Happy Kindergarten Graduation Princess Poodle!

I'm joining the circus!

I have never wanted to run away to the circus. Run away to an enchanted island..sure. Run away to some remote house on the beach that seeps of character and just calls me to write a novel..of course. But never the circus...well I think I have joined one unintentionally. I am a....Juggler. Like so many other moms are. I now find myself juggling more than ever. With out house newly on the market I am juggling the extra housework, the cooking, the entertaining of two hot and bored kids, the lesson planning,the exercising,the church going, the errand running..so many balls in the air at once. Not that I'm completely complaining. The balls are bright and vibrant in color and my mind enjoys the challenge of it all. But sometimes I let the stress seep in and when I do I drop one of the beautiful colored balls. Good thing though...these balls don't break they bounce and can be picked up again. So if you find yourself in a brightly colored tent throwing colored balls in the air..don't feak out; you are not alone. Keep smiling and practicing and remember if they drop they won't break. And I guess if I don't make it as a juggler I could always be a clown.

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More Goodbyes..

Our precious cat Skeeter is gone. She has just vanished. I have looked at shelters, on road sides, in other neighborhoods. She is gone. Skeeter was an unusual cat. She walked beside us when we took walks around the neighborhood. She was a constant companion much like a dog. She loved to have her belly rubbed. She would never ever raise a claw to my kids. She longed to sleep on Princess Poodles bed but due to allergies in the family she had to sleep outside and she did. On a blanket right by our door. She was good cat. She was part of the family. She kept me company during the day and placed herself where the kids and I would be. She slept with me one night while dh was away and I was having a bad day. I don't know where she is. I don't know if she is dead or thirsty or wanting to find her way home. I know my sadness is silly in the eyes of many. But I'm hurting over her loss. Part of me wishes I could bury her so we would have some closure. Yesterday Princess Poodle came running and crying from our woods saying she saw her laying dead between two trees. It turned out to be a striped tree fallen down but I could see how she thought it was her. I miss my Skeeter who I called Skittle Doo. I know we will have other pets but she was unique and will forever be that way in my heart.

Fairy Tales and Imagination

Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist.

Children already know that dragons exist.
Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
-G.K. Chesterton


If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.
If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.
-Albert Einstein.

These are some quotes I read on another homeschool blog posted by a sweet lady by the name of Jennefer. Having the child-like spirit that I do and doing all I can to raise kids with a good imagination and spirit that dreams, I had to post these as well.

Now go spend some quality time playing make-believe with your kids. I'm off to be a pirate on a ship that is being attacked by Captain Hook.

Sheryl

Finally a School Table Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here it is thanks to my sweet dh and affordable IKEA. Our first school table complete with adjustable legs so it will come down to the kids size and grow with them too. Not to mention serve as an extra seating area when friends and family are over. Now Princess Poodle doesn't have to do her school work squatting in the dining room chair anymore in order to reach the table. I am so excited. With the possiblity of putting our house on the market I have had to take everything out of the school room because its the dining room but one day this table will be surrounded with maps and charts and lots of artwork done by the kids of course. I can't wait to use the table but for now its 6 weeks of summer break!