This year a new school journey may begin for my beloved kiddos.
It is such an agonizing decision to be made and I have spent many nights in tears over it and I am sure many more will come.
Some of you all ready know this, but this year has been so stressful for me trying to get the girls school done, keep the house clean, as well as the other duties that come with being a home maker. I don't feel as though I am making much of a home for my family in this present situation. I want to be able to just invite people in without having people make an appointment two days in advance to come over and in the present situation, it would be impossible to not be embarrassed.
I know that private school is not an option due to financial/doctrinal issues, so our options are to continue the present homeschooling program (which is stressful to me) or to send the girls to the "dreaded" public school.
Why does the public school scare me so much? Is it because growing up I was taught that those public school kids are bad and I am better because I went to "Christian" Baptist School? Is it because they teach the kids the religion of secular humanism and evolution? I am not really sure. I am trying to discern the truth in those statements and find the realities.
I have begun my week with tours of two public schools and they were not at all scary or anywhere near what I imagined in my little kid dreams. I found them to be a place of learning, peace, calm, and structured routine. I was actually very impressed. My kids seemed to enjoy the environment as well.
Could it be that God may want us to have a ministry of some kind to the public schools? Could opportunity present itself through our children that might otherwise not be available. Children can really thrive even in the not so ideal environment if they are being taught the correct doctrinal/moral system at home. If they are grounded in the Word of God and its teachings, it can be a place of opportunity.
I look forward to this possible endeavor and exploring the many possibilities with my kids (even though I am still trying to have an open mind to homeschooling in the Fall) and making my home a more peaceful environment where I can just be mom.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Last but not least....
Utah: An elderly Mormon visits his doctor and asks if he'll live to be a hundred.
"Do you smoke or drink?" asks the doctor.
"Those have never and will never touch my lips," says the man.
"Do you gamble, drive fast cars, and fool around with women?"
"Nope, don't believe in doing any of that, either."
"Well then," says the doctor, "what do you want to live to be a hundred for?"
Vermont: What did the guy from Burlington say to the Pillsbury Dough Boy? "Hey, nice tan."
Virginia: You have seen the ad "Virginia is for lovers," well there is an elderly couple sitting chairs. The little old man comments, "In my day, Virginia was for people who were just friends."
Washington: In Seattle you haven't had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it is still running.
West Virginia: What is the West Virginia state flower? The satellite dish.
Wisconsin: Sven notices his neighbor has a sign in his yard -- "Boat for sale."
"Ole," he says, "you don't own a boat. All you got is your old tractor and your combine."
"Yup," said Ole. "And they're boat for sale."
(personally I thought the one for North Dakota is the one that fit Wisconsin to a tee).
Here is my take on Wisconsin (having lived there for a few years), What is a three course meal in Wisconsin? Cheese, brats, and a six pack.
Wyoming: Why are cowboys' hats turned up on the sides? So that three people can fit in the pickup.
"Do you smoke or drink?" asks the doctor.
"Those have never and will never touch my lips," says the man.
"Do you gamble, drive fast cars, and fool around with women?"
"Nope, don't believe in doing any of that, either."
"Well then," says the doctor, "what do you want to live to be a hundred for?"
Vermont: What did the guy from Burlington say to the Pillsbury Dough Boy? "Hey, nice tan."
Virginia: You have seen the ad "Virginia is for lovers," well there is an elderly couple sitting chairs. The little old man comments, "In my day, Virginia was for people who were just friends."
Washington: In Seattle you haven't had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it is still running.
West Virginia: What is the West Virginia state flower? The satellite dish.
Wisconsin: Sven notices his neighbor has a sign in his yard -- "Boat for sale."
"Ole," he says, "you don't own a boat. All you got is your old tractor and your combine."
"Yup," said Ole. "And they're boat for sale."
(personally I thought the one for North Dakota is the one that fit Wisconsin to a tee).
Here is my take on Wisconsin (having lived there for a few years), What is a three course meal in Wisconsin? Cheese, brats, and a six pack.
Wyoming: Why are cowboys' hats turned up on the sides? So that three people can fit in the pickup.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Another day of jokes. Hey, 50 states takes a long time.
You can tell there is nothing going on in my blog world when all I can find for several days is state jokes, so here goes...
