And The Randomness Goes On And On...

So, it's been one of those weeks... There is a lot of little stuff going on... That equals lots of "random thoughts" posts...

We have a few projects underway and look forward to posting on these... I have a feeling that a lot of them will get completed in the next few days as Paul will be working starting Monday... Most of them are almost done so it will be nice to have them finished... I will post on all of them even if he didn't wait for me to grab my camera for a before photo...

It rained today... I mean it rained today... The humor in this is... Paul just got the pool drained, but didn't take it down yet... I told him it was the Lord's way of telling him summer isn't over... He rolled his eyes and said, "If the Lord wants you to swim he will have to fill this pool tonight, otherwise it's going down tomorrow." I muttered something about testing the Lord, and briefly considered running the hose to it... But alas, I'm a big chicken...

Sparky is very excited for school to start... She has tried on numerous outfits to find the "right one  that doesn't look like she is trying too hard"... I told her I've never seen some one try so hard to look like they aren't trying hard... I have to admit I do have pangs of sadness that I am not homeschooling her this year, but she is so excited it's infectious...

For those of you who asked, yes, we decided to get her a new cell phone... Most of you thought it was an OK idea and I remember how hard it is to be the new girl, so we went for it...

Also a lot of you asked if we had any trouble registering her for school after years of homeschool... Nope, they were great, no testing, and even though I had a full portfolio of her work they never asked to see it. (I offered.) The guidance counselor told us they have overall had good experiences with incoming homeschoolers and deal with it on a case by case basis. He said after five minutes talking to Sparky he felt comfortable with where she is... What a blessing, I hear horror stories all the time!

Also as for the "Bible" credits, she is already waived from philosophy so calling it that in her transcripts won't effect what courses she will take in high school... (There seemed to be some confusion over this.) It is just what prospective colleges will see... If she/we chooses a secular college then they may dismiss the credits, but I can't help but think they may help her if she/we choose a Christian college... I'm leaving it up to Paul, he seems more emotionally detached since he didn't actually teach her those Bible courses so he is probably better equipped to deal with the splitting of this particular hair...

One more thing about Sparky... She is a bit of a budding photographer... She takes beautiful pictures and I want to encourage her the thing is, she kills cameras... Like, mass murderer... Seriously, she is a serial camera murderer... I have twice now given her my "old" camera and up graded... both died within six months... For Christmas we gave her a new camera (in case the problem was the second-hand nature of the first two...) It died last week... She doesn't mistreat them, she just takes tons of photos (thousands a month) and keeps it with her at all times... I want to encourage her, she is getting really good and has signed up for a photography course at school and for yearbook. She needs a camera... any recommendations for a good one that won't break the bank? I hate to run over to Wal-Mart again and just buy whatever is on sale, but it may come down to that...

Remember that this Friday I will be doing my "Five Favorites Friday"... It will be a McLinky party... Come join the fun there may be refreshments!

Also... Don't forget to enter my giveaway... It ends Monday!


Thanks for listening,