Our Newest Addition...

Yesterday, we went to the pound to look at a lab mix puppy that Paul had found there. The girls instantly fell in love with her. We thought we were going to have to wait until next Wednesday to get her, but surprise, we got to bring her home then. She was suppose to have her surgery, which is required by the pound, but she is not quite old enough. She is six weeks old and only weighs 4 lbs. We were not ready to bring her home yesterday so we had to go get food and dishes to feed her. She has been a very good puppy so far. She stayed in her crate last night for almost 4 hrs. and did not do a thing. We took her right out and she went right to the bathroom. Hopefully she will be easy to train.

Sandy

Lauren and Sandy

Ashley holding Sandy

The girls are sure enjoying their new puppy

Sandy enjoys the great outdoors

The First Day of School...

Today we had our first day of school. The girls were so excited. They have been bugging me for a week to start school. Today, I introduced them to their new curriculum, and they can't wait to get in to it. We switched this year to Alpha and Omega Lifepacs. They also colored a back to school worksheet and answered questions about themselves. I wish I could scan the answers they gave on the worksheet called "All About Me." They are so cute. It is hard to believe that Ashley is in 3rd grade and Lauren is in 2nd. My babies are growing up to fast. Below are the pictures we took from today.

Ashley practicing her Penmanship...

Lauren did her first journal entry...

Ashley with her journal entry from the first day of school...

Lauren looking through her lifepac...

Ashley looking through her lifepac...

Ashley with her first set of books...

Lauren is excited about school...

Lauren reading through the directions in her penmanship book...

Yes, we are still alive...

For all of you bloggers out there that thought I would never blog again, I am truly sorry!!! We have been on the run and soooooo.... busy since we got back that I have not had time to sit down and write a blog entry. We have been doing "Spring Cleaning" in August. Kind of late huh? Plus my mother-in-law and I hosted a baby shower at her house, for a girl in our church, this past week. We had a lot of prep for that, but it sure was worth it. We had a blast at the shower. We also went to Charlotte this weekend to spend time with some of Paul's family. All of us, the ladies that is, enjoy getting together to scrapbook. We try to get together once a month. We have so much fun. I have also been trying to get ready for school this year. We finally came up with all the money we needed to order the curriculum, so I ordered that and have been waiting for it to come in the mail. It has finally all arrived. Now if I can get myself psychologically and emotionally ready we will start school this week. If not, I will wait until next week. I don't have to be in a huge rush to start. That is one advantage of homeschooling. I just need to make sure I get in 180 days. I don't take all the breaks that the schools around here take, so I can get the days in easily. Well, it is almost Sunday and I have some things to do yet so I will sign off for now. I do promise to return very soon with some pics of our first day of school and maybe I can get some baby shower pics on here too. Ta-Ta for now. To all you bloggers out there have a Great Sunday!!!