Much Excitement

We have much to be excited about!

As I sit with my Mom at chemo, I'm thankful we only have 2 more to go! October 22nd is the last treatment! I'm so glad she will not have to be put through this again!

Tomorrow is our first day of Foundations class for Classical Conversations. The children & I really enjoy it! You may or may not know: I have my teaching degree. Our oldest is a Sr. this year, we've homeschooled since he was in 5th grade. I tutor a foundations class on Fridays and teach a supplemental Biology class in the afternoons. Losha and Jacob are learning the History & Timeline, Science, Grammar, Math, Geography, Latin and Fine Arts facts right alongside the other children. They write the facts in English at least twice a week. Their penmanship is amazing! I love seeing kid's minds soak facts up like a sponge!

Our only little girl's birthday is less than a month away!

Wow! Excitement and thankfulness go hand in hand!

Snakes

SNAKES! I do not like snakes! Jacob and Losha are entertained that Mom hates snakes! Last week the four oldest boys went hiking to their "camp spot". Jacob and Losha asked Garrett and Gavin if there were snakes at the camp spot. They responded "there are snakes out and about, but we've not seen them at our camp spot". Moments later, Losha picked up a piece of tin and there was a snake! He dropped it immediately! The boys picked it up, Garrett pinned the snakes head to the ground and saw that it was a rattlesnake. They killed it, so it would not cause anyone an undue hospital visit. I was not thrilled at the sight of a snake with 7 rattles at the end of it's tail. This week, as Jacky was mowing, they found a cornsnake "non-poisonous", brought it in the house in a mug with a lid. I still do not like snakes, of any kind!!!! They failed to secure the lid properly! Eeeek, the snake was lose in my house! We could not find the snake ANYWHERE! I found it yesterday! The boys thought my response was hilarious! They had to tell one of our friends at Church about Mom screaming! I pray, I'm done with snakes!