Please Keep Skyler in Your Prayers

UPDATE!!! Skyler is out of surgery and doing well! Praise God!!! Please keep her in your prayers as she recovers this week...


My sweet 4 yr old niece Skyler is having a big heart surgery (Fontan completion) tomorrow (August 17) and we all would appreciate any prayers you might offer for this precious one. Here is my favorite picture of her in her cute little cowboy boots. She is one special girl!

Homeschool Curriculum for the New School Year

I've had a number of friends ask me what we are going to be using/doing in our home school this year, so I thought I'd post the list here:

Suzy (9th grade - turning 15 soon)
Teaching Textbooks pre-Algebra
Apologia Physical Science (used in a co-op with friends)
Grammar Made Easy
Punctuation Made Easy
Typing Instructor Deluxe
Visualize ASL cdrom
History (1600 - mid 1800's) not sure of program - definitely lit based(in a co-op with friends)
Take a Closer Look for Teens (devotional)
she plays trumpet in band and takes art lessons - her REAL passion in life :-)


Lily (2nd grade - turns 8 in Oct)
Horizon Math 3 (she's a smarty pants at math)
Spectrum Spelling Grade 2
Horizons Penmanship Grade 2
God and Me Devotional Series (Girls 6-9)
Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures (in a co-op with friends)
Grammar Practice Simplified
Explode the Code (to re-inforce phonics)
Story of the World Vol. 3 (in a co-op with friends)
Lily takes Mandarin lessons and gymnastics (recreational)

A Day at Duke Gardens

We met a professional photographer at Duke Gardens a few weeks ago for a photo session with the kids - these are some of my very much UN-professional shots from that day. :-) Can't wait to see the ones that Kimberly Naranjo at Evolve Studio shot!

Weekend Getaway to Wrightsville Beach