Where is the Summer going?

It seems that I always have so much to get done over the Summer. Clean the attic, garage and get organized. The biggest one to get geared up for the up coming school year. So lets see what have I done??? Oh yeah played with the kids, saw a few movies, read a few books and slept in almost every morning. Oh well. This year is going to be way different. I will be homeschooling the two younger ones and Alexa will be going but they are changing to uniforms. She is kicking and screaming all the way. I have been checking places for the best price and of course the most STYLE! So pray for us every morning.

Oh by the way the ORDERS are on the way. (if you are not military:time to move or not)

Is your mail box getting full? If you follow me on Fridays it will. I love free:)

Another beautiful day. Take some time to think of someone looking down on you from those wonderful skies.
CS

.01 deal office depot

Office Depot will be having a few .01¢ items this coming week, beginning Sunday:Office Depot Value Red Eraser Caps 12-PK Limit 5 per customer. Quantities limited.Office Depot Brand Semicircular 6" Protractor Limit 5 per customer. Quantities limited Office Depot Brand 2 Pocket Paper Folder (limit 20 per customer)Office Depot Brand Acrylic Ruler (limit 5 per customer)

I will be looking for back to school sales. Hope you will share. Happy shopping!

Where have the Summers been?

So I was sick for the longest time. I just finished my meds. Yes 5weeks of meds that make you sick. Oh well I feel sooooooooooooooooo much better. You have to let me know what I need to catch up on. I probably will not be able to read everything.

We had a wonderful time in HH. The girls really enjoyed their camps. I enjoyed doing nothing for a full week. We went to Charlotte for a good while. The girls enjoyed family and friends.

Off goes my request to Homeschool.

Be back with the Friday deals later. I have been getting lots of free things in the mail everyday. Love free stuff.

Army Strong (honor with my new blog)

Back from vacation

Just got back from our first trip in a long time!! Chat with you tomorrow.

Nicki just got your post sorry I missed ya...Praying for you and can not wait to hear about your conference.

Friday Deals

I told you that I would post deals as I find them. Here is a blog to check out. I am not sure how to copy and paste so here it is: www.biblicalwomanhoodonline.com/blog.htm

She update every Fridays with frugal deals. Make sure you check it out and it can led you to unlimited info. Have fun!

other sites:
www.moneysavingmom.com

I will post some more later today. I am sure these will lead to so many places that you will busy this weekend:)

Let me know what you find!!

Check my friends blog for info and input on homeschooling

Up some today

I read my friends blog about homeschooling. I am hoping to get some great info. So I am going to go looking for some of you to post on her blog. I know everyone is busy but you never know what you have to offer. It maybe the right info someone may need that is afraid to ask. Thanks in advance!

Cindy

http://threegirlygirlz@blogspot.com

I hope this helps Nicki:)

still sick

I thought I was getting better. Try some of these. Hopefully I can post the rest soon.
Cindy
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Catch up Day 1

Hey there! Trying to get better. The girls did good on their EOG's. Thank goodness it is almost over. It has been interesting. The girls have had soooooo much to do this week and with me being sick has made it crazy.

So because of Nicki I blog when I can. The life of an Army family can be fun but hard sometimes. Never the same school, never the same house, never the same people for long anyway. This is a long (20yr) lesson that is going to make us a well rounded family (i hope). When my husband said he wanted to serve his country he made the commitment and has been going "Army Strong" for 17yrs! Thanks to all my friends I have made along the way.

I will start posting deals as I run across them. It has been fun but I have been out of it for a week. I found all of these through different blogs. Please correct me if I miss something. Remember I am new to this so I dont want anyone to jump me. Lots of trials and free stuff to try. Go to walmart.com and click on free samples: view all and start filling out for what you want. I think they change every few weeks or so. I already see my mailbox filling. Pretty cool!

Start signing up for rebates at ace hardware: Lots of free stuff sorry I did not get this post out I was so sick but they had 5 things for free. So get ready for the next big sale. Acehardware.com
( I missed it too I was in bed)

To come deals
Kroger
cvs
walgreens
online coupons

See ya soon for Day 2

SICK

I am sorry I am very sick. I have not felt good for a while now. Just got back from dr. I have a sinus and ear infection. I will be back soon. Promise I will share my deals.
Cindy

A calm morning

Today is EOG. Last night my girls ate a yummy dinner (salmon). Fish is good for the brain. Last night I had them put a letter from me under their pillow. So they would have sweet dreams of encouranment. This moring Mike cooked eggs and bacon. I put a bunch of sticky notes of on their placemat. I love you, you are smart, I am proud of you etc. Cold water, chewing gum and a small piece of chocatlte. While they were eating I massaged their tiny little feet with B&B lotion. I think I got it covered:0)

Here ya go!

HOPE CHEERLEADERS 2008-2009 Haleigh Baxter Lucy Beaman Leslie Dymock Kelsey Etheridge Brianna Evans Stacie Hardy Dylana Harrington Lydia Leggett Sidney Overby Kaylynn Patchkofsky Tiffany Patchkofsky Alicia Rice Kaleigh Stotesbury Alexa Summers Lauren Tait Tiara White

She is so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Good night for now:)

She got it from her MAMA......Not

Not sure if you have her that song by Will.i.am. Anyway my girl did it. She went in under all the pressure for her cheerleading try-outs and nailed it! Of she did not get that from her Mama she go it from her Dada:) I always choke under pressure and Mike always does better. Oh well I guess we will see how she rates with other girls. Alexa was proud of her performance so that is all that matters. When I picked her up the 2 out of 3 teachers that were in there with her came out and said she did awesome. So tomorrow night is the results.....Until then, she is now at the State Chorus Performance in Greensboro with her Daddy. Busy life of an 11 yr old.

