I know I have been posting like crazy lately. It seems to much is happening around this house. I have been looking though the kids school schedule's, Troy's and mine as well. This next school year is going to be very interesting to say the least. Troy will have his day teaching at the middle school, then 2 nights a week at another starter school, then once a week at a high school...oh boy I am lonely just thinking about that!!! however the one is only 1 extra hour a
day. Then Maddie will be off to kindergarten, Robby will be home schooled, and I will have 2 extra kid-o's to watch besides the 3 I will have of my own at home!!!! Are the men in white coats at my door yet???!!! I am telling you all this in hopes that someone will have some great advice as how to organize my life so I can still function and keep all the deadlines and activities straight.

It's been a long day, well not really for me, but for the nice men who put in our NEW WINDOWS! Aren't the be-a-u-tiful. I am so excited to have them that I can't bring myself to put the curtains back up. However it is getting dark now so I had better get them up soon.

Oh and for those of you who have been in my house....come over, it looks TOTALLY different!

Just a packet of seeds and a wild imagination.

This is the first of the flowered herbs to be planted.

I am hoping for a cottage style garden, but being

in Florida it will be a challenge to search out what

will grow. From my research it can be done, you

just have to be really creative, but isn't that half the fun!

Yesterday was spent working outside clearing a space for my fall garden. We have finally decided on a spot and I have been working on moving plants and trimming our HUGE Mexican sunflower tree/bush. It will have to stay short in order to give the garden the full sun it needs.
I have spent a lot of time researching what veggies will grow in our climate, and what to grow together and what not to do. I wouldn't say that I have a green thumb really, but I think the key to anything is knowing what you are doing. So I am ready to learn. I have room for 2 large beds, 2 small ones and a few pots here and there. With the help of my great friend Laurie we set out to clear and level the ground take the brush to the garbage and start building up the first of the small beds. I have 2 painful blisters and a bad sun burn to show for my efforts but I am sure that my hands will toughen up and I will NOT forget the sunscreen again. No pictures to show off yet, but soon I hope.
Work is also under way in our garage. Troy and Craig (Laurie's hubby) spent all day and most of
the night working on the electric work and now that they have finished that Monday will be spent putting in the insulation. Oh and our new windows will be put in Monday as well.
God has blessed us greatly and we are so thankful for our earthly home, but look forward to the day when we will move on to Glory and live in the home our Lord and Savior is building for us!

Oh look another face lift!

I added another site to my links for those of you
who like to spend time lost on the web. I was
I think especially excited to see that something
so beautiful can still be created in the state I live
in with out it being centered around the beach.
I love the "cottage" look. hmmmm one day I think
one day! Oh and the ..... well just check it out!
Under Fifi.

More pictures of the ones we love!

When you look out the top window you see JESUS cut out of the field below.

While we were in TN we visited a HUGE tree house.

I must say this was the most amazing terrifying climb

to the top of the "house". It was 125 feet to the top.

All of us went up just shy of the 125 feet, except Troy

who climbed the last little ladder to ring the bell at the

top. We have been told that they hold church in this tree

house. You can see the stain glass window, they also

had a room with pews. Other rooms contained old bath tubs,

cabinets, and chairs...one even had a bed which I dared Grandpapa to lie on....and he did, of coarse!

Here is the newest 4 legged member of our family. His name is Bandit he is an 8 week old Siberian Husky.