Not even worth the countdown

Next week is the final week of school (co-op).  Tomorrow the kids are all skipping because of Homeschool Day at Six Flags, so we're essentially down to just two more actual "attend the class" days.  Except I found out today, that Tori will get to skip Algebra II next Thursday since she is pulling an A in the class and isn't required to take the final.  Honestly, we're done.  At least that's the way we're all feeling.

So summer stretches out before me.  No trips planned this year.  Girls don't have jobs.  I caught myself thinking today that I'll never be able to keep everyone "busy" and having fun.  Who am I kidding?  If I dare blink, it'll be the last week of August and we'll be scrambling to purchase school books before classes start again.

My goals for summer -

Locate Core 1&2 with all the books

Practice math facts with Ally daily

Read with Nate daily

Kick Tori's butt at cards (it'll never happen, but I gotta have goals)

Don't get sunburned

Savor the laughter and relax - a lot!!

Psalm 20

Yesterday's passage for The Journey was Psalm 20.  However, since it was both my birthday and a snow (ice) day for the kids, I slept late and then played all day, never setting aside time to read this sweet psalm.

Last night, when met with the shocking news of my grandmother's diagnosis of increasingly worse cancer, I am so grateful that a sweet friend didn't hesitate to send me to Psalm 20.

"May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!

May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!

May He send you help from the sanctuary

And support you from Zion!

May He remember all your meal offerings

And find your burnt offering acceptable!

May He grant you your heart's desire

And fulfill all your counsel!

We will sing for joy over your victory,

And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions."    - Psalm 20:1-5

My prayer is for clarity of mind for Grandma during these last days, a preservation of her sweet spirit and a love for Grandpa that will make memories of her up to the end a good representation of who she always has been - God-fearing and caring.  She has made a huge impact on her 4 children, 11 grandchildren, and 40+ (and counting) great-grandchildren, just to name a few.

Exercise? What was I thinking?

Two "friends" convinced me today to attend an aerobics class this evening.  One of them failed to show up.  So then some sadistic punk yells and screams and orders us to do impossible things with tons of push ups with different variations after EVERY set.  What is it with push-ups?  If I'm on the floor, I push myself up - sometimes it even takes more than one try to get up - but I'm smart enough to STAY UP!!  I don't get back down there!!

There's a reason I haven't done aerobics in 14 years.

I guess this post will fall under the "tirade" category

Goin' Public

I've been blogging forever on Live Journal, but I'm branching out...going public - growing up?  Let's not go overboard!!!  Maybe enjoying Facebook has loosened me up a bit.  

No promises on my regularity, however.