tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43397644612588137022024-03-23T03:49:32.980-07:00Natalie and the BoysNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.comBlogger989125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-32831125707440418602023-01-03T22:00:00.000-08:002023-01-03T22:00:12.646-08:00Adenosarcoma: The Beast That Killed My Sister<p> I've attempted to write this post several times but each time I go to write all I do is stare at the title. It still seems like a bad dream that I can't wake from but on November 11, 2021 I lost my sister to cancer. In the early morning hours on a Thursday morning her faith was made sight and she left behind two daughters, her mother, two sisters, two brother-in-laws, three nephews, and a niece. All of us utterly heartbroken and in disbelief in what transpired in one short year.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_EUl8Fe_Ex7dwoHmK-66dmJe4HWV6tptED3hGx5JRGh6qT0QVADgbIlZl6_J37RB8vk48yHn5sxBEC5tseJEr7byWJXN5vQWiTQ2N-kR8B-VnB3WT2RQyunNGsh_yEA5dd-tys37JH3NULI-rpsneU_TqBFPd4ql_frfkafkn16WwniXLp0Ztrof/s1024/3BE8649E-C434-47EC-85B9-DB8CD7C24BC6_1_105_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_EUl8Fe_Ex7dwoHmK-66dmJe4HWV6tptED3hGx5JRGh6qT0QVADgbIlZl6_J37RB8vk48yHn5sxBEC5tseJEr7byWJXN5vQWiTQ2N-kR8B-VnB3WT2RQyunNGsh_yEA5dd-tys37JH3NULI-rpsneU_TqBFPd4ql_frfkafkn16WwniXLp0Ztrof/w400-h300/3BE8649E-C434-47EC-85B9-DB8CD7C24BC6_1_105_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happier days at a Tim McGraw concert.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>To begin with I will note that my sister Monica was a work horse. She had an incredible work ethic and I often called her a work-a-holic. This isn't necessarily always a good thing and in her case her career took priority in many assets of her life, one being her health. In May of 2020 she started experiencing some abdominal pain and a nagging cough. Unfortunately, due to COVID, her doctor had gone solely to telemedicine and my sister wasn't really getting anywhere with her doctor. Each time she was just told to go to urgent care and every time she went to urgent care she was told it was probably COVID and to do a COVID test. Due to her heavy work schedule she didn't want to wait around and usually ended up going home or back to work. As the summer went on she wasn't improving. She eventually was referred to an oncologist surgeon but again, due to COVID, the process was slow...too slow. A tumor was eventually found but getting a surgery date was impossible...again...due to COVID. We came to the point where the surgeon told my sister to go to the emergency room and "do your best to get admitted" so that he could perform emergency surgery. <div><br /></div><div>She was admitted and her surgeon was able to perform the surgery removing a tumor. I received a phone call from the surgeon on November 18, 2020 after the surgery and he told me that the tumor didn't look cancerous and that he was positive about the outcome of the surgery. Of course we were elated. Tragically, two days later on November 20 my sister called me and my other sister to share with us that she had a rare form of cancer and that there wasn't a cure for it. I was in my bathroom getting ready for guests to come when I took the call. I won't forget the utter sadness I felt. I was numb. My first thoughts went to my mom. Who was going to tell her? She would be devastated. Then I knew I would have to tell my two sons who absolutely adored her. She was their Tia Monica. I don't know how I functioned that evening. My husband said we could call and let our guests know what was going on but I refused. I went into sort of an auto-pilot mode and honestly I've felt that way from the moment I heard that news until today. </div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't blogged in so long and I thought it would be a great way for me to chronicle my grief, my memories, and what has helped me through the last two years. I don't know if anyone even reads my blog anymore but I am not writing it for an audience but mainly for myself...to help me remember because I never want to forget my sister and all the memories we shared together.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-84439890438107583702018-08-03T15:11:00.003-07:002018-08-03T15:34:01.154-07:00My Top 7 Homeschool Supplies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well summer is slowly coming to an end over here and we are all a little sad. I will slowly begin homeschooling on Monday. Since I entered a photo challenge on Instagram and today's prompt was supplies, I thought I'd blog a long overdue post. Today I'm listing my favorite supplies.<br />
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<b>1. Printer/Scanner/Copier</b><br />
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Really not sure I could survive homeschooling without our Epson XP-400. On top of all the forms I have to print out for our homeschool group, there are all the copies I make, documents I scan, and myriads of papers I print out from emails, etc. It's safe to say that I use our printer every single day.<br />
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<b>2. Laminator</b><br />
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The day I bought our laminator, is the day I felt like a true homeschooling mama! I use this laminator a ton and if you don't have one I'd wait until the Amazon Prime Black Friday Sale to get one. This one was super cheap!<br />
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<b>3. Globe</b><br />
