365 Project-30/2012

Christi

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This is the stuff.....

When your 16 year old permit driver wrecks into a little old lady in the Wal-mart parking lot.....

This is the stuff!!!

Thank you Lord, for the vitamin supplements that have evened out my mood, Hunter really appreciates the difference.

Where did the week go??

Things kind of fell apart for me over the last few days.  I have been struggling for a while with the consequences of my hysterectomy, not that I would change anything.  I wouldn't go back and change a thing, I just didn't realize the possibility of being thrown into menopause and having to deal with all that that entails.  Oh well, I'm not the first woman to go through it and I'll definitely not be the last, I just pray that my family can survive it.

I have been taking pics, just not posting them.  I've been schooling the kids, just taking no joy in it.  I've been working, but my attitude stinks.  I've been doing things with my husband, wishing he would just let me go back to bed and sleep some more.  Hunter has had some more snow days, I told him if they cancel again I'll just be dropping him off anyway; he disrupts our day.  So obviously, I've been a pleasure to be around!!!

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 Everyone is hoping that this will help; they might be planning my demise as I type.

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On the way to work, where I go to hide.

We have a couple of reviews we are working on, one is an art program that the kids are really enjoying.  Look for a review of Artistic Pursuits, coming soon.  The other is an interesting program called Reading Kingdom which Ry is liking and Sissy is loving, that review will also be coming soon.  Koty is working on a couple of reviews too, I'm going to have him help write them, I think it will be a great opportunity for him to work on his writing skills.

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Koty's take on Impressionistic art.

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Sissy's take on Impressionism.  We are unable to share Rylan's as he decided to add a gun and blood to his, making it inappropriate and unacceptable, he is such a BOY!

I am also worried about something else,  the SUN disappeared, it is seriously MIA! (If you know where it is, please let me know.)  We haven't seen it in at least 5 days, it has been icy, snowy, cloudy, rainy, foggy and just plain depressing around here.  I am officially ready for spring.

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The fog has been so thick the last couple of days that I've been struggling with my photographs.  I love the depth that it adds, but I'm not sure if I captured what I was going for.

I found the reflection of the limbs in the water interesting and eyecatching, once again the fog was impeding or maybe it was enhancing; I'm just not sure.

One of the highlights of our week was Hunter's Taekwondo tournament.  He did great and was an awesome competitor.  It is so interesting to watch these tournaments, the judges can be really awesome or they can really suck.  I wasn't sure about Hunter's until after he competed, this judge pulled one of the other competitors aside.  The kid hadn't done very well and had gotten some really poor scores,  the judge was taking the time to build this kid back up and encourage him in his efforts.  It was awesome to witness, a judge can really make or break the experience for these kids; so I loved that he made the effort.  He was very stern, but also very caring.

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Well, I think I hit all of the highlights of what amounted to a very stressful week.  Honestly, it was only stressful in my eyes, it was pretty uneventful in everyone elses.  I'm working on that, I really am!  I plan on getting back to my daily Project 365 posts, sorry about the mega post.

Letting go.....

 Tomorrow I have to do something I vehemently denied that I would ever do, let one of my children go back to public school.  I truly, truly thought this day would never come; I just was not prepared for the possibility. Hunter decided in October that he wanted to go back to school and made it perfectly clear that he was not happy at home, it literally broke my heart.  I don't want that for him, maybe I don't want that for me; I'm not sure.  He really wants this, so tomorrow he will board that bus and go back to a system that I think is failing.  Hopefully, I have instilled the morals and strengths, that we find important as a family; into this boy of mine.  Hopefully....

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Since we were already jumping through the massive amount of hoops that the school district required of us, we offered to let Koty go if he absolutely wanted to.  He doesn't!! Thank you, God!

 Of course, I didn't give Ry and Sissy the same opportunity.  They have never attended public school and God willing, they never will.

The pictures obviously have nothing to do with the topic, but I love them and decided to share.  We went on a nature hike and I decided it was a wonderful opportunity to use my new tripod.  I love how crisp the pictures are.

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Random Picture thoughts

 A boy and his car, what could be scarier? LOL. We found this car on craigslist right after Christmas and knew it was the perfect car for a 16 yr old boy.

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A sleeping child, what could be more peaceful? Sissy has been suffering from 'growing pains' (we think) in the middle of the night and wants mommy to rub her legs, it usually ends with her sleeping with us. The peacefulness is a ruse, she kicks and hits in her sleep, she's a real stinker.

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Gratitude Challenge: Day 25

Happy Birthday, Hunter!!!!

I know, I know; I skipped yesterday, already looking toward Thanksgiving.  Today, November 25, my oldest son turns 16.  How is that possible?  Was I not paying close enough attention, did I miss anything?  I hope not.  I am so glad to have parented him for the last 16 years and watch the awesome man he is growing into.  As he begins to make important decisions on his own, I pray that he remembers all we've tried to instill in him.  Especially, vote Conservative!  LOL!

He is such a bright, engaging boy.  I have been told more than once how thoughtful and helpful he is, even when I'm not there to force the issue.  I guess that is all we can ask for as parents, for others to notice the manners that you've beaten into their brains.

Hunter is an awesome son, a great brother and a beloved grandson.  Hunter can also be labeled in another way, Taekwondo Black Belt.  He was very reluctant to attend taekwondo when we first took the boys there, but now he is adamant about never missing.  He took it very seriously and still does, he'll be Second Degree blackbelt by Summer 2011 and intends to begin MMA training now that he's 16.

In the above pic, you can see the kids' names and their degree.  What you can't see, is that they each chose a Bible verse to have  as a reminder on the other side of their belt.  Hunter chose, 2 Peter 5-7 and I think it suited him beautifully.

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a Blessed Thanksgiving!  Head over here to see what others are grateful for today.

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Happy Birthday Hunter!

I'm so proud of the man you're becoming, I hope you have a great day! Happy Birthday!