The County Fair...........

We survived a week of county fair - or should I say Brandi survived! LOL  Poor girl, she is a 10-12 hour a night sleeper and she got on average 5.5 hours each night the week of the fair.  The fair she showed at is the next county over (with 4H group/homeschool group from church) so she stayed most of the week with her best friend (where her goat is boarded).  Her best friend showed goats like Brandi and also ducks and rabbits.  They spent about 16 hours/day at the fair - caring for animals, taking care of barn chores, answering questions of people coming thru animal barns, etc. 
The fair ended Thursday evening and Brandi started a 3 day conference on Thursday so she spent Thursday at home (babysitting in the morning) preparing for and leaving for the conference that was from 4-9.  I picked her (and another friend) up at the conference (an hour away) and drove straight to fair grounds so Brandi could go help with final barn chores and loading animals to take home (that included ducks, rabbits and about 9 goats).  I picked her up Friday morning from friends house & she came home and slept (LOL) until time to get ready for 2nd day of conference.  The final day of the conference was Saturday from 9-4.  She had a good time at that - it was put on by Intercultural Communicators for Christ. 
We spent more time at the fair than we normally do since Brandi was there.  I usually take the kids for a few hours on either Tuesday or Wednesday - the schools are all out on Monday so sometimes we go on Monday but normally do not like the crowd so we wait LOL  But this year Rachel & I, along with RJ, went to the fair on Saturday morning around 9:30 so we could watch Brandi show (we missed first one :( but she did well placing 4th in that one which was showmanship).  Rod's meeting got canceled so he came down (& RJ left for ball game) and spent the rest of the time with us. Brandi had a couple more showings and placed 1st in one (ok, she was the only one in that 'class' but hehe) and 2nd in another.  I think she did extremely well since she has never been in 4H or did any type of shows before.  We left around 4-4:30.  RJ's game got canceled so he came back to the fair & he stayed until about 9 or 10 - Caitlin was working in one of the food trailers & the tractor pull was that night. 
We went back on Monday and spent the morning, I left kids there & came home for daycare kids and then dh & I went back after he got home from work & all my kiddos left. 
It was just a crazy week.
We have started school and it is going well (although we did very little last week wtih fair going on).  I am pleased with all of our curriculum this year and the kids are enjoying it as well.

A few verses to share today........

You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done.
~ Psalm 92:4, NLT

As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
~ Psalm 71:14

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God.
~ Psalm 147:7

Remember to take some time with the Lord today!!  He will sustain you and bring you peace!!

Well, I tried posting last week and for whatever reason it will not post :( 
It has been a long time since I have posted anything and want to try to do better at posting but life is so busy!
We started back to school this week.  RJ is a senior and is checking into options for after graduation (or before!).  Brandi is a sophmore & is going to be working on college credits this year.  Rachel is in 8th grade. 
I cannot believe, and am having a hard time with it, that my children are all growing up.  I only have such a short time left with RJ and not much more with the girls - so much more to teach them and make sure they are grounded in their faith & know all the things they need to know. YIKES!!
As for school, we have a wide variety of stuff  going on!  I am hearing German, French and Spanish words daily, chemistry terms, business math, algebra 1 and 8th grade math, grammar lessons, government and american history......WOW!!  Yes, it will indeed be a busy year!
This weekend & upcoming week will be a busy one.  Wayne County Fair will be in full swing tomorrow & Brandi is showing her goat for the first year.  It will be fun, tiring and exciting all wrapped up into one! 
Well, it is about time to start the day so until next time............

Have a great weekend!!

Been A While

It has been a while since I have posted - going to try to do better with school starting to keep this updated! YIKES!! We'll see!!!

We have had a full summer and it is now time to settle back into some routine. We will be starting school on Tuesday. RJ is a senior, Brandi is a sophmore and Rachel is in 8th grade. I cannot believe my baby is a senior!

Until next time..........................