!!! The party was at 'Sweet and Sassy'. <br />
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</div>Austin sent a very special, thoughtful gift for Becca.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRpPF3T51HGbloDnKdAwYv2UkSnC1Mhv2h60KP1yhWAz4oRtOJ-Op1batDHyC5aicW9uYcn7BHASJiFnIurzuxzQ6ID_NUWdnDkvqoQ16CVhwCaY3h-WvhLP8kkLsRT97LxsGhlJZmt4/s1600/Picture+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRpPF3T51HGbloDnKdAwYv2UkSnC1Mhv2h60KP1yhWAz4oRtOJ-Op1batDHyC5aicW9uYcn7BHASJiFnIurzuxzQ6ID_NUWdnDkvqoQ16CVhwCaY3h-WvhLP8kkLsRT97LxsGhlJZmt4/s320/Picture+009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>When you lifted the rock up, he had a special little treat</em></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNSP7cW71Y40y93hm7lGUuEmUmj35sNrYmdCxbmYBgnvTqKwAPp1SAZlqlGqvdjyOLFraKmPcQaub22I_Xy54Swb1EB0jaMAVUpGw8H8z4Ejdl_r6SFjEpZKuGW-HGbQEdXDGHW5lWTM/s1600/party3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNSP7cW71Y40y93hm7lGUuEmUmj35sNrYmdCxbmYBgnvTqKwAPp1SAZlqlGqvdjyOLFraKmPcQaub22I_Xy54Swb1EB0jaMAVUpGw8H8z4Ejdl_r6SFjEpZKuGW-HGbQEdXDGHW5lWTM/s320/party3.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The card read: "You never know what you'll find when you look under a rock!" SO SWEET!</em></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnNSayzmVuQ5izqleroAXRHRAli9XV1IpF-Cgy7T_TKZZmsJjCUtByvqQRzH7diThLppJPkOgO43apI-Vk6QxsVd_7rr_9WfN7emdoyJP7OxoxDHpqRexfQ8928JnJc3jPC2orbcgCzg/s1600/Picture+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnNSayzmVuQ5izqleroAXRHRAli9XV1IpF-Cgy7T_TKZZmsJjCUtByvqQRzH7diThLppJPkOgO43apI-Vk6QxsVd_7rr_9WfN7emdoyJP7OxoxDHpqRexfQ8928JnJc3jPC2orbcgCzg/s320/Picture+004.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Becca recently got an American Girl doll. It only seemed fitting to give her a bed for her new pal. Mark and I made her this farmhouse bed (plans from <a href="http://www.annawhite.com/">http://www.annawhite.com/</a>) and I made the bedding from my fabric stash. I was quite excited when it all came together...I like pretty things!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-6031525666637623592011-09-17T21:21:00.000-05:002011-09-17T21:21:39.941-05:00Keepsake and Why Marbles Matter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week I have a keepsake that I want to record. Hopefully, one day, the kids will look back over this blog and laugh at the incredibly silly stuff they did and said!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Wednesday, both Austin and Abi finished their work in record speed! But the rule we have in place is that the TV does not come on until 2:30pm. Even then they are only allowed an hour of TV. It's okay though, because Austin and Abi are pros at breaking out the imagination! On this day, they were using Bakugans to rule over their own lands. As I cleaned, I noticed that they had gone to the garage and borrowed the painters tape to mark off each of their own territories on the living room floor (which I didn't think to snap a picture of!) They each had some of the Bakugan and were making them interact. Austin, being 100% boy, wanted tot battle Abi's Bakugan and insisted that they go to war. Austin repetitively threatened to invade her territory and take it over. Abi, being Abi, refused Austin at each offer. Eventually, in frustration she blurted out, "Austin, why do we have to battle? Why can't we just live in peace? If you plan to come over her to my territory, you're gonna have to sign a peace treaty first!" I laughed out loud that she knew and used the term 'peace treaty' in the correct context!!! That was a keepsake moment!