I have returned!!!

I feel the need to get back into blogging...... I have missed you all!


The month of September and October is just crazy for us.... We have many birthdays, vacation, my husband's business trip every year, my homeschool review, sports, and many other life things. It just gets so crazy!!!!

However, here is what is going on in my mind at the moment.....

I recently had my HS review and it went awesome.... It normally does... hehe Warning: I am about to boast here!!!! This year I decided not to get nervous and freak out before hand... I keep saying to myself... "Kate.. dont freak out, you did that last time and got so stressed over nothing. We are doing awesome .... don't freak out." and guess what? I didn't I walked in just a cool as a cucumber. As I sat down, my reviewer noticed that her secratary had double booked with another mom for the same time. She then walked out of the room and I overheard her talking with the secratary saying... "Not to worry, this mom has it all together... she is one of my good mom's" Hey!!! Did you hear that ? I'm a good mom who has it together..... ha ha ha Who would have thought!!!!! LOL
Ok that is enough of that....

On a really cool note, my daughter has learned to ride a bike!!!! We got a big bike a while ago and we decided to pull it out a couple of weeks ago.... it only took her one day to get the hang of it!!! She should/would have learned earlier but the house we were living at didn't have much room for that and she was too scared.... but she's got it now!


Here she is showing some frustration with Daddy!!!

Oh, she's almost got it!

And she's off!!! Am I a proud Mamma or what!!!!?



I have also started reading a new book called By the Light of a Thousand Stars by: Jamie Langston Turner.
So far so good..... I haven't been one to read Christian Fiction... I don't know why but for some reason I never thought about it... Silly, huh? However I went to get some books that Heather recommended over at Sweet Simplicity and this book just came to me... Next time I think I may get The importance of Being Foolish by: Brennan Manning.
This book starts with Dottie (a church going woman) grieving over the loss of her daughter dying and thinking about her faith and why this has happened and dealing with it.... The book then goes into another character who is the total opposite of Dottie. She is self absorbed, no relationship with her children and an even worse one with her husband. She seems to miss all the wonderful things at happen on a day to day basis.
Well, I won't say anything else (mainly because I haven't finished the book!!!) but go get it yourself and see what you think!

I hope to post more soon. I have lots more photos to share!!!!