Happy 9th Birthday to our K-Doodle!

We are having fun here at the Pappa house celebrating K-Doodles Birthday!
She had a very fun birthday celebration this past weekend which we will tell you about soon.
Until then....Here are nine facts we just love about our K-Doodle!

1.  K-Doodle is such a happy girl!  She wakes up early with a smile everyday.  She is an early bird.
2.  K-Doodle is very artsy.  We call her "Doodle" because she started doodling at age 1 and never stopped!  She draws, doodles and creates....ALL THE TIME!
3.  K-Doodle is the youngest in the family.  The end.  The caboose.  Our "baby".  We just love that about her.
4.  K-Doodle is very compassionate.  She cares about other people and is such a kind girl.
5.  K-Doodle has a ginormous sweet tooth!  (just like her momma)
6.  K-Doodle plays the piano and the recorder and loves to sing.  You can find her singing to herself in the car often.  I especially love to hear this when it is just a K-Doodle and Mom day.  It makes me smile.  Big.
7.  K-Doodle wants an I-Touch really bad.  She is saving every nickel so that she can buy one herself.  Wish her luck!
8.  K-Doodle was born on a snowy day in Illinois.  It was VERY cold.  In the teens that day.  She has warmed our heart ever since.
9.  K-Doodle has the cutest, silliest giggle in our family.  We love to tickle her, just to hear it.

So K-Doodle Bug - Happy Birthday - We love you so much!

A Fat Tuesday pancake yum fest with homeschool friends at IHOP is how we began our day.  We got together to Pig out! Enjoy some yummy pancakes and crepes with friends to prepare for a leaner more reflective Lent.  Our pantry as well as our hearts should reflect this change beginning tomorrow with Ash Wednesday.  I plan to purge our pantry of all Girl Scout cookies and sweets until after Easter.  K-Doodle is busy today devouring all candy on hand to prepare for this change!

C-Sunshine chose some blueberry pancakes with whipped cream.

K-Doodle chose strawberry pancakes!

Doesn't this look Scrumdilliscious?  It was!  Strawberry Banana Crepes!

Can you say F.A.T. Tuesday?

Here are a few things we will be working on tomorrow for Ash Wednesday.  I will post more of our Lenten plans when I have time.

Lenten Calender from Catholic Icing

What will you do for Lent? From thatresourcesite.com.  She has quite a few things that I plan to print and work with this Lenten season.  Here is a youtube video she put out explaining the What will you do? Worksheet.

And just like Patty and Tiffany, we plan to use Bringing Lent Home with Mother Teresa: Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families.  It is such a lovely (and inexpensive) companion for the Lenten season.  If you haven't already gotten yours, go to Amazon.com and purchase it for just $2.50.  It is a large, about 5X7 book.  Very nice.

Hope to be back soon ~ Have a colorful FAT TUESDAY!

Homeschool Mother's Journal - Take One

In my life last week…
Focusing on the ordinary.  The family, homelife and concerning on the things that make those in my life happy.  Sometimes I just forget to do that.  Concentrate on them.

In our homeschool this week…
We have a week full of activity this week.  Schooling each day, a Little Women meeting on Tuesday, church on Wednesday, Valentine's party with our homeschool group on Thursday and co-op classes on Friday.  Not much "home" in our schooling this week.  :)

I am inspired by…
The organization and planning of so many homeschooling, blogging, momma's!  Thank you so much for blogging.  You know who you are!

Questions/thoughts I have…
I am worried about the upcoming presidential election.  I have actively choosen not to think about it.  But I still do.  Worry.  Pray. Think.  Worry.  Pray.  You get the picture.

Things I’m working on…
Finishing up my scrapbooking station with the new desk my hubby got me for Christmas.  Hope to post about it soon.

I’m cooking…
I am trying to cook and freeze this week to stock my freezer for my family.  I will be having surgery soon and want to make sure they have some good eats while I am recovering.

I’m grateful for…
My parents.  And the fact that we get to spend a lot of quality time with them since we moved closer. 

I’m praying for…
Sarah who is about the give birth and Patty who just did.  What big blessings come in those tiny bundles of joy!

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

You know you have a Home School child when.....

Today, the girls were picking on each other....for just a little too long.  I was busy trying to get some plans on paper and was getting a little frazzled by all the bickering.  With a heavy sign,  my mouth agape and my hands on each cheek I posed.

C-Sunshine with a smile:  "Mom, you look funny.  You look like "the scream".

Me with terror in my eyes thinking:  How does she know about the movie Scream?????   "What?"  I asked.

C-Sunshine, still smiling:  "You know, that famous painting - "The Scream".

 I google it.  And Smile.  What a smart child.