This is the song we are singing in addition to How He Loves Me (singing and signing) for our service project and end of the year program.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Oh How He Loves Us-He is Jealous for me-ASL
This is for the elementary home school choir to practice to for our presentation at the nursing home.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Christmas Traditions
Well, I'm a little earlier posting for Christmas than I was for Thanksgiving. I guess that's progress! I would love to hear any traditions you and your family have during the Christmas season -- anything you do to celebrate the season.
We are using an advent wreath for the first time this year, and it's been great! It sits on our kitchen table. We light a candle every night before dinner, pray a prayer, and read a scripture. We leave the candles lit during dinner, which the boys (Boyd - 6, Randy - 4) love. I've found it's definitely helping me focus more on the amazing lengths God went to so he could come to us -- to make a way for us to know Him by sending His only Son to this world for us. What an amazing, wonderful God! It's also helping all of us focus more on how we can serve others during this season. We'll definitely make this a yearly tradition!
What about you? Any traditions or Christmas ideas you can share??
Toni
We are using an advent wreath for the first time this year, and it's been great! It sits on our kitchen table. We light a candle every night before dinner, pray a prayer, and read a scripture. We leave the candles lit during dinner, which the boys (Boyd - 6, Randy - 4) love. I've found it's definitely helping me focus more on the amazing lengths God went to so he could come to us -- to make a way for us to know Him by sending His only Son to this world for us. What an amazing, wonderful God! It's also helping all of us focus more on how we can serve others during this season. We'll definitely make this a yearly tradition!
What about you? Any traditions or Christmas ideas you can share??
Toni
Monday, November 15, 2010
Thanksgiving Thoughts
OK, so Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK, which means I may be a little late getting to this, but I'm hoping for a little grace since this is my first attempt at managing this blog.
I would love for y'all to post some of your favorite Thanksgiving recipes (I'm still trying to decide what to take to my in-laws!) or your favorite Thanksgiving traditions in your house. Also, feel free to post anything you're particularly thankful for this year.
I found an activity I'm going to use with my boys (Boyd - 6, Randy - 4) this year. We will have a tree on a brown sheet of paper (the trunk and branches). Then, I'm going to cut out leaves in fall colors. The boys are going to write things they are thankful for on each leaf, and we're going to glue the leaves to the tree to make a Thanksgiving tree. (I also thought this idea would be cute if you had the body of a turkey and cut out "turkey feathers" for the kids to write on. Then, you could make a Thanksgiving turkey!)
How about you? Any ideas, recipes, or traditions you'd like to share?
Toni Cowan
I would love for y'all to post some of your favorite Thanksgiving recipes (I'm still trying to decide what to take to my in-laws!) or your favorite Thanksgiving traditions in your house. Also, feel free to post anything you're particularly thankful for this year.
I found an activity I'm going to use with my boys (Boyd - 6, Randy - 4) this year. We will have a tree on a brown sheet of paper (the trunk and branches). Then, I'm going to cut out leaves in fall colors. The boys are going to write things they are thankful for on each leaf, and we're going to glue the leaves to the tree to make a Thanksgiving tree. (I also thought this idea would be cute if you had the body of a turkey and cut out "turkey feathers" for the kids to write on. Then, you could make a Thanksgiving turkey!)
How about you? Any ideas, recipes, or traditions you'd like to share?
Toni Cowan
Sunday, November 7, 2010
I am not a blogger, but I am copying and pasting Savannah's newest blog entry (if you'd like to see the pics, you can click on her blog --to the right--My Little World).
We just spent the night at a museum! Friday morning we left the house heading for the McWane Science Center. Friday afternoon we stopped at A&W for a Root Beer Float. (It's a family tradition that when we pass through Meridian, we stop for a float.) Friday evening we got to the museum with the homeschool group. The museum provided our suppper, and then it was time for an Imax about ocean life. It had some beautiful places in it near the coast of Africa. It felt like we were RIGHT there!!
After that we did some exploring. Then between 8:00 and 9:00, we got to pet sting rays and sharks!!!! We saw lots of fish too, but of course you can't pet fish--they are too fast! (Although I did pet a python!) We ate homemade ice-cream that was done in 3 minutes, made with nitrogen instead of regular ice. We also got to pet and hold bearded dragons, snakes, a chinchilla and a another lizard type thing. We explored the huge museum (four floors in all), and were free to go where we wanted (the museum was closed to the public, so our group had the whole place to ourselves). There were all sorts of exhibits, I can't even begin to name them all. Soon after that, we had a snack at about 10:30-11:00. then we started getting ready for bed. By the time every one was dressed for bed and had their bedding set up, it was 12:00 and that was when the lights were to go out. The floor wasn't exactly comfortable, but my mom and dad had the air mattress that my aunt and uncle let them borrow.
