Great Dane Puppy!

Nope! Not ours. (We wish!) Pops and Busha were puppy sitting and we happened to spend most of the afternoon there that day.






A...N...D... Just so they don't feel left out, Sam and Joony. Joony has been having terrible allergies, for those of you who do not know. She's just itchy and scratchy! She's on lamb and rice (human quality) and benadryl. We have tried going without either, but there is a seasonal allergy AND a food allergy component. Hopefully once we get a nice frost, her allergies will lessen. She's wearing a cone because she won't stop scratching. Poor girl.

New Chore Chart

To go with the new change of lifestyle (homeschooling) I anticipated I might need a little more help around the house. The girls and I came up with this new "chore chart." We all worked on painting and coloring it.

Labor Day at Lake Superior

We had a lovely Labor Day on Lake Superior. The girls buried each other in the sand. John and the girls played in the water. We enjoyed being outside on such a hot day. I will admit, I was a little cold by the lake, and that was WITH a long sleeved shirt. John thinks I'm crazy.

Homeschooling: Day 1

I've decided to dedicate a blog to the homeschool. Not that I need to really, but I know there will be those out there who just want to read on that. *wink*

The Homeschool Blog

Their first day last year 2008-2009:

Kiddy Artwork & New School Loungewear

Victoria in her new outfit: Be sure to read the shirt. lol

Isobelle in her new school garb.

Victoria's watercolor: "Robin In The Rain"

Isobelle's rendition of Harry Potter:

A Day in Hayward, WI

We spent a LONG day in Hayward, WI yesterday. We started off with a 2 hour lunch at Huong's Vietnamese Restaurant where John delivers. He thought their deliveries were above average (fresh product, not prefab, frozen stuff) and the owners are very nice. We ate there and it didn't disappoint! Gluten free friendly! Which is such a relief for me. They gave us a bunch of free things to sample. Yum.

We walked around downtown Hayward and window shopped. There is a chocolate store. Which is also an old-fashion candy store. Candy pack to the gills and here and there and everywhere! The girls were very impressed that such a thing existed.

We drove past a "hobbit hole" earth sheltered vet. LOVE IT! Also by our favorite mead place, White Winter Winery, but they were closed by the time we arrived. :(

Park Point Excursion

A pit stop at the Country Store by the Lake. That's so my place! Another day trip to Park Point. We went to the end and walked a ways past the airfield into the woods. We ended up playing in Lake Superior on the walk back.