Writer's Block

I haven't felt much like blogging these days...not sure why...but once in a while I simply cannot sit and concentrate to write. I suppose you can say that I have a classic case of writer's block. That being said...I'll just do a quick update on what's been going on.

• I'm still on crutches. It was a week on Saturday since my trip to the Emergency Room, so I figured "why not try to walk without them and see how my foot feels?" Stupid stupid!! My foot started aching again on Sunday morning when I woke up. It was great all day on Saturday, even ventured to the beach for some great sunset photos, but...the pain quickly returned. This afternoon I will be picking up my x-rays from the hospital and venturing over to the Orthopedic Doctor to see if there's truly any improvement. I'm hoping they take more x-rays. We'll see. In the mean time, I will continue to hobble around with my crutches.


• Zachary had a great weekend. He went away to the Mid-Winter District Bible Quiz Meet with our church's quiz team. His team came in 2nd overall - we're very proud of him and the rest of the team. These kids are incredible...they memorize a good portion of Scripture for these quizzes, and study the rest. They don't even have to think of the answer, it just comes to them. This year they are studying I and II Corinthians. The year is half-way over, so they still have lots more to work on. The best part? They are learning Scripture and are hiding it in their hearts....there's nothing better than that!!


• Hannah enjoyed the quiet weekend without her big brother around. We played all sorts of games together while he was gone...even a few rounds of pool! This girl is GOOD! She beats me almost every time now. She was able to spend the afternoon with one of her good friends though which was nice. She came home with a pillow and new clothes for her Barbies....all made with her own hands! Now she wants to go to the fabric store and buy material to make more. Sounds like fun to me!!


• We missed a few days of school due to Zachary being away, but we're catching up this week. He's got 4 things to dissect in Biology this coming week....a worm, a perch, a crayfish and a frog. We got them all in the mail the other day (ordered the Apologia Biology Dissecting Lab & Specimen Kit from CBD) and when I opened them all the memories came flooding back from high school Biology. Hmmm, will I get through this next week? I certainly hope so. Nothing is as bad as when I was in college though....we had to work on a human cadaver. That was awful!!! I'll be posting photos here when we get to the actual dissection process...stay tuned if you're brave enough!!


• We had another homeschool group meeting...the first one since November!! We take the month of December off every year, but it always seems so long in between meetings. We usually go out to dinner in December, so at least we get together (besides field trips!), but I do miss the meetings. I'm the president of our group, so planning them isn't always easy...but worth it. There are times when we put lots of effort into it and hardly anyone shows up (about 14 out of 30+ families), it's easy to get discouraged when that happens. Believe me, some evenings I'd love to skip them all together, but I don't have that freedom. I do believe my time leading is coming to an end though. I started the group 7+ years ago and worked hard to get the group to where it is today. Zachary has 2 years left of high school before he graduates (boo hoo)....I believe that will be my last year leading the group....the perfect time to step down and get a new President. Any volunteers? Actually I will probably choose someone the year before and train them for a year...there is much more involved in leading a homeschool group than one can truly imagine.


• My favorite past time lately has been photography...as if you couldn't tell! After Rob gave me the new Nikon camera a few months ago, I have found a new passion for taking photos. I look forward to days when I can get in the car, drive around and take photos. I'm seeing things through the lens that I never saw with my own eyes. The little details in things amaze me and it makes me realize just how complex our lives are and just how infinite God is!! My favorite things to photograph....flowers, sunsets and people.

That's about it around here. My life isn't exciting enough to write a book about, but at least I can capture it on film and write it down here...for my own enjoyment, if nothing else. =)