*watching Madelyn blow on a dandelion for the first time
*Madelyn putting a bib on Elmo and sitting him on a chair at the table
*telling Gracie how to spell words and watching her write them
*reading these words on my calendar-- "God, help me today to see my children through your eyes."
*Madelyn and Gracie getting tickled by Jim
*Madelyn asking to dance on Jim's feet
*hearing Madelyn say "I sorry" when she falls and hurts herself
*Gracie's excitement about doing quiet time
Thoughts, quotes, and poems on raising and homeschooling 3 little women. Ephesians 2: 8-10--For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." ~William Butler Yeats
Sunday, May 23, 2010
*realizing it was way too quiet in Madelyn's room and then seeing her run out with no clothes on with a big grin on her face and her arms in the air
*teaching Gracie patterns and how to draw a heart
*Gracie reading to Madelyn on our new rug
*hearing Madelyn say, "That's funny."
*the distinct and different ways Gracie and Madelyn look for missing things...One year old Gracie would walk around calling loudly, "Are you?" and Madelyn says, "Where go?" which ends up sounding more like, "Where doe?"
*finding Madelyn reading No, David! to herself on the couch
*learning to surrender to God and accept his plans for my life
*teaching Gracie patterns and how to draw a heart
*Gracie reading to Madelyn on our new rug
*hearing Madelyn say, "That's funny."
*the distinct and different ways Gracie and Madelyn look for missing things...One year old Gracie would walk around calling loudly, "Are you?" and Madelyn says, "Where go?" which ends up sounding more like, "Where doe?"
*finding Madelyn reading No, David! to herself on the couch
*learning to surrender to God and accept his plans for my life
Monday, May 17, 2010
*hearing Madelyn proudly exclaim, "I ready!" and "I dressed!" with her arms up in the air and a big smile on her face
*looking at furniture and rugs
*finding Madelyn reading Investing for Dummies and the dictionary. That made me laugh!
*reading No, David to the girls tonight with Gracie on one side of me and Madelyn on the other
*taking pictures of the girls as they happily played with the water hoses this afternoon
*looking at furniture and rugs
*finding Madelyn reading Investing for Dummies and the dictionary. That made me laugh!
*reading No, David to the girls tonight with Gracie on one side of me and Madelyn on the other
*taking pictures of the girls as they happily played with the water hoses this afternoon
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
*Gracie, my creative girl, suggesting we make stick puppets instead of just gluing them on paper
*Madelyn telling us that Elmo peed on the floor
*looking at pictures from our Brookfield Zoo trip with Gracie
*making rainbows on the floor and wall with a glass of water in the sun--Gracie's idea--then drawing a rainbow in her science journal and learning ROY G BIV
*observing the bees in our blooming tree outside Madelyn's window
*making a snowflake with Gracie even though it was 95 degrees outside
*Madelyn saying, "Blargie, blargie!" a saying from her new favorite book
*the girls playing with a car in the hallway
*palying outside after supper in the "cooler" 90 degree weather
*sleeping through the night for the first time in a LONG time
*blueberry pancakes for breakfast
*cards and picture frame from Jim and the girls
*taking pictures of the girls
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*Madelyn telling us that Elmo peed on the floor
*looking at pictures from our Brookfield Zoo trip with Gracie
*making rainbows on the floor and wall with a glass of water in the sun--Gracie's idea--then drawing a rainbow in her science journal and learning ROY G BIV
*observing the bees in our blooming tree outside Madelyn's window
*making a snowflake with Gracie even though it was 95 degrees outside
*Madelyn saying, "Blargie, blargie!" a saying from her new favorite book
*the girls playing with a car in the hallway
*palying outside after supper in the "cooler" 90 degree weather
*sleeping through the night for the first time in a LONG time
*blueberry pancakes for breakfast
*cards and picture frame from Jim and the girls
*taking pictures of the girls
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
*enjoying that Madelyn asks to go in her playpen with a big blanket
*the girls watching Scooby together
*the girls writing and drawing together
*the way Madelyn says, "Yep."
Little Victories
*getting Gracie ready in the morning without tears from either of us
*transitioning from playing outside in the house to going to the bathtub by asking what tub toys they wanted to play with
*Gracie doing quiet time and enjoying it
*learning that creating an eager want in my children will make our days go more smoothly
*the girls watching Scooby together
*the girls writing and drawing together
*the way Madelyn says, "Yep."
Little Victories
*getting Gracie ready in the morning without tears from either of us
*transitioning from playing outside in the house to going to the bathtub by asking what tub toys they wanted to play with
*Gracie doing quiet time and enjoying it
*learning that creating an eager want in my children will make our days go more smoothly
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