Update on life

Good Morning all
Sorry so seldom a post lately...I find myself before the keyboard and silently sit without the vigor of a post. So many things each day occur that it is just...well even just then I had to get up to quiet the children my darling is in a rare sleeping in. 8:30 that is unheard of for his sweet head to kiss a pillow that long.

SO life this takes me full bore on in high density high speed fashion and I can barley stop to think through an event before another is at hand.

This morning begins with an extra child again.
She being here over night.
This sweet kid is just without covering.
On her way to school yesterday a car stopped near her and she terrified ran home only to have the Grand mother (lowercase intended) only to dismiss her!
Did not even call the police!
So We had two girls to tender for Archer is bothered by thoughts of evil spirits.
With the arrest in the driveway last week the effect is still a bit bothersome for her too.

I had Steve pray over them last night and we made intentional praise about how God protected all in each event. Keeping safe and this I hope reassured the kids.

A rare event indeed ...last evening a spontaneous outing with a dear long time friend took me to my favorite restaurant.
We were so full of each others good company .
Her sweet son who I saw at a few hours old is now 11 months!!!!!! time goes so fast!
We walked around a Stien Mart it is a department type store that is rather unique.
It was fun to try on shoes...we each walked out empty handed with the same shoes on our feet we walked in with :)
I did not want to disrespect the budget.
She too is learning the debt free life.
Many folks are doing the financial university study.
Steve and I just read the book and then made our own spread sheet in excel.
The university is becoming a cash cow for the developer.
He is helping a lot of folks so he is getting a strong reward.

Archer had her Parent / Teacher conference and the teacher sees the unique needs that our dear child faces.
She is a real good student and tries real hard.
It is hoped by the teacher that at least Archer will get some extra help in writing conventions.
The IEP in underway.
She said Archer (dove) got high marks on the AIMEs test in writing last spring because of her ability of vocabulary and story telling the
teacher said
"it's like she is exposed to a writer or something that child can really express her thoughts"
HA! well she is that :)
Steve read to the kids also every night. All of that made that big of a difference!
However when she reaches the next level of testing that she will fall on her face.
She had no use of punctuation no ability to spell sight words.
The teacher said all of the spalding phonic I used shows...she can spell phonetically but non of the simple sight words...wen...for when and the like.
She said that they do not normally do IEP individualized education plans if the kid passes aims...but with Archer there is an exception made for the strengths out weighed those weakness so strong that if the strengths were set aside she would fall flat on her face and fail every class at the 6/7 grade levels where her strengths could no longer disguise her needs. Her peers are now in 7th grade she is 2 years behind.

Now Dash Hawk or Hawk Eye as he likes is doing much better 4th day of medication. He had a nasty sinus infection..via dairy intake I am sure. Hawk Eye can not blow his nose if you recall. His deformity causes the blow bye to come out of his EYES Yes if he blows it bubbles out the eye. Very painfully too. So it is good to hear him cleared up today. He spent the afternoon at my girl friends. She serves at the school to and took him home with her so our boys could play.

He was cuddled on my lap when I got home yesterday like he had not seen me for a year or so. It was so wonderful! I love it when they get all cuddly.

They are happy kids this morning I stopped and got some soy yogurts on the way home. They each had one this morning.

Look at those side bar temperatures.

Yes the garden calls. So many things going on out there this week. I have all sorts of things sprouted and growing
here is the list so far...
in the earth not yet sprouted are...
onion
broccoli
cauliflower
spinach
zinnia
bok choy
kale
cucumber
chive
broccoli raab

those seedlings smiling above ground

celery
dill
zucchini
summer pan squash (in flower)
carrot
radish
spaghetti squash (in flower)
acorn squash
pumpkin
sweet corn
peas
climber green beans
a few bush beans
scarlet runner beans to grow up the gazebo
leek is just up today and yesterday
parsnip
turnip
flowers...narcissus and another I don't recall the name
basil leaf small type
basil (found it last night for 2.99 a large lief)
green bell pepper
orange bell pepper
yellow bell pepper
tomato brandy wine heirloom (found two at the garden center and grabbed them)
tomato million dollar little salad ones it already is bearing fruit!

I tell you it is just turning into my little paradise.

I cleaned up the front entry yesterday and might divide some of the ferns as well. I made three hanging moss baskets. I found the wire frames a $1 each a long time ago and the moss for real cheep...

Oh! I just got two girl run in and calling "Mommy" and gave me joyful hugs and gleeful stories ...wow that was cool. just came to hug me.

So As I was saying the garden calls.....oh my heart just gets so excited to think of it! the weather is so pretty!

The kids I worked with in the third grade class had the test scores rise dramatically! Oh what a reward for the efforts. The little group of 6 showed marked improvement! That is a real good feeling ya know!

I am beginning to learn more about the ways that I can depend on myself for myself. Seeing the ways I let myself down it is a real eye opener. I must become my best resource (save for Christ yes of course) yet it is I who must grow in courage and become more trust worthy to my own self.

Oh there will be a AZ bloggers group meeting at Gooseberries tea house 10/30
Marty your email address will not work. Yes I do want the information please and I will pass it on. Sorry Marty I have had all the Mail return to me.