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're reading this than you probably know my Abi is a firecracker! Last year's homeschooling brought many challenges, as our personalities constantly collided! This year has been refreshing (so far)! I can tell that as she gets older she is easier to work with. Or maybe it's that she has learned that throwing a fit gets her nothing but further behind in her work. Or maybe it's that we've found curriculum that keeps her interest at a peak. Whatever it is...I am thankful! This week in science, Abi learned about mammals and the 5 characteristics that qualify an being as a mammal. Her lesson included:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKt7fzh8dsvBy63lVi4yPqkP2BnLaiiFh07GHnOHHSrV2DEvwlpTSi9NyuW_Kxc04cILg6N9PMEhgezYUFqWIvAHGVhvHSBHZ6wHb5f64zAIlTV2pa6vPJRCNA2cocTr-9IbTVhD9x6Y/s1600/Picture+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKt7fzh8dsvBy63lVi4yPqkP2BnLaiiFh07GHnOHHSrV2DEvwlpTSi9NyuW_Kxc04cILg6N9PMEhgezYUFqWIvAHGVhvHSBHZ6wHb5f64zAIlTV2pa6vPJRCNA2cocTr-9IbTVhD9x6Y/s320/Picture+005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>A fact finding scavenger hunt! </em></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1Je_QpOc8KokYQyhAyu-07dfPOocZ1cgc3cTOOn4yxaoSW4opVRJGtZCwMtJbbz0E2V0xuXNI2Vr1Dw0-8y8Oexk1RBYLtokDUs2uRq0msNWhB-VvfqBdkxGaS2HpzDfi3ccP_YIpvo/s1600/Picture+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1Je_QpOc8KokYQyhAyu-07dfPOocZ1cgc3cTOOn4yxaoSW4opVRJGtZCwMtJbbz0E2V0xuXNI2Vr1Dw0-8y8Oexk1RBYLtokDUs2uRq0msNWhB-VvfqBdkxGaS2HpzDfi3ccP_YIpvo/s320/Picture+007.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Abi had a list of questions that paired with the 18 cards that I hid around the house.</em></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm still waiting for Austin's supplement for his science book to come in the mail. Luckily, his book has a few activities to do in the meantime! This week he learned about conservation of momentum in moving masses. His activity gave him the opportunity to observe momentum in different ways. Here, he lined marbles up in the crease of a hardcover book. He then rolled one of the marbles into the other and was able to see that the energy of the marble just transferred through the line of marbles and knocked the ending one away. He was very excited to see how it worked. It didn't hurt that the explanation in his book of how momentum works was about hitting a baseball!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4Yfh-6Wrrbjyh-oh_ht2GW8fyhR09qOEaoYLfW3q9pMMV_8LP1akQA8PG5fB-Pn3Rd_ZOLbJ6S39Wk9NaMB2TswgSTqwoLprEcTshNS0NFbXuegQ0duEQ5OU7aDbVy5gIU16USjM8uU/s1600/Picture+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4Yfh-6Wrrbjyh-oh_ht2GW8fyhR09qOEaoYLfW3q9pMMV_8LP1akQA8PG5fB-Pn3Rd_ZOLbJ6S39Wk9NaMB2TswgSTqwoLprEcTshNS0NFbXuegQ0duEQ5OU7aDbVy5gIU16USjM8uU/s320/Picture+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8RhezknqBv_SJz9AkiVmiNXaR29Us-jc-CF08Emk7YXN9uoQMXv2aTZ5Ik8Qh1U3FWkwufA1mySYxSHMq64bZNxUS61U1fjyZqV_xIKrCYdz1FvfuNNd90XrFjVzBjUNzw-gMO-HwkE/s1600/Picture+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8RhezknqBv_SJz9AkiVmiNXaR29Us-jc-CF08Emk7YXN9uoQMXv2aTZ5Ik8Qh1U3FWkwufA1mySYxSHMq64bZNxUS61U1fjyZqV_xIKrCYdz1FvfuNNd90XrFjVzBjUNzw-gMO-HwkE/s320/Picture+003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>He also used dominoes to observe</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">After Austin's project, the kids kept the marbles out and played old fashioned marbles just like on Charlie Brown!!! Well, almost old fashioned...this is the indoor-because-it's-way-to-hot-outside version!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nIcE9_YhdTa7sjex09wI4BvYjuI5TBwQFc0JFwPYFUelXd6_DfQXqHT86TysXSJvnzyFSF0gmOAqXqQqzWlfw8uud28cVLbJZkWvnP61CcQ1qqsS1bkEmymJ2-HVq_uDBR1eYooxIb8/s320/Picture+010.jpg" width="213" /></div>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-87434112408431333492011-09-09T21:08:00.000-05:002011-09-09T21:08:53.911-05:00We Survived Week One!!!It was a short week, but long at the same time! Short because we only had school for four days being that Monday was Labor Day. Long because each morning getting Abi to be motivated to compete her work took motivation on my part. Motivation that I didn't think I had,but somehow seemed to dig it up! Nevertheless, here we are! Abi's and Austin's favorite subject has to be science. Abi actually had a couple of projects to do this week. (I'm waiting on the supplements that go with Austin's science book in the mail.)