Happy New Year

What a great New Year so far here at Hecknville!  The last part of last year was wonderful also!  Nana & Papa were here for Christmas.  We had a great time with them.  Dancer & Auto (new blog name for him) enjoyed every minute of them.  They miss them so much already.  Our guest room is now called Papa & Nana's room.  I miss them very much also.  They're my parents and it is very hard for me to have them so far away.  But, God has us here and them there.  However I'm "California Dreaming" right now!  

With the "New Year", we started a few new things for our Homeschooling.  We started "Before Five in a Row" curriculum.  We LOVE it, and we are hooked!  Dancer loves school, but with this new curriculum, she loves learning with books!  It is great.  Before we started BFIAR, she really could care less about reading.  Now, she loves to "read" me books.  Auto has always loved sitting down with a book.  In fact, if he saw you sitting, he thought it meant you wanted to read to him.  BFIAR is perfect for him!  Every night Dancer gets to ready in her bed for 15 minutes until lights out.  Tonight she wanted to "read" me a book.  So I sat with her, and she "read" (she can't read yet, she makes it up) to me.  At the end of the book she "read" "and for more refreshments go to pbskids.org".  It is was SO adorable!

Auto is growing & talking so much.  He is so caring, and loves his family.  Yesterday I was walking in the hall way, and I tripped and fell.  It hurt really bad.  As soon as I fell, Auto was on top of me kissing me and asking if I was ok.  Sweet soul he is!  

Right now Dancer loves her Ballet.  She will be in a Ballet at the end of March.  She's VERY excited about being on stage.  She is a performer, and loves to please us.  She tries so hard to do the right things.  She enjoys being loved and loving back.  

 

That is "us" in a nutshell.  Chief & I are doing great.  Chief's job is going wonderfully, and is very happy with where he is right now.  Besides being at home with my family, I love my MOPs group.  I've meant some really wonderful ladies.  

A blog I like to read is:

Party of Five

On her blog she has posted 5 things she is thankful for.  So I thought I might try that.  

1. My God.  He frees me from being me.  I love who I am in Him.  He makes me be a better wife, mom, daughter & friend.

2.  My husband.  I'm married to a wonderful husband that loves to have cereal night for dinner, and if the wash is not done, and all over the front room, it is ok.  He loves me in the mornings when I wake up.  He works hard for our family, and takes great care of us.  I love living life with him.  

3.  My daughter.  I waited 10 years to see her smiling face.  She has lighted my life up so much.  She can light up any room the minute she walks in.  She really knows how to make you feel so special.  

4.  My son.  When I need a hug, he is there!  He is a love bug.  He has the kindest heart that I know.  My life would not be complete if he was not in our family.  He's my baby!   

5.  My mom & dad.  They are the best parents ever.  As a child I was so loved and cared for.  They worked so hard for me and my brothers.  Not just for money, but to show us love and how to love, and be loved.  Now as I'm grown, I love them even more.  They are so fun to just be around, and talk with.  I pray Chief and I are as good as they are as parents.  

There, I did it!  Now that I'm crying and can't see what I'm typing.  I need to sign off.  Until next time...

FW