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Back and only a LITTLE Broken…

4 weeks I have been blogless.  My friend who always hosted my server had to shut his down and suddenly I had to find a new server!  After researching I decided to use BlueHost.  It was a long process to move 5 years of posts and pictures to a new server.  Thankfully I have a great friend who did it for me.  There were some hiccups and days I prayed that it wasn’t all lost forever.  I started this blog in May 2008; the month my Mother died. Keilee had only been 8 a few months, and I have kept it up, for 5 years.  Everything isn’t perfect.  There are some weird little symbols thrown in, most of them look like little crosses which Keilee and I kinda like.  I can’t fix them all.  It would take forever.  So I am leaving them in.

I can’t cram 5 weeks into one post so I am just going to highlight. 🙂

Keilee had her performance of “Father of the Bride”.  It was wonderful.  Even though she didn’t have a HUGE role it was so funny.  Her “Brooklyn” accent was great and so many people asked her afterward if she was A( From Brooklyn or B( Took lessons!  I am putting her favorite scene on here.  She was in a couple more but they were less lines.  Back story; she is one of the Wedding consultants and has a very bad attitude toward the Banks.  She definitely thinks they are beneath her with her Paris fashions…but as much as you can ‘take the girl outta the Brooklyn, you can’t take the Brooklyn outta the girl’ 🙂 Plus she wore 5 1/2” heels!  I can’t walk in 2” heels!

 

Another exciting thing the last few weeks is Keilee is a part of a new YouTube channel called 7 Cool Homeschoolers.  Theresa at Red Oak Lane’s daughter thought of the idea and the girls each day a day a week and post a ‘Themed’ video.  So far there has been “All About Me”, “A Day In the Life Of” [Keilee did The Wicked Witch!], a Freestyle [check this one out it is hysterical, she randomly danced all over our town!] and a “How Do”.  She is so enjoying coming up with ideas and filming these every week.  It is all her.  She comes up with the ideas and writes the script and films it all on her own.  I got her a  Tripod and it really makes things easier.  Please watch and support all these talented Homeschool Girls!

She has been keeping busy with her ‘Unschooling’ life.  She is constantly doing something.  More in depth on that later on.

Here are a few collages although I have taken very few pictures lately except with my iPhone.

Keilee got a Giga Ball for Christmas and we just got it inflated.  With an air pump it was still a bit of a PAIN!  She likes it though.  Storing it is a huge problem too.  It doesn’t fit through the door of any of our outside storage.

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She spent a couple of hours one night painting all over herself!  It actually looked pretty cool but she couldn’t sit down or anything because it was MESSY!

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Gymnastics and more gymnastics.  She loves this. She is constantly flipping and flinging and throwing herself upside down.  She has bruises all over her legs.  She always says to me, “Mom why did you let me quit Gymnastic lessons???”  Yup…all my fault.

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Spring has SPRUNG here!  Gorgeous days and nice nights.  I am sure we will have some cooler weather but WINTER is gone!  The squirrel was so funny. It was hanging upside down from VERY high in our tree.  We couldn’t figure out what he was doing!  And of course, all these pictures were taken by Keilee!

2013 April

Various pictures taken…

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1.  Keilee with her cousin Seth.  He is 6’4″ and had to crouch down!  They were working in the yard.
2.  Hula Hooping in Wal-Mart!
3.  Trying to learn “Call Me Maybe” on the keyboard
4.  Working on her video for “7 Cool Homeschoolers”
5.  Keilee and I Easter morning before church.
6.  Silly Keilee at her Vet internship
7.  Easter basket cupcakes!

So…I feel like the Who’s screaming from their speck, “I AM HERE, I AM HERE!!”  I have missed everyone so and missed posting.

Happy weekend!
Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen

“There’s nothing half so pleasant as coming home again.”  ~ Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” ~William Shakespeare

Happily linking up with Mary at “Collage Friday

Chickens, Puppies and Horses…

It has been beautiful here the last several days.† Kei and I have both loved being outside.† We threw a rope over a tree and she made a swing, which promptly became a horse visiting mystical lands.† I love listening to her play.

Ride "em Cowgirl

A few days ago 2 dogs wandered up.† At first I was very leery of them, strange dogs and such, but they were so sweet.† Kei played with them for over an hour.† I got their name and number off of their tags and called their owners.† They came to pick them up but Kei still had time to get some Puppy Love.† We are still planning on getting a dog as soon as her play is over.

Loving the doggies

Speaking typing of the play, it is week after next.† Kei is loving every minute of it as usual.† She has several roles in this one and one is a Dixie Chicken.† She is one of Humpty Dumpty’s backup singers! †† It is going to be a great play.† We also have been helping on the scenery.† The irony of not painting MY OWN HOUSE and then painting scenery doesn’t escape me. :p

Cluck Cluck
Humpty Dumpty's Wall

She also got to try on dresses.† They have TONS of dresses at DreamWeavers and she was in heaven.

Red Curtsey

So far April has been lovely.

Enjoy nature,

Field Day, Puppet Shows, Jump Rope, Play Days and Easter oh my…..

Since my computer has been out of commission I am going to squeeze the last 3 weeks into one post.† We spent a portion of the time in our downstairs bathroom hiding from tornadoes.† My poor umbrella that I just bought did not survive.

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Farewell Dear Umbrella

Our homeschool Field Day was awesome thanks to Heather!† The kids all had such fun.† We had around 107 people there. I love how homeschooling just keeps growing and growing!

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Kei the Mighty!

One of my dearest friends Ali, got Kei a puppet theater and several puppets and she has been playing with them so much and I have been an unwilling audience for 100 shows!!

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We finally had a warm day and Kei wanted to jump rope.† She loves to be outside.† April is so crazy here. It can be 70 degrees one day and 35 the next!

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Esther had a bunch of us to her house for a play day.† Kei would move to Esther’s if she could.† We both had a blast!† I laughed so much.† Besides being smart and full of great ideas HS moms are also hilarious!

Food Tastes Better w/ Friends
Food Tastes Better w/ Friends
Important Girl Stuff..
Important Girl Stuff..

We went to church on Easter and then to Daddy’s for lunch and an Easter Egg Hunt.† It was our 1st Easter without Momma.† I missed her so much.

Before the Hunt
Before the Hunt
Found One!
Found One!

All in all, a lovely 3 weeks.

Hugs,

K/K