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Our Week: Kites, a Picnic, & the Military Ball

13 April, 2012; Filed Under: family & home

weekly report

All is well in our homeschool: nothing new, really, but no big bumps in the road either. We’re just plugging along pleasantly through the next month and a half til we’re done with this school year. We are, however, considering the possibility of moving to a year round schedule with something along the lines of six weeks on, one week off. As I start homeschool-year planning, I’ll be playing around with how that might work for us.

Last Saturday morning, I attended shabbat with Kathryn and her dad and his family at his messianic synagogue. Later in the day, Kathryn and I entertained ourselves with more sidewalk painting, running a few errands, and a walk/scooter ride around the neighborhood. We ran into my mom on the way (because she lives right around the corner from us), and went to her house to see a bird nest in a potted plant on her back porch. Earlier in the week, she’d told us about the bird nest and we’d helped her identify the bird as a house wren. We’ll stop back in again soon to try to get a glimpse of babies. See Mama Wren burrowed down in the pine straw nest (top right)?

collage

We continue to study and admire our heirloom irises, like that purple-blue one above. And there have been bunnies galore in our yard lately. If the Easter Bunny didn’t make it to your house, it’s because he and all his little minions were here in our yard. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Easter Sunday was a perfectly beautiful spring day. Because Ken and Lindsey got in late Saturday night, and because our big church is usually insanely busy on Easter Sunday, and because middle school small groups were not meeting (where Ken and I volunteer) that day, we decided to let everyone sleep late on Sunday. Earlier in the week, Kathryn and I decided that the perfect way to celebrate our risen Lord, and to celebrate our family being back together again, was to go on a picnic and spend the day enjoying God’s creation. So we packed up and headed to nearby Kennesaw Mountain Park for a picnic lunch on an old quilt, then flew kites, looked at clouds, played frisbee, walked a nature trail, and played at the creek. This, my friends, is nature study at it’s finest. Lindsey and Kathryn waded in the creek, but it was still too cold for me to be sticking my feet in that water!

JROTC Military ball girls

Tonight is the military ball for the JROTC program for several surrounding schools. As usual, the Worley Beauty Salon (a.k.a: my bathroom) was in full swing for Lindsey and her friend Sarah. Doing hair and makeup is one of the ways I getย Fun Mama points from Lindsey — and “cool” points from her friend. Ken was, as usual, designated photographer. The girls are spending the night here tonight, so I’ll be sipping my tea waiting for them all to get home safe and sound.

JROTC Military ball group

**Next Monday begins my “10 Days of Adoption” series, so please come back for that!

Iโ€™m linking today up with Kris and Sue and Jamerril! Come join the fun!

Jamie

Wife, mama, homeschooler, dog-wrangler. Introvert who finds joy in good books, sunshine, and authentic conversation. Fitness enthusiast and strength coach. Often seen with a steaming mug of tea in hand.

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Erin
Erin
13 April, 2012 10:04 pm

Lindsey is such a beautiful girl. She looks lovely all dressed up!

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Keri
Keri
13 April, 2012 10:39 pm

It looks like Lindsey has the most highly decorated escort, and they all look beautiful!

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Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
13 April, 2012 11:19 pm

Lindsey looks beautiful!

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Paige
Paige
13 April, 2012 11:34 pm

Lindsey looks great! How neat you get to see a wren and her babies, hope you get pictures :).

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Jamie
Jamie
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Reply to  Paige
14 April, 2012 9:19 am

You know I’ll share photos if we do get a chance to see the wren babies!

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Christy
Christy
14 April, 2012 12:03 am

Great post and I love that you can just take a walk and run into your mom. That would be so wonderful. It sounds like you had a lovely Easter. We’ve been forced to miss Easter on church before and though it felt strange, going to church on that one day is the only way to celebrate our Risen Lord.

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Christy
Christy
Reply to  Christy
14 April, 2012 12:04 am

Okay, I’m tired. Going to church ISN”T the only way to celebrate. I guess it’s my bedtime ๐Ÿ™‚

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Jamie
Jamie
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Reply to  Christy
14 April, 2012 9:20 am

Totally understand that! I’m feeling a little sleep deprived myself! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Andrea Roseman
Andrea Roseman
14 April, 2012 12:14 am

The girls and their dates looked so pretty and handsome!!

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Giggly Girls
Giggly Girls
14 April, 2012 7:11 am

What beautiful couples!! How fun for them.

When my hubby was in the military, he just retired last year, he did not like to take me to such events. LOL I had the knack of remembering all of his gripes about work and saying stuff like “Oh, you’re the one who thought it would be a good idea to XYZ. What were you thinking?” I just couldn’t help myself. I was allowed to go to his retirement ceremony though. =o)

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Jamie
Jamie
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Reply to  Giggly Girls
14 April, 2012 9:21 am

I do hope the retirement ceremony was lovely, at least! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Dawn
Dawn
14 April, 2012 7:25 am

That last picture is wonderful! IT looks like you all had a great week.
Blessings,
Dawn

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All Things Beautiful
All Things Beautiful
14 April, 2012 10:48 am

I like your collage! That last photo is such fun.

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Ellen
Ellen
14 April, 2012 1:07 pm

Jamie, lovely photos of lovely young ladies and handsome young men! I, too, have toyed with the idea of a year-round schedule as you describe. The hurdles for us are our June activities (swim team — I’m concessions co-cordinator again this year — and VBS — Miss Priss and I both are volunteering) AND our two months in Maine, when even I just want to relax, read, boat, and swim. And visit with friends we only see in the summer there! But this is my family’s particular situation. Oh, one other thing: I tend to have fun projects awaiting me… Read more ยป

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Karen
Karen
15 April, 2012 8:49 pm

We do year long schedule and really like it.
We have bunnies too and they are just adorable!

I LOVE the way you celebrated Easter…outside in God’s beauty. How perfect.

Beautiful girls. Love the picture of them with their escorts. Lindsey looks gorgeous.

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Kara @ The Chuppies
Kara @ The Chuppies
16 April, 2012 12:42 am

I love that last photo of Lindsey and her friends ๐Ÿ™‚
Looking forward to next week’s adoption series…

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Craig
Craig
16 April, 2012 2:03 am

I hope you can get to share more photos of that nest of the house wren.

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