I think I am a borderline hoarder lol

Today as I sit here thinking about stuff i have stored in the closets and attic. I thought you know what we really don't need it. why do I need to save things I know the girls will probably never wear. why am I saving those toys and the big one why am I saving everything I brought back from New York that was my Aunt and Uncles. So I have decided to set a goal of 3 bags a week to St Vincent DePaul. The girls and I deliver bread on Wednesdays there from Safeway so it isn't even an extra trip :) .  So I guess I will start with the girls closet and go from there. I am writing this here to keep myself accountable lol.
    Now on to easier things for me our school year has started off great. We are in full swing as far as their extra activities goes. I don't have to do music with them they are getting it in choir. gym is with certified bowling coaches and the librarian at our local library is so sweet she shows them all around and what different things are. We do art at home but they also do crafts in AHG. Latin is coming along slowly but surely.
    Over the summer the girls worked with a Master Gardener at our parish garden learning all about plants and how they grow she even gave them homework it was wonderful. They learned many science lessons as this garden is all organic and they serve in their community because the veggies went to our local food bank. Just one more way the world is our Classroom.

Our Weekend

At the beach winding down from the Tournament

nothing like searching for some shells

heading back to the truck

Pepsi challenge Western division



We had an early morning to get to Triangle bowl for the tournament. All 4 girls made the western finals. Dad didn't get a pic of the younger 2 as we were 30 lanes apart. Marissa and Carissa Have made it to the State Finals in Tacoma.
They all were done bowling by noon so we decided to take them to the beach. So we headed for Long Beach. They
collected shells ,drew in the sand, chased seagulls and Tarissa jean found a tiny dead fish which she thought would be fun to chase her sisters with, she is a stinker lol after we take that from her she decided to use the sand like snowballs except they were sand  balls being thrown at the door of the truck. So then we got he interested in something else.
She is so full of energy I wish I had half that energy sometines. We ended the evening with relaxing at home watching a movie.

Seagull that decided that Mcdonalds cheeseburger was good was there anymore.

Entering the season of Lent

As we get ready to begin our journey through Lent. We celebrate Shrove tuesday. We made crown of thorns. We made a kings cake it was just a fun day. Tomorrow we will get our ashes. Carissa will be singing at the 7:00 pm Mass.
   We like to do the stations of the Cross so I went and ordered a set from Seton Homestudy school for our walls.
                                  ciao
                           michelle

new group for Catholic Homeschooling Moms

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/groups/147069142170062/ Hi All,
 I have started a new group on Facebook. It is for all Catholic Moms who homeschool who just want a place where they can go and chat and share and vent with other Moms. Feel free to join and invite your friends.

Finally I have found a presentation that I can let the girls watch to explain growing up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhld_PI2zg

VBS 2013

First day of VBS

Some campers having snack in the arcade

Skits and songs in the morning. We had a fun filled week. It was a western theme. Marissa was a helper this year instead of a camper. I think she would have rather been a camper. I lead the 3rd graders this year and Marissa was a helper with the first graders

                        Tarissa for the most part had fun. Larissa and Carissa said they had fun in their group which was the biggest. If your children get a chance to go to a vbs I would say grab the chance it is one reasonably price fun experience and they have lots of fun learning more about God. Ours was all day but I know other churches do it differently.
                                                   

Summer Mission with the Dominican Sisters

 This was the girls with Sister Marie Karol.

As the week of June 17th approached the girls were getting excited.

 They did have fun.

They also had their first exposure to being bullied. I was surprised when I went to pick them up on Wednesday and they were sitting with another little girl who was crying. They said that they were told by another child and the helper  that there was no room for them in the play and to go sit down they weren't needed. This was not supposed to be they were supposed to play Angels is what I was told when I question the lady in charge. I explained to them that sometimes children aren't always nice and unfortunately they will run into more children in their lives that may not be nice. So a life lesson learned. Somedays I want to shelter them but I know they have to learn to live in this world with all kinds of people.

On a happy note they finished out the week and want to go back next year. They love the Sisters and they did make some friends.

Sister Kate with Carissa

After they were picked up just relaxin on the Trampoline talking about their day.

Sister Kate and Marissa.