Monday, December 14, 2015
Finally Preparing Christmas
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The home renovations were so delayed this year that we didn't get started on decorating or shopping for Christmas until TWO WEEKS before Christmas. I was kind of in panic mode. But we got the cabinets wrapped, according to the tradition my mom started when I was a kid, decorated the tree, and even made a new recipe: peppermint bark. Melted white and milk chocolates with crushed candy canes on top. It was yummy!
An Inside Look Into Our Big Crazy Adoptive Family!
12 Pack Mom
- Jess
- Colorado, United States
- I'm a 39 year old Christian mom of 10 kids. I have six girls; Danya age 17, Gloria age 15, Jordan age 15, Brianna age 14, Katie age 8, and our other 8 year old Karyie. My four sons include Michael age 14, Shane age 13, Kevin age 11, and Ryker age 2. I also was a foster mom for about 5 years. In 2009 we adopted two of the 33 kids we've fostered. In April 2012 we adopted three more! I've been happily married to the love of my life, Daniel, for 21 years!
FYI
For privacy reasons we cannot post identifying pictures of foster children. That's why their faces are covered or only the backs of their heads are shown. We also give them nicknames to protect their privacy.
The Mini Homeschoolers
Danya and Gloria are "The Mini Homeschoolers" in a series of YouTube videos where they answer questions about homeschooling from a younger perspective. These videos are based on the ones created by two funny homeschooled young men called "Ask the Homeschoolers".
Watch the videos here:
The Mini Homeschoolers
Watch the videos here:
The Mini Homeschoolers
Blogs Worth Reading!
Homeschool Resources Jess Recommends!
- Core Knowledge: What your child needs to know in each grade
- Daily Learning Drills: workbooks we use for practice in all general subjects
- Donna Young: Lesson Planning and Resources
- Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD for teaching the ABC sounds
- MATH: Teaching Textbooks - a fantastic computer program for any grade level
- Reading and Vocab: Pathway Readers - my kids love these!
- The Christian Homeschool Fellowship: My favorite message board for quick answers to your questions
- The Story of the World: Chronological history from beginning to end for kids
- The Well Trained Mind: How to give your child a classical education
- The Writing Road to Reading - excellent, inexpensive, systematic phonics instruction
- World Wide School - read classics to your kids for free!
- Writing Strands Level 3 - For teaching creative writing & grammar
Blog Archive (older posts)
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December
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- Christmas Eve Service
- Looking for Lights
- Christmas Shopping
- 4 Month Old Cutie
- Christmas Choir and Play
- Almost Christmas!
- Living Through a Home Renovation
- Out with the Old, In with the New
- Company Christmas Party
- AWANA Ornament Night
- Her Braided Christmas Fauxhawk
- Pajama Baby!
- Finally Preparing Christmas
- Brianna and "The Talk"
- Short Lived Juror
- Gifted Style
- Parade of Lights: Extreme Edition!
- We're Baaaack!
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My Meez
Our Kids So Far...
- "Junie B.": FD 10 yrs old and "Boo": FD 6 yrs old 1/03/11 to 8/10/11
- "Piglet": FD 3 yrs old and "Roo": FD 2 yrs old 5/14/11 to 5/15/11 Respite
- "Spaceman Spiff": FS 8 yrs old 8/03/10 to 9/17/10
- "Diego": FS 3 1/2 yrs old 7/29/2010 to 9/27/10
- "Checkers": FS 12 yrs old and his sister "Rugrat": FD 5 yrs old 6/9/2010 to 6/11/2010
- "Queen Bee": FD 13 yrs old 2/19/2010 to 4/9/2010
- "Valentine": FD 6 yrs old and her twin "Captain Kirk: FS 2/10/2010 to current
- "Music Man": FS 7 yrs old 11/10/09 to 12/22/09 and on/off for respite care since
- "Miss Lady": FD 12 yrs old and "Thumbelina": FD 7 years old 10/3/08 to 8/13/09
- Brianna "Snow White": FD 9 yrs old and Shane "Brother": FS 7 yrs old 9/12/08 to Adoption 8/20/09!
- "Tia and Tamara": FDs ages 8 and 9 who looked like twins 9/1/08 to 9/3/08
- "Dr. No": FS 3 yrs old and "Beauty": FD 1 1/2 yrs old 7/27/08 to 7/28/08
- "Snoopy": FS 14 months old 5/14/08
- "Coach" and "Ma Bell": FK 8 yr old twins and their sibling "Linus": FS 9 months 4/25/08 to 5/7/08
- "Penny": FD 8 1/2 yrs old 2/20/08 to 4/10/08
- "Bunny": FD 4 yrs old 1/18/08 to 4/10/08
- "Latte": FD 4 yrs 10/23/07 to 6/11/08 (RU)
- "Curly Top": FD 2yrs and "The King": FS 1yr 10/6/07 to 10/10/07
- "Princess" 9/07 to 9/07
- Katie: BD age 2 born 2/19/09
- Kevin: BS age 5
- Gloria: BD age 10
- Danya: BD age 11
- Approved for Foster & Adoption: August 21, 2007
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