7 Random Facts About Me

I have was tagged by Tanya-That Breese Family so here are 7 Random Facts about me.

1) I enjoy posting about myself. I try to post about the kids and family mostly. I know that they are my thoughts and often I post random crap that has nothing to do with the kids learning, but I am learning so much I feel as thought I want to have a chronography of my own learning as well. I think it will just go to show you never stop learning and you do not have to be in school to learn.
2) I have a fetish for Samari Sword Fighting and fencing which I hope to one day take up as a hobby.
3) A beloved family friend passed away Friday morning. Our vet helped our horse Lucky go to that big pasture in the sky after 34 years here in our pastures. We had a graveside service for him Saturday with family picnic after. We took pictures and read a poem and sprinkled some oats in his grave. Thanks to our vet and thanks to Frank for the gentle burial service.
4) I wanted to play music @ Lucky's funeral but my family thought it was morbid.
5) I am learning how to roller blade. I have not fallen once!
6) I love to read blogs that have nothing to do with anything in my life. They are an inspiration for me to start something new or @ least read about something new.
7) I love internet friends. People you don't see, but exist. People you can either be completely real with and tell them everything about yourself or people you can describe yourself to as the person you hope to become and just tell them the qualities you wish to have.

That wasn't too hard and hopefully that was random enough.

Here are my Tags
Snagley
Stuff about the Duff's
Majikfaerie

Thank goodness

for friends. We invited some of our friends out to the house today to play and hangout. Everyone had a great time. I especially enjoyed being able to stay @ our house and play since that meant I didn't have to hunt the boys and keep them out of everything. Even when we go to the park Luke and Ezra are all over the place. It makes it difficult for me to have any kind of time with adults. Which brings up another issue. I do still have interests aside from parenting, but why is it whenever I get around other parents all that seems to come out of my mouth is a stuff about the kids? I rarely get to hangout with adults and no kids, which is fine but why can't I stop rambling about the kids and education, what food to feed them and safe toys?

I suppose I need to begin reading something of interest to me besides topics related to my kids (maybe I should begin with samuari swords. Is fencing like samuari fighting?) I know my kids are my number one priority. I also know that I am still the adventurous person I have always been, I guess they are just different kinds of adventures now. Shorter and with naps...and somehow I feel as though something is missing!?

I did have fun today. I love our friends that visited. I am not sure she knows that. My mom friend is so accepting of everyone and respectful. Never rude or stand offish. Whenever we go anywhere and anyone approaches us with meaningless chit chat, she always responds politely. She has respect for everyone. I have been around other groups of people @ parks where someone outside the group has tried to speak to us and they were given a nod and a smile. I am not saying one should tell one's life story to every complete stranger approaching but I personally would rather be around a group of people that accept everyone. Accepting enough to be respecful to all people all the time.

Anyway, everyday's a new day, right? Time to find something I am interested in and go for it. Is that selfish I don't think so.

Wagons and skeletons

We have been busy this week even though we tried to chill @ the house and relax. Monday Niki and I put together a small plastic skeleton! Actually, it came in the mail, Niki retrieved it and was excited for 2 seconds and I spend 20 minutes putting the thing together and the rest of the day trying to use the proper Latin names of the bones to tell the kids to do things! I had fun anyway!

Mady blew some giant bubbles with some toxic smelling goo she received in her stocking. Bright and early Tuesday morning, Papaw brought us a new wagon! Everyone had to try it out. We talked a little about covered wagons and prairie life but that didn't last long since the kids wanted to pull each other around the house in the wagon.

Today I tried to get the kids to do some schooly stuff. I tried to get Niki to take a look @ some of the Hooked on Phonics books that Mady used...that went over like a ton of bricks! The afternoon was spent in debate about how we spend our time. Sometimes I doubt this path we are on. I read all the time but Mady only reads when I bring it up and Niki wants nothing to do with it. We do manage to read National Geographic together when it arrives in the mail. National Geographic always gets some conversations flowing and the globe gets brought down from its shelf. The girls like to play Brain Age on the Nintendo DS which is a good thing.
I guess maybe I am jealous the kids have so much time to do just about anything they want...the problem is they never seem to want to do much. Mady is still going to her art class but I rarely see her draw. We do crafty things together once a week or so.I know plenty of people that unschool locally. The parents of the older children are reassuring. I suppose when they get older they will want to be more involved and more interested...?

I wanted to write about Samurai sword fighting after watching Kill Bill 2 last night but I have not had time to do any searching or reading on that today. Do you think I can find someone locally to teach me Samurai sword fighting? LOL