The Bright Eyed Brunette

Here we are at the end of January and this is only my third post. January is my very least favorite month. I think it is partly because it is the "dead of winter " and partly because I have suffered from seasonal depression for most of my adult life. I need sunshine and warm weather and even though I now take medication for it, I still struggle. I guess the fact the sun has been out for about 5 days the whole month has attributed to my blues and my absence from blogging. Here are a few pictures to catch you up. Trey and Sadie were checking out the snow! He did not throw that at me Carl and the kids Me with the kids Getting our groove back! Carl, my Dad, and Trey got to go on a guided hunting trip. Usually Carl plays guide at the farm :) T-Man and his buddies made the paper Carlie was getting a little coaching. Finally got some of Makena's instruments hung up The Munger Family with Miss Ellie Kate Makena had fun at ...

I thought I would give my fellow bloggers a bit of an update on our homeschool journey thus far. We are just finishing up our first semester of homeschooling here on the homestead. It would have been nice, and even possible to have been done by January first, but with Carl being home since about the second week in December,  it has been a little hard to get everyone to stay focused...especially Trey! Overall I would say that our first semester of homeschooling has been a success. We love the flexibility, but still stay on a "schedule" as much as possible. We haven't been involved with the co-op in our area. If we get around go it this semester we do. We can live without it. I would like the kids to have a little more interaction....especially the girls. There is an awesome co-op in the Pine Bluff area that we will be checking into for next year. They have a homeschool basketball team and Makena is really missing not playing this year. She is trying to use this "o...

 Carlie was trying out her sutures on a banana...needless to say, we didn't eat it!  Noah came over and played Monopoly with the kids one day.  Makena is really enjoying her bass!  Carl and Trey were getting the bottle rockets ready!  Boom Boom Balloon is always a favorite :)  We made pizzas (the kids made them)  Carlie made Cheese, Makena made pepperoni, and Trey made beef and pepperoni  Looks Yummy!  Our bonfire My Love My trio Happy New Year!!! Much Love, Beth