in pursuit of wild things

We were blessed with another quiet week…mostly. The entire state of Kentucky is still wrapped in a blanket of snow. Our area only received a few inches. The area where my mother lives ended up with freezing rain and ice under all their snow. When I spoke to her today she said the entire area was still shut down. Thankfully she still has power so I know she is warm. I did end up cutting our afternoon studies a couple of days so the kids could play in the snow and sled in one of the vacant lots nearby.

This morning the snow was gorgeous…covering the ground like diamond powder, blinding and multi-colored, glistening in the dawn. I stepped out onto our front porch and watched the morning arrive absolutely transfixed by the beauty. My soul was so moved that I wept.

The arthritis aching in my joints returned me to the distracted here-and-now. Winter hurts.

The snow cancelled our first homeschool co-op meeting. The kids were bummed but I have to admit to being somewhat relieved. I am sure it will be a great experience in the end but for now it is hard to be the newbie in a set group of people who already know each other.

My amazing husband made homemade bacon this week!!! Yummy!!! It cured in the refrigerator this week and finally it went into the smoker today. A few hours later we fried some up and feasted on fresh bacon…way better than store bought!

This week Josh from Beautiful Feet Books asked me to work with him at the Cincinnati Homeschool Convention again this year. I am so excited to work with the Berg family again. I enjoyed meeting and talking with so many homeschooling families last year at the convention. Crazy busy but such a moving experience for me. I also registered for the Brave Writer Retreat in July. This is a really nice luxury for me and I am glad my husband encouraged me to go. I am sooo looking forward to meeting my fellow BraveSchoolers!

Linking up with: Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers and Parent Teacher Meet-up.

my husband painting the snowman arms

Oldest is in back right in blue polo

coyote at LBL

cold morning

at Hematite Lake

Hematite Lake

under the art table

bubble fun

Sparkles made biscuits this week

blowing out candles

cutting biscuits

participating in the costume parade

Olaf birthday cake

Middle Boy. Sparkles and Littlest in the children’s choir

playing handbells

Sparkles assisting with opening prayers

Daddy took Littlest outside to play when he was done at Children’s Sabbath

jumping is more fun than singing

working on Jesse tree branches

Sparkles and Littlest

Autumn’s Arrival

none of us sing well enough