Bye for now

The month of May

So this is the deal I thought that May was suppose to be slowing down. This family is on turbo and my head is about to fly off. This week Alexa will be at the All-State Chorus. She very excited of course because she was the only girl chosen from her grade. She is trying out for cheerleading and the results come out on Friday night. Not sure how that is going to go. More on that later. The lesson on winning and/or losing?? As Mom I hate that but it is part of growing up. Next week EOG's. Some teachers act like it is the end of the world. Too much stress. My recipe is good food and lots of rest! And then fun the following weekend. If we can get through this and next I will be so happy. So much for my drama. It is time for updates and prayers:

To my favorite BNL-Jonny: Tackle your job and do great things. I pray that you are successful:)
Alexa enjoy this week of new things
Savannah and Alexa be confident and calm
Breeanna sing like an angel
Teri jam on your tupperware
Nicki back into the grove
Mike feeling better and this accident works out
Madison and Carson XXXOOO
Steph and me you know hmm hmm
Private prayer is lifted (please lift too)

I love this....hmm....hmm

Ok go to youtube.com and type in:

The Lords Prayer by Victoria Jones

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY

Today is my Soldier's birthday. He is in Tn. at some type of training for the Army. The girls and I miss him and hope he has a happy day.

Love Cindy, Alexa Brooke, Savannah Noel and Madison Belle

Strange- God or not

I love the way things happen when you are not excepting it to. I have been diving into learning how to get into homeschooling. I found stuff for math and LA. I figured that there would be plenty of great ways that I could work with the girls. I was sitting here thinking about science, SS, Geo and History and so on. Well I was cleaning my baker rack on the front porch. When I got to the top shelf I saw a beautiful nest. I asked my husband if he put it there? He said No?? Did the girls do it? I asked them and the answer was no. I started looking at the nest w/o messing too much. It was cool. So thought threw. The outside was made of strong old twigs made in a perfect circle. The inside was made of the soft and comfy hay/straw/twig. It was so interesting to think how the mom and dad know just what to do. The girls and I are now having a blast watching the beautiful miracle of starting a new little life. The mama layed her first blue egg on Sat and 2 on Sun and her last one Mon. She has been keeping her eggs so warm. Last night it got cold here and she stayed tight in her nest. This morning she left I guess to eat. We were watching and another bird came to the end of my porch. All the sudden the Dad flew up and stood on the nest and guarded them until mama came back. It was awesome. We are now waiting day by day to watch and eager to learn!! So did this just fall in my lap or is God telling me everything is going to be OK:)

Lots of info

ok I have spent the last week researching homeschooling. I have learned so much. I think I have all the info I need to get started. My goal was to get organized and learn as much as I can so I would be prepared for the Fall. I have met 2 women who have been more than willing to help me. So it is out there you just have to look. I have found a great resource that gave me many free ways to homeschool. That is the way I wanted to go. I did not want to get caught up in spending a lot of money on stuff. I want to spend more time and energy making up for what was lost this year. I have not said much to the girls yet.

Finally everything seems a little clearer!!

Blog Land-help

Ok I spend the morning looking at different stuff. So I need some help. I know you are out there. I was so surprised to see how much info and support is out there. So her I go! I have a 7, 9,11 year old and I am interested in homeschooling the girls this coming fall. I am looking for some guidance. I do not want to buy anything or go to any meetings right now. I just want to know how do I pull my girls records and how do I get set up? I am looking forward to hearing from you. If you do not want to put it on my blog let me know and I will give you my email address.

About me I am a stay home mom and wife of an active duty solider. I have 3 daughters who are doing great. Of course I move a lot and this is the first place that I am very unhappy with the school. It has been a long yr and I do not want to put them through it again. Pray for me about 30 days left!!!!

PRINCESS FOR A DAY

OK so yesterday was my birthday. It was a day of surprises and fun for this Mommy. I got to sleep in....no dog walking, no hungry babies no nothing. It was great. When I woke up at 10 YES 10 I was lead into the dinning room. I sat in my chair with a sweet birthday balloon. In front of me was a delicious plate of fresh fruit(strawberries, pineapple, r-berries etc) drizzled in chocolate and whipped cream. Oh it was yummy. A blueberry bagel and a Starbucks strawberry drink. I almost could not get up. After we ate I opened my cards and of course they all give me one that says something about being the favorite. A girl thing I think. Each of the girls painted a plate that I can hang up in the dinning room. They were so cool. I also got three tea roses for my front porch. Pink, yellow and red. They look beautiful. We are going to paint the pots for them to go in. The girls helped me dust and straighten my room and bathroom up. That took a while. For lunch they made me a scrumptious salad....eggs, cheese, berries and everything you can put in a salad. I again did not think I could move. They went out to play while I got to rest like a princess because I was soooooooooooooo tried from all the great food. We later went shopping and finished off the night with???????????? Yes dinner. They took me out and I had an incredible dinner. It was a lot of fun and they were so excited. I was so full from eating all day (I don't think I need to eat for a while) that we got ready for bed. In my room was fresh sheets and rose petals that my little one did for me. So that was my princess for a day story. And I slept happily all night long!!!

Thanks to my little angels

Having a good week

So this week is the first week in a long time that I have focused on me. Not the kids, dad, house or the dogs. Can you believe it! I have been eating really good and working out tons. I am so sore but I do feel good. I think this is what I needed to give me the boost. I am getting ready to go to an Army Conference. So I am trying to get my mind set. I will be flying out next week for 5 days. All by myself. I should be rested when I get back. So I am excited.

I don't want to jinx anything yet but one of my prayers has been answered. So yes to that!! Well I am pretty happy with things right now. I wish everyone a wonderful night.