Slow Postings

Our PC is now out of commission and I have been without a way to post for over a month now. I have a Toshiba Thrive Tablet that I love, but it is taking me some time to learn on it (despite having it for nearly a year!). I forget there is an appp for nearly every site and program, so I fought for a few weeks with blogger trying to create my posts with out success. My pictures would not load. But now I have downloaded the app (before I worked from the pc page), and is working well. So normal postings should resume as scheduled!
It has been warm for us and this past Sunday, we ventured to the pool.

Fun "Free" Day

A friend shared with me a great program that is running through the summer. It is called "Kids Bowl Free". For the length of summer, every child who is registered, gets 2 free games of bowling per week - all across the country. Although I have been registered for a few weeks, we have not gone. I wanted to make sure it was right for our family. To participate, the children must bowl between 9 am - 5 pm. Yesterday was the big day - the children were motivated to finish their work 30 min early, so we could leave by 3 pm. Even though we homeschool, we still "school". On another post, I will show our schedule, but, we start near 10 am with formal sit down school - after the kids have already been working since 8:15 am on chores, and music lessons. The kids had lots of fun! I just sat back and helped when needed. The alley was clean, very well lit, and nearly empty. Out of 40 lanes, 2 were being used - us and another family! It was a nice "once in a blue moon" treat for the kids. Enjoy the pictures!

Aren't these shoes adorable? They were so tiny and cute!

By the way, "Free" isn't always free! I had to pay $4 per child for shoe rentals! So it cost me $16. And I didn't get to play! Although I am a good ball pusher...

Swim Lessons Begin

Today marked a milestone in our children's lives - all 3 of their dreams' has been to receive swim lessons! They have been wanting them for years. Straight Arrow started at Level 1, as he is not comfortable going under the water yet. Kind Heart started at Level 2, as he has a good swimming sense, can go under the water, and can swim a short distance. And Lil' Farmer started at Preschool Level 1. He didn't do so well today. He sat on the steps and cried for a good 20 min - he is very shy with new situations and people. He finally got brave and jumped from the edge of the pool to the instructor, had a huge smile, and then was told to get out of the pool as lessons were over. He started crying again! Needless to say, he is looking forward to class tomorrow. An interesting note is that yours truly is a former Lifeguard and used to teach myself! I have worked at YMCA's and at college pools, but the kids need a group, I think, to gain confidence, and to have someone else to learn from. I have tried over the years to teach them, but they have not responded. Maybe it was their ages? Either way, I am glad they are finally learning. It was very cold this morning at the pool - about 62, with a wind! They were brave to jump in!

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!

I have been enjoying jogging lately - especially now that I have my running skirts. This summer, I finally splurged and purchased two really nice running skirts - long ones that go past my knees. I feel so safe in them and they are very comfortable to wear, each having hidden light weight leggings. I have decided to train for a 10K Run in October. I have run a 5K officially (albeit 16 mos ago) and am consistently running about 3 miles each time I run. A 10K is 6.2 miles. That is quite a bit more! But I have time to work on it - it is in 10 weeks.

After our run early this morning!