See this sweet girl who dances non-stop, in class and out of class, indoors and outdoors, choreographing and pirouetting her way through life? She's been working hard at her art for many years.
We just found out she's been cast as Clara in our local production of the Nutcracker.
She is honored and thrilled and in a bit of shock.
Please pray for her and for all of us as we begin rehearsals. Please pray for health and avoidance of injuries and mental stamina.
If anybody would like tickets, just let me know.
Happy Friday!!
P.S. Her little sister will make her Nutcracker debut as the Sugar Plum Fairy Puppet. Ballerina thrills all around!!!
Friday, September 27, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The Swing
How do you like to go up in a swing?
Up in the sky so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing,
e'er a child can do!
---Robert Louis Stevenson
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Field Trip #1
When the day brings sunny, 75-degree weather, a spontaneous zoo field trip is a must. Reason I love homeschooling #5678: after school starts, we can enjoy places like this with hardly any crowds.
Have a great weekend!
| Christmas card material... I think not. |
| Big Sissy wanted to give my Ergo carrier a try... |
| Baby is so happy about this! |
| More crackers, please. |
| Hurry and get on the train, Mom! You're going to get left behind!!
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
School Begins
Color-coded schedule in hand, I launched my kiddos into 'school mode' two weeks ago. we eased in gradually, really, adding new subjects, curricula, and extra-curricular activities as we went. This week, we are up and running full tilt, and, of course, this is the week somebody's not feeling well, somebody else is having trouble sleeping, so mornings are later than planned, my perfectly ordered time chart out the window.
But, it's Ok. I knew it would happen. I painstakingly plan things out because I know, mentally, I need that preparation as a jumping-off point, an ideal. But, day to day, we have to roll with what is, and sometimes, oftentimes, the best learning happens precisely when it wasn't planned.
So, we carry on, learning, living, growing through the ups and downs. Like the sign I brought home from our recent vacation says, "together is a wonderful place to be."
Love this post by Elizabeth Foss.
Have a great Wednesday!
But, it's Ok. I knew it would happen. I painstakingly plan things out because I know, mentally, I need that preparation as a jumping-off point, an ideal. But, day to day, we have to roll with what is, and sometimes, oftentimes, the best learning happens precisely when it wasn't planned.
So, we carry on, learning, living, growing through the ups and downs. Like the sign I brought home from our recent vacation says, "together is a wonderful place to be."
Love this post by Elizabeth Foss.
Have a great Wednesday!
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