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I plan to use this baby a lot this year! Have you seen this <a href="http://digg.com/video/please-for-the-love-of-god-learn-geography">Jimmy Kimmel video</a> about people who couldn't even point out one country on a world map? If you haven't seen it yet head over to the link and watch it. You'll be mortified. I mean, these people couldn't even point out the USA! After watching this video I thought that we just really needed to sharpen our Geography skills.<br />
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<b>4. MacBook Pro</b><br />
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What can I say but we use our MacBook a ton! This year both boys will be taking computer classes so I know it will get used a ton by them. Josiah will also be using it to watch his Algebra lessons. In the morning the boys watch CNN 10 News on it to stay updated on currents events. We use it for a myriad of reason.<br />
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<b>5. iPad</b><br />
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The latest generation iPad is amazing and I am in love with it. I only got it because I had unused airline miles and since we don't travel anymore, I used the miles to replace my ancient iPad. This year I am using Google Calendar for lesson planning since my favorite homeschooling app is no longer available (tragic news for me...I cried).<br />
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<b>6. Notebooks</b><br />
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Don't tell anyone but I may have a notebook addiction! SHHHHHH!!! I already have like 20 unused ones. I use notebooks to write notes for my lessons, Nathan uses a notebook for Spelling, the graph notebooks will be used for Math this year, and well I just like owning notebooks. It's a notebook and journal addiction to be more accurate.<br />
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<b>7. 3 - Ring Hole Puncher</b><br />
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Truth be told, I stole this from my husband. It's a real nice one and has replaced the cheapy one I owned. This baby gets used a ton also. I highly suggest investing in a nice one like this!!<br />
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I could probably post a bunch more of supplies that I love using but these are my absolute favorites!<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-78716031800862284932017-09-12T13:53:00.001-07:002017-09-12T13:53:22.740-07:00Joni and Friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Earlier this year the boys and I took a tour of Joni and Friends with our homeschool group. I found out that you can even schedule private tours, so when my mother in law visited I knew it was a great place to take her. My mom and mother in law love Joni so we all headed to Agoura together to take a tour.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On this tour we actually got to see her office and step into her little studio.<br /></td></tr>
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This year Joni celebrates a very special anniversary. 2017 marks 50 years since her diving accident that left her a quadriplegic. Most people wouldn't celebrate this type of anniversary but because the Lord used that accident to draw her to Himself she is happy to celebrate it. Joni and Friends does so much for the disabled community. It's quite humbling taking the tour and seeing all the ministry that takes place through Joni. I often find myself complaining about the smallest things, yet her life is so convicting. She's used this lifelong trial to glorify our Savior.<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-44790058393969009122017-09-11T14:31:00.003-07:002017-09-11T14:32:11.449-07:00Silverstrand Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For some reason this summer we didn't go to the beach as often as we usually do. That may have to do with the fact that our favorite beach is obsolete now. For the last two years we have made Marina State Park Beach our go to beach but when we were there earlier this summer two thirds of the beach was pretty much gone. We're still not to sure what happened but for a majority of the stretch on the beach it was full of huge rocks. We don't know if the city put it up or if it all washed in. After a little research I found Silverstrand Beach in Oxnard. We had been there once before but only to eat lunch after our whale watching trip. If you get there early enough you can park in their parking lot. The beach is real clean and there were no rocks or pebbles as you got into the water. The waves weren't huge either but they were big enough for boogie boarding. Since Judy, my mother-in-law, was in town we hung out at the beach all day soaking up the son, enjoying the waves, and playing together.</div>
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-74504547441867666352017-05-06T18:00:00.002-07:002017-05-06T18:00:21.016-07:00Homeschool Fair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our homeschool group's annual fair was a couple of weeks ago. The boys love to participate in the fair...it's one of their favorite events. This year's fair theme was the Creator's Hand. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josiah won first place in photography for his age group and also took 2nd place for overall theme usage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He took second place for his whoopie pies....they were a lot of work!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Josiah then took first place for video presentation with his short called "President Junior". Quite a funny little movie about a young boy who dreams about becoming president.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan loves entering the tablet setting category. This year he took second.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He also entered the photography category getting second place.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Lately Nathan's been pretty artsy....he's been drawing and painting a lot. He even entered the drawing category and got third place!<br />
