Foot and Friends

In August of 2011 I purchased my first pair of running shoes.  Ran my first mile. And lived to tell the story.  This began my love/hate relationship with running.  I loved that I accomplished something healthy.  I even ran two 5K's in 6 months.  Something I swore I would never do!  HA!  After running my second race last May, I started having some issues with my right foot.  I worked really hard at avoiding the Doctor.  I didn't work. I ended up having to have my foot operated on this past August.  The Doctor assured me that I would be ready to run the May race again...the verdict is still out.  But enough of that boring subject...lets get to the good stuff.

As it turns out, having your foot basically reconstructed takes a good 7 full weeks of non weight bearing time to heal.  This means that my wonderful husband, great kids, and AMAZING friends had to pick up some serious slack around the Bush house.  I was unable to drive for 8 weeks, on my back...literally for 2 full weeks and then part time for another 2 weeks.  It basically was awful!  My hubby became very proficient at cleaning, cooking, laundry, taxi, and nursing.  He was incredible...ok IS incredible.  There is no way we would have lived through those weeks without his willing servant heart!  I also found out that I hands. down. have the BEST friends!  I had some who came at the drop of a hat to help, some that were the most reliable taxi drivers known to man, some that cleaned, and one who gave two full days every week for eight weeks to keep our house running.  I always knew they were great...now I am even more thankful! 

My dad also gave up two weeks of his time to come and help out.  I will give him his very own post later this week though!

All in all, my foot is still healing, and my friends are still around.  We survived!


Side Note:  I finally figured out the picture thing...next post photos! I am fairly certain you dont' want to see the photos of my foot....we call it frankenfoot.

Kindergarten!

Andrew is very proud of the fact that he is a Kindergartner!  When we talked to him about being home schooled he was a little less than impressed.  Upon questioning him, we discovered the only reason he was upset was because he wanted to ride the school bus.  I informed him that even if he was going to "regular school" he wouldn't be riding a bus.  He was then completely and totally fine with staying home! 
Almost every school day goes well....Of course I am typing this on day number two of a really rough week.  It's not all roses, but I certainly wouldn't change our decision. Andrew is progressing very well with reading. Our goal for Kindergarten was to learn to read independently and build a desire to learn more about Jesus.  So far, I think we are successful. 
Many people have asked us why we choose homeschooling when we live in a decent school district. My short answer is "I cannot imagine sending my son to school for 8 hours five days a week." That is true...but only half of the truth.  Both Paul and I feel that our children are God's gift to us.  We have a deep burden to instill in them a love for Jesus and his Word. We have taken very seriously the command to train up our children and feel the best way for that to be done is to have them at home with us instead of in public school.  There are many more reasons I can give but that sums it up pretty good. I don't often give the full explanation though for a couple of reasons.  First of all, I don't always think people want the full answer.  Secondly, I certainly don't want to come across as judgemental. In no way do I feel that if you choose to send your kids to public school or even private school that you are wrong.  I completely believe that God gives us all our own peace as to the best way to educate our children.  As "home education" and "public education" is not a "Deal Breaker" for my faith, I am so thankful that we can all make the choice that is best for our own families. 
This has been a wonderful journey for our family as we have searched for fun and functional curriculum, developed a schedule that works for us, and chosen subjects in which to dig deeper.  We look forward to what God has in store on this path for us!

And for your enjoyment, perhaps we will revert to old English around the Bush house...

Failure

This is kinda like that 12 step program.
My name is Marcie and I am a blogging failure.
Ok, there I said it so you don't have to.  So it's been seven months since our last update...don't worry, I won't cram it all into one big long ridiculous update, I will just right a few different posts and schedule them over the next few days.  I will give you a quick run down though....enjoy.

1. We took our annual summer trip to Montana.
2. Andrew started Kindergarten.
3. I had foot surgery.
4. It was officially solidified that I have the best friends known to man.
5. Marianne turned 4.
6. My Dad is the greatest!
7. Andrew turned 6!
8. I lost my best friend to a nasty battle of cancer.
9. Christmas with my family.
10. Its a new year.

There you have it, seven months in a nut shell.  To say the least, we were very busy.  I love my family, I love my life as a stay at home Mom, I love being busy.....BUT I am soooooo ready for a little slower pace!

SO....I was going to add a picture or two to this post, but apparently blogspot has changed over the past 7 months also...so until Paul comes to my rescue, this is the best it gets.  Hope you have a lovely day.