Free Day?

This year for the kids school I decided to try something new as an incentive to get their school work done without mom having to harp on them all the time. I'm giving them their assignments for the whole week on Monday. When they're done with it then they are done for the week. As a reward, if everyone gets all their work done by Thursday then we have a free fun day on Friday. This week, everyone but Elliot had their school done so we decided to go to Prairie Grove and do a "short" geocache and then go on to Fayetteville to do some shopping and then end the day with some Cherry Berry.

The geocache at the Battle Field Park in Prairie Grove that I thought would be a quick stop, 45 minutes tops, took us over 2 hours and we walked at least 2 miles. Needless to say, I'm not so sure it turned into a "free" day but we did get us some exercise and another history lesson.

We had a good time shopping in Fayetteville and made it to the Cherry Berry in Siloam before happy hour ended. Poor Elliot, for not getting his school done had to sit and watch us eat ice cream. A few of us had a little pity for him and gave him a couple of bites. However, as I'm typing this he is still trying to finish his school. Not sure how to motivate that child. If ice cream doesn't work then what does?

We then stopped at Mr. B's for pizza and brought it home and finished the day off with a movie. If you haven't seen it yet I highly recommend "The Grace Card." Great eye opening movie.

Of course I forgot my camera so I have no pics of the geocaching but I think all in all everyone agreed that it was a pretty fun day. I'm praying that this helps the kids to learn to prioritize and not procrastinate. Looking forward to next week.

Busy Day

I feel like I accomplished quite a bit today. We did school this morning, which is going very well. Cooked lunch (Loose-meat sandwiches) and worked on some planners. Then I did some canning. Four quart jars of peppers, 5 pickles and 2 okra. I thought the garden was about finished, but when I picked it yesterday I noticed the cucumbers were blooming again and the okra is still going strong. I've given one haircut already and plan on giving a couple more before the night is over. I can only do 2 or 3 a night because my clippers get too hot. Oh yeah, fixed dinner and just about had it ready when Andrew walked in the door. That doesn't happen very often. We had meatloaf, boiled potatoes, broccoli & cheese and magic muffins. I'll post a few recipes later. This is one of those comfort food meals. I was not a meatloaf fan for a very long time. No offense mom, but it was my least favorite food growing up. I didn't start preparing it for my family until a few years ago. I found a recipe that we all like so now we make it occasionally. It's still not my favorite but it's tolerable and the rest of the family likes it.

Welcome to Blogging

Well, I've been debating starting a blog for sometime. I kinda need an outlet and some place to sit and just take "Time to Be Quiet". It's not often that those moments occur in this house so I relish them when they do. I'm sure there are few people out there that would care to read about our life. But in the small chance that there is and for the family that feels obligated here goes. I hope to post a couple times a week sometimes more and sometimes less. Most will be idle ramblings of a woman who gets very little adult conversation on a daily basis. Other times I hope to post things that have inspired me and also some favorite recipes. Feel free to follow along, you never know, you might just get a good laugh once in a while. Things are rarely dull around here you know.