On Saturday morning, we were waken up by a lady's booming loud voice saying "it is now 7:00 in the morning. Breakfast will begin being served at 7:30 please get up and bring your bedding down to breakfast with you". Dad loaded up our stuff into the truck while we were getting our clothes on. After breakfast most of the people left to go too the Birmingham Zoo. We stayed for a few hours after the museum opened back up. We got too see lots of things that we had not seen the night before. So, in total, we were in the museum for NINETEEN hours!!!! We finally got tired and made our way to the door...
P.S. we didn't even see the whole museum after being there 19 hours!!!
Here is the link to the museum if you'd like to check it out: McWane Science Center - Exhibits
If you check out her blog, she loves to receive comments;-)
Ang
We just spent the night at a museum! Friday morning we left the house heading for the McWane Science Center. Friday afternoon we stopped at A&W for a Root Beer Float. (It's a family tradition that when we pass through Meridian, we stop for a float.) Friday evening we got to the museum with the homeschool group. The museum provided our suppper, and then it was time for an Imax about ocean life. It had some beautiful places in it near the coast of Africa. It felt like we were RIGHT there!!
After that we did some exploring. Then between 8:00 and 9:00, we got to pet sting rays and sharks!!!! We saw lots of fish too, but of course you can't pet fish--they are too fast! (Although I did pet a python!) We ate homemade ice-cream that was done in 3 minutes, made with nitrogen instead of regular ice. We also got to pet and hold bearded dragons, snakes, a chinchilla and a another lizard type thing. We explored the huge museum (four floors in all), and were free to go where we wanted (the museum was closed to the public, so our group had the whole place to ourselves). There were all sorts of exhibits, I can't even begin to name them all. Soon after that, we had a snack at about 10:30-11:00. then we started getting ready for bed. By the time every one was dressed for bed and had their bedding set up, it was 12:00 and that was when the lights were to go out. The floor wasn't exactly comfortable, but my mom and dad had the air mattress that my aunt and uncle let them borrow.
On Saturday morning, we were waken up by a lady's booming loud voice saying "it is now 7:00 in the morning. Breakfast will begin being served at 7:30 please get up and bring your bedding down to breakfast with you". Dad loaded up our stuff into the truck while we were getting our clothes on. After breakfast most of the people left to go too the Birmingham Zoo. We stayed for a few hours after the museum opened back up. We got too see lots of things that we had not seen the night before. So, in total, we were in the museum for NINETEEN hours!!!! We finally got tired and made our way to the door...
P.S. we didn't even see the whole museum after being there 19 hours!!!
Here is the link to the museum if you'd like to check it out: McWane Science Center - Exhibits
If you check out her blog, she loves to receive comments;-)
Ang
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Our new whiteboard
For several years, I've been trying to find a white board that wasn't intrusive into our living area. (I'm not quite sure why that bothers me but it does). Our school room area is our dining room. Many of you know the fun of packing up your school room everyday to have lunch and supper...but that's for another day!
I found this blog about making a white board from an old picture frame. I thought that would be perfect! It won't be a beautiful piece of art but it also won't be an ugly white board in my living space either.
So, I talked Chad into going in our attic and pulling down a big picture frame I used to have hanging on the wall. I went to Hancock's and bought a $3 yard of fabric and came home and put this together. I'm excited to start using it! Not bad for a $3 white board.
I think I'd prefer the frame to be black but this works for now.
Here are the two blogs where I found the ideas.
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/03/picture-frame-dry-erase-board.html
http://secretstitchclub.blogspot.com/2009/01/make-your-own-project-board-tutorial.html
Jennifer Alford
I found this blog about making a white board from an old picture frame. I thought that would be perfect! It won't be a beautiful piece of art but it also won't be an ugly white board in my living space either.
So, I talked Chad into going in our attic and pulling down a big picture frame I used to have hanging on the wall. I went to Hancock's and bought a $3 yard of fabric and came home and put this together. I'm excited to start using it! Not bad for a $3 white board.
Here are the two blogs where I found the ideas.
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/03/picture-frame-dry-erase-board.html
http://secretstitchclub.blogspot.com/2009/01/make-your-own-project-board-tutorial.html
Jennifer Alford
Sunday, October 3, 2010
School Outdoors
Jennifer Crowe and the Crowe's Nest!!!
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