Email

Sorry, I just found out that my email address isn't showing up in my "contact me" tab.  I tried to fix it, but couldn't!  If you want to continue reading here, my email address is heyerlys@hotmail.com  In order for me to put you on the list, I HAVE TO HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.  So if you want to be included, be sure to send me an email to the above address including YOUR email!   Have a wonderful day! 

Blogging

I've been having some strange feelings lately.  I'm not sure if I'm turning into a crazy person, or if God is putting these feelings in me....but I'm going to do what I feel God leading me to do.  I really enjoy blogging, for me it's a digital scrapbook of sorts.  I don't share everything that happens here, but I try to share some of our lives.    After talking with God and my hubby I've decided to make this blog private.  If you read my blog, thank you so much...if you want to continue reading I would love that!  In the header above I have a contact me tab.  If you click on that tab you can see my email address, just send me an email with your name and your email address.  Thank you!

Random Happenings

The weeks are just flying by here, how about for you? 
This past weekend we had a birthday party for this little guy!  He just turned one.  Isn't he cute!  He makes me want another little one, but unless the Lord plans for that to happen...it won't be!!   So I just have to live vicariously through my sister, and enjoy her littlest one!  I hope she doesn't mind!!!

He had an adorable sock monkey party, my sister did an excellent job with it!   I took several pictures of him enjoying his cake, because like I said I have to live vicariously and I'm trying to fully learn my camera and it's settings! 

Here I am living vicariously again!!!!  We painted our house (walls) almost a year ago, I still haven't decorated most of the rooms.   I normally have to get something on the walls, because it drives me CRAZY to have them blank.  I think I've been pretty patient, trying to take it slowly and really make it how I want it!  So in turn, most of my rooms have NOTHING on the walls!  I'm always checking out things that I like to get ideas!  I think my sisters shelves are super cute!
The real reason I'm including this picture is because I chopped my hair off.  I'd been contemplating it for a while now... It's been cut over a week now, I'm still not sure I like it!   I like parts of it, but I wish it were a little longer around my ears, but it's hair and it will grow!  C'est la vie, right!

I did mention that this was random, right?!?!?!?!
  One of the things I love about homeschooling... If you're having a rough time with math, mom can make you a peach smoothie and put it in a special glass.  Doesn't everything seem better with a goblet???  Maybe that is just my philosophy!!! 
By the way my sister in law has the best smoothie recipe ever...some water, some milk, frozen fruit, and a little bit of sugar, that's it!  I use a little less than 1/4 cup for a whole blender, and a quart bag or so of fruit!  So easy, and we love it! 

What a great way to end a school day...poetry tea.  I didn't read poetry, a novel instead. The kids painted and had hot cocoa, while I read.  It was very relaxing, we need to do it more often! (We have really enjoyed our poetry teas this year,especially when we've read poetry!)  We wrote on paper with a white crayon then painted over it, simple but wonderful effect.

Clowns and Pirates

 Do you have a fear?  I'm sure you do, doesn't everyone???   I'm going to share my greatest fear!!!  (OK, maybe not my greatest!)


I am scared of clowns, like REALLY scared.  I don't know when it happened or how it happened...but it happened!  When I was a little girl I had a couple of clown dolls, that I loved.  It  makes no sense, I can't figure out when my adoration turned into fear.  If I see a clown in public I just freeze, and look for the quickest way to escape.
My kids of course know that I'm afraid of clowns, even little Reuben makes an effort to protect me.  If he sees a clown he will tell me to look away, isn't he sweet! 
Brie decided to have a little fun, and made up the boys.  Reuben was a clown and Titus a pirate!  Thankfully he doesn't look like a clown!  I would hate to be scared of this little sweetheart!!  

The eyes weren't enough, she decided to add a beard...

(They both just started with the eyes, then got beards later!)

Titus and his best pirate face!  (Can you hear the arr?)  He has to practice for later in life when he becomes a pirate!!

After such a "scary" day, this was the perfect ending! 

Snow

I hope you're all enjoying the new year! We finally got some snow to enjoy, it's especially nice on a beautiful day like today!