Finally, a New Computer!

We finally got a new computer, so I can blog again! We've done quite a bit since my last blog: found out we're having a baby girl, lots of arts and crafts, reading, tons of mama/daughter time (which I'm not going to give up!), weeded out alot of books and movies so as to honor God better, started memorizing Scripture, found a church, joined the AWANA club there, started a schedule, started being much more frugal, and that's just what I can remember at this moment! *smiles*

My daughter and I just started reading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe today. We read two chapters and she didn't want to stop, but mama had to, her throat was parched :).

Over the past several weeks, we've made a butterfly, a flower, a Larry-Boy and the Fib from Outer Space shadow box, a blanket for my soon-to-be-born nephew, drawn lots of pictures, bought a baby tub for our soon-to-be-born little one, and I've started doing a cross-stitch blanket for my baby. My daughter is quite excited about that, because I made one for her when she was a baby (hers is Eyeore, the new baby's is a jungle theme with various jungle-y animals). I'm also going to make each of my daughters a cross-stitch birth record. My cousin made one for me when I was born and I've always treasured it, which is why I've decided to make one for each of my children. Actually, the aforementioned cousin is the reason I took up cross-stitching in the first place, I always enjoyed watching her do her cross-stitching! Now, my daughter's very interested in it, but at 4 years old, a bit young *smiles*.

We also made a day-trip to the Creation Museum in KY. My daughter LOVED that (so did the rest of us!). Her favorite parts were the Garden of Eden and the Snakes Alive! show. We had to keep going back in the Garden and looking at the beautiful animals and Adam and Eve by the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. After the snake show, she decided she wanted a snake. I told her we have to study up on snakes and learn which are venomous and which aren't and how to tell the difference, along with how to take care of them, since it will be mostly her responsibility. She's very excited and can't wait for the "snake guy" at the museum to breed his snakes so we can go back and buy one. She said she wants a corn snake, and it has to be a girl - because girl snakes are for girls and boy snakes are for boys *smiles*.

A family from church lent me a book: The Charlotte Mason Companion which I've been reading, taking extensive notes on, and getting rather excited about! It has revolutionized the way I'm approaching school with my daughter(s). We're going to focus, right now, just on reading out loud, behaviour, chores, schedule, and doing things together as mama/daughter and when she's a bit older we'll start "officially" schooling.

Well, I'm going to run, so as to have my mama/daughter time with my little girl :). I'll write more another day!