Toes in the Sand

Good bye

MamaKnight — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:47:12 +0000

There comes a time in everyone’s lives when they come to a crossroads. You have to choose whether to go straight and to keep things the way they are, or turn and change things around.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my blogging for the past 5 years. I want to thank everyone whom has allowed me a glimpse into their busy lives. I cannot tell you how much you have taught me and encouraged me. While reading your blogs, I have laughed, cried and cheered.

Thank you for taking the time during your day to read my blog. It has meant the world to me.

I have decided that I am going to take a turn and change things. I am not sure which direction I will be going. I do know that I will do what is best for myself and my family. Before I go, just one last thought.

“May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that’s always blue. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.”
Irish Blessings quote

I thought of You Today…

MamaKnight — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:39:08 +0000

I thought of You Today.
I thought of you today….when someone gave you “that look” because your child had behaved in a way they thought disobedient.
I thought of you today…when you realized your circle of friends had grown smaller because yet another person had misunderstood your child.
I thought of you today…when your child responded too strongly, and another child was hurt.
I thought of you today…when this child talked and talked and talked so constantly that your brain became numb.
I thought of you today…when your anger level went too high and you said something you wish now that you hadn’t.
I thought of you today when you saw someone else completely miss the delight in your child, because your child presented it in a manner that was unfamiliar to them.
I thought of you today when you apologized to your child and he wrapped his arms around you in a gracious embrace that you know conveyed total and utter forgiveness.
I thought of you today…because I know you and I are sharing some of the same journeys.

I received this in an e-mail this morning. I Love it.

Playing or Learning

MamaKnight — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:48:15 +0000

Sometimes you are learning something when you least expect it. Here are some surprising learning opportunities that have happened in the past week.

Writing

~Dragon is writing a book about monsters and malls. He has been using the computer to locate America’s largest mall. He then looked up a USA map to see where it was located in relation to Florida(evidently, some malls will be destroyed in his book.). This was not only writing and handwriting, but computer skills and geography.

~Squirrel wrote her pen pal.

~Tracker kept track of his Pokemon or Bakugan drawings.

Math

~Pokemon cards & games. There is a lot more math there than you would think. The boys have been doing addition, subtraction, multiplication. They are also organizing and researching them online and in books. They have also been playing on their DS.

~Cooking. Dragon made dinner last night and Tracker helped with breakfast this morning.

~Allowance. A great game that helps kids learn how to make change and to deal with unexpected expenses. I believe that this is their new favorite game.

~Money, they have been counting their money and trying to figure out just what they could buy at the store. Squirrel was using a calculator to add.

~Measuring. I cannot remember what they have measured. But Tracker almost always has a tape measure on him lately.

~Olympics: keeping track of scores in snowboarding, curling, and skiing.

Science

~Nutrition:

Serving sizes: what is a proper serving for children, for adults.

water vs. soda. We now have 2 pennies in soda to see what happens. So far the pennies are looking worse and the metal is being eaten through.

risks of being overweight: this came from a TV show where there was an overweight teen on the show. This struck close to home and started the entire thing.

why is water important. The signs of dehydration

~Magnets are constantly being played with. Tracker’s favorite activity is to attach a magnet to a hot wheel and use another magnet to make it move.

Geography

~Olympics: locating various countries on the map

~Dragon’s story.

Art

~squirrel drew an amazing picture of Shaun White on the half pipe. I am going to scan it and then send the original to Shaun White along with a letter of congratulations from the kids.

Physical Education

Swim lessons

Wii sports

jump ropes and hula hoops

riding bikes

Rat Race

MamaKnight — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:46 +0000

Man, I could use a Piña Colada
Little bit of sun on my skin
A hammock, a book
Never gonna look back
Once my feet hit the sand
I’ve had it up to here with this rat race
Need a smile on my face

I wanna go where I can lighten up the load
Drive a little while on the wrong side of the road
Get this laying low off to a flying start
Play my guitar in the Caribbean sun
Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon
Where you can be a tourist, a beach bum, or a star
And be as you are

Gettin’ stuck sure would be easy
In this palm tree paradise
Ambition fades with every wave
For the finer things in life
Maybe I’ll just hang around here
Go home later next year

I wanna stay down here and lighten up the load
Drive a little while on the wrong side of the road
Get this laying low off to a flying start
Play my guitar in the Caribbean sun
Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon
Where you can be a tourist, a beach bum, or a star
And be as you are

I wanna play my guitar in the Caribbean sun
Hang with the locals at the Quiet Mon
Where you can be a tourist, a beach bum, or a star
And be as you are
Be as you are

~Kenny Chesney

Happy Valentine’s Day

MamaKnight — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:20:47 +0000

I hope that you have a marvelous Valentine’s Day.

Winter Wonderland

MamaKnight — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:19:40 +0000

Last night we saw this before we went to bed.

Then this morning we woke up to this:

We had our very own Winter Wonderland. I think that we received a total of 4.5 inches of snow. Yes, I know that is not a lot for those that are under 4-5 feet of snow right now. This is a once in a decade event for those in the southeast.

We built snowmen, snow angels, snow boarding snowmen and even threw a snowball or two.

I Won! I Won!

MamaKnight — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:54:59 +0000

Have you been to ListPlanIt yet? If not why not. Every weekend in February there will be a new giveaway. Yesterday I won a download membership and I must tell you that I LOVE it! I am already feeling better organized. So take a moment and stop by their blog and register.

List Planit Giveaway

MamaKnight — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:55:00 +0000

Each weekday in February, ListPlanIt.com is focusing on aspects of the many areas of our lives. Each weekday will feature one of ListPlanIt’s organizational/planning products and will be offering visitors and loyal readers alike lots of opportunities to win! Stop by each day to enter and to check out who has won the giveaway from the day before – it may be you!

Today’s giveaway is awesome. It is a download membership to List Planit. Stop by and register to win. Good Luck!

Music to My Ears

MamaKnight — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:24:09 +0000

My kids took a chemistry class on Friday and they had a blast. Fire Rat and I were able to watch the last few minutes of class. The instructor was great. He reminded me of the absent minded professor. He kept the children’s attention until the very end. All of the children were talking excitedly about everything they did. I loved seeing the joy in my kids’ faces.

As we were walking to the car I heard:

“Mom, can we do this again?”

Yes, yes you can.

Homeschool Update

MamaKnight — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:27:58 +0000

We have taken it easy this week and followed the kids’ lead. The kids enjoyed playing with magnets the other day. Tracker’s favorite thing was using the magnets to move his mini monster trucks. Squirrel enjoyed building paper clip structures and Dragon just loved everything. The kids’ eyes just lit up when I brought them out. It showed me that I will need to get over my science fear and jump right in. Tomorrow brings just another step into science, chemistry class. It is all the children have talked about since Tuesday. They are just a little excited. The other new favorite is roller skating. The children are asking for skates. They don’t want roller blades, just skates. It has been a lot of fun watching them skate. I think that skates would be a great surprise gift for the children. They are still not very confident while on skates.

Next week, we will start swim lessons back up. We are thinking of joining the new YMCA here. We are discussing the pros and cons now. My biggest con right now is working out in an all glass workout room. I am very shy about working out in front of other people, oh and they are all sooo fit. Not me. LOL.

I am going to work hard this weekend on plans for the week. I need to get somethings together and try and get order to my house. I am a little relieved because my family works a little bit better on the run, plus I cannot wait to start working out on that bike again.