Ohio: How do you know you are from Ohio? You own only three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
Oklahoma: How can you tell if an Oklahoman is married? There's dried chewing tobacco on both sides of his pickup truck.
Oregon: Howard dies and waits in line for judgment. He notices that some souls go right into Heaven, while Satan throws others into a burning pit. But every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into the fire, the devil tosses him aside. Curious, Howard aska Satan, "Excuse me, but why are you tossinghim aside instead of flinging them into hell with the others?"
"They're from Oregon," Satan replies. "They're too wet to burn."
Pennsylvania: What do you call an Amish guy with his hand in a horse's mouth? a mechanic.
Rhode Island: There is nothing for Rhode Island, maybe because it might as well be part of Connecticut.
South Carolina: While fishing off Myrtle Beach, a Yankee tourist capsized his boat. Petrified he yelled to an old guy standing on the shore, "Are there any gators around here?!"
"Naw", the man hollared back, "They ain't been around for years."
Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming towards shore. Halfway there, he asked the guy, "How'd you get rid of the gators?"
"We didn't do anything," the old guy said, "The sharks got 'em."
South Dakota: A tough old badlands rancher once told his grandson that the secret to long life was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously, and he lived to be 93. When he died, he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren --- and a 25 foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
Tennessee: Do you know what you get when you play a country tune backward? You get your job back, your house back, your wife back, your dog back ... (that is only the oldest joke in the book).
Texas: Kinky Friedman, entertainer and former Texas gubernatorial candidate, explains how to speak Texanese: 'Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive. "
I will finish next time.
Ohio: How do you know you are from Ohio? You own only three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
Oklahoma: How can you tell if an Oklahoman is married? There's dried chewing tobacco on both sides of his pickup truck.
Oregon: Howard dies and waits in line for judgment. He notices that some souls go right into Heaven, while Satan throws others into a burning pit. But every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into the fire, the devil tosses him aside. Curious, Howard aska Satan, "Excuse me, but why are you tossinghim aside instead of flinging them into hell with the others?"
"They're from Oregon," Satan replies. "They're too wet to burn."
Pennsylvania: What do you call an Amish guy with his hand in a horse's mouth? a mechanic.
Rhode Island: There is nothing for Rhode Island, maybe because it might as well be part of Connecticut.
South Carolina: While fishing off Myrtle Beach, a Yankee tourist capsized his boat. Petrified he yelled to an old guy standing on the shore, "Are there any gators around here?!"
"Naw", the man hollared back, "They ain't been around for years."
Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming towards shore. Halfway there, he asked the guy, "How'd you get rid of the gators?"
"We didn't do anything," the old guy said, "The sharks got 'em."
South Dakota: A tough old badlands rancher once told his grandson that the secret to long life was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously, and he lived to be 93. When he died, he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren --- and a 25 foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
Tennessee: Do you know what you get when you play a country tune backward? You get your job back, your house back, your wife back, your dog back ... (that is only the oldest joke in the book).
Texas: Kinky Friedman, entertainer and former Texas gubernatorial candidate, explains how to speak Texanese: 'Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive. "
I will finish next time.
Monday, February 2, 2009
oops, forgot one in order.
Nebraska: A farmer was standing beside the road when a man drove up in his car. The farmer says to the man, "Just keep driving. When something changes, you'll know you're out of Nebraska.
Okay, I think I have lost my one reader.
Massachusetts: Lewis Black on Boston traffic: "The last person to get across town in under three hours was yelling 'the British are coming! The British are coming!'"
Michigan: What do you call 40 guys watching the Super Bowl on television? The Detroit Lions.
Minnesota: What are the four seasons in Minnesota? Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.
Mississippi: How do you know whey you're staying in a Mississippi hotel? When you call the front desk and say, "I've gotta leak in my sink," and the person at the front desk says, "Go ahead."
Missouri: A man from Kansas City walks into a bar and asks, "Wanna hear a joke about people from St. Louis?"
The bartender says, "Listen, pal, I'm from St. Louis, and I won't appreciate it. The man sitting next to you is 265 pounds, and he's from St. Louis too. And the bouncer, that huge guy over there, is also from St. Louis. So do you still want to tell that joke?"
