Three Little Words

There are three little words that homeschoolers love to hear. I'm sure others enjoy these words too, but I don't know that they invoke the same feelings as they do for homeschoolers. Anticipation, excitement, eagerness and hopeful could all describe a homeschooler who hears these three little words...can you guess what they are?

USED BOOK SALE

Woo Hoo! That's where I got to go on Saturday morning! Abbi went with me and we managed to find a few things on our list for school next year. Of course, we also managed to find a few things that were not on our list...I didn't stray by much though, and Jon was very pleased about that. There were a few books that I almost bought, but then decided since they weren't on my list I better not (even though I knew we'd need them next year). When I was putting the 'new' books on our school shelves, I ran across several books that I almost bought! Good thing I went with my instincts on that one...no wonder they weren't on my list!

While Abbi and I were at the book sale, Jon and the boys were out buying supplies to rebuild our front porch. Jon's dad drove down from TN to help.

Caleb held the wood while Jon sawed...

Then he sanded the ends and got them all nice & smooth.

While Jacob and Papa screwed all the boards in.

The new porch is not quite finished...we still need to sand and paint the railing, but it already looks (and feels) 100% better. Thank you, men, for all your hard work!

While the men worked on the porch, Abbi and I got lots of weeding done in the backyard. I had to take some photos of my gorgeous azaleas...Overall, it was a beautiful, productive weekend!

The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands...

Deuteronomy 2:7

Tallulah Gorge

Psalm 24:1 - The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.
Jon's parents were in town the 1st and 2nd weekends of this month. The weather was beautiful so we decided to drive up north to Tallulah Gorge. I've driven by it several times but have never actually stopped and hiked down. What a gorgeous sight! First, we climbed down a few hundred stairs to the suspension bridge where we took a little break and decided where to go next. Our options were to go down another few hundred stairs (and then have to climb ALL of them back up), go back up the way we came or go back up another way that had less stairs but more hike. We chose the last option and were so happy we did.
Psalm 146:6 - The Lord is the maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them - the Lord remains faithful forever.