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpurhNm051JOCYNCqZAU4iHEQW1JsB_msAwmNa2kpOFRKet7kgBpZI9adwuiRLarXMjfMT3VpraG83wQNgHpsj74yTcAggiJC6bGtOCpCoFOdbtM65IKDMD9w9EwdkdHqpvY6FFi6skSk/s1600/DSC07377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpurhNm051JOCYNCqZAU4iHEQW1JsB_msAwmNa2kpOFRKet7kgBpZI9adwuiRLarXMjfMT3VpraG83wQNgHpsj74yTcAggiJC6bGtOCpCoFOdbtM65IKDMD9w9EwdkdHqpvY6FFi6skSk/s320/DSC07377.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The first of Abi's projects was to determine which criteria belong to plants, animals or both.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLbyauVirwU3Zz-U0MV2VyQmjZGt493k0_-CWamwIt_JfLCjZVQdImpWhvI4K6ORpJsDSQU7ubfy-AtpFbxqQk_uDtGFs7fqK7TwXX5ly8ProsOP2uzvrBFEoQvh9VXHjLMR_pZq1QKE/s1600/DSC07378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLbyauVirwU3Zz-U0MV2VyQmjZGt493k0_-CWamwIt_JfLCjZVQdImpWhvI4K6ORpJsDSQU7ubfy-AtpFbxqQk_uDtGFs7fqK7TwXX5ly8ProsOP2uzvrBFEoQvh9VXHjLMR_pZq1QKE/s320/DSC07378.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Her favorite of the two projects: Make a cell using Jello</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJdR-AilnWxQ9hq2ek-x298pN3xCYDQsrbmJPPjohwSd7jFP-w15q4FTweg_a1bHNPamhs1ai0oJXOpEdStfxfs0ow1TxpOfLetojfUH96J71d2DYqR1XkS_p3o84Wt605elfRha4Cc0/s1600/DSC07379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJdR-AilnWxQ9hq2ek-x298pN3xCYDQsrbmJPPjohwSd7jFP-w15q4FTweg_a1bHNPamhs1ai0oJXOpEdStfxfs0ow1TxpOfLetojfUH96J71d2DYqR1XkS_p3o84Wt605elfRha4Cc0/s320/DSC07379.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The baggie: the cell membrane; the green grape: the nucleus; the raisins: vacuoles; the peanuts: mitochondria</em></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In between subjects, the AJBs like to go in the backyard and practice their art. Austin made all of these drawings with their endless supply of sidewalk chalk that Grammy got them this summer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvk6f3BL_t60Qc04lg9E3BdC09KHpwUkhTOan3iTkhwLBiva3TzLminh-ueuTuqbx6fgPZrsGuOVymGy-SeYKfV0XcHoPsrUh86hyR-f7M9p7VOAOHXkluHJY39nNT0rIopM7mlchTgOQ/s1600/DSC07381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvk6f3BL_t60Qc04lg9E3BdC09KHpwUkhTOan3iTkhwLBiva3TzLminh-ueuTuqbx6fgPZrsGuOVymGy-SeYKfV0XcHoPsrUh86hyR-f7M9p7VOAOHXkluHJY39nNT0rIopM7mlchTgOQ/s320/DSC07381.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161963074406868049.post-39761992126855469552011-09-06T22:07:00.000-05:002011-09-06T22:07:16.252-05:002nd and 5thToday was Austin's and Abi's first day of school. Austin is beginning the 5th grade (give or take) and Abi is picking up somewhere in the middle of 2nd grade. I know, 'give or take' and 'in the middle' makes it sound complicated! It is! Nevertheless, last night before bed, Mark and I had two VERY excited kid-o's. We attended a swimming party most of the day yesterday; so, not only were they excited, they were also sleepy! A good combination, if you ask me! Before they drifted off to sleep, they chose clothes for the first day of school. Austin chose "something nice" and Abi chose "a dress"!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXEIw8VumV-VCItMtKFqnuerysYgJIN5znFyEV8ellLRqc0XX5r7xwUw6XwVUfTELdedlcfRYFUYxvtrhXDNDN5fexmHe6dHv7Y_WuBTMZcti-OYP-mWGS3-eCJS5NFxgA_U7U5WuqNk/s1600/DSC07360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXEIw8VumV-VCItMtKFqnuerysYgJIN5znFyEV8ellLRqc0XX5r7xwUw6XwVUfTELdedlcfRYFUYxvtrhXDNDN5fexmHe6dHv7Y_WuBTMZcti-OYP-mWGS3-eCJS5NFxgA_U7U5WuqNk/s320/DSC07360.