"No, "says the guy from Kansas City. "Not if I have to explain it three times. "
Montana: Four women are driving across the country together, each one from a different state: Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, and California. Shortly after the trip begins, the woman from Idaho pulls potatoes from her bag and throws them out the window. "What are you doing?" asks the Nebraskan.
"We have so many of these things in Idaho, I'm sick of looking at them."
A moment later, the gal from Nebraska pulls ears of corn out of her bag and tosses them out the window. "What are you doing?" asks the gal from Montana.
"We have so many of these things in Nebraska, I'm sick of looking at them."
Inspired, the Montanan opens the car door and kicks the Californian out.
Nevada: Las Vegas: All the amenities of modern society in a habitat unfit to grow a tomato. (Jason Love)
New Hampshire: The state motto is "Live Free or Die," which appears on license plates made by prisoners. (Jon Stewart)
New Jersey: As you know, the bear hunting in New Jersey is a little bit different. First they shoot the bear and then they bury it in a construction site.
New Mexico: Traveling outside Taos, a man comes upon a Native American lying in the middle of the road with his ear pressed against the blacktop. "What are you doing?" asks the man.
The tribesman replies, "Woman, late 30s, three kids, one barking dog in a late model, four-door station wagon, traveling at 65 mph."
"Amazing! You can tell all of that just by listening to the ground?"
"No," says the Native American. "They ran over me five minutes ago."
New York: I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid, and it was the only place where my fears were justified. (Anita Weiss)
North Carolina: On his first trip to Boston, the North Carlinian met a girl at a bar and asked her, "Do you go to Harvard?"
The girl responded, "Yale."
"Okay. DO YOU GO TO HARVARD?!"
North Dakota: What's a seven course meal in North Dakota? A hamburger and a six pack.
Massachusetts: Lewis Black on Boston traffic: "The last person to get across town in under three hours was yelling 'the British are coming! The British are coming!'"
Michigan: What do you call 40 guys watching the Super Bowl on television? The Detroit Lions.
Minnesota: What are the four seasons in Minnesota? Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.
Mississippi: How do you know whey you're staying in a Mississippi hotel? When you call the front desk and say, "I've gotta leak in my sink," and the person at the front desk says, "Go ahead."
Missouri: A man from Kansas City walks into a bar and asks, "Wanna hear a joke about people from St. Louis?"
The bartender says, "Listen, pal, I'm from St. Louis, and I won't appreciate it. The man sitting next to you is 265 pounds, and he's from St. Louis too. And the bouncer, that huge guy over there, is also from St. Louis. So do you still want to tell that joke?"
"No, "says the guy from Kansas City. "Not if I have to explain it three times. "
Montana: Four women are driving across the country together, each one from a different state: Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, and California. Shortly after the trip begins, the woman from Idaho pulls potatoes from her bag and throws them out the window. "What are you doing?" asks the Nebraskan.
"We have so many of these things in Idaho, I'm sick of looking at them."
A moment later, the gal from Nebraska pulls ears of corn out of her bag and tosses them out the window. "What are you doing?" asks the gal from Montana.
"We have so many of these things in Nebraska, I'm sick of looking at them."
Inspired, the Montanan opens the car door and kicks the Californian out.
Nevada: Las Vegas: All the amenities of modern society in a habitat unfit to grow a tomato. (Jason Love)
New Hampshire: The state motto is "Live Free or Die," which appears on license plates made by prisoners. (Jon Stewart)
New Jersey: As you know, the bear hunting in New Jersey is a little bit different. First they shoot the bear and then they bury it in a construction site.
New Mexico: Traveling outside Taos, a man comes upon a Native American lying in the middle of the road with his ear pressed against the blacktop. "What are you doing?" asks the man.
The tribesman replies, "Woman, late 30s, three kids, one barking dog in a late model, four-door station wagon, traveling at 65 mph."
"Amazing! You can tell all of that just by listening to the ground?"
"No," says the Native American. "They ran over me five minutes ago."
New York: I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid, and it was the only place where my fears were justified. (Anita Weiss)
North Carolina: On his first trip to Boston, the North Carlinian met a girl at a bar and asked her, "Do you go to Harvard?"
The girl responded, "Yale."
"Okay. DO YOU GO TO HARVARD?!"
North Dakota: What's a seven course meal in North Dakota? A hamburger and a six pack.
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