Wonderful Find

I found the most wonderful tool on line this morning!

I do my Bible study in my room sitting at my plastic table/desk which is right next to my computer. Often I will look up things on BibleGateway.com. They have great references and all the translations that you can imagine. Well this morning I wanted to look up the word reproof in the 1828 dictionary. Rats I didn't know where it was. The kids are always carrying it off somewhere. So I typed in the words 1828 dictionary and it took me to a site where I can use the dictionary! I can look up a word or it's synonyms! WOW what a treasure. I just thought everyone should know about it.
Here's the link: http://1828.mshaffer.com



Be warned, I haven't investigated anything else about the links on this site, but just being able to use the dictionary is great for me. Now I know exactly where I can find it!
"smile"

One Month - Please continue to pray!

One month until the 2009 ICHE State Convention!

Wow!! We're in the count down now. Can't wait.

Thank you to all of you who have been praying!

Nate's Back!

Talked to Nate

Talked to Nate today! Hurray. We miss him.

They are currently in their all night filming mode!

Do you suppose that he looks like this?

Or this??

Or this???

Naaaa! He loves what he's doing and is quite a night owl.

I think he looks like this:

Have fun Nate, see ya soon!!

In the Yard Today

We sat beneath this tree for devotions this morning. It was literally humming! There were so many bees busily working away in these blossoms.
If you look beyond the pool on the left of the picture you can see at least one of our hives.


I tried to get a photo of all the honey bees in the tree but they were too small.
It was such perfect weather that Ken and Matthew opened the hives and harvested some of the honey this afternoon. Yum!
(Honey bees don't like rainy days. They are stuck in the hive and get crabby. You are more likely to be stung on a rainy day!)


Violets are Haley's favorite spring time flower. Here's a patch. She's even transplanted some different colors from G&G Lainio's house. We think that they made it but won't bloom this first year.

Aww just look at our "tulip tree". It's soo pretty. We are not sure exactly what it is. Does anyone know if this is the same as a magnolia bush?? If I were a bird I'd want to live in this house. "smile"

Humm . . . . Nice Pictures

We love you guys!

Her Royal Chubbiness

Uncle Nate's the royal carriage!

Uncle Matty does the funniest stuff. Royal Jester??
Can't wait to run around with him!

Nana and Great Grandma understand me best!

It's Spring at our House

I always watch for the first robin to indicate that spring is here. This year I spotted one a number of weeks ago. There are other signs at our house as well.

I think of that song that states; "Spring is in the air". (Who sang that? Barry Manilow? I don't remember any other words!)

Well . . . . . "Convention's in the air". Are you humming?
We are! "grin"

We are down to the last six weeks and really gearing up!

We sure hope to see you all there!

What a tremendous privilege to serve these wonderful home school families.