4th of July

What a busy & fun day!

A very early wake up to go and attend a pancake breakfast at the church...

Ben decided that he and Harmony & Ethan would bike to the church. I took the car...

Ben and the boys google-ing answers to the history quiz

Yum!

After dropping kids off at home, I headed out to grocery shop. It was busy but I got it done :)

Then we headed to the Growing Grounds ( a piece of property owned by a member of our church) for a BBQ and the fireworks show.

The kids had fun hanging out with friends...

 and then sitting for the fireworks show...

I am one tired Mom and am soooo looking forward to taking a nap today!

Hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July!

Decisions, decisions

Last year in February, I made a decision. It was hard, but I felt that it was the right decision at the time. For my family. Was it wrong? Was it right? I don't know.

I learned a lot. About me. About my children. About my strengths. About my weaknesses. About what I am made of.

While it has been on my mind for a while, I haven't shared with anyone my thoughts or feelings. Until it became so overwhelming I thought I might just burst.

In the end, what it all boils down to is...I am NOT going to continue homeschooling my children.

I am sad that I wasn't able to do it long tem, but have a feeling of relief, a load has been taken off my chest.

I admire those Moms who homeschool and the work that it requires. I am just not one of them.

Boy this Mom thing is rough... I really, really do need a manual! So if anyone comes up with a parenting/mother hand book, let me know. Although I need it specific to my kids, so that keep in mind!

yum!!

While couponers normally have a big stockpile of cake, cookie and brownie mixes...I wanted to do something a little different!

I saw these somewhere, however I have NO IDEA where it was. If you do know, let me know and I will update this post with that info and give credit where credit is due (:

This was a fairly cheap treat!

Strawberries were on sale for .99 a container so I got 2 of those.

 I used a 40% off coupon at Michaels  for the white chocolate (they were 2.99 a bag before coupon) and sprinkles (they were 3.29) My daughter was at Michaels with me, so she did a seperate transaction and used one more coupon (:

These were really easy and if I can do it well...
*melt chocolate, stir until smooth
*dip strawberries into chocolate
*while still wet, dip into blue sprinkles
*lay on wax paper to set

The end. Cute, fun and oh so patriotic! Did you make any fun treats to celebrate the 4th?