As summer approaches Chris and I have really had to start looking into what we need to do in order to start homeschooling Gracie this fall.
The more I think about it, pray about it and read about it; my heart is simply convicted that this is the right choice for our family.
One thing we have to do is come up with a school name. It can be anything you like.
We've come up with a few such as Victory Academy and Freedom Academy (very basic).
What I would like you to do is come up with an original name for our school.
The winner of this challenge will be sent a very special prize!!
So get creative in your thinking and send them my way!!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
We're back
The Jones family is back to London and in full swing. I had to head back to the "grind" today at 5 AM.
The weekend away was a blessing from God.
Cris and I were able to spend about 3 whole days to ourselves. The "Weekend to Remember" conference was okay. I think I had much higher expectations so it wasn't as good as I thought it could and would be. Over all, we got a TON of info and a whole binder on things to work on with our marriage and become "one". Oneness was the title of the weekend. The bad thing was it was lecture upon lecture upon lecture. By Saturday afternoon I was about to fall asleep. I don't think I've ever drank as much caffeinated coffee as I did this weekend.
The hotel we stayed at in Concord, NC was directly across from the speedway. That was neat to see from the 8th floor of the hotel. And the mountains that were in the back drop of everything was so beautiful. Cris and I felt like King and Queen in the suite we were in. It was awesome!
Gotta go for today, but I've got more for ya later.
The weekend away was a blessing from God.
Cris and I were able to spend about 3 whole days to ourselves. The "Weekend to Remember" conference was okay. I think I had much higher expectations so it wasn't as good as I thought it could and would be. Over all, we got a TON of info and a whole binder on things to work on with our marriage and become "one". Oneness was the title of the weekend. The bad thing was it was lecture upon lecture upon lecture. By Saturday afternoon I was about to fall asleep. I don't think I've ever drank as much caffeinated coffee as I did this weekend.
The hotel we stayed at in Concord, NC was directly across from the speedway. That was neat to see from the 8th floor of the hotel. And the mountains that were in the back drop of everything was so beautiful. Cris and I felt like King and Queen in the suite we were in. It was awesome!
Gotta go for today, but I've got more for ya later.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
road trip
It's Thursday evening and the Jones family is in North Carolina.
Chris and I will be going to a marriage retreat/conference in Charlotte from Friday to Sunday. We look forward to the time away and the reconnecting. We'll be staying in the Embassy Suites Hotel and spa, now that sounds rewarding!
I think I'll be checking out the spa services first thing! Then we'll hit the pool and hot tub (can anyone say "fungus"?)
I'm daily thinking of my friends from New Life (Flemingsburg, KY) who are on the mission trip in Mexico right now.
My dear Amy and her 14 year old son Dustin where 2 that went. This is there first mission trip and first time flying as well. While they're away we're not able to communicate so I look forward to hearing all about the Mexico trip. I know God is using each one of them this week. I pray they have a safe journey home tomorrow as well.
I wish very badly I could have went with the New Life crew!!
Chris and I will be going to a marriage retreat/conference in Charlotte from Friday to Sunday. We look forward to the time away and the reconnecting. We'll be staying in the Embassy Suites Hotel and spa, now that sounds rewarding!
I think I'll be checking out the spa services first thing! Then we'll hit the pool and hot tub (can anyone say "fungus"?)
I'm daily thinking of my friends from New Life (Flemingsburg, KY) who are on the mission trip in Mexico right now.
My dear Amy and her 14 year old son Dustin where 2 that went. This is there first mission trip and first time flying as well. While they're away we're not able to communicate so I look forward to hearing all about the Mexico trip. I know God is using each one of them this week. I pray they have a safe journey home tomorrow as well.
I wish very badly I could have went with the New Life crew!!
Friday, February 08, 2008
been gone... for awhile now
I've been gone for some time now. (You've known that already haven't you??)
I got an eye infection last Tuesday and by Friday I had Chris' strep throat on top of it. I was lookin' and feelin' good!
I was in bed for a good week. I'm so glad to be up and going again. I have to say, Chris was the bomb husband and dad for that week. He was a regular "working mom" taking care of me, the kids, cooking and doing laundry... all that.
After being employed for almost 2 weeks I had to miss a full week of work due to being sick.
I assume when I call to get next weeks schedule, I still have a job. Not the best impression, but what do you do??
I actually look forward to going back to work. I still have LOTS of training to do!
I've not even gotten my first pay check yet. It's sitting on someone's desk somewhere.
That's CRAZY!
The kids are good, well good in the physical sense, they act bad a lot. We're at church right now and they're running around the gym like monkeys out of a cage.
I'm getting my internet time in that I miss so much.
I long for internet at home again.
Oh and let me tell you this.
I got a message on ebay from a person I'd purchased from back in October.
I sent her negative feedback b/c she told me twice I'd get my hair bows by Christmas and they came sometime in late January. I think that's fair on my part. She did tell me her child was ill and sent me a free bow... blah blah blah. I still left negative feed back. She then left me negative feedback because I left her negative feedback.
Read it for yourself on ebay.com jljmary .
She sent me a message asking if I wanted to retract my negative feedback and she'd retract hers! I said "no way, I don't do business like that. I left negative feedback for a reason." She left it to get back at me.... how wrong!!!
Thanks for listening today!
I got an eye infection last Tuesday and by Friday I had Chris' strep throat on top of it. I was lookin' and feelin' good!
I was in bed for a good week. I'm so glad to be up and going again. I have to say, Chris was the bomb husband and dad for that week. He was a regular "working mom" taking care of me, the kids, cooking and doing laundry... all that.
After being employed for almost 2 weeks I had to miss a full week of work due to being sick.
I assume when I call to get next weeks schedule, I still have a job. Not the best impression, but what do you do??
I actually look forward to going back to work. I still have LOTS of training to do!
I've not even gotten my first pay check yet. It's sitting on someone's desk somewhere.
That's CRAZY!
The kids are good, well good in the physical sense, they act bad a lot. We're at church right now and they're running around the gym like monkeys out of a cage.
I'm getting my internet time in that I miss so much.
I long for internet at home again.
Oh and let me tell you this.
I got a message on ebay from a person I'd purchased from back in October.
I sent her negative feedback b/c she told me twice I'd get my hair bows by Christmas and they came sometime in late January. I think that's fair on my part. She did tell me her child was ill and sent me a free bow... blah blah blah. I still left negative feed back. She then left me negative feedback because I left her negative feedback.
Read it for yourself on ebay.com jljmary .
She sent me a message asking if I wanted to retract my negative feedback and she'd retract hers! I said "no way, I don't do business like that. I left negative feedback for a reason." She left it to get back at me.... how wrong!!!
Thanks for listening today!
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