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We're so thankful for our homeschool group and all the fun activities the boys get to participate in! Makes homeschooling a lot of fun.<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-38651417657631346312017-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:002017-05-04T20:47:04.951-07:00Descanso Gardens Part 2 : Now and Then<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I knew I had some older pictures of the boys in the same spot when we were at Descanso a few years ago. I love comparing pictures to see how big they've gotten and how much they've changed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April 2014</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I'm finding it's harder to get pictures of the boys as they get older. They just don't want to cooperate! Anyone have the same problem? I know that one day they'll appreciate all these pictures....or at least their wives and kids will!</div>
Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-44799947135987850672017-05-02T20:27:00.000-07:002017-05-02T20:27:50.966-07:00Descanso Gardens<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Spring is finally here and with all the rains we've had Descanso Gardens was absolutely beautiful! My mom has been wanting to get out a little so the boys and I took her to the gardens. Plus the third Tuesday of every month admission is free!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you got closer to the rose garden you could smell their perfume...it was amazing! </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys were real sweet with their grandma this day ....thankfully!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The gardens did get quite busy around 11:30 so I'm glad we got there earlier. It was a real enjoyable day and I'm so glad we got to go. </div>
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I have been wanting to go to the poppy fields in Lancaster for so long. I was really hoping we would go this year since all of the rains we've had have brought the poppies out like crazy. I recently found out through a mom's group on Facebook that we have a small poppy field right here in Moorpark. So on Sunday in the afternoon we headed over to Country Trail Park.<br />
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By the way....all the poppy pictures were taken by Josiah. He's actually entering the photos in our Homeschool Fair in the photography category at our homeschool group.<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-32361884510209494312017-03-19T18:35:00.005-07:002017-03-19T18:35:57.224-07:00Joni and Friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not too long ago we had the opportunity to visit the headquarters of Joni and Friends. Do you know who Joni is? This is from her bio on her website:<br />
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"Joni Eareckson Tada, the Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends
International Disability Center, is an international advocate for people
with disabilities. A diving accident in 1967 left Joni Eareckson, then
17, a quadÂriplegic in a wheelchair, without the use of her hands. After
two years of rehabilitation, she emerged with new skills and a fresh
determination to help others in similar situations."<br />
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It was really such an educational tour for us. Growing up at Grace Community Church, I've always known about Joni. She actually used to attend our church when I was younger so I would see her there a lot. I just didn't realize all that her ministry does for people with disabilities. It is exciting to see how the Lord has used her and her testimony to help so many people around the world.<br />
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Before we went on the tour the kids explored an interactive center where they tried different activities but had a "disability". In this center Jojo was trying to read but the glasses made it real difficult for him to read simulating a person with a vision disability.<br />
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We then toured the facility. Here the kids are in a recording studio where Joni broadcasts her podcasts! She will record about 60 4 minute podcasts in one day...she's an extremely hard worker!<br />
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After her accident Joni learned how to hold a paintbrush in her mouth and paint. She painted the above picture!! Absolutely amazing! I can't even paint that well with my hands! What a gifted lady and she uses her gifts to glorify the Lord!<br />
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We were so blessed to have Joni come and visit us at the end of our tour. She encouraged all the kids and just shared her heart with us. She also shared the following: "God permits what He hates, to accomplish something that He loves!"<br />
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If you want to learn more about Joni and her amazing ministry you can visit her site at <a href="http://www.joniandfriends.org/">Joni and Friends </a><br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-82704539652806152472017-02-04T21:26:00.002-08:002017-02-06T17:35:52.022-08:00The Endeavour at the California Science Center<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I remember when we lived in Russia and the Endeavour was coming to it's final resting place at the California Science Center. There was a ton of footage of the special flyovers and I remember thinking how I wished I could be there to see the Endeavour fly over my head. Then there was the almost impossible task of getting the shuttle to the museum. It was so cool seeing the engineering that took place to get that huge shuttle to DTLA. I also remember wanting to be in that crowd as the Endeavour was painfully and slowly wheeled down the streets of Los Angeles.<br />
