Emma's OK

Thank you all for your support and prayers for our family! After all of the tests, everything with Emma is fine and all results were normal. The neurologist said it isn't likely to happen again, she most likely had a drop in blood pressure due to standing too fast or her knees were locked or something like that. Let's hope it doesn't happen again! Since Sunday she's been acting like her normal rambunctious self, so this Mommy feels like everything is fine. 8-)

It's about that time....

Well, I guess we'll be settling for being a 2 car family for awhile. 8-)

This one is expected to arrive on or about September 25, 2009!

Just when I thought we were all healthy.....

Yesterday at church Emma collapsed. We were standing for the singing time and I looked over and saw her completely in the aisle, flat on her back, arms at her sides...no response. I grabbed her hands to get her up but she couldn't sit up and when I pulled her head up her eyes just rolled back into her head. Dave came around the pew and lifted her up, she started to regain consciousness and then I carried her to the back of the church, because Dave was supposed to start preaching in roughly 2 minutes! Sigh. Thankfully a member of our church is the director of our county's EMT department. He saw her fall and was waiting for us at the back of the building. She came around and drank some water and had some crackers. We took the family home after church and Emma and I went to the ER.

After 2 hours which included blood draws, exams and an EKG they could find no reason for her fainting. They spoke with a neurologist and he ordered a CT of the brain and an EEG and then a consult with his office. We go tomorrow for the CT scan and then Weds for the EEG and the consult. Hopefully all is well. She's been acting fine since we got home yesterday, but all prayers will be much appreciated until we know for sure.

Back to school

Well, first let me say thank you to everyone for your prayers and support during our illnesses. Isaac is doing better and the other kids seem fine (for now!). We returned to our schooling after a nice l-o-n-g break for the month of December. Here's a breakdown of Kailie's schedule for this week:

2nd Grade

History/Geography/Bible/Writing:
Tapestry of Grace Y1 (see sample of the period we're studying here)
This week's reading:
Time Travelers (Usborne)
Tut's Mummy Lost and Found
Mummies in the Morning
The Child's Story Bible (Catherine Vos) Exodus 1-5 for this week
The Children's Illustrated Story Bible (Dorling Kindersley) Exodus 1-5
Deserts (now in a combined volume called "Wild Places" from Usborne)
Mummies Made in Egypt
Geography from A to Z
Story of the World Volume 1

Grammar/Spelling:
Primary Language Lessons (also using this for our source material for poetry memorization)
Spelling Power

Nature Study:
Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 2

Read Alouds:
Farmer Boy
Baby Island
Pilgrim's Progress

Math:
Math Mammoth

Character Study/Bible Study:
Polished Cornerstones

Hymn Study:
Then Sings My Soul for singing/listening we own all the Indelible Grace CD's which are modern arrangements for hymns, listen to them here

Home Economics:

Pearables: Level 1

Sewing Machine Fun for Kids

Art:

How To Teach Art to Children

Music:

The Story of the Orchestra

I love homeschooling and I love that we don't use any typical textbooks/workbooks either. It definitely requires a LOT more books than a textbook approach would, but it is so worth it for the love and interest in learning it develops in a child.

In case you're wondering, we get through this list of books in about 3 1/2 hours a day, which means Kailie saves around 4 1/2 hours a day for more fun stuff and play than her public school peers.

More sickness.....

I took Isaac to the MD today, thinking he was also suffering from an ear infection. It turns out that he actually has strep throat and scarlet fever! I didn't even know you could still get scarlet fever these days....sigh. So please offer up some prayers for our little man, he is very sick right now. 8(

Put the baby in the beemer

And some more....this one is on Family Worship

More with Voddie

I love Voddie Baucham

It's been a long time

We had both of our computers breakdown in December....sigh. Now Dave's laptop is working again so I will be able to post somewhat sporadically. We are in the midst of illness, like many of you. Abby was first with a stomach flu right before we left for Illinois for Christmas. Then Lauren got a really bad cold (which she still has.....). Emma started crying in the car on the way to Illinois. She ended up in the ER a day later and we learned she had a double ear infection. Then all was well until yesterday when Abby was walking around saying, "My eawuh, my eawuh" and holding her ear. She went to the MD, sure enough she has an ear infection as well. Then last night around 10 Isaac came to the door of our room covered in his own vomit....so into the bathtub he went. This morning Dave woke up with the same stomach flu. Hopefully everyone will be healthy soon, especially Lauren who has been ill for about 3 weeks now.

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas! 8-)