Wow! Has it been a busy season!

I have been incredibly busy!  My last post on October 11th was terribly misled in regards to our insurance claim.  Our basement was (mostly) completed two days before Thanksgiving.  We installed carpet and our basement it way more hospitable!  But the bank on the other hand........talk about a ROYAL PAIN!  They took forever to even cut the check (Nov.11th), while not giving us any information about what was taking so long, and after they did that we were told that we had to send it the other bank to get it endorsed so we could wait to get it back again to cash (Nov. 23), so we could pay the contractor.  Wasn't terribly happy with the experience......oh well.  That's enough belly aching. =)

Thanksgiving went great....little to know stress.  We got smart this year and chopped everything the night before, got all of the baking done the day before, and had the turkey prepared and ready to bake the night before (we bake our stuffing seperately).  Everybody showed up, got to watch the game, eat, have a great time, and take home a doggie bag for the next day.  I'll have to see if I can repeat this success with Christmas dinner. 

In between all of these festivities we had a flurry of birthdays......Mine Oct 17th, My Dad Nov 1st, My 3rd Daughter Nov 3rd, My Sister-in-law Dec 2nd, and My 2nd Daughter Dec 5th......I would say my family is partied out but we have my oldest Daughter's and my 1st Brother's birthday Jan 7th, and it keeps getting worse from there.  LOL  I think the only month that my immediate family doesn't have a birthday is Sept......and we got married that month.  =)  I guess we like being broke......keeps us in check I suppose.

Ultimately, homeschooling is moving along at a steady pace, we have renewed our commitment to attending our church on a regular basis (no more sleeping in), and we have renewed our commitment to our family, making them second only in our hearts and minds to god.

We wish you all the Happiest of Holidays and please remember to keep the Christ in Christmas.

The Ultimate SingStar® Dance Party

The Ultimate SingStar® Dance Party I found this through a website called houseparty.com. It's pretty neat!

It's just one of those days......

Well Monday has definately started with a bang!  Neither my husband or I got very much sleep last night because our 3rd daughter decided that she wasn't going to sleep in her own bed but had to sleep with us.  Right on top of Daddy's chest...LOL!
 We also got a message this morning that a close family friend was in the hospital to have her baby and he is apparently very happy right where he is.  Hopefully everything goes well for the new family.  This is Sheila's first baby. She is definately in our thoughts and prayers today......
Then my 2nd daughter starts complaining of a headache......I think she is just messing around because she doesn't want to clean up the mess she helped create.  Until she runs to the bathroom and gets sick in my sink =(......poor kid I felt awful not believing her!  Anyhow, Lysol here we come!  Hopefully, (keeping my fingers crossed) this won't turn into an epidemic in our house. 
On a different note, our basement is a complete wreck!  We are finishing up with the Insurance adjuster today and work should begin (hopefully) tomorrow.
It is right about 1pm here now and the little ones are napping, the sick one is in bed sleeping too, the oldest is reading and my Husband is home for lunch.  Here are a couple more web-links for you to try out if you're interested.....  http://www.hubworld.com/ this is a new channel in our area.  I love the fact that they brought Fraggle Rock back!  http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/eye-popping-soup-recipe  this one is a creepy looking bowl tomato soup ala eyeballs!  Also if anybody is reading this out there, what do you think of the Snap feature on here?  Is it great or just annoying?

News Blog - Franklin Springs Family Media

News Blog - Franklin Springs Family Media

Big Bummer.....

Ok, so on Sunday my water heater failed and started pouring water out all over my basement (who knew it could do that?) ........not good!  Anyhow we have Insurance thank goodness and it is covered.  Just talked to a local company and their estimate was around $7000.00+.   That is just insane!  All over a little old water heater......In the end it works out I guess though.  I wanted to get rid of the laminate flooring anyhow and put in some carpet.  Gotta try to see the bright side of everything......

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Our Best Bites: Our Best Bites Recipe Search

Need Information.....

If anybody has any websites that I can get some cood gadgets to make this blogg look better I'm all ears! =)

Holiday Planner

Holiday Planner

Mmmm......Yummy......

I just got done eating some yummy organic cracked 9 grain cereal for breakfast!  I bought it from here..... http://www.montanamilling.com/index.html  It's a great company owned by great people!  You have to love those smaller business operations where people are still people and the boss knows everyones name.  Ok for some reason the theme song from Cheers ran through my head LOL!  Anyhow, they have lots of wonderful Organic products and they ship all over the country.  They also have local pick-up in the office for some of the smaller scale buyers.  Their available product changes with the seasons so it's fresh!  Ok enough ramblings......here are some more random sites.

http://www.amanda.fakeginger.com/
http://www.accountablekids.com/productsAKacc.aspx
http://www.makeyourowncleaners.com/
http://www.manualsonline.com/
http://eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm
http://www.takethemameal.com/
http://www.ziplist.com/welcome
http://www.rightathome.com/FAMILY/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.sesamestreet.org/onair
https://www.babycenter.com/login.htm?intcmp=adSlice_Signin&pn=BC%20Homepage
http://fivejs.com/
http://www.addthis.com/
http://www.recipelion.com/Appetizers/39-Appetizer-Recipes-and-Party-Pleasers-Free-eCookbook#
http://www.aaaspell.com/index.htm
http://backstoryradio.org/

I suppose that's enough for now..........hope you enjoy!

Here are some random favorite sites of mine.....

....and I mean random.....LOL.....some are free and some are not.....mostly free though.
http://www.thedragoncharmer.com/thedragoncharmer.com/Welcometothedragoncharmer.com.html
http://web.me.com/jenniferccarson/findawonder.com/Home.html
http://jhcckkm.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/free-chocolate-unit-study/
http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/education-teachers-packets.php
http://www.wereadtheconstitution.com/constitution
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/rocks_soils/read1.shtml
http://www.myownbusiness.org/index.html
http://www.folkmanis.com/
http://www.makingfriends.com/newstuff.htm
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/
http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/homemadehouseholdcleaners.htm

Busy, Busy, Busy........

Here is a website I came across today in my wanderings..... http://www.opposingviews.com/i/new-hotline-tells-moms-which-meds-are-safe-for-breastfeeding  for all of the breastfeeding moms out there.  I personally know it sucks when you get sick and you have to watch what you ingest.  Sometime you just have to suffer solely because you can't get the answers you need because it's too late.....well no more!  Yay!

Hey everyone.....

I am a homeschool mom of 4 that loves to share free stuff that I find on the internet!  I am slowly figuring how all of this works, so please bear with me.  =)  I love learning new stuff all the time and working on linking all of my computer accounts and great website resources in one location is my newest project.  I have tons of hobbies and I have been know to find some of the best deals on the net when shopping.  I just want to share with anyone willing to listen!  Hope to post some great websites soon!