The kids have been creating their own masterpieces with the online Monthly Plan from Creating a Masterpiece. Artist Sharon Hofer, creator of Creating a Masterpiece, desires to make this homeschool art curriculum as a way to offer her classes to more students than just those who can attend her classes in person. She has a “passionate commitment to ensure that most every student, regardless of age or artistic ability, has the opportunity to create beautiful artwork.”
It’s time for our blog party. Remember it is open all week, so stop back by to see what others have linked up.
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This week’s most clicked on blog post was from Kathi at Oak Hill Homestead, it was entitled How to Plant a Homestead Orchard.
Thank you to those who linked up this past week! I have enjoyed reading your posts and hope you will join us again this week!
Many times my job includes being a go-for. The new water system has ten tire tanks so we needed to find a source of good, reasonably priced tires. Back in December, we found a source of new tires that had been rejected by the manufacturer because of defaults. Those defaults will not effect their ability to serve as water tanks though. The only drawback was that the tires were about 60 miles away. Road trip time!
Whenever possible, I like to turn these sorts of trips into special times for one-on-one time with the kids. It was Eli’s turn to go which worked out well because he’s the only one who would be interested in going to get a trailer load of large tires.
The trip over to get the tires was quite uneventful. Isaiah slept while Eli and I enjoyed the drive. When we got there, I couldn’t believe the number of tires they had available. Small tires, large tires and everything in between. Since we were needing ten tires, the owner had said he would give a quantity discount. Then when we got there not only did we get the discount he gave us two large tires and three small ones for free. This was great but talk about a LOAD! I was really wondering what I had signed up for. I was, however, quite thankful when the guys that loaded the tires said they would strap them all down for me.
Everything went just fine for most of the way home. Then suddenly the truck started pulling down, and when I looked in my mirror it was apparent where the trouble was coming from. At first glance, I actually thought that a tire on the trailer might be on fire. Once I got the truck safely parked on the shoulder, I was able to check and thankfully it was not on fire. We had blown out a tire and the smoke was coming from the good tire rubbing against the wooden bed of the trailer. YIKES!
Our trailer did not come with a spare tire and we haven’t bought one for it yet; so I had to call Scott to come help us. (Which even if I had a spare tire, I honestly don’t think I would have tackled trying to change the tire with such a large, heavy load on the trailer.) Scott was able to get a spare tire that would fit the trailer from his dad and came to our rescue. Once he was there, he quickly changed the tire and then drove the truck and trailer the rest of the way home while I followed in the van. Thankfully, all of this happened only 25 miles from home.
I find that it is important to remember that while life is rarely boring; God is faithful in watching over us.
Blessings,
Jennifer
Since that first homeschool convention when I discovered Andi in the Circle C Beginnings Series, my family has been a fan of the books written by Susan K. Marlow and published by Kregel Publications. So you shouldn’t be surprised that when the opportunity came to review her two newest books, Andi Saddles Up and Andi Under the Big Top, I really wanted to get them. These are the first two books of the new Circle C Stepping Stones Series. I wanted to be able to read them aloud to Rebekah, Quinton and Hannah and introduce them to Andi.
She and Taffy were finally horse and rider. Her big brother Chad even showed her a special place on the ranch that was quiet and she could call her own, that is until Sadie showed up. She and Sadie soon learn that neither of their families are as thrilled that they are friends as the girls are. Andi has to wonder why the grown-ups’ problems mean that the girls can’t be friends.
You may have heard the story of the five missionaries who were killed by the Waodani Indians in Ecuador in 1956. The movie, The End of the Spear, released in 2005, was my first introduction to the story of these missionaries and their families. However, since then the we have enjoyed learning more about these families through other documentaries and books. Recently, we had the opportunity to learn more about the Waodani people in the newest Unit Study, Walking with the Waodani from the Home School Adventure Co.
