Auto Shop

Hey y'all! So as homeschoolers, our parents are our teachers. On Thursdays, my Dad teaches us kids and another family's oldest 5 out of 8 kids Automobile Shop Class, which started today. This shows that we homeschoolers can start classes in the middle of a school year :) . Today we learned how to refill the oil and about all under the hood of the car. It was really fun! I am a girl who doesn't mind getting dirty, especially when learning something new, so this was cool! Next class topic- Changing a Tire! 

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P.S.A.T. = Personally Scary And Troublsome

Hello pals! Today was quite nerve-racking and I'll tell you why. I took my first PSAT!! AAAAGGGHHHHH!!!! I mean, it wasn't that hard.  I beat Thing 1 taking practice tests for the PSAT, but Thing 1 had done it before and I hadn't, so Thing #1 knew what it was like during the ACTUAL test. This morning we took the Preliminary Standard Assessment Test. We woke up at 6:30 this morning and ate breakfast, read our bibles, prayed, and then we were off. It had begun. We got to the school at about 6:45(We live super close to the school we were taking the test at). In a line, we had to wait to sign in. Then we went into our designated rooms, and the pressure was on!! I'll tell you-that was the scariest time of the whole test - the wait BEFORE!!!! Anyway, we went through the whole test, and I felt pretty good about it. It was just THE MATH SECTION that KILLED ME !!! Not to brag, but I do pretty well in the writing/reading sections, but the math section?!?!?! Forget it. Thing 1 is the opposite- good at math, not so good at language arts. Said that if we cut our brains in half and gave each other a half of our brains, we would BOTH ace our tests ;) . Anyways, I felt good about it, overall. Thank you, Lord, for being there with me all the way through!

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Hi guys! I just wanted to pop in, cause I know I haven't written lately (which I almost always do- not write in a while). Some updates:

• We started school. Yay. Well, seriously, I am pretty excited about this school year. I kinda actually like school... :)
• Our church's second missions trip team- Team New Zealand- left two weeks ago to spread the gospel in NZ. They come back in three days. I am very hyped up to hear all of the praise reports that they have. Although I did not go on this missions trip, I am OK about that. I know that God sent those specific people for that missions trip and left the people He wants here for a purpose and a reason. 
• We got a new living room! Well, not really, but we did get new floors in and rearranged our living room. So it seems like we have a new living room.
• WE WENT SURFING YESTERDAY!!!! FINALLY!!! YEA!!!!! Can you tell that I am happy about that? ;)

Well, to end this off, I will just say "Give all glory to God!!!

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