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I was super excited to see the Endeavour as were the boys. It was pretty breathtaking walking into that huge hall and seeing it for the first time.<br />
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Before you walk into the hall where the Endeavour is there are smaller exhibits to look at! We especially liked the mission control. They also were showing video of the astronauts in the Endeavour while it was on a mission! They even had the toilet from the Endeavour...so funny!<br />
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I was a little surprised how "rough" looking the shuttle was but I suppose it's been up in space several times! I have to tell you though that the boys were not so impressed once we walked into the hall. They thought we'd be able to go inside the actual shuttle! Probably should have told them beforehand!</div>
Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-47786943513303405912017-02-02T16:57:00.000-08:002017-02-04T20:49:45.929-08:00California Science Center: Pixar Exhibit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I don't know if I've ever been to the Science Center in Downtown Los Angeles...maybe as a kid? Not sure. Either way, the kids have never been there and this week we got to go on a field trip there with our homeschool group.<br />
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The big highlight of course was the Pixar Exhibit and we spent quite a bit of time in there. It's really amazing all the details that go into putting an animated film together. I'll never look at a Pixar film again quite the same.<br />
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For the boys of course field trips are a blast simply because they get to hang out with their friends!<br />
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We all felt like going home and watching Pixar movies!<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-7514304957058930122017-01-29T16:45:00.001-08:002017-01-29T16:45:34.000-08:00Moorpark Zoo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In December we finally got to visit the Moorpark Zoo with our homeschool group. I've been meaning to get over there and check it out but have not had the opportunity to do so yet. Moorpark Junior College is one of two colleges/universities in the USA that has a teaching zoo on campus. It's actually quite difficult to get in to the program at Moorpark College. It's based off a lottery system and students wait years before getting in.<br />
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The day started off with a show of various animals from birds to reptiles. The students do a pretty good job but as I mentioned before it's a training zoo so they are learning as they go.<br />
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We then walked around the zoo and visited all the different exhibits. I am not a fan of animals to say the least but I often feel sorry to see these animals caged up. In this case though many of these creatures have been injured and are at the zoo because they wouldn't survive in the wild. They also have several animals which were confiscated from people who had them as pets. The zoo also gets transfers from other zoos. It was a fun little field trip and it was also nice to be on the campus of Moorpark College. It's a beautiful campus...who knows maybe one day I'll attend there and get my AA degree! I guarantee you though I will not be applying for the zoo program!!</div>
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As the boys are getting older they are getting less and less excited about having their pictures taken. Sadly for them they don't really have a choice! Jon and the boys get ample warning about when we'll take our pictures so I give them plenty of time to deal with it!<br />
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Picture day came and Jon was feeling super sick so our plan to travel over to the next town for that perfect site was out. Instead we drove less than a mile to a super small park.<br />
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Thankfully Jon had a great attitude even though he felt so awful. He sets the tone in our home when he's home, so the boys were also ok with our photo shoot.<br />
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I know one day in the future the boys will be so happy I took so many pictures. I love seeing how they change throughout the years.<br />
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All the way back in September our Sunday school women's group had their annual tea. It was a lovely day of course. Our theme for the tea was "Relentless Love" and our guest speaker was Zondra Scott wife of Stuart Scott. They both co-authored the book, Killing Sin Habits, that we went through on our Monday night study last year.<br />
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My friend Angela was the decorator for the event and she did a wonderful job. She is so talented and has a great eye for detail.<br />
