Gifts from Adonai

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2010-11-17T22:55:00.001-06:00

Well as you know I have four awesome kids. Well all four are entering into new stages in their lives. Some are taking those stages head on with not many worries, while others are taking change very hard. My oldest ds is having what I have come to understand as placement issues. He is a 13 year old youngman who is in the body of a 16 year old. His body has always matured faster while his mental maturity has always been correct for his actual age. However he is now battling with how he feels about all this. At times he can be extremly mature while other times it seems he wants to regress. But we have decided that with plenty of conversation and more encouragement he will come to accept that while he looks much older he does not have to feel obligated to act or forced to mature to quickly, and instead enjoy his youth and grow with time. My second oldest ds is actually just fine with change and has a very good thought process about it not meaning he has to "grow up" to soon. He however does not have the looking older atribute my oldest has, therefore can embrace it much simpler. Then there is my third and oldest dd who completely sees puberity as pure evil and wants no part of it. However as we all know we can't always choose that. Unfortunetely growing and physical change are just A part of life. So instead of going down the "suck it up Sally " road like I was directed to do. I have decided to help her embrace and cherish this time of coming into ones own by co-journaling the experience with her and encouraging her to see it as a wonderful experience. So we have contacted an artist who does beautiful feminie looking art, which my daughter loved because she's a girlie girl, and to make this experience more special for the both of us , she will be painting something special for us to share. So we are excited! My youngest is still in her I'm the baby so their mode and from what she says has no interest in leaving that place anytime soon. So she is what you would describe as content. Lol! So I will try to post up how our adventure through growing pains goes as new things arrive. Til then blessings and shalom to you all.

Artistic Flow week

2010-10-20T07:52:00.001-05:00

That's right this seems to be my childrens week of just random artistic expression. They have been painting on almost anything possible. Just random objects , ppl, or places and I must say it has been wonderful to see them take on an interest without being ask "can you please paint a picture expressing this". I'm all for this jolt of creativeness that mom has no need to be hands on with so that they can go ahead and enjoy themselves. Just marvalous. Blessings.

2010-10-20T07:45:00.001-05:00

Train tracks

2010-10-10T23:41:00.001-05:00

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Just wanted to share the wonderful creativeness of my dd. They created this train track while waiting for there brothers guitar lesson to be done. They love building these tracks and I must say I love seeing then being creative and working together to create something they are both going to enjoy. The way they work together to come up with solutions for the track to work is wonderful. Just wanted to rant about a joyous mom moment. Those with multiple children will understand my joy. So many blessings to all those with wonderful creative children. Blessings.

Relleno de papa

2010-10-07T19:50:00.001-05:00

Relleno de papa are a traditional Spanish fried food.They are potatoe balls with meat in them. We love them! I have helped my granma make these for years and decided to make them alone for the first time in my life. I must say they came out wonderful. I just thought I would share this with you because I'm very proud of myself. I feel like a piece of my fantastic grandma will always be around even G-d forbid the day she passes. So thank you mom for the wonderful recipes. Xoxo <3

Kitchen Project

2010-10-06T10:34:00.001-05:00

This weekend we will be making our second attempt to complete the kitchen as well as our staircase banister. I look forward to being able to complete the painting so I can finally finish the decorating process. I'm also looking forward to putting new desk areas in the front room on the first floor so that it can be our designated office/school/art/and reading area. Yeah, that's how we do things here in this five bedroom ,three level house, lol. I am also interested in getting another kitchen table. We've had our table for years and it's time to see it go. I've got these very pretty plates I want to hang up that my mom gave me. I also have some baskets I want to use and a new shelf my mom gave us for the microwave. So I'm looking forward to seeing everything in it place and done so that I can move on with other household projects. Hope everyone is have a great week. Blessings.

Extra Curricular Activities Time

2010-09-21T10:44:00.001-05:00

It's that time of the year. The summer bares down to it's end. The kids form into the new curriculum or non-curriculum. Lol! And the fall activities begin to take way. This year will be a full year. We have four children which whom are causing mom to age, lol! And in turn growing as well. Therefore there are more schedule settings as well as organization attempts occurring in our home as well. This year we have karate, ballet & tap, guitar and piano lessons going on. We also have some plans for volunteering for the humane league going on in the coming months. We have three field trips planned in the coming months. So yes we are very busy. I am a huge fan of planners and all things organizational. However my kids do not understand moms need for these things in her life. Although I will freely admit that Im as disorganized as the next person at times even with all these wonderful tools I have available daily. Nonetheless I still have an organizational goal in my life even with embracing the kaos. So kudos to those enduring the wonderful school year ahead. I dont know about you but I love knowing my kids are filling their days with the things they most want to do. It's fantastic. So enjoy your fall as well as the other seasons to come and what they may bring. On the top is a pic of my dd's tap class. She has been taking different forms of dance for the last 5 years and loves it. 

