The past few weeks have been very busy. As you know we started language school from 9:00 to 11:30. It has been going very well! Yesterday and today, our church is hosting a Canadian preachers conference. The conference is in English and French! The conference is for preachers all over Canada and Quebec is the only French province! I am so happy I can hear some preaching in English. We also sing congregational songs in French and English! I realized that I don't know the words to "Jesus Saves" any more. I kept finding myself singing it in French...... Jesus Sauve Aujourd'hui! We had two great messages last night! I really enjoyed Pastor Roy's message from 2 Chronicles 7:11-14! It was a great message! I am looking forward to hearing the preaching tonight!!!
Lately, I have really enjoyed playing with my brother, Silas. He is now at the age where he can crawl around, stand up, and laugh at anything from peek-a-boo all the way to an action figure eating his belly! One thing he does not do, is fight with you! He may try to get something he wants, but after him trying to pull it out of your hands for 10 seconds, he goes and finds something else to play with:) He now has learned to climb under things and over things to get to what he wants. He has also learned to pull boxes out from under my bed! I have enjoyed playing with him and I can't wait till he is old enough to learn how to play football!
.............................................................................................................................................................. Silas and I playing in the grass! ( He is actually very scared of the grass whenever he touches it he trembles, but Mom wants him to learn to be a boy's boy and get grass stained jeans and muddy hands! Notice the knees of my jeans!)
Silas begging me to hold him!( Okay, maybe he was just tired of sitting in his highchair!)
My Baby Brother Silas!..........Hoping for a Gideon or a Felecia,...either one will work! :)
Last Tuesday we started Languege School! My parents tutor is Madame Plante. Madame Plante is helping my parents learn different things that will help them in the church. The girls and I do school at her kitchen table. I had a great time doing school at her house! Silas took his nap in his pack-and-play. He took a long nap and then he woke up. Me and the girls each took turns watching him. Today made our 3rd day doing school at Madame Plante's house. This morning Madame Plante had cookies and juice waiting for us to eat while we did school! MMM!!! ( There were no cookies for Mom and Dad :) We have had a great time doing school. The girls and I are also taking French Lessons. Madame Roy is teaching us French every Wendesday night before church, for an hour. We have almost completed our first French textbook!!! Our first unit was on Legumes( Vegetables). J'aime manger le concombre, la tomate , et le pomme de terre( In English: I like to eat cucumber, tomatoes , and potatoes.) Our second unit was on les jours.(the days) Une semaine a sept jours.(One week has seven days.) Our third unit was on le corps( the body) Voici une fille avec les cheveux vert.(here is a girl with green hair!) Voici un homme. Il a des grands yeux!( here is a man. He has big eyes!) Our new unit is Le Temps.(the weather). This book has 4 units,......so we are almost done with our first textbook! I have had a great time learning French!
This poll took place during place during my "renovation" of my blog, so the poll didn't totally work for this week. Many of you voted and those votes were lost. So I am just going to say the results that happened.
In 1st..............................it's a tie.........................Moses and Joseph with 1 vote each and 50% each.
These were the only votes since my renovation. Look for the new poll..........
Today has been a great day, but my most Favorite part of today has been spendin' time with my Dad. Today we changed the oil in the car together and threw the football. I have a great time with my Dad. He always makes things fun! Having a good, Christian earthly father is important, but having a Heavenly Father is more important. I am glad I have both! I am glad my Heavenly Father gave me the best Dad I could ever have. Not all the kids, in the world, are as priveledged as me by having a dad who loves you and cares about your feelings, your physical life and your spiritual life as well. I am glad my Dad doesn't just care about me and my sisters physical life but my spiritual life as well. My Dad and Mom are the greatest Christians I know. My parents led me to the Lord when I was 3 1/2. I can still remember the night I got saved..........March 3rd, 1999. I was in my bed (supposed to be going to sleep). I had been asking questions for the whole week. I remember my Dad came into my room and asked if I would like to get saved. I remember while he was talking, I could see my Mom's shadow on the wall, on the other side of my doorway. When I finished praying my Mom came in and she was so excited! That was the greatest night of my life! I am glad I had some Christian parents that were willing to lead me to the Lord. I love my Mom and Dad with all my heart.
Today we got our schooling in! ( I told about getting school in my last post). This post is about some of the subjects I will be doing this year in school:
Math,
Pre Alegbra,
English,
Word Building,
Science,
Social Studies,
and Basic Liteture.
I am really excited about Liteture this year! I am going to read some really good books! The books I will be reading are:
In His Steps by Charles M. Speldon,
Ann of Ava by Ethel Hubbard,
Little One, Maid of Israel by Bill Harvey,
Abraham Lincoln by David Collins,
God's Adventurer by Phyllis Thompson,
and When Science Fails by John Hudson Tiner.
I just read In His Steps last week, so I should do pretty good on the test! Today we reviewed all the rules to A.C.E. We also had a talk about cheatin' since me and the girls will be grading the work ourselves. We also will have goal cards in which we are supposed to list the pages we would like to do for that day. The girls are required to do 4 pages a day, but they can go higher if they want. I am required to do 4-6 pages a day. We are all starting with 4 pages. We have 12 paces for one subject, for the year. If you get a 80% or less you have to redo the whole pace. I am really excited about A.C.E this year! I can't wait till tomorrow,......so I can start school!
Am I supposed to say, Yipee!!, or Oh no? That's what I feel like right now. I am very exited.......and wondering where did my summer go. I am ready to start. We will be doing A.C.E instead of A-Beka this year. I liked A-Beka but I am excited about A.C.E. We will be starting tomorrow. I can't wait!!!!
Last Sunday the whole church went to Madam Estelle's house to have a corn cob party. We all shucked corn and then boiled it in a big pot. While the corn was being boiled everyone fellowshipped, played games, and ate their little lunch they brougt. Once the corn was done boiling everyone went to get their corn. You got your corn then rolled it on a big stick of butter and salted it. The corn was the best corn I have ever had( It would have been even better if the corn didn't stick in your teeth :o). The corn was so sweet....... and delicous too! I had a great time eating corn and playing with my friends.
Everyone Shuckin' corn.
Yum, Yum!!!
Freshly boiled Corn.
Rollin' the corn in butter MMM!!!
Playing with my friend, Benjamin.