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Donna is on the left- she's our Sunday school pastor's wife and she has a real love for women's ministries. Zondra is on the right. We were all so blessed by her lesson. They're answering questions here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sosi is my co-leader this year. She is a real sweet heart!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So happy that Heather(L) and her husband are in our Sunday school now. Erin(R) lives super close to us and I've really enjoyed getting to know her and her family!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angela is on the right and I've been so blessed by her friendship.</td></tr>
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Today we took a little trip to the pumpkin patch simply to take some "fallish" pictures since it's fall but feels like summer! Seriously folks, today it was 90 in Moorpark. Thankfully with some coaxing everyone obliged and we spent about 10 minutes at the patch! That was enough to get a few pictures for me to scrapbook.<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-36728809850043721992016-10-20T15:32:00.000-07:002016-10-20T15:32:01.120-07:00Carlsbad Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After our little San Diego and Legoland time we stayed one more night in Carlsbad and the following day headed to the beach! Yes...beach in October...only in So Cal!<br />
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We were all in relaxation mode! This beach is absolutely beautiful and we basically had the whole beach to ourselves. Not only is it beautiful but it's super clean. There were also some surfers catching some waves so that was fun to watch.<br />
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<br />There's a nice jetty on the west side of the beach with smooth rocks that provide an easy walkway to go out and explore.<br />
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On the east side of the beach there's two lookout points on the bluffs. I wish the pictures were nicer but for some reason Nathan changed the settings on my camera and while I sat back in our spot relaxing he enjoyed taking some overexposed shots with my camera!!! I guess I could have edited the pictures but oh well!! Next time we head to San Diego we will definitely stop by this beach again. Perhaps we can also explore some other new beaches too. All my life I've only gone to Zuma Beach but since moving to Moorpark I've explored different beaches and I'm loving all our new finds! </div>
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I don't know how many times we've been to Legoland but we've been a ton! I can tell that Jojo is getting a bit too mature for the park but we all still had a fun time. <br />
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This was our first field trip of the year with our homeshool group and there was quite a good turnout.<br />
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Amusement parks are more exciting with friends! The boys got to hang out with a bunch of their buds. Plus we really couldn't have asked for better weather. It was a gorgeous day!<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-77897716056458395852016-10-17T16:50:00.000-07:002016-10-17T17:19:57.951-07:00Old Town<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jon and I love Old Town in San Diego! It's one of our very favorite spots. So when we had a field trip earlier this month at Legoland we turned it into a mini vacation and headed up a day early. Several other families in our homeschool group had the same idea and a few of us met up in Old Town.<br />
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Of course we wanted to eat at our very favorite Mexican restaurant but the wait time was crazy so we walked around a while enjoying the sights!<br />
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I love how colorful Old Town is but not crazy about all the skeleton masks! We stopped by our favorite candy shop and grabbed some malt balls and salt water taffy.<br />
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We only ended up waiting 45 minutes to eat...phew! We were all super hungry and dinner was amazing as always.<br />
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Afterwards we walked around to all the cute little shops and the boys of course had to get all the Pokemon stops!<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-80266044624637935062016-09-04T19:20:00.001-07:002016-09-04T19:20:31.685-07:00August Birthdays<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last month our family got together to celebrate August Birthdays. We have 5 birthdays to celebrate so it's an annual tradition. This year though we have a new addition to the obligatory cousin picture. And no, I did not have a baby.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousin picture with the newest addition...Casey (the dog).</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This cousin's picture was taken in 2004...I love seeing how they've all changed.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Casey the puppy has been so much fun. My sister Monica rescued her from a shelter and she has brought a lot of joy to all of us...especially to Nathan who absolutely loves dogs! Jojo hasn't really warmed up to her yet though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom turned 74 this year! </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This year Jojo became a teenager. Thankfully so far so good! Who says the teen years have to be terrible? </div>
Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-72688325968604289482016-07-22T19:25:00.002-07:002016-07-22T19:27:21.701-07:00Strawberry Picking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the great things about living here in Moorpark is that we are so close to the local farms. We especially love going to Underwood Farms. There are two Underwood Farms nearby but the one that is a little bit further doesn't charge you to pick the strawberries. You only pay for the strawberries.<br />