Studies

2010-09-06T00:28:00.001-05:00

We will be studying Vikings this wonderful HS year. I am looking forward to checking referances and printing out informative sheets. I really want to make this a family study. We are also looking forward to studying Taino , Aztec and Myan civilizations this year as group. I'm seeing the Taino study taking at least a month to get through because it is part of our roots. And most likely a longer personal study for myself. So yes excitement reeks in my atmosphere right now! So if anyone has any suggestions or websites to recommend on these topics , please feel free to do so. I am open to suggestions. I will be beginning another blog which will be on my own personal journey and adventures as a mother , believer , and woman this coming month as part of my journaling. So look forward to it. Blessings to all.

Shady Maples

2010-09-04T21:03:00.001-05:00

This is what happens when you take kids out to a place where there is a big oversized stuffed bear on the floor. We went to Shady Maples buffet and it was incredible! They loved it! It was awesome food. Left stuffed and filled!

New HS year

2010-09-04T01:08:00.001-05:00

Hello all my fellow Homeschooling moms out there! Here's hoping your year is a stress free , energized, adventure seeking, quality, fulfilling, original thinking, fact studying ,open minded, expressive, graceful , and embrassing Homeschool year. May we learn something new with each walk and keep our hearts and minds open to all that Abba has prepared for us to walk into. I truly pray for this Abba cause NO one can deliver like you. Now on to what we are going to look forward to this year. My ds is taking up Judo, while my other ds is taking guitar lessons. My dd is taking ballet and tap while my youngest is taking piano. Can you just hear the beautiful flow of music preparing to arise in my home. I can truly hardly wait to hear them practice. It is truly a blessing. As it is a blessing to see my ds begin Judo as he has wanted to for some time now and to see my destined dancer contiue to learn what she loves. Just blessed! I am very apologetic for not keeping up with my blog. I have been in need of finding a way to be on the go and still blog between daily life without having it necessary to be in front of my computer. And yes I have found an application that allows exactly that. So it is my mission to attempt to keep this blog going strong. I must say I have been journaling again and it has been about 3 years since I've been consistent with it and as a boost to continue to do that ,which I must say I love to do, I now have my children journaling more then project, and nature journals. So pray the father peeks their interest. Well blessings and goodnight.

Summer Fun!

2009-07-06T17:01:00.002-05:00

Here are my kids, playing in the little pool outside in the yard.We have had bubble contest and BBQ's out there for the last 2 months. As you can see my Godson was sporting a mohawk this summer. Unfortunetely it got chopped off 3 weeks after this picture.He will be celebrating his 3rd birthday in 2weeks and we are looking forward to it.We are throwing him a Thomas the Train party.He absolutely loves Thomas.Be sure to look for those pics soon. It is a wonderful thing celebrating his birthday because he was premature by 3 months and only weighed 1lb and change when he was born.So we are extremely proud of how well he has done,going from the size of my husbands hand to this lil man who is full of laughter and just a happy rugged boy who loves water fights as you can see. We have just been enjoying the weather and having tons of water fights. I am off to cook a briskett. Have a wonderful summer everyone.

Holidays with Family

2008-12-30T21:59:00.000-06:00

Wonderful holidays at our house. As some of you know I am Messianic and my husband is christian. So our kids get the best of both worlds. We did our chanukah prayers,as well as were able to have a huge get together with my cousins and friends. Since we are still staying in the loft ,we had tons of space to have everyone come to the house and just be together. I had my godkids come over and spend the night as well as had a nice sized birthday celebration for my husband. We had a wonderful time. We didn't get a tree this year,which is great for me since I really don't enjoy the clean up ,and the kids could of cared less which was great. They were just exstactic to get gifts as most kids are. My kids enjoyed it all. We had a grand X-mas dinner with family and my husbands best friend. It was great. I hope everyone was able to enjoy their holidays as much as we did. I have so many pics I would love to share,but still have a messed up computer. I should of asked for one over the holidays huh!LoL! Well we are looking forward to tomorrow night. A new year and getting to make new changes. We are looking forward to starting our horizon workbooks starting next week. We also picked up some fabulous magic tree house books. We are getting ready for our Feb co-op meetings and also starting on some of our new history booklets. We also have some science projects we are working on. One is to grow an herb garden and another is to grow some corn in a flower pot. We have also made some homemade finger paints and clay again. It will be great I am excited already. We are working on getting a breakfast menu going for my older kids to begin learning how to use the oven by themselves. I am looking forward to that indepenance teaching. My second oldest loves the thought of touching food and making something out of it that taste good. Cooking is a huge part of our family. We love to cook. I strive to have the home setting my grandma has had in her home since I was little. Well talk to you next year,lol! Sounds soooo long! Blessings and happy new year to you all.

