I can not believe it has been so long since I have updated my blog. WOW. Guess I have been very busy. Busy indeed.
I went to the teacher training in Virginia at the Christian Light Publications center. If anyone ever gets the opportunity to go, it is well worth the go. I learned some valuable information...AND the friends and fellowship, was enough to want to go back. I took the homeschool portion of the training...in hopes to glean more for our family, but I also learned some new things to do/try in my classroom at the public school.
Even though I am not allowed to "bring religion" into my room...I do in subtle ways. like not allowing certain things into my room, (books, movies, toys, etc.) And by the way I (hope) I carry myself. And of course by my appearance. I NEVER wear pants!
We are currently hosting a Japanese student through the local 4-H cultural exchange program. He is 13, and doesn;t speak much English! BUT...we are having a fabulous time anyway. We have taken him to a local country fair. (He is from Tokyo)....Visiting with friends and relatives that live in the area. We just got back from going to the Mackinaw Bridge...Mackinaw City, and traveling the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. We went and saw the Tequhamenan Falls (spelling??) while up there. We also went to a local Semi pro baseball game. OH and my mom's company picnic is awesome..every year she takes the grandchildren. They do prizes for the children who are there. It is usually money or some sort of a great gift. This year they had 1 bicycle to giive away...our Japanese student won that bicycle. OH BOY...and the company paid to send it back to his house in Japan! WOW...
Well, school starts back up for me,in a week and a half. They the doors open for all the students September 2. Boy did this summer go by fast.
Our grandbabies are growing some fast. Miss Kyah is already 17mo. old going on 4 years! 
She is just so smart! And her baby brother Mr. Max is already 2 1/2 mo. old. He is smiling and cooing, and laughes when you tickle him...which isn't hard because he is SO tickleish! He is going to be bigger than his sister (who looks like she is almost 3)...He weighs 12 lbs, and she is just 21 lbs....
Well, I best get off the computer, there are beans to pick and freeze, and more blackberries to be picked and froze as well.
Blessings, Me!