Sisters!

I love it that my girls are working together.  Michelle was asked to write a blogpost for a friend's blog.  The blog is about fashion.

Michelle selected her outfit and accessories with care.  Then it was time for the photo shoot.  She asked Elizabeth to take her photos.  I love it that my eight year old was able to take these pictures.  Although, I have to admit that it was Michelle who chose the setting and the poses.  I love to see them working together!

If you would like to read Michelle's post you can Click Here to go see it.

200th Blog Post

This is the 200th blog post we've done. WOW! I look back over the last 10 months or so that we have been doing this and it has definitely evolved. We have people reading it now that I have never met. That is kind of cool. I appreciate you all. This blog started as a way to let out of town family know what the children currently look like and what they are doing. It has become more as other people asked questions or wanted to know things.
I am curious what topics you find interesting on our blog. I would like to write more about education, I have learned a bunch of things about nutrition I would like to write about. I am continuing to read 'Norms and Nobility' This blog is about the things I and the children care about and think about during the day.

What would you like to read more about:
Nutrition
Family News
Gardening
Children's Books (Authors and Reviews)
Adult Books
Homeschooling
Educational Philosophy
Pictorial How Tos
Legos
Inspiring People
Other...
Leave us a comment and we will see where this blog grows.
Thanks again for reading and leaving a comment.
~Mom
(The above turtle was rescued from the road while we were on our Wisconsin vacation.)

Updates and Prayer Requests

I am back to blogging! I trust you had a wonderful Christmas and that your New Year is going well.

I took a break to enjoy Christmas and get caught up on my office paperwork, and year end stuff. I am almost done. Yeah!! I have a number of blog posts to get out over the next couple days. I hope you enjoy reading them.

First, a Lily update:
Lily has returned to school and is doing well. She is still not able to weight bear and is limited in her mobility. Her school is not handicapped accessible so she has to go up the stairs to her classroom on her behind. She is glad to be back. Please do pray that the motion in her ankle would increase so she will be able to walk 'normally'.

We would also appreciate prayer for our friend Angie. She is a thirty-ish mom with an 18 month little boy who was diagnosed with an aggressive tongue cancer. Very Rare, in fact the doctors can't remember a case like hers. She never smoked, chewed or did any of the behaviors that make it more likely. They did surgery about 2 months ago, and thought they got it all. Now they aren't sure and this week she started radiation and aggressive chemotherapy. There are a lot of side effects to both treatments. Please pray for her and her husband Jason and their little boy Brady. She has felt really sick this week after the chemo. Thanks!

Keep reading.
~Mom

Announcing! Our first blog reader (to our knowledge).

Congragulations to Jessica over at http://www.paulsbride.blogspot.com for reading and commenting on our blog! She is the first.
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