We started back to school yesterday.  I spent hours loading T's SOS on the 'puter, only to have it not work.  Oh well she does have other school she can do... just not what she wanted to do.   Yesterday's school went pretty well.  I had one decide rushing through was a good choice... NOT.  She lost the privilege of playing the rest of the day.  Later as she was helping with supper instead of helping clean the pool she said, "That was stupid"  I wasn't even sure what she was talking about.  She went on to explain that not taking the time to do her school right was "stupid".  She knew if she made a bad grade she would have a consequence.  :) I agreed and life went on.  Oh what growth!

Today school is going well.  I hear the peck peck of computer keys along with 7yo mumbling her lesson out loud.  Mumbling is down from reading EVERYTHING out loud.  Does anyone else feel such peace and contentment as their kids do school around them?   It is so right!  So what God wants.    All is interspursed with a question or commit along.   A sharing of how many cells a human body has, or light bulb moment when they get multiplication is a faster way to add :) 

I am cooking rice in the slow cooker.  If my timing is right it will be ready for supper.  I think I will add a salad and steak.   For lunch we are going to have salad, or left overs, or a combination. 

On an exciting note I got to "mentor' J in AR.  As we wait for our home-study to be updated we came up with a plan to get to know her.  I can be a mentoring mom for her.  She doesn't know we are looking to adopt her.  She does know a family IS looking though.  She is excited.  She told me about it. :)   She can call me if she meets certain requirements.  I am praying she does it often.  We had a great, but way to short first time visit on Sunday afternoon.  I do feel like it was a God covered visit as the conversation flowed, without any uncomfortable pauses. 

On Friday CPS is coming out to visit.  This is more of getting our home-study updated.  Prayers would be nice that it goes well.  That my cluttered house isn't to cluttered for her.  That we "pass" what ever standard she has to have.  I am trying hard to not stress and not feel overwhelmed or allow satan's voice to bother me.  I do keep hearing him though.  I just keep standing firm and telling him I'm not interested.  

I knew it was to good to last!  The "peace" of the morning ended with the "quit!", "STOooooooop" whinny words out of the girls mouths.  They are now upstairs considering options.  The options are stop the arguing or loose helping clean the pool out so we can start filling it.  At this point it really is their choice.  I will find weedy type chores for them while MJ cleans the pool and gets rewarded. 

I guess I better get clothes folded and dishes done so we can get dishes dirty and clothes put away.  There is always something needing doing around here.  Oh I did get my peppers and tomatoes planted.  I ended up buying WAY to many tomatoes and not enough peppers.  I would like some non hot, non bells like cherries, but didn't find any yet.   I don't do bell peppers :)

All have a blessed day!