Haircuts

THEY BEGGED ME! After Girl Scout camp, they said their hair was way too hot and they both wanted it chopped off. So after convincing the hairstylist that its was okay to cut those MOUNDS of long hair, the girls came out with really cute cropped heads. It's made for a cute, cool, fun summer. Plus the fact that they were able to donate their hair made it even better! <3 oh I love those girls!

Girl Scout Camp

On a whim, a few years ago I decided to sign Mae and Liza up for Daisy scouts. The leader is a good friend of mine and her little girls are friends with my own.

I never took part in GS and for good reason. I do not like their politics. The fact that they support planned parenthood angers me to no end. However at the time it was just a fun extra curricular activity that was harmless.

So Mae and Liza worked hard at selling cookies and earning badges, and they've made some good friends! We've also been able to go to camp up at camp WaBak, and that was A LOT OF FUN!
This last year we had quite a few cute adventures, one included gum flying out of one (wrestling) girls mouth and into Liza's hair! And then through tears having to be cut out. I still giggle when think of 'the drama!'

The girls went on hikes, found lizards, made fairy gardens, cornhusk dolls, and brackets that lit up with led lights. They had classes on insects, electricity, and made fires. It rained most of the time, so I believe the girls and the mothers learned a lot of patience.

Until we go to young women's camp in a few years this will be it for my girls, unless I decide to do 4-H camp or something. So I'm really happy they had a great time.

We all have those days

As I sit here and try to catch my blog on our last year, I'm going through all these old pictures and remembering the funny stories that went along with them. They may not be all that funny to others, but they brought laughter into our home and need to be remembered. And that's why I'm playing catch up. Hopefully my kids will read this and remember these funny tales of themselves, and realize why moms is as crazy as she is.

This one particular day Mae was having a difficult time with her math work. Which I completely sympathize with. I've always despised math. The thought of doing it would make me cry as a child. So to try and not pass along those discouraging feelings to my daughter I was trying to make it fun, an Adventure! But no such luck. She had to relearn everything we'd already done.

She started laying her head dramatically on the table and moaning. Oh Boy! I know that feeling so well! So teasingly I started checking for a pulse, asking if she needed me to call math 911!

Carrying the joke on from there she drops to the floor and sticks out a droopy tongue. "Oh No!" I cried, "Math has killed my baby!" Lots of giggling and silly antics ensued. However after the mood had been lightened, she was able to clear her head and finish the work.

A suggestion to all homeschooling moms out there, make it fun. Make it light. Make it happy. The spirit of The Lord is a teaching spirit, and we love to learn. All of us, not only children learn more effectively in a stress free environment. If math stresses you out and makes you want to cry, Pray, laugh, breathe, and try looking at it from a new viewpoint.

My lesson from a silly seven year old. ;)