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So we headed to go strawberry picking when my mother-in-law came to visit...all the way back at the end of May...yes I haven't been doing too great at blogging!<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-51104460885244427982016-06-10T15:59:00.001-07:002016-06-10T15:59:46.957-07:00Pinterest Project #2 : Stained Glass Painting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I better get a move on if I want to finish my Pinterest project summer idea. Yesterday Jojo complied with my crazy idea and we worked on this art project. He really enjoyed it as he doesn't like staying inside lines if you know what I mean. This pin came from <a href="http://happyhooligans.ca/stained-glass-painting-2/">Happy Hooligans</a><br />
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Well I officially have a Junior Higher and in the summer he'll become an official teenager! Someone please stop time.<br />
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We had our advancement night at the end of May. So much work goes into putting this night together but it's all worth it.<br />
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Nathan also advanced...into 4th grade!<br />
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114786980635844759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339764461258813702.post-28549413224502067372016-05-27T13:12:00.000-07:002016-05-27T13:12:23.217-07:00Knott's Berry Farm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We went on our last field trip of this school year this week and it was a blast! I had not been to Knott's Berry Farm for over 20 years! The boys had a great time and Josiah even went on some bigger, badder roller coasters. Nathan on the other hand stuck to the conservative rides. We would definitely return to Knott's in the future. It was definitely worth it. <br /> </div>
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It is so strange at times watching my boys do the same exact things I used to do as a child. Last night was the AWANA awards night at church and it brought back some great memories of the years I got to be a part of this great program. Don't tell my boys this but by 6th grade I had not even passed all 4 of my books! I think I only passed 2! I even remember my 6th grade AWARDS night and a boy named Michael making fun of me because I didn't get the Timothy award like he did. He grabbed whatever award I did win and took off running with it while I chased him all through the grounds of the church. I'm pretty sure that was a dumb way of him letting me know he liked me.<br />
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Thankfully last night my boys weren't grabbing other girls' awards! We did have a great night though and let me just say how proud I am of them both. Considering we have been in AWANA for 3 years now since returning from Russia I'm especially thankful that Josiah passed 3 books. Memorizing for him is not easy and I won't lie there were many tears shed on both parts these past 3 years just trying to finish the books. Last year he didn't even pass his 2nd book but this year he worked extra hard and was able to finish his 2nd book and his 3rd book only by the grace of God.<br />
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Nonetheless we are just thankful that the boys are memorizing scripture. To this day I still remember so many of the verses I memorized in AWANA. It was a real blessing in my life and our church does an amazing job of running the program. I'm even praying this summer about being an AWANA leader in the fall. I was a leader when I was single and I think it would be fun to try it again!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jojo with his Excellence and Challenge award.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan with his Alpha award.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jojo with his AWANA leader Mr. Eickmeyer!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jon and the boys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan with his AWANA leader Mr. Sanders.</td></tr>
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Our summer officially began yesterday! YAY! It's still not warm enough to spend all day at the pool and I'm also trying to clean house before my mother-in-law arrives next week so this means the boys have to be creative and play well. But as you can imagine I think that only lasted for about an hour on our first day of summer break.<br />
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I have a gazillion pins on Pinterest that I haven't tried yet so I thought this summer we would work our way through several of them...actually 30 of them. That's my goal.<br />
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This project is from the blogger Hodgepodge and was pretty easy. She calls for chalk pastel but I don't have any so we used oil pastels which worked real well and I think are probably a lot less messy! I also didn't have black construction paper but I had black poster board so we used that.<br />
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The boys enjoyed this project and Nathan even got creative with his spaceship. Jojo didn't want to add a spaceship at all.<br />
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You can find the project here : <a href="http://www.hodgepodge.me/2015/12/star-wars-chalk-art-tutorial/">Death Star Pastel Art</a><br />
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