Monday, May 30, 2011
5K on Memorial Day
Ran a 5K today with friends. The first two 5K's I ran were far better than this one. Guess I need to train more seriously, eh?
Stand Strength Team
I took Suzy, James, and a friend to the Stand Strength Team's show on Sunday night. The kids had seen it before when it was at our church, but the younger ones didn't remember it very well.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Lisa's Logbook - May 29
Current Mood: Apprehensive about the 5K tomorrow
Outside: WET - raining again - tornado watch and 67
Wearing: Brown tee (with Firefly slogan), tan capris, bare feet
Tunes: just flipping the radio stations around whenever I'm in the van
Kids Are: 1 is washing a little tea set, 1 is on his laptop, 2 are upstairs doing something
Hubby Is: reading the Bible
Made Me Laugh: the "Punch and Judy" puppet show today at the Feast of the Ste.Claire, apparently written and performed by local middle school drama students
Made Me Sad: hearing that a friend of a friend (a local homeschool mom) was killed in a car accident while on vacation
Made Me Smile: standing in line for the porta potty with 2 guys in full historic military regalia and one quipped, "Pre-battle jitters...." lol
Blessings: Bob fixed the printer!
Reading: Max Lucado's Out Live Your Life and Tina Fey's Bossypants (kind of an odd juxtaposition of books there, isn't it?)
Watching: The IT Crowd, Quantum Leap, The Last of the Mohicans, Surrogates
Considering: teaching a writing class next year for grades 6-9 (and high schoolers that need basic skills)
Working On: entering all the soccer registrations
Accomplishments: FINISHED The Last of the Mohicans!!! Tested for my yellow belt in Tang Soo Do.
Lessons: Summer learning plan will commence shortly. Details to appear here soon.
Agenda: Working 4 hours M-F, karate 1x, soccer practices and games, grading essays, a 5K on Memorial Day, last essay class
Pic: Bob with the kids on his 50th birthday last week. (I took 6 pictures and he was making the same face in each one. lol)
Outside: WET - raining again - tornado watch and 67
Wearing: Brown tee (with Firefly slogan), tan capris, bare feet
Tunes: just flipping the radio stations around whenever I'm in the van
Kids Are: 1 is washing a little tea set, 1 is on his laptop, 2 are upstairs doing something
Hubby Is: reading the Bible
Made Me Laugh: the "Punch and Judy" puppet show today at the Feast of the Ste.Claire, apparently written and performed by local middle school drama students
Made Me Sad: hearing that a friend of a friend (a local homeschool mom) was killed in a car accident while on vacation
Made Me Smile: standing in line for the porta potty with 2 guys in full historic military regalia and one quipped, "Pre-battle jitters...." lol
Blessings: Bob fixed the printer!
Reading: Max Lucado's Out Live Your Life and Tina Fey's Bossypants (kind of an odd juxtaposition of books there, isn't it?)
Watching: The IT Crowd, Quantum Leap, The Last of the Mohicans, Surrogates
Considering: teaching a writing class next year for grades 6-9 (and high schoolers that need basic skills)
Working On: entering all the soccer registrations
Accomplishments: FINISHED The Last of the Mohicans!!! Tested for my yellow belt in Tang Soo Do.
Lessons: Summer learning plan will commence shortly. Details to appear here soon.
Agenda: Working 4 hours M-F, karate 1x, soccer practices and games, grading essays, a 5K on Memorial Day, last essay class
Pic: Bob with the kids on his 50th birthday last week. (I took 6 pictures and he was making the same face in each one. lol)
Monday, May 23, 2011
Lisa's Logbook - May 22
Current Mood: Outside: Sunny and 81!Wearing: red tank top, shorts, and sunscreen!
Tunes: Toto
Kids Are: 1 in the shower washing off the sand, the rest are sucking on their slushies
Hubby Is: napping
Made Me Laugh: Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Made Me Sad: I wish I'd taken pictures at the homeschool convention; it was such a lovely time with friends!
Made Me Smile: Having my parents visit today
Blessings: James got to go on a wonderful boys' campout this weekend. He loved it and can't wait for next year. The homeschool convention this weekend was a lot of fun, though that was more due to the company than the convention itself.
Reading: haven't finished anything I've been reading, though I am working away at them all. Started Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin.
Watching: The IT Crowd, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (4), Quantum Leap, Wings
Considering: Gotta get a new printer - mine died
Working On: switching out the winter clothes and bringing in the summer things
Accomplishments: Didn't go crazy in the vendor hall at the convention and only spent money I had!
