Happy Hearts Homeschool

T-Yarn

I have a site bookmarked on my computer that uses recycled materials to make bags and purses.  While I've seen a lot of wal-mart bags used in crochet, I never knew about T-yarn.  This is taking t-shirts and cutting then to make a yarn to crochet or knit with.  What a good way to reycle old t-shirts.  We get a lot of them. The site is  http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2009/06/05/making-t-yarn-from-recycled-tee-shirts/  .

Here is a picture of the T-yarn taken from that site.A new project!

Wednesday plans...

Wow here it is already the middle of the week.. Things have been so busy here. I am looking at the next school year for my children. I will have two in the 12th grade, one in the 10th grade and one in the 9th grade.. oh boy.. fun.. really it is but it is also a lot of work..  Worth it but a lot of work none the less...

So with that being said i am looking at what classes we need to take for the coming year. If there is any classes the kids need to take at the local college and what that would take to do..

That brings me to the health issues... I am really wanting to just move on with the life i have and put all this behind me but it seems like that is not in gods plans.. We seem to keep going back over them.. Not sure why honestly.. But maybe that is the thing maybe i am not to understand why.. Just have to walk it out...

I did have something great happen yesturday.. I have a facebook account and well i have been getting in contact with those i went to highschool with all those 20 years ago.. oh boy i am old. ha ha ha.. anyway i just happen to start talking to a boy i went to school with.. It is funny really he was really down when we started talking. He was angry at God for somethings that have happened in his life.. And well he has had some bad things happen.. But when i started sharing with him how God never leaves us.. NO  matter what is going on  and that  he always LOVES us and wants to have a close relationship with us.. He started to feel and sound better... I told him about everythign that has happended in my life these past two years and i said if God has not left me..Do you even think he would leave you.... See maybe that is what all this is for.. Maybe all our struggles are so that we can show how Gods love and his ever ending love is there for our taking...

just some food for thought...

no struggles are ever in vain.. there is always a reason..

Update on the UN Children's Rights Treaty

Monday morning...

Well today is a going slow.. I am moving slow today.. I hate these type days... My two oldest girls went to help there sunday school teacher clean her home. They do this about every month or so to help earn money for the family... It is good for us and good for her..

I put on a pot of redbeans with sausage last night for dinner tonight. I will cook some rice to go along with it.. That and some rolls...

Fathers Day came and went.. NO big deal.. It is hard on me and the kids when these type holidays come around... Stevens birthday was Wednesday he was 17 years old.. It was also the date that there dad left two years ago... Wow it has already been two years.... Time has sure went fast...

I go to the kidney doctor on Friday. I am now going to a special doctor in huntsville for the issuess that have happened to my kidney... It is a good thing in some ways becuase this doctor is able to do more in case we have to....

The kids will go on there mission trip with the church in July.. I am so happy for them.. Sad for me because i was going to go with them but well with the health issues that is not able to happen.. that breaks my heart...Maybe next year.. ;)

Well all that updates you on the goings on in the house today.. I have got to get busy looking over my school books for the coming school year... Got to get somethings in order.. I will be out of it for a while with surgery and can not wait until it is time for school to start to get things together..So that means mom needs to work on them now.. ;)

Have a blessed day all

glenda

pic of me and all my kids....

Me, Steven, Jackie, James, Rebecca and Elizabeth at the grad dinner....

pic of me and two of my girls..

Elizabeth, Me and Jackie eating out for Eliz grad...

new pic of me...

It has been a while.. sorry

Wow it has been a while since i logged on.. I have been so busy with doctors, the children and church...

Ok so now to update everyone.. I go to the kidney doctor in huntsville on the 26th to plan what we need to do next on my only kidney... I have another large kidney stone in my only kidney.. It is going to take at least four surgeries to remove the stone... My blood levels are still real low, and I get tired out real quick..

The children all five of them are doing great.. Liz grad this year.. that was such a huge blessing.. Steven and Jackie will grad this coming school year.. James will be in the 9th grade and Rebecca in the 8th grade.. I am still homeschooling each of them and will do it until there is no way i can..

As far as me cleaning houses i am down to only two.. It is not much income but God has been good to us and somehow we keep the bills paid and some food in the house...

Please keep us in your prayers as when i start having the surgeries i will be out for at least four weeks just with surgeries and then another 8 weeks for after surgery recovery.... It is going to be a hard time on the mind... and body...

We are as a family still trying our best to keep our little homestead.. we have now only chickens, ducks, and rabbits.. It breaks my heart when we have to get rid of the animals but have to do what we have to do...

The garden failed with all the rains. we have a small one but i so wish we would have been able to put in another large one.. maybe next year..

Blessings to each of you.. I need to work on dinner prep work.. And get things ready for church tomorrow.. Have a blessed day all.

glenda

Chucken

This will be a short story as Chucken is only five days old. 

We have a Muskovey hen setting on her eggs.  She also had one chicken egg in there.  How it got there, I don't know.  As the ducks take 31 days to hatch and the chickens only 21, that egg cracked and out came Chucken.  So the duck is still settting on her eggs, which should hatch this week and Chucken sleeps with his "Mama" every night.  No matter how he tries to get her to go out of the chicken coop with him to find food and water, she won't go.  So he's out there on his own (we let them free range).  It'll be interesting to see what he does once his sisters and brothers hatch.

Have a blessed Friday.

From Glory Farm

What is Normal?

Good morning.  The sun is finally shining again.  I'm having a blogger's block and so this entry is to just let anyone who reads this know I'm still coming on here and commenting, but have nothing of significance to contribute.

Our oldest daughter graduated and then decided that meant she's an adult.  This has brought with it all of the complications you can imagine.  It has left me emotionally drained and leaning ever harder on my Heavenly Father.

Our garden is in.  Some of it is even coming up. 

I picked up a Hoosier cabinet for the kitchen.  We don't have regular cupboards yet, our kitchen is totally unfinished.

It's not as old as some, but I really like it.

Well, I'll just keep lurking around and pop in once in awhile until my life gets some normalcy to it.

God bless and hold you tight.

From Glory Farm