Thanksgiving and More

giving

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We have so much to be Thankful for . Well really "I" have so much to be Thankful for. Our family had a cozy and quiet day at home. In our Pajamas. Watching the snow fall. Eating yummy food. Watching Veggie Tales "Its a Meaningful Life" and Les Miserables (with Liam Neeson- not the musical). We all have been rushing around and so busy and chaotic around here it was very nice to just stay home and relax. We needed it. I needed it. God sure has been good to us.

Lego Thanksgiving dinner

Barbie Thanksgiving dinner

All of my graphics goodies come from Emma's Home

www.wtv-zone.com/emma/home.html

PS- Does anybody else think that Blogger is difficult to manage with all this graphics and designs? It sure is for me....I have access to all kinds of pretty stuff, but I cant seem to be able to add them on here the way I want to...

Snow Nov 27,2010

Pretty snow in our backyard.

Recipes this year: Stuffing recipe from Last years blog post. Pumpkin Pie recipe was off the side of the Libby's Pumpkin can, it was the BEST pumpkin pie I have ever made. Apple Pie recipe was from BetterHomes and Garden Cookbook(yes the red and white one). Green bean casserole-the one with the French's crispy onions.

Currclick is having some great specials for CYBER Monday, check it out for some extra fun and learning to spice up your homeschooling.=-)

Specials available on my Avon website:

www.youravon.com/astedman

Fun on Friday

Well we did some school today. Greg took Caleb in the truck today, so it was my opportunity to do some other stuff besides regular SCHOOL. We did Copywork, spelling tests, and some math.

Andy , Emily and Jon and I - all of us did the KIDS WALK exercise video today. It was funny. Then we did some laundry and cleaning bedrooms. NEw Scentsy smells throughout the house. MMM Camu Camu in the living room. Winter wonderland in the downstairs, Cinnamon Bear in the boys room.

Then we had lunch and the kids watched The Music Man while I was sewing a skirt for Emily. Then I got out a quilt I have been working on for 3 yrs - off and on. It is my Prairie Primer group quilt. Made from fabric from other Prairie Primer families all over USA and Canada, we all sent each other fabrics that reminded us of something from the Little House on the Prairie books. So I have all the 9 patch squares done, now I just need to buy the backing and put it all together. Sewing a quilt is relaxing for me, I enjoy the challenge, like working a Sukoku puzzle .....it was fun for me.
Emily and I did pedicures this week, so posted those pictures too. FUN!

photos:

Andy doing the Kids Walk video

Jon , Emily and Andy exercising.

my pedicure

Emily's pedicure

I think this is funny.

Avon

www.youravon.com/astedman
This is my Avon website incase you want to take a look.

I just started selling Avon. August 2010. I like the products. It is beauty products that I can afford. It is a nice side job because I can work at my own schedule and take a break from it when I choose.

Currclick

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Scripture

Psalm 73:25 and 26 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.

I am reading In Awe of Thy Word by G. A. Riplinger It is excellent.  She does a very good job of explaining WHY the King James Bible is superior to all other bibles and how it is the perfect Word of God for English speaking people.

Talk Like a Pirate Sale

school days

School is work and fun together. We have enjoyed the first few weeks. We are working thru book 1 of Mystery of History, we are around 435 bc at this time. Learning about Athens, Pericles, and the Pelopoponesian War. We have gone roller skating and had 2 yard sales. Caleb is starting Algebra 1/2 wow.....Andrew is starting Math 76 and Abeka History of the World. We are studying Spanish as a family and some of us are doing piano and guitar.

Currclick is having a special for Talk like a Pirate day, so take a look at their site.

Emily and Jonathan are having fun with Science, learnig about rocks and shells and using a microscope.

Hiking at Tubbs Hill Cda Idaho

Heron Mt in May 2010

Emily

Caleb, Andy, Jon

Ady

Caleb and Mo

Emily and new baby Ivy

Andy

Mo in disguise (alias Wishbone , alias Davy Crockett)

Emily and Jon doing school work

Banana bread we made today. yumm

Summer

very busy. that is what this summer was. I say was because after the Fair, it is over. Back to school, back to cold weather...
I will post some of our Summer pictures...
I am getting started reading anew book, by G.A. Riplinger, In Awe of Thy Word.

Jon caught his first Rainbow trout

Emily and Lucy wearing their fancy nails.....

Caleb and his friend Jared. Both were called to Preach at Summer camp 2010

Tina and I at camp.

Emily with long hair

Emily with short hair, donating 12 inches to Locks of Love to make wigs for children

Emily in her Colonial dress

Yes, I made this dress for her. With a lot of prayer and help from the Lord Jesus Christ it turned out pretty nice...

Andy at a farm

Emily riding a pony

Jon riding a pony

Jon and Molly- he just LOVES Molly..so sweet!

Emily and Jon in Josh and Lacey's wedding
June 19, 2010

The Stedman men

Rachel 3 x a gift table girl, but not yet a Bride LOL