Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Our week so far...

Hello there Ladies, all is well, my muscle spasm turned out to be just that. I stayed active and kept on moving through it. I have to admit...sitting for long periods does aggravate it so I try not sit for too long at a time. I am praising the Lord that it wasn't as bad as before.

Our weather this week is the in between stuff that we usually get in March...freezing drizzle one day, snow flurries the next. Our yard is still covered but we are probably down to six inches now...the snow is old and dirty looking...my little dogs can walk on top of it...LOL. We had to laugh at them yesterday trying to figure out how to do their business.

My husband passed another one of his exams on Monday...not to brag but he got a perfect score! We are so proud of him...of course we are. He works so hard to keep a roof over our heads and clothes on our back and food on our table. He has been home for weeks and we are getting really comfortable with this new routine...and his commute from work can't be beat...he just closes his office door and comes down the stairs. He has another exam on Friday...and then one final one for now to study for...

My mom was sick with a bad sore throat over the weekend. She left her garage door open Saturday night and didn't realize it until my brother went over on Sunday...they looked to see if anything was missing...nothing stood out but on Monday...she went out to sweep some salt from the garage floor and realized that her snow blower was gone. Do you believe it? Someone drove by...saw her garage door open and took her snow blower! I felt so bad for her...she was so upset all day...so we all talked to her off an on all day...she is feeling better now and happy that they didn't steal her brand new mower.

Brittany and I couldn't concentrate on school with all this happening on Monday...and then Monday evening I decided that we would do a little "Homeschool housekeeping" this week. I have been putting off for the last three years the dreaded transcript. I don't know why but this has felt like jumping off a huge cliff to me. We took our last three portfolio's off the shelf and looked through them...my how fun it was to look over the last three years. We have much to print off for this year. But we'll start that in a few weeks. We had our books so organized that it wasn't hard at all to come up with her credits. I was really quite surprised...to be honest. So then, I just had to give final grades to all her subjects. Actually, this was easier than I had thought and I wouldn't have had the confidence with out my friend Debbie...who answered all my questions throughout the day...Thanks Debbie! I took in to account the difficulty of the subject and whether she got through it with a good attitude or a "do I have to do science?" attitude. She was fine with it...she struggled through science...neither one of us are "scientific"...we would both just be happy taking a nature walk. So...last night I sat down to create our Transcript. I'll post links that I found within the next couple of days (which will save you future foot work)...I really didn't want to have to reinvent the wheel. And...figuring the GPA was hard...or maybe by that time my brain was just fried...so I found a system that worked for me and I am now in the process of putting together her transcript. I can't believe how afraid of this I was. The one thing that both of us realized...she had many more credits...we have really worked hard these last four years.

Hmmm...There you have it...the last few days in a nutshell...exciting isn't it? Laundry is calling my name, so I better get to it.

Blessings,
Joyce Marie

6 comments:

  1. Thank you for that "mouthful" you left over on my blog!! Hahaha - that was very good!

    And you're welcome for the help yesterday. I love talking homeschooling, so I'm always happy to help.

    I'm so glad you're feeling better. Just don't get overly ambitious about shoveling snow or anything. I can't believe about your mom's blower! Some people! Pray they will have such a horrible time with their conscience that they bring it back!

    Have a wonderful day with your laundry. I do feel sorry for your little doggies.

    Debbie

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  2. Oh my, I am sorry that your mother's snow blower was taken. Some people feel that if it is easy, they will go the easy route.

    Thank you for sharing what you are doing for your daughter's transcripts. My son just started H.S. and I am a bit overwhelmed about it all. But, you have made it sound quite easy actually :)

    I am so happy that you are feeling much better to post and let us know what you have been doing. You have been on my prayers all through the week.

    Praying that you continue to heal and that the transition of working with papers is just not too much.

    Blessings to your day dear friend,

    Maria

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  3. Hi, Joyce,

    So glad to hear that you're feeling better...sorry to hear about your mom's snow blower. I am glad that she is doing better now, though. I hope the culprits bring it back!

    Thank you for your sweet spirit. It is evident every time I read one of your posts, or read one of your comments on my blog.

    Blessings to you~

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  4. I'm SO glad you're feeling better! Back pain is just the worst! True, about the movement. Staying in one place for too long seems to always make mine worse, too, unless it's a disc (which it usually is) and then I'm better with the rest. I'm glad you found out what works for you. :)

    I'm so glad your sweetie is working at home. Mine always does and I really like it. It's nice to be able to get a hug any time of the day. lol

    Take care, my friend, and you'll continue to have my prayers!

    Love, Julie

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  5. What is your husband's tests for?
    I'm sorry to hear that about your mom. That just ticks me off. Well, I guess they needed their snow blowed more than their lawn mowed! OKAY, I CRACK MYSELF UP! hehe!
    God bless and glad you're on the mend.

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  6. I am so glad that you are feeling better. Faith is feeling better too. She got mad at me, because I wouldn't let her go to soccer practice and I told her that she wasn't playing in the game on Saturday. She's still congested and needs time to rest. Running around isn't going to help her congestion. She's taking Mucinex and it's helping.

    I'm sorry to hear that your mom's snow blower was stolen. People just don't care anymore. God will punish them for stealing from an elderly widow woman. I would like to see the punishment that they get though. Sometimes, it can be funny. LOL!!!

    Blessings!

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