Some Days....

Some days it is all I can do to get farm chores done and the kids fed. Actually the last seven days were much like that, except I did manage to start spring cleaning and wrap up a couple of sewing projects.

By 8 pm I am exhausted and ready to retreat to a hot shower and my bed. Some days are just like that, very busy.  I do like it though.

Last week my oldest girls and I drove to Huntsville, AL to attend the homeschool prom. One of my dearest friends lives there and helps organize the huge event. It sells out every single year.

The theme of this prom was a 20's Jazz. A parent even brought his old 20's era Cadillac for photos.

As always, the prom committee goes over the top with decorations and food!  The kids always have a fantastic time! I sure wish Chattanooga would put some effort like this into their proms.

Of course, Huntsville is an awesome city and we always love going for a visit.

We brought along Yoda again too, and he kept the prom king title until it was passed on to a senior young man. Yoda had fun and many folks took selfies with him.


Now it is time for the ACT exam this weekend, more spring cleaning and cleaning up the yard. I don't know how it happens, but every winter the yard just seems to fall apart. I have several bushes that didn't survive the extreme cold we had and now must be dug up.

The chicken plucker is built and we have about 2 more weeks before the first batch will be ready to process.

It's Monday here, and it's in full force!

Homeschool Prom 2013

It was a wild and fun weekend in Huntsville.
I took Journee and Quinn and their friend Jack to attend the homeschool prom.
We have life long friends there and they invited us to go have some fun with them

Of course we got there early enough to do a little shopping at Harrison Brothers downtown first.

The weather was rainy and cold but we made the best of it, although we did think of ways to make the ground hog pay for his poor prediction of an early spring. Darn rodent!

They were a great looking group all dressed up and ready to eat dinner and dance. This here is a picture of my girls and their friends who live in Huntsville. They have been friends since they were 2 and 3 years old!

This friend here has also been in this friend circle since he was a little tyke. He drove with us to join the fun.

The theme of the prom was "The Phantom of the Opera" and the group of ladies who organized the event did a fantastic job with the decorating and the organizing.

Of course we couldn't leave the family Yoda at home, so we brought him along. He dressed up to the theme and was more than willing to pose for pictures with the teens.

Here the kids and Yoda made their grand entrance to the prom festivities!

This is the table where I worked and helped to "sign in" the kids and take their prom tickets.
It was a very organized event and I could not have imagined a better format for such a huge dance. Over 200 kids were in attendance!

The gym was decorated as if it were a set of the broad way play and there was a layout of desserts and included a chocolate fountain. The end of the dance was marked with a huge balloon drop as well!

Who says home schooled kids must miss these fun high school events?

Thank you so much to the Huntsville Homeschool Prom organizers and to my sweet, dear friend Monique for including me and the girls.

Thank you also to the wonderful and fabulous Andrew and Logan for inviting the girls!

We had a blast and so did our Jedi Master:-)

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Later this week I will post about another omnivore dilemma and some of the complexities that go along with family farming.

Until then enjoy this wonderful week!!!