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Austin, night before 5th grade</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt4g14fSfd_tzcGM9hHVYQShDt7uCWCI6X5l-xwSH92PqEerZJm9eur1FkM_hcIubaIapJiKhT1bKiXUbSLVhsWsZon3Q8aIdra2zRJmC5ze6pzoDEkJvqfllMsVWTTJCDd7g63nRK8w/s1600/DSC07361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt4g14fSfd_tzcGM9hHVYQShDt7uCWCI6X5l-xwSH92PqEerZJm9eur1FkM_hcIubaIapJiKhT1bKiXUbSLVhsWsZon3Q8aIdra2zRJmC5ze6pzoDEkJvqfllMsVWTTJCDd7g63nRK8w/s320/DSC07361.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Abi, night before 2nd grade</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Before Mark goes to bed, he checks on the AJBs every night. This is how he found Abi!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CIDiPKvculUZ_5yGkRR_MpvsiZ9vm-WLWI7tJAO9KRF8bfe9g34ijY_yVyYSbISQ3PNUaKjD72qsoIPd3h87jQlId08yeSl7-RuQVQ0TJqbD6IIuX0a1DmZ-L9Q4ihZgGnA0SnTuy_c/s1600/DSC07365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CIDiPKvculUZ_5yGkRR_MpvsiZ9vm-WLWI7tJAO9KRF8bfe9g34ijY_yVyYSbISQ3PNUaKjD72qsoIPd3h87jQlId08yeSl7-RuQVQ0TJqbD6IIuX0a1DmZ-L9Q4ihZgGnA0SnTuy_c/s320/DSC07365.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>When Mark tried to put her back on her pillow, her eyes popped open and she started grunting at him! It was too funny not to add to this update!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This morning I woke this kids up a few minutes earlier than our schedule call for because I wanted to surprise them with breakfast at IHOP. When I woke them, they popped right out of bed and got dressed as quickly as possible. They even let me snap of 'First day of school' pictures!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkNAJmOX4BzVLctIVR6VHv9x7cGk4BR0hLeV9kdzvFZUQ2Yqj2FctYFX17RC0Y_0CokFtTZH0FDQGdZZdok4VmJknRO1dh585AKxayVGFgI4b33Uww48_Z8arbum6yjtPmTji12j2ijs/s1600/DSC07366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkNAJmOX4BzVLctIVR6VHv9x7cGk4BR0hLeV9kdzvFZUQ2Yqj2FctYFX17RC0Y_0CokFtTZH0FDQGdZZdok4VmJknRO1dh585AKxayVGFgI4b33Uww48_Z8arbum6yjtPmTji12j2ijs/s320/DSC07366.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Abi, still has sleepy eyes!</em> </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Both Austin and Abi ordered hot chocolate to drink. They LOVE the fall like their mother. They repetitively say they can't wait for 'pumpkins, hot chocolate, and the Christmas season'!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJTE8QZR1xJGavmMpfxUcqGgEC4UP-8_aU_jVbUfHW1cj2cnmeER046yvybA8YFvk_bx0YkO8BBwq0ndRAYdPKZMNNu4PrSAiAWeZrUzZLyMYwKCYUjPep0f8BDTlriJFCSkP5RFDFy0/s1600/DSC07369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJTE8QZR1xJGavmMpfxUcqGgEC4UP-8_aU_jVbUfHW1cj2cnmeER046yvybA8YFvk_bx0YkO8BBwq0ndRAYdPKZMNNu4PrSAiAWeZrUzZLyMYwKCYUjPep0f8BDTlriJFCSkP5RFDFy0/s320/DSC07369.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Who need cafeteria food when there is IHOP?</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCU07tUZPtRtlx2Vpo1RvXRfszIawgEGTubIHwvNmPVBNNZc2hyphenhyphenvLwn_mgDq8SFj-oB64Yg7uSXzQINfH-Y0wyF9iyDgh6EkNjA64J27HPOwayB1aHIQrZ_FCQPn0fuLWxWG6uIWXTbc/s1600/DSC07370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCU07tUZPtRtlx2Vpo1RvXRfszIawgEGTubIHwvNmPVBNNZc2hyphenhyphenvLwn_mgDq8SFj-oB64Yg7uSXzQINfH-Y0wyF9iyDgh6EkNjA64J27HPOwayB1aHIQrZ_FCQPn0fuLWxWG6uIWXTbc/s320/DSC07370.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Abi was so excited about hers that she ended up burning her mouth!</em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">My original plan had me going to the Y to workout after breakfast, and that might happen someday, but today when we walked in they had no childcare for the AJBs age group until 9AM. I was a little disappointed because I had mentally prepared myself for a week! Instead of working out, we went home and got straight to work. Abi got off to a rough start. I honestly think she just got up too early and was still a little bit tired. After an 'attitude adjustment' she bounced back and the rest of the day was a piece of cake! