Louie Giglio - Laminin

Want to watch an incredible thing? I let my older girls watch this and they were amazed!

a few new pics

Today we HAD to take some pics for our post adoption HS that is overdue I am sad to say. Here are a few from the millions that we took.

Yesterday we got a package from Corwin's foster family in China. I was hoping for some pictures but they sent some olives that we packaged and I am sorry to say did not smell too good. Also they sent some dried meat. Not sure how to cook that but I have a friend that is Chinese and will ask her. The letter said these were some of his favorite foods in China. So we gave Corwin some of the olives and he said "yucky"!! I guess he is really Americanized now.

Ok and now for one old picture that I just happened to come across and felt a little sad....

New pictures!

What You Wish You Had Known Your First Year of Homeschooling.

Ok here is what I wish I had known:

1. Its ok to do this!
2. My children don't need to be with other children all the time.
3. I can switch curriculum ANY time it isn't working.
4. I can read aloud to the children ALL DAY long if I want too.
5. Its OK to take a day off.
6. I don't have to explain our reasons for homeschooling to total strangers at the park.
7. Our children are going to be learning differently than public schooled kids and that is ok.
8. Ten years goes by faster than you realize.
9. Keeping my children's hearts is a full time job.
10. How passionate I would become about homeschooling.
11. How much fun we would have.
12. How much I like not conforming.


Ok that is a quick list because I know if I sat here longer I could think of a dozen more but I have to put my two little ones to bed!

The Chinese Piano Show

I thought this was really neat! Has anyone heard of this lady??

China

China's Stolen Children

If you know me at all, you should know that I love China, its people and its children. Here is documentary about child trafficking. Its sad and brought to tears. I can feel this mother's pain. This is a problem in MANY countries, not just China.

This is the first of nine and you can see the other parts of the documentary when you watch this first one.