Bon Jovi Bliss

Bon Jovi.  Yes, we can all scream now.  Bon Jovi.  He was huge in the 80s, big in the 90s, and great now.  And he is playing in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  That is right... next... door.

He is also offering 4500 free tickets to the locals - 2 tickets per valid local (with i.d. of course)!  This means that right this very second there are people camped out in parking lots waiting to get tickets.  I have discovered on Facebook that most of them are in there upper 30s.  However, my wonderful husband who knows that I don't function at all at 6am in the morning (not even for Bon Jovi) is getting up and waiting in line for me so that we can go.  One might suppose that even men like this oh so fabulous rock star!  Did I mention that my husband is wonderful?!

On October 15th, not only will Thunder on the Gulf be going strong, so will I, at a free for me, my hubby, and my 7 year old wanna-be-a-rocker-like-Hannah-Montana daughter!  Life is great people.  Life is really truely fabulous!

A New Year

Today is Miss G's first day of ballet for the new year.  She has moved up to the Ballet II class and is very excited.  She gets to see her ballet friends again, tip toe around in her blue leotard and show off all over again.  She is her own "prima donna".   I hate seeing her grow up but then again, I love seeing her new accomplishments too!

Miss G as a flamingo in "Alice In Wonderland"

Also this year because she is now in a homeschooling group there are lots of other activities available to her that she is doing.  4H, Tennis & P.E., Park Days, Calendar Kids (History and Geography as a group for her grade), field trips, and art lessons.  Then there is Girls in Action,  Awana, and church events such as sailing trips.  All of this is wrapped up into neat little scheduling blocks and spaced out throughout the year so it doesn't get overwhelming and we don't participate in every little thing that comes her way.  However, after saying that I look at all she is involved in and scratch my head wondering "How did this happen?"  We have tried really hard so that she isn't a child who's days are endlessly filled with places she needs to be at.  And it isn't.  But when put on a calendar it does look full. The good news is that she is homeschooled and so she does have the time to unwind or as in todays case, wind up getting excited for her new ballet year!

A Little Repetition

A boat made out of popsicle sticks.

I can be very lax in our homeschooling.  Saying this I also know that after homeschooling for a year and half, Miss G needs this structure.  So we have over this small time formed a rule.  If you skip a day, you get a day.  This means that when Miss G has so much energy that concentration is thrown out of the window and all she has decided to do is play, I'm okay with that (relatively).  She knows that her Saturday is now spent doing school.  This happened Saturday only this time her Daddy was home.
God bless husbands everywhere!  He decided that he wanted to teach her for the day.  He took off work for a day and off they went. Outside with rope to see how long a blue whale really is and how many cars will it take to be the same length, writing, reading (with many silly voices), coloring, pasting, and just plain good fun.  While her day might not have been any different from any other school day educationally, mine was.  I was able to sit back and watch (after finally being able to play "catch up" on chores) and Miss G was able to spend the day with her Daddy having a blast.  Thank you Honey!

School Has Sprung!!

So the answer is a definite no. If you have been keeping up with the blog you will understand what I am speaking about. If not, read below! God has everything in His timing and not ours!

Anyways, the school year has sprung and once you think you have everything figured out, what curriculum is best for your child, everything is scheduled, etc, OPTIONS in big huge blinking lights pops up within your life. For example, tennis lessons for our homeschool group is being offered. Since we, her very responsible parents, forgot when the deadline to soccer was we have been considering this as an alternative. Did I mention that it included a P.E. class with other children? Yes this looks like a great option! And then there is also ballet. Miss G loves her ballet. So this is happening. Then there isG.A.s (Girls in Action = Girls Scouts without the cookies and with God) and AWANA. Does anything else need added? I hope not! And I know that technically she doesn't have to participate in any of this however, she loves doing them and Miss G happens to be a social butterfly with tons of energy. I wish I could bottle it all up for later when I need it!

Still counting...

It said no.  I was upset.  Okay....I was sent into a vicious spiraling abyss of no return...for the weekend at least.  Then I was reminded by my very supportive husband of the 1 and only test that was positive 4 months too late.   I still have many symptoms and even though it may sound pathetic, I'm holding out for the best.  If God's has something else in mind, then I'll use it as a wake-up call in order to get my health on track.  Otherwise, the clock is ticking, the calendar days go by, and my husband struts now.  Who knew?!