We Made It !!

We have arrived at our destination after 4 long days of travel. God provided some wonderful times along the way and I am very thankful! I think my favorite was Cracker Barrel in the coolness of the evening, sitting on their porch and playing checkers. The Grand Ole Opry was a neat side trip also. The bigger boys and myself got to shoot off the beaten path and do a drive by the Grand Ole Opry and stop for some quick pictures. It was a lot of fun even though it only lasted about 30 minutes.
We will post more pics to show you some high lights of our travels but for Diane.....Bristol, TN was just gorgeous! :-)
For now I must order my things as well as I can to try and function out of boxes for a while :-)
cg

Traveling

Hey all, 

Now we have been traveling, but it feels like we have been travailing. : ) 

After a rough day yesterday we made it safely to Las Cruces. We hope to make it to Oklahoma City today which is a pretty long drive but we should make it. We had a rough day yesterday because I-10 had a crash in between Tucson and Phoenix so we had to take a detour through Globe. Which was very mountainy. So we only got around 25 miles an hour in the truck.  : ) 

We are off. A long drive is ahead of us!

WE'RE MOVING!

Thankfully this won't be our mode of transportation but I thought it was an incredibly cute picture.  It is always sad to move on to another place because God has so faithfully supplied all your needs wherever you live and that includes good friends.  Thankfully friendship is a state of the heart and not a geographically location and if those good friends know the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior then we will have all eternity together.  How great is that?  It could be sooner than we ever imagined!

For now God is giving us green grass and trees and yes snow, we can't have everything all the time :-)  

Carrie

Wash Line :-)

Little things can bring such joy!  My family blessed me with a retractable clothesline for Mother's Day.  Where we live my clothes dry in 30 minutes or less.  It is amazing and a great way to save money.  Not only that, it is just a little bit extra exercise that I don't usually get.  ( Not much I know but it is some :-) 

 Ahhh...the simple things of life.  My friend Val told me that if all my neighbors hung their wash out perhaps we'd get more rain :-) It gave me a good chuckle.  If that's what it takes I might consider going door to door. 

Here's a little clothes line bag I made out of a child's shirt.  It was very quick and easy and oh so cute.  Marci...I posted this just for you because I knew you'd really like one.  The picture isn't that great.  My boys tell me all the time to turn off the flash.  Someday I will learn but in the meantime this will do.  I think I'm learning to enjoy the simple things in life.  Some things I have taken for granted like hanging out clothes and it's been almost 4 years since I have been able to enjoy this.  Thank you so much to my dear dear hubby and best friend who thinks of wonderful ways to bless me!

Jacob's Birthday!

Wow!  Jacob is 15.  I used to really not like the fact that my children were growing up but God has done such a work in my heart in that area.  It has become a time of excitement for what God has for them as they look to God for guidance and direction.  It reminds me of a flower that you have tended and groomed and now it's time to bloom.  

We are thankful we got to celebrate the life that God has placed in our home with our dear friends in Yuma.  What a blessing and we had a wonderful time.  They took Zachary canoeing and we got to join in on the fun.  Praise God for the times of fellowship He gives us.  

Zachary and Jacob both celebrated their birthdays together!  

Here's Katie trying to get a good picture of the action :-) 

Zachary, Katie, and Justin lighting some candles

Jonathan ready to canoe. 

Pizza Anyone?

What fun watching little hands work!  I just love when I can get in the kitchen and have helpers at the same time.  We were making our delicious sour dough pizza recipe that my dear friend shared with me.  Thank you Marci :-) 

Wildman Phil

We had the privilege of attending a reptile show at another homeschooler's home this week!  We had a blast and I just love to see my hubby and children enjoy themselves so much.  Here are some pic's: 

This is Jacob holding a Python!

Justin holding a python!

This just needs no explanation :-) There is a reason they call him Wildman Phil

A tarantula!

Jonathan was just amazed! 

We truly enjoyed ourselves.  I even touched the snake which was very brave for me.  Thank you so much Candice for doing this. 

We learned a lot!