Surgery Date

So we have finally scheduled a date. Jasmine will have her surgery Feb 23rd. There will be a 3 days hospital stay. She will wear a motorized external fixator that will turn itself once a day to lengthen the bone in her leg. After the 4-6 months of wearing it, she will have it taken out and then she will wear a blown up cast type on her leg till the new bone hardens so there will be no breaks. She will have extensive therapy during the whole process. Its going to be a LONG road ahead but I know in the end and after all 4 surgerys are done.....it will come out for the good. God is so good and I know this is his plan for us and no matter what he always has good things for us around the corner.

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It's Done

We spent the whole weekend working and getting everything together so we could start homeschooling this past Monday. It is going great! So far we enjoy the time that Jasmine and I get to spend with each other and I LOVE sitting down and making Art with her. Of course, my youngest daughter drives us nuts from time to time. She is in and out of the room through out the day. I have her own little folder fixed with her some "school" papers and sometimes she does them and at other times she gets tired and goes off to find something else to get into. Next year will be very different as I don't know how I will home school both of them. But of course, their education depends on me so I will try my very best. I really don't think I could do this at all without the support of my husband. He has helped me sit down and find curriculum all weekend long. At times my mind was even at a stand still to come up with something to teach and he came up with a bunch of ideas for Science and Social Studies. As I now see that those are my weaknesses. Thanks honey couldn't have done it without you!!

I posted pics below of the completed room. It may not be perfect but it works for us.

Home School

So after much thought I pulled Jasmine out of school and we are going to home school(which she would have been schooled at home during her surgery). We registered with alabamahomeschooling.com(Everest Academy) which is located right here in our hometown. I have heard that it is a great christian based home schooling Academy and I know that we are going to love it. So far, the planning has been a pain but in a fun way as well. Jasmine just stayed so sick and she was missing so much school so instead of paying 100 to 200 bucks(after going twice and paying co-pays and meds) every couple of weeks to go to the doctor, we decided lets just pay the enrollment fee and I will teach her here. Of course growing up I have always wanted to do so many things and being a teacher was one of them so I guess this kind of gives me that degree only if it is teaching just my child. My youngest daughter, we feel that she is very behind than where she is suppose to be for an almost 5 year old so we knew that we was going to have to do something with her as either let her complete kindy twice or wait till she was 6 to let her start but now we think it is a great idea to get her started next year in homeschooling as well. I really hope that we enjoy this fun awesome journey and I am thankful to god that I am able to be at home and allowed to teach them.

Here are some pics of our room. I took the kids playroom/computer room and turned half of it into a home school room. Wish I would have had time to paint it but this week has been crazy busy and with getting everything together I didn't have time. I did go with a school feel. We have yet to get an art table or desk right now so we are working on those.

7th Birthday

Two weeks ago my oldest baby girl celebrated her 7th Birthday. SERIOUSLY?? Where did that time go? Jasmine Rae, we love you so much and we hope that you had a wonderful Birthday. You deserve it.

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Grateful

I just want to take time out to Thank God for my 2 wonderful Children that I am able to still hug each and everyday. Thank you Lord for the wonderful blessings that you have bestowed upon us. Although we may have a trial that we are about to face Thank you Lord for this surgery that can fix my baby and that she is still here with us.

Praise You in This Storm