Lessons: This is our last week before summer break. Karate testing is this week too!
Agenda: Working 5 hours M-F, karate, soccer practices and games, grading essays, a park day, book club and a 5K on Memorial Day
Pic: Suzy on her 9th birthday with her handcrafted card from Grandma. She was very impressed with it!
Tunes: Toto
Kids Are: 1 in the shower washing off the sand, the rest are sucking on their slushies
Hubby Is: napping
Made Me Laugh: Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Made Me Sad: I wish I'd taken pictures at the homeschool convention; it was such a lovely time with friends!
Made Me Smile: Having my parents visit today
Blessings: James got to go on a wonderful boys' campout this weekend. He loved it and can't wait for next year. The homeschool convention this weekend was a lot of fun, though that was more due to the company than the convention itself.
Reading: haven't finished anything I've been reading, though I am working away at them all. Started Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin.
Watching: The IT Crowd, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (4), Quantum Leap, Wings
Considering: Gotta get a new printer - mine died
Working On: switching out the winter clothes and bringing in the summer things
Accomplishments: Didn't go crazy in the vendor hall at the convention and only spent money I had!
Lessons: This is our last week before summer break. Karate testing is this week too!
Agenda: Working 5 hours M-F, karate, soccer practices and games, grading essays, a park day, book club and a 5K on Memorial Day
Pic: Suzy on her 9th birthday with her handcrafted card from Grandma. She was very impressed with it!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Lisa's Logbook - May 15
Current Mood: Really really tired. and I do mean REALLY. Outside: The most gorgeous sunset!
Wearing: black yoga pants, pink long sleeved tee, black hoodie, black slippers
Tunes: Journey (I can sing it really loud; can you? Don't stop believing.....)
Kids Are: 2 are praying with their dad, 2 are looking at banquet pix on facebook
Hubby Is: praying with 2 of his kids
Made Me Laugh: Watching the dancing last night at the homeschool banquet
Made Me Sad: The adult son of church friends was killed by a drunk driver.
Made Me Smile: spending time with my friend today
Blessings: Such a wonderful opportunity for the kids to attend a beautifully done and ever-so enjoyable homeschool banquet/dance; also got to shop at the discount grocery store in Otisville today. Whee!
Reading: still listening to the oh-so-dull Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, in the middle of How To Be Perfect (about a church trying to live the book of Leviticus for a month), still reading The Slumber of Christianity by Ted Dekker, and 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching by Phillip Done
Watching: Psych, Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen in Spanish with English subtitles), Life on Mars
Considering: Making David go get a part time job.
Working On: grading essays and the co-op schedule for next year
Accomplishments: Got through 2 days of soccer registration with no major issues (even though 1 day happened outside in a rainstorm in a tent); also got my winter clothes put away.
Lessons: A final two week push and then moving on to summer learning plans
Agenda: Working 5 hours M-F, karate, soccer practices and games, grading essays, a soccer meeting, a co-op planning meeting, a running form class
Pic: About 50 homeschooled teens who attended the Spring Homeschool Banquet/Dance Saturday night. Can you spot mine?
Wearing: black yoga pants, pink long sleeved tee, black hoodie, black slippers
Tunes: Journey (I can sing it really loud; can you? Don't stop believing.....)
Kids Are: 2 are praying with their dad, 2 are looking at banquet pix on facebook
Hubby Is: praying with 2 of his kids
Made Me Laugh: Watching the dancing last night at the homeschool banquet
Made Me Sad: The adult son of church friends was killed by a drunk driver.
Made Me Smile: spending time with my friend today
Blessings: Such a wonderful opportunity for the kids to attend a beautifully done and ever-so enjoyable homeschool banquet/dance; also got to shop at the discount grocery store in Otisville today. Whee!
Reading: still listening to the oh-so-dull Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, in the middle of How To Be Perfect (about a church trying to live the book of Leviticus for a month), still reading The Slumber of Christianity by Ted Dekker, and 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching by Phillip Done
Watching: Psych, Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen in Spanish with English subtitles), Life on Mars
Considering: Making David go get a part time job.
Working On: grading essays and the co-op schedule for next year
Accomplishments: Got through 2 days of soccer registration with no major issues (even though 1 day happened outside in a rainstorm in a tent); also got my winter clothes put away.
Lessons: A final two week push and then moving on to summer learning plans
Agenda: Working 5 hours M-F, karate, soccer practices and games, grading essays, a soccer meeting, a co-op planning meeting, a running form class
Pic: About 50 homeschooled teens who attended the Spring Homeschool Banquet/Dance Saturday night. Can you spot mine?