Our Latest

2008-09-18T14:27:00.003-05:00

Well we are making another move or should I say we've made another move. We are back in PA. Yes! I said back in PA. I am loving the new place ! Once again the move was work related. My husband was given a job opportunity that was just irresistable and we could not turn down. It is great being down here again. It has only been a little less then a year in NY,but we made some extrodinary HS friends down their. Which we will be keeping in touch with Lord willing for a long time. We are near the same area we were in before we moved. And yet we went for a walk to get reaquainted and it seemed like we haven't been here in such a long time and had moved somewhere new. But we are here for a good long time. Can't say forever cause things just seem to come up outta the blue and then we're off again. Lol! But this has taught my kids such wonderful life lessons and also introduced them to such wonderful opportunities that only a HS lifestyle could give us. It is wonderful to see the things the Father puts in your path and brings you through. Just wonderful! We are just settling in ,after arriving last week. So far we have grocery done and some serious organization going on. I never just how many books we had until we started emptying out our storage. And just how much we use them all. I know all you HS moms know what I am talking about. But oh,how I love my HS books. My kids are looking forward to starting cooking lessons,which I will be giving them this week coming. First thing on the menu ,lemon poppy seed bread , a breakfast muffin I love ,which has eggs, turkey sausage and cheese. It melts in your mouth. Then on to a triple chcolate quick loaf and some cheese mash potatoes and steak. Yes ,I trying to teach them full meals that I won't have to worry about them ever going hungry cause moms not home. And yes my boys will know how to prepare dishes so that they can every once in awhile say hunny I'll make dinner tonight. Well,that's all for now I hope to share some pictures with you all soon of our cooking lessons. Blessings. !

Archery Fun!

2008-08-29T14:34:00.003-05:00

We are just having a blast! The boys started their archery classes and my great news is my oldest daughter A has decided to join.Which if you don't know my girly,girl she does not do sports and this is the very first sporty thing she does.It is wonderful.!This is a pic of the boys first day of class.I will try to post up a more current pic of all them next posting.Our homeschool year is off to a good start ,so far so good.We are expecting our new curriculum to come in the mail soon.We are using Abeka for science,english and some supplementals for health.Then for math we use saxon and for SS we use Bob Jones.So it should be fun.Abeka we love because it can be used freely and doesnt require any comittment to the textbooks.It can be done independently and well as together.They give tons of opportunity for hands on projects which is what we like.Well ,now for more current lessons,this weeks science experiment is going to be Growing Edible Crystals by;Belinda Mooney.The project can be found on www.learningtreasures.com I love this site.This project is so simple and yet takes days,lolol!But should be fun none the less.We will try to put up pics of the results after we are done.Well hope you all check the site she is great.And enjoy the fun!!!Blessings.

Fresh Homeschool Year

2008-08-06T21:34:00.002-05:00

Hi everybody,
Sorry I have not blogged in a while.I just wanted to share some very in expensive crafts we purchased at Micheals craft store here in NY. They were these adorable pompom insects.We used them for our science lesson.each of my kids choose an insect of their liking.My boys choose spiders,of course cause their boys,and my girls choose a lady bug and bumble bee,of course cause their girls.Well they came out great and needed close to no tools to make.The package came with all the tools needed except glue.It was great.Took about half an hour to make.They turned out wonderful.I will post pictures this week.The totel cost for each bug was about $2 each.I think that was the best part.Well talk to you soon.Blessings.

Homeschool

2007-10-23T22:22:00.000-05:00

Hey guys,
I just wanted to share what we will be up to this week in homeschooling!
Well we will be finishing our water cycle lapbooks by Friday.We also have a water cycle science project we will doing.We have some new kindergarten stuff we will be printing out and utilizing within the next 2 weeks.i figure everyone will be doing it so that everyones brain is fresh in that activity.You can find tons of it,if anyone is interested for there preschooler or k students. www.childcareland.com .I love this website.It is a must for those of us looking for very low priced and free curriculum suppliments,and just great ideas.These are all very low priced and most of it is free.This is great stuff for public school teachers as well.Well hope everyone finds it useful.Blessings.

Paper Dolls

2007-10-16T20:22:00.000-05:00

Here is a website my girls love.They are paperdoll fanatics..So enjoy doing some of these projects with your girls.There are free downloads on this site that are great.You can color the outfits yourselves.I use this when we have slubber parties or tea parties for the girls.There cousins and friends love it as well.Most of them have never even played with paperdolls before,so it is fun and something new for them to share with there moms when they show them what they did at the party.And I must say that it is a very good arts/craft project to keep the girls busy for awhile ,while you are making a snack or catching up on email,lolol.So have fun!
The site is http://www.billybear4kids.com/ Hope you enjoy!

Kooky Dough (Playdough)

2007-10-16T19:58:00.000-05:00

Well I tried this reciepe ,which I got from a fellow homeschool blogger.And my kids just loved it,So here it is;

1c Flour

1/4c Salt

1/2 c Water

Food coloring

Now all you have to do is mix all the ingredients in a bowl and add the food coloring of choice and walla and pile of kooky dough.Best part of it ,NON-TOXIC! And if you see that your playdough is a bit too soft and not the texture of playdough then you can add some more flour as needed until it is the texture you like.Well blessings and have FUN!

Here's what it looks like when done.

Hope you have as much Fun as we did!

My First time Blogging Here.

2007-10-16T18:45:00.000-05:00

Hey all,
This is my first time blogging here.I see that alot of the homeschool bloggers come through here.So here I am I will still be at www.homeschoolblogger.com/giftsfromadonai .I am just expanding our homeschool sharings.Well I hope to journal here some of my crafts and activities here as well as discuss our home based business here as well.I look forward to meeting new homeschooling moms and WAHM's. Blessings to all!