New addition to the family!

This weekend we got a new little parakeet for our little boy. He is soooo excited and can't wait until his bird enjoys spending time riding on his shoulder. The cockatiels are very interested in their tiny next door neighbor, and even more interested in his millet spray. He is still a baby so we can't be sure that "he" actually *is* a he, but his nose has a slight blue color to it so we suspect that he is a male.

Update: He just started to sing a little! Only a few little tweets so far, but that's a start. He's getting used to us, and is talking to the cockatiels!

Yard Sale!

Here's some of the stuff that I got today. First picture is a cute horse sweater and little outfit from Talbot Kids, for my daughter.

Next is a cool plate and bowl by Johnson Bros. The pattern is Farmhouse Chic Silky Stripe, by Johnson Bros.

Next are assorted Christmas & holiday magazines, cookbooks, a plant book, and a copy of Red Dragon.

Then, also for my daughter, is a wipe-off board with the addition tables and a little what-not shelf, and a lamp that needs some work and a new shade. The cool stuffed tyrannosaurus rex is for my son.

The santa & pumpkin things are door hangings that need to be stitched, but I'm going to do something else with them.

The 3+ yards of Roy Rogers fabric was *finally* marked down to a reasonable price at Hobby Lobby, only $1/yard.

I also picked up new Easter baskets for both kids at Hobby Lobby, and matching ribbons for the pink one.

Last but not least, a model roller coaster that will take forever to put together.

Rainbows

Two weeks ago, we participated in our homeschool science fair. Tristan did a great experiment with fingerprints and proved that everyone doesn't have the same prints. He also proved that you can create quite a mess with a permanent ink pad and an even bigger one with powdered graphite and tape.

Jasmine's experiment was on how a prism makes a rainbow. We tried for days to get the good rainbow pictures that she needed for her display board, and finally succeeded on the day before the fair. Here are some of them, with my favorite one first:










We also decided that a right isosceles triangle makes a better spectrum than an equilateral prism, but that wasn't part of the project... just another observation.

...and now I have two.

I always said that I'd never blog. Then I started a blog. Then I decided that one mainly-about-tv blog wasn't enough so I started another one here. I have no idea if anyone will ever read this blog but I'm gonna write it anyway.

Anyway, I'm jenlar. I am a Christian wife and stay at home homeschooling mom of two children. I am married to the coolest, smartest cutest guy ever, and he's also my very best friend. We met in 1994 and quickly became best friends and were married in 1997. That's 12 years of best-friendship. It doesn't get any better than this!

I spend a lot of time homeschooling my kids every day, using the Abeka curriculum. It's the best! It gives a great balance between reading and the other subjects and I don't have to make my own lesson plans, which saves a *lot* of time. We are also involved with a very busy, huge homeschool group in our area. We get together several times a week for playing, learning, celebrating, and field trips.

When I am not homeschooling, I absolutely love action movies (think: EXPLOSIONS!!!) and horror movies. I even enjoy the occasional romantic comedy if it comes highly recommended from a reliable source. I'm also a slave to some television shows, like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House MD, 24, Bones and Supernatural. I'm currently reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and rereading/listeneing to the audiobook of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I'm not currently doing a Bible study but my favorite ones are by Beth Moore.

What have I forgotten? Probably tons. But hey... I can make as many entries as I like!!!