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Lisa's Logbook - May 8
Current Mood: Blessed
Outside: 60's, sunny, and GORGEOUS!
Wearing: hot pink tee, jeans, pink hoodie socks
Tunes: nothing really
Kids Are: 1 is napping, 2 are on the computer, and 1 went upstairs for an unknown reason
Hubby Is: visiting his mother
Made Me Laugh: seeing similarities between Thor and Lord of the Rings (they have a cave troll!)
Made Me Sad: arguing with my son
Made Me Smile: being at the nature center with my kids in the sunshine
Blessings: The Message Bible has been a huge blessing to me in the past couple weeks.
Reading: listening to the oh-so-dull Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, in the middle of How To Be Perfect (about a church trying to live the book of Leviticus for a month), still reading The Slumber of Christianity by Ted Dekker, and 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching by Phillip Done
Watching: Psych, Thor, It's Kind of a Funny Story
Considering: Why is church important? Why does it look like it does in modern America? Why should we be involved? How do we find "church" in the church?
Working On: planning soccer registration, grading essays (40 more), getting the teen kids' outfits ready for the homeschool banquet, and the co-op schedule for next year
Accomplishments: Cleaned up the landing, got the essays all graded before class, got a tentative co-op schedule figured out with Darlene
Lessons: almost DONE!!! Our last day will be the Friday before Memorial Day; I have some learning planned for the summer though.
Agenda: Working 5 hours M-F, karate, soccer practices and games, grading essays, a Park Day, two sessions of soccer registration (I am in charge), a homeschool banquet - BUSY BUSY BUSY
Pic: James and me today at the nature center.
Outside: 60's, sunny, and GORGEOUS!
Wearing: hot pink tee, jeans, pink hoodie socks
Tunes: nothing really
Kids Are: 1 is napping, 2 are on the computer, and 1 went upstairs for an unknown reason
Hubby Is: visiting his mother
Made Me Laugh: seeing similarities between Thor and Lord of the Rings (they have a cave troll!)
Made Me Sad: arguing with my son
Made Me Smile: being at the nature center with my kids in the sunshine
Blessings: The Message Bible has been a huge blessing to me in the past couple weeks.
Reading: listening to the oh-so-dull Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, in the middle of How To Be Perfect (about a church trying to live the book of Leviticus for a month), still reading The Slumber of Christianity by Ted Dekker, and 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching by Phillip Done
Watching: Psych, Thor, It's Kind of a Funny Story
Considering: Why is church important? Why does it look like it does in modern America? Why should we be involved? How do we find "church" in the church?
Working On: planning soccer registration, grading essays (40 more), getting the teen kids' outfits ready for the homeschool banquet, and the co-op schedule for next year
Accomplishments: Cleaned up the landing, got the essays all graded before class, got a tentative co-op schedule figured out with Darlene
Lessons: almost DONE!!! Our last day will be the Friday before Memorial Day; I have some learning planned for the summer though.
Agenda: Working 5 hours M-F, karate, soccer practices and games, grading essays, a Park Day, two sessions of soccer registration (I am in charge), a homeschool banquet - BUSY BUSY BUSY
Pic: James and me today at the nature center.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Lisa's Logbook - May 1
Outside: Mostly Cloudy and "sorta chilly" according to Suzy
Wearing: hot pink tee, light pink long sleeved tee, jeans, socks, slippers,
Tunes: not much
Kids Are: 1 is at home with Bob, the other 3 are here at Maryann's w/me
Hubby Is: home making omelets with James
Made Me Laugh: seeing a dog with his head out the car window, jowls flapping in the breeze
Made Me Sad: my friend's husband had some life-threatening health issues this week (but miraculously, he is doing better!)
Made Me Smile: realizing today is May 1st! And also seeing brand new kittens at Maryann's house.
Blessings: Maryann has some curriculum I was hoping to buy!
Reading: listening to Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, reading The Slumber of Christianity by Ted Dekker, and 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching by Phillip Done
Considering: dying my hair tonight
Working On: planning soccer registration, organizing the landing, grading essays (20 more)
Accomplishments: found a van to buy (well, Bob found it), got Essay class #2 planned out and 40 essays graded.
Lessons: changing 2 of the kids to Teaching Textbooks math
Agenda: Working 4 hours M-F, karate, soccer practices and games, a mom's night out, teaching Essay class, art class
Pic: The kids on Easter morning.
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