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Two big events happened in the P__ household this week. Rachel finished Preschool and will be starting Kindergarten next week. Rachel is very excited about this and she is hoping to finish K before Christmas. *smile*

Joshua had a big event today. During lunch he was munching on some peanuts. One of the peanuts seemed hard in his mouth so he spit it out- a tooth! Yes folks, our six year old has lost his first tooth!

Well that's all today, until next time...

Bits and Pieces

Just a quick post to let those who care know that Hudson has two little teeth! He got them yesterday!

And Joshua has two loose teeth with two adult teeth halfway through.

Rachel has amazed me over and over again. It seems as though she will "lag" behind in a certain area of development and then all of a sudden catch up and go beyond what I "expect" of her. Just in the last couple weeks she has been able to write her name by herself, draw stick people with pigtails and foreheads, write numbers 1-3, and recognize numbers 1-10.

Nothing new with Madelynn. I think she's a little taller. She's cute and adorable, but she's says she's not- she's MaDAlynn. (emphasis hers)

Joel and I are starting to read this book, after reading my Dad's blog. Whew! I've only read a little over one chapter, and I'm already convinced. Joel's read more than I and he's even thinking about making a diet change. But the Lord is reminding me of the passage in Matthew 6- Why do I need to worry about what I eat or wear? I need to continually be seeking God's Kingdom. Then all the other things will be added to me as well. Diet changes can consume me mentally, so I need to be careful and let the Holy Spirit lead us as we pursue Him and doing our best to keep our temples honorable and pure.

September

A Gift

THANK YOU GRAMPA JACK AND GRAMMA JEAN!

We like our new magazines a lot!

Good Post on Homeschooling, er, Parenting actually

My (Renee) Dad ran across a wonderful article on parenting, specifically homeschooling, but any parent could pan for gold in this excellent post. It's long, but please take the time to read it.

Here is an excerpt that rang within my own spirit:

Typically, when we belittle others who don't measure up to our standards, we will also imagine others are judging us. Consequently, we will find ourselves frequently being defensive. We assume that others will think lowly of us for some perceived inadequacy, so we offer unsolicited explanations and clarifications for us or our children. For example, let's say we walked past a TV at Sears and saw something of interest - when we tell others what we saw, we are careful to clarify that we saw it at Sears and weren't watching a TV at home. If we live under fear of judgment, not only will we tend to be on the defensive, but whenever we are in a public setting where our children might be "watched," we will put pressure on them.

Please read the whole thing, it's good!