It's official--I am old

Jasmine greeting the kids getting off the bus--Isaac's first official day is over!

My last little tyke started school yesterday.  Isaac was able to start Kindergarten early.  His first day was yesterday.  He did pretty good--just had a few "I miss my Mommy" moments.   I had a few I miss kids moments.

 I did enjoy being able to do so many things without interruptions.   I even went to Walmart for about 2 hours and did not even browse the toy section!  The house was rather quiet.  I have had the music on almost all morning while I cook and clean.  I guess now I will have some time to volunteer at a few places I have wanted to and sew and "gourd" all I want without a little helper sewer and painter.
After having little children home for the past 16 years it will definitely take some getting used to.  I think it has already made me appreciate having my kids at home more when I do.  I do so love being a Mom!!

I am so very grateful that I have always been able to stay home and be a full-time mom.  I love the Lord for blessing me so greatly.  I love my husband who has supported our family financially and me emotionally.  I love my kids who are willing to go without some of the "worldly" goods their friends have so that I could stay home and be a Mom.

October was a very busy month for our family.  We had a calf born on October 13th--Jim Bob-named by Ethan--it is his calf--in honor of my Dad--Bob.  It was born on my dad's birthday.
For a few days we had a journalism student from the Mountain Workshop hanging out with our family journaling our lives.  It was fun to have an outside perspective on how we live.   She wrote a story for the workshop.  You can access this story be copying this and placing it in your address bar.

http://stories.mountainworkshops.org/workshop/2011/slideshow/1392/megan-westervelt-having-the-faith-to-fail/

I hope that works.  I am still learning how this blogging thing works.

Then of course we had Halloween and visits from family and just life in general to deal with, but I really do love my life.
I have officially become a substitute teacher and have worked a few days.  It makes me ever so grateful to come home in the evening to my beautiful happy place, with my family that I love.

Isaac the Black Widow Spider

Canyon the Race Car Diver--eating candy with Robin Bartlett

Gypsy Faith with Megan Westerveldt--our student journalist.

Jed, Brett's brother with one of his Halloween Masterpieces

The other masterpiece!

This is Boo!

We had one more calf born on Halloween and aptly named Boo!