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO4wC4__7kUcDsRG82HjU2TalOXE4D-eIihKgSe7U-ca0z8KFjyASaCTk5A0DlPglPwCHfoiPKJK1rLdOf6SKPZpDeBs7hUjhxkpJT-uVzlVGQb6CodTuYspcMAc4ysS_Z5thvRBw_M8/s1600/DSC07373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO4wC4__7kUcDsRG82HjU2TalOXE4D-eIihKgSe7U-ca0z8KFjyASaCTk5A0DlPglPwCHfoiPKJK1rLdOf6SKPZpDeBs7hUjhxkpJT-uVzlVGQb6CodTuYspcMAc4ysS_Z5thvRBw_M8/s320/DSC07373.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>We rotate around the house doing different work. Mostly we are at the kitchen table, though. My little stinkers hard at work!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Our curriculum this year is similar to that of last year. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Abi is using: </div><div style="text-align: left;">Reading and Phonics, 2nd grade, book 1</div><div style="text-align: left;">Harcort Spelling Skills, 2nd grade</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Jones Math 2nd grade</div><div style="text-align: left;">Easy Grammar 2nd grade</div><div style="text-align: left;">Answers In Genesis, God's Design for Life- The Animal Kingdom</div><div style="text-align: left;">A Devotional for Girls</div><div style="text-align: left;">I will be adding in Social Studies later in the year. For the time being, she is taking 'Galloping the Globe' in Friday school, along with 'Discovering Art' and a class of Dinosaurs.</div><div style="text-align: left;">She will be taking ice skating lessons in place of P.E.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Austin is using:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Jones English, 5th grade</div><div style="text-align: left;">Harcort Spelling Skills, 5th grade</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Jones Math 5th grade</div><div style="text-align: left;">Answers in Genesis, God's Design for the Physical World- Machines and Motion</div><div style="text-align: left;">A Devotional for Boys</div><div style="text-align: left;">He is currently finishing his 4th grade Heritage Studies book. He will be taking 'Colonial America', 'Distruction!' and 'Computer Basics' in Friday school. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Austin will be playing baseball again this fall with the Texas Terrors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NMTsweIn4Nat95PAaqbmYAJv-pmHmbZ5xfOD09OXuOhosvbIFuLJrdJ0haxmPbQbSULV-cv4wyoCKeChoXzfzalOkOTZhNC_xDu5NgMgPGGSqyyLI0A8ULRKhBKYq30F2vpsMkt77Ok/s1600/DSC07363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NMTsweIn4Nat95PAaqbmYAJv-pmHmbZ5xfOD09OXuOhosvbIFuLJrdJ0haxmPbQbSULV-cv4wyoCKeChoXzfzalOkOTZhNC_xDu5NgMgPGGSqyyLI0A8ULRKhBKYq30F2vpsMkt77Ok/s320/DSC07363.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>A few of our school books</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSGaFrFoqvmFs_CnMGkviptqOi6te0Jt_K8njcsCWkBfjDTiZDeBd1vMF00xi1IybpZI289OafqW3IkCpw8TNu9rLD9k9NrZaf401gZbQsAbfqK7lIm5QDSrHYTuE19zP351cHLK-j2I/s1600/DSC07374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSGaFrFoqvmFs_CnMGkviptqOi6te0Jt_K8njcsCWkBfjDTiZDeBd1vMF00xi1IybpZI289OafqW3IkCpw8TNu9rLD9k9NrZaf401gZbQsAbfqK7lIm5QDSrHYTuE19zP351cHLK-j2I/s320/DSC07374.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>The Excel spreadsheet that I mentioned in my last post</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lucky for us, the neighbors across the street are homeschooled too. Which means that Austin and Abi will have someone to play with during 'recess'! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, Day 1 was quite successful. Now, if I could just have everyday be like today!</div>The Brewershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702717241131490811noreply@blogger.com1