Here are the pictures of the purple wall

I found my camera cord so here is some pictures of my purple wall. I LOVE THEM!!!!!

here are the pics!!! there are a lot!!!! click on the pic to make it HUGE!

I love these pictures!!! the little blond girl is my niece. Jefferys little girl that is staying with my parents for a little while. Thanks so much Kirstin!!!!!

We did it!!!

I have been trying to simplify my life. Steve went and put us down to basic cable only so that he could still watch the news and such. anyways, my goal was to not have the tv on at all during the day and today we did it. Oh except for a 30 min workout dvd. But Im not really counting that. Anyways, we didnt watch any silly toon stuff or anything like that. It was actually a little harder then I thought it would have been. I am so used to having it be my babysitter. But the kids did pretty good.

I also have told the friends that our play days are wed. and sat. I am trying to bring it all back home. With Corlie at school all day she doesnt need the friends over right after school every day. Anyways, we are slowly doing things that I hope in the long run will bring us closer as a family and closer to Heavenly Father. With the way the world is changing so fast I really feel like I need my family to build stronger bonds. And so this is my goal.

I also want to pair down on our toys and all if the distractions. I have so much stuff that it has been driving me crazy. Less is more sometimes. I dont know when I will get to that but it is on my list.

I found out what Martha loves the most in the whole world. Her room. She wasnt following instructions and she lost all of her privelages for 24 hours and that included her room (except to sleep) and she sat by her door for an hour and cried. I know I am so mean but it wasnt my choice it was hers. She chose to not follow instructions and she new what would happen if she didnt except a no answer or follow instructions. And so it wasnt really me it was her own choice.
teachingselfgovernment.com it is a great website and I am really trying to do it. I love her cds and this site is just awsome!!! I cant wait for her book. Anyways, wow I kind of went all over the place with this post but it is what it is.

I need to go and read some of my doula stuff to prepare for my interview. I as still way excited about this lady letting me be her doula. I hope that I can serve her well.

Awsome pics thanks to Kirstin

Here is a sneak peek of the pics we had taken. I was and still am so excited to have our pics taken. And she did an awsome job!!! More pics to come later. Thanks sooo much to Kirstin for comming out and taking these amazing pics.
emily.

doula

Most of you know that I am working of certifying with DONA to become a doula. I took my class and have read most of my books and now I need to have 3 births. Well I am really excited because last week a lady called me who is due in Dec. and she is looking to have a doula. YAY ME!!!!! Anyways, I am very passionate about this doula thing that I am doing and hope that I will beable to become certified with in a year. Sooner would be better! Anyways, this is something that I have wanted my whole life I just didnt know what it was called or how to become certified until now. Anyways, I am WAY excited about my first client and hope that I can serve her well.
The pic. is me with my doula (shennas birth)
Never give birth without one!!!! :)

Homeschooling again

Hi all,
I have decided to homeschool Martha again. I went to the parent teacher conf. and all they could tell me is how concerned they are for her. I have asked them more then once to hold her back and they wont. They have her on a waiting list to be tested to see where she is at, in the mean time she is in her reg. class falling more and more behind. So in the intrest of my child I have pulled her from school. She is no longer calling herself stupid and telling me and/or Steve that her brain doesnt work. So I hope that explains to everyone why I pulled her from school. And I am really excited to be homeschooling again. It makes me feel like I am doing my job as a mother. I want to be the one to teach and train my children. Yes I know then why are you not homeschooling Corlie also? I need to get the hang of how Martha learns best before I take on another child. Corlie will be challenging in her own way. She is way advanced for her age and group so it will be a matter of making it hard enough for her. Wow who would have thought that two sisters could be totally diffrent and best friends at the same time. Corlie will probably not go next year and Daniel will not eather but we will deal with that when that time comes.