Needless to say, while I've been resting more, we've done a bit more school. We've been able to get more of our Zoology 1 completed and it has been quite the eye opening experience for the children. What fun though!
Here is the science experiment dealing with drag and air flow.
Here is HJ doing her own part of the experiement. They had a lovely time and realized that even though this experiment dealt with water, it still was messy! LOL
They sure did make quite a noise when their mother came to feed them!
We tried tweeking a Blueberry Muffin recipe to make it healthier. I think it went over well since within 15 minutes all of these muffins were gone!
This young man was so tuckered out after sleeping out in a tent with his friends that this is what he did during school time one day this past week. So sweet! :0)As you can see, this particular chair has had quite a bit of use. We hope to replace it with something else in the next year or so.
HJ tried her hand at making whole wheat spaghetti noodles with a yard sale pasta machine that we'd found. This is her first attempt. We later found out that this particular machine was not very time efficient. We discussed it with Daddy and since we want to eat healthier, we're going to look for an attachement for my Bosche Universal to use for the pasta maker. That way she can make pasta for us. :0) 
The digging and removal has begun around the front foundation of our home. We have some water proofing to take care of and many of our plants need to be removed. This is the beginning.
This is DA who will be 15 in just 20 days from now. He's growing in to a strong and hard working young man right before my eyes. Praise God! If you notice my flower bed behind him, it's full of weeds. We get bombarded with Japanese Beetles that love to dine on my roses. This year we decided to let the weeds grow up around my roses just a little to sheild them from the Japanese Beetles. To my delight, they're doing wonderfully! None of their leaves have been eaten to the mere veins, the flowers are still in tact and the Japanese Beetles are dining on the weeds! LOL 
When all of our water proofing is done, we'll fill in around the front of our home with a layer of plastic, then gravel, then my hubby will put down these pipes with the holes on the top, covered with landscaping fabric. The landscaping fabric will allow water through the holes, but not debris. He will then cover that with more gravel. He asked me if I wanted mulch on top of the gravel or just the gravel, but I suggested some decorative gravel to make things look nice. He thought that was a good idea. :0) 
This is our old compost spot from last year. We're ever surprised by how much has come up in this spot that we didn't purposely plant there. We've had zucchinis come up in this spot and we've found HUGE pumpkins in here too. Our cucumber trellises are such a good idea! My hubby made those out of untreated scrap lumber.
This is among the biggest of the Brandywine tomatoes we have in our garden. The Lord sure has blessed us richly this year with our garden. It never ceases to amaze me the wisdom He showers down on us and once tried, it blossoms so wonderfully for us. This year we've tried putting down landscaping paper and then putting horse manure mixed with coarse saw dust for our garden. What an incredible yeild we've received in such a short time! Right now it is time for us to harvest our onions and potatoes. Praise God!
Our lives are so full and busy with caring for the home, the garden and schooling our children. We have been so very blessed with God's bounty and blessings toward us.
Blessings,
