Things are changing around here

Has anyone noticed that my name for my blog has changed???

WELL....

Everything has been going pretty good. 

I have been listing tons of HOMESCHOOL books on eBay and Amazon!

Alyssa has decided that she wants to go to "REAL" school next year and so I am cleaning off the shelves. 

I figured out that I have home-schooled my kids a combined number 9 years!

Only 5 years consecutively. 

Silly me I have been telling people that I have been homeschooling for longer, but when I sat down and counted I found out it was only 5 consecutive years! 

Huh.... Who Knew?

Abby spent some time over here with us, but I will write more about that later. 

I just love my kitty. Jasmine loves to sit here in the front window. She sits there so much that when she gets up the cushion is still indented.

Today I made some yummy treats for Memorial Day weekend. I made Key Lime Pie with homemade whipped cream! 

AND...

Chocolate Ice Cream.

After I started making our own ice cream, I just don't like store bought ice cream as much!

Here are the quilts that I have been working on/ finishing up!

I quilted both of these! 

Yippy for me! 

This one is still just an idea forming! 

It is a panel that I picked up for only $2!! 

It is still speaking to me, so I will tell you what it says! 

Hugs, 

Lisa 

Happy Memorial Day

On Memorial Day remember that Freedom is not Free! I am so proud of all of my family who are fighting and who have fought for this country to keep us free! I will never forget!

Also, a special thank you to the families who are without their loved ones so we can be free! It was hard to be thankful today when my hubby is on the other side of the country! I miss you Detto! I am proud of him, but I miss him.

I hope you spent time with your loved ones and prayed for our military service men and women!

Happy Memorial Day!

Memorial Day Weekend - Homeschool Convention!

We went to the homeschool convention this weekend and boy was it great!! They have the FPEA Homeschool convention every year on Memorial Day Weekend!!

We went down on Thursday and stayed thru Saturday! It was a FULL 3 Days!! Wow!!

I went to the speaker sessions, while Detto and the kids hung out by the pool at the hotel! It was great for all of us!! I found a great math program for Alyssa. I really hope it works!! I took two classes on math - 1. Math Wars & 2. Choosing the right Math Curriculum for your child! Both were very helpful and compared the curriculum's that are available. It helped me to see the different styles and to pick the style that I think Alyssa will understand the best!

I also enjoyed searching the curriculum hall for fun things for me and the kids to do next year. They were with me for some of the time and so I was able to get their feedback. The kids really liked seeing all of the books and stuff. They each picked out a hat. They also got to play at some of the science and toy tables!! They also liked jumping on the bounce houses that were set up specifically for the homeschoolers. The convention center has a movie room for the kids and outside activities. It rained so much that the kids only jumped on the bounce houses on the last day.

We really lucked out with our room. We were able to get a 1 bedroom suite for only $69 per night! We ate in the room to save money! It was actually nice after walking all day, I was exhausted and didn't want to do anything but sit. My feet hurt everyday and my brain was fried. It is alot of info to take in in only three days! I am glad that I did it. I was able to get all of the books for next year. The only thing that I have left to buy is Rosetta Stone - Spanish. I was going to do it last year, but life happened. So I am planning on buying it over the summer!!

When we got home all I wanted to do was sew! Everywhere I went all I saw was patterns. Detto kept laughing at me. I see quilting block patterns everywhere! It made me miss sewing. I came home and finished my round robin block!

Isn't it great?

Last night Detto and I watched a movie and I ironed the entire time. I ironed all of the pieced to my newest quilt! It was a ton of pieces - over 800!! But, I got them all done! It doesn't look like that many, but let me tell you! It is alot of fabric!!

We slept in today! Today we plan on hanging out w/ Ora & Grilling Steaks!! Yeah - I love Steak!!

Then later on we are going to take the kids bowling! Amy said that John & Sam might come too! They got back from Missouri on Friday! I cant wait to see if Samantha is "showing" yet???

Over all even if we don't do ANYTHING ELSE - I have had a great Memorial Day weekend!!