Super Box Day for Eli! School Books and HIS PUMP!

Thursday the first half of Eli's next year work came in the mail. He and I poured over his books and we are so excited about the history and Science. He has an amazing grasp on American History but we are thrilled to start to dive in more on world history! Science looks amazing this year.





His insulin pump and supplies came today and he was so HAPPY!








It's blue! Ha ha


We go for our first training on Tuesday! He will be pumping for REALLY in 2 weeks at the most. I can't believe this day is here! I am so happy for him. We had to put pumping on hold when Matthew lost his job and insurance. This is such a blessing for our family. Our son never once complained and I just love him so much. He will have less needles and more freedom. It will be more discrete for him at meal times out and about. I am just so happy for him!


Enjoy the freedom that comes with it ELIMAN! We love you!

School Under the Apple Tree

In the front yard we have a favorite tree. Every child who comes to visit, loves this tree. Our crab apple tree is very sweet to us and today she sheltered us during our studies. :)

I had to post this next photo. Last night I was learning something new in my crochet lessons. It is by no means perfect and I was about to throw it out when Remy begged to have it and named "him" Shapey. He is named such, because he can be molded into any shape you want. Hee hee... Anyway, Remy did school with him under the apple tree today. I tell ya, that child makes me so happy sometimes and he makes my greatest defeats some of my happiest moments. :) Love you sweet boy.

Remy will finish up a part of a lesson and then run around. He found bugs and hung out in that sweet tree of ours. :)

At one point he wandered off and returned with a "bullie" (the u is short), which is what he has called a PB&J since he was a wee bit of a guy. He even set toothpicks in each half to jazz it up a bit. :) Nothing gives me more joy than watching that itty bit chow down on a "bullie" and become an icky sticky mess!

I had a SWEET and SUPER moment today! The mailman dropped off my blockbuster movies and as he went away the UPS man (box man) brought me some of Eli's 4th grade books! I met that man at the truck! He laughed and said, "Abeka books"? I guess he is clobbered by all mamas. He said that he will be delivering alot of them this summer. :)

We opened them right up on the lawn and enjoyed looking at each piece. :)

Matthew went to that job interview at Target. He applied for a store management position but they called him in today for a department manager position. The guy was like your to qualified for this and you should get a call in 3 days for the store management interview. It gave us a good sigh of relief! Just to think that a job could be out there! And Mattmos LOVES Target! :) It is MY store!

I am going to have some cleaning jobs tomorrow before the big surgery and then I will not be allowed to twist or bend for a week for cleaning or gardening. Just walking, bathroom, and stuff like that. He said I could drive after the first week. He doesn't want me popping that hernia back out. And I don't want that either!

That's the news on us! :)

Lots of Random moments with art and box day!

One week the kids wanted to do lots of art. :)

Remy made this stick picture of a car...it looks more like a house. He said that it was way harder than he thought it would be.

I set Eli up with all of his materials one day and Remy said that he wanted to do what Elijah was doing. Remy always wants what Eli has. :)

Eli sprinkled salt on the wet paint in the sky and it made bare spots where the salt soaked up the paint and it looked like a snowy backdrop.

Here are the cutest little feet all tattooed...we call them fishy feets. :)

Remy made a little bear clock and he has used it in school since. :)

I think he just really liked using the laminater. Hee hee...

Now this one was perfect...since Remy is a little stinker. :)

With this one Elijah reviewed primary and secondary colors and distance.

I just love the little pencil drawings they made. Remy made this one, he says they are tulips.

And this is the picture he drew of a mother cat and her kitten.

I love to walk by a book and see that its place is being kept. Elijah is still very much into his rocks, crystals, and minerals. I really need to branch off more on this. It is so hard to get in everything you want to do in your homeschool.

Speaking of Elijah, isn't he such a big looking boy now? I looked up from my own book to find this! This huge almost man!

I have written out a new schedule for our homeschool and with that it gives daddy a chance to help with school when he goes into work later in the day. I was getting so tired of starting some days after 1 or so in the afternoon. So they are getting used to having school with daddy home. We still take off when daddy is off tough. Remy and daddy worked on his math. It was cuteness!

Remy bought a new monkey with his money an I captured this photo of him watching tv. He was just standing there with his hand out like that. He was allowing his new monkey to watch tv.

Remy learned a poem about an elephant and then he cut this one out and his little finger is the trunk. TOO CUTE! :_

An here is our box day!

I am still waiting on my last box for Eli. he only as a little under 3 weeks left of 3rd!

I am very happy with the 4th grade history and science. I really think I could have ordered the 5th math, but for the most part we are happy with it all. I will just mark out the review and add in some of the new stuff he loves. :)

I so hope this weather stays around. I love the sweet spring days...although the little vampires were out today. Eeek!

Remy is keeping and tending frogs again and he has tried to capture some lizards but they are smart and run to the front of the fence and hide.

We had a scare with the puppies and I will TRY to update about that one day. It is related to Reese.