Justin and Josiah's Lapbooks!

As promised, here are photos of Justin and Josiah's lapbooks. They were to present their report to students in their Science co-op class. Justin decided to do his report about the praying mantis.



In addition to bringing the lapbook, he brought his mantis to class. The students were fascinated by the size of the insect!




Josiah did a fine job of presenting his report. He decided to share his research about the ants. They intrigue him to no end!

My Triple Lapbook

I've been checking out fun sites about lapbooking! Thought that I would give it a try and teach it to my sons so that we could use it for some of our science studies. In our homeschool co-op group, we were studying about grasshoppers. To learn about the inner parts, we ordered lubber grasshoppers and dissecting kits from science home.









Above is the science lapbook that I created. It is made on a high school level. The flaps are open in the center.


Below, the middle flaps are closed. More photos and information is added. (Click on photos to enlarge.)

On the outer pages of the lapbook, I've added a small mini book with grasshopper facts on the left, and grasshopper recipes to the right. Yum-yum!!! (giggles) One of the lovely parents (Anna) in the co-op group made chocolate covered grasshoppers. I brought mine home. It is in the freezer. I'm still trying to build up the nerve to taste it. Woof!

To find out more information about lapbooking, check out the following sites!

Lapbooking - http://www.squidoo.com/lapbooking

Homeschool Share - http://www.homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php
This site is loaded with free lapbook templates!

Lapbooking 101 - http://lapbooking.wordpress.com/

Flicker: Lapbook - http://www.flickr.com/groups/lapbooking/

YouTube: Lapbook lessons - http://www.youtube.com/user/mcclintick02

It's your turn!!! Give it a try! You will see that it is so much fun, and it adds fun and pizazz to the learning process. Photos of Josiah and Justin's lapbook coming up next!

Our New Fur-babe

Meet our precious little Jasmine!

At this age, she is curious and gets into everything. We have to puppy-proof our home. *giggles* All of my painting/art supplies....shoes, etc., are moved out of reach. She is extremely playful, and I can tell you--- there is never a dull moment around here.

Just wanted to share a photo of her with my animal loving pals.


(((((((Fuzzy Hugs)))))))
~Jacqui

Another Fun Day With The Elumbaughs & Friends!

We heard that Brother Elumbaugh would be giving his concluding talk for the area of Athens, GA and would be serving another district. [Oklahoma, I think] Quickly, we made plans to attend! What an awesome day that we had!!! Brother Elumbaugh and Lisa were as friendly and loving as always!
When this brother gives a talk, he captures your attention from beginning to end. The talks that we heard that day were:

To Mind The Spirit, Set Personal Goals
http://jfgraham.multiply.com/music/item/7/To_Mind_the_Spirit_Set_Personal_Goals_-_Steve_Elumbaugh

Reject World Fantasies and Pursue Kingdom Realities
http://jfgraham.multiply.com/music/item/5/Reject_Worldly_Fantasies_and_Pursue_Kingdom
_Realities_-_Steve_Elumbaugh

If you haven't heard him give this talk.....include it as a "must do" on your list:

Just Let It Go
http://jfgraham.multiply.com/music/item/3/Talk_Just_Let_It_Go_-_Steve_Elumbaugh

Listening to an upload or CD of his talk is a joy, yet seeing him in action is a more delightful experience. His smiles, laughter, expressions, gestures and mannerism gets the listener involved. This is not a man simply rambling off at the mouth. You understand his deep love for Jehovah through every cell of his being, and he speaks with authority and conviction. My family adores him and our darling sister, Lisa. My sons stated that he is an example of the type of brother that they want to be as they continue to grow in spiritual maturity. I thank Jehovah for modern day examples like him and pray each day to our Father on behalf of my sons in achieving their goals. With Jehovah, and loving support from our spiritual family.....their dreams and aspirations can become a reality.

(Lisa, Dustin, Josiah, Steve, Justin)

I also had the joy of seeing friends that I have missed for many years. One was a sisters in my first pioneer school. She is now married to a Brother in Bethel, and still continues to pioneer. I am so proud of her!!! Later, Grandma Linda treated the boys and me to a delicious dinner at a restaurant downtown Athens! {What a sweeeet grandma!!!} We were accompanied by a sister that once lived in our area. She knew Josiah when he was a wee babe! We had a lot of fun catching up with what was happening in each of our lives. Oddly enough, I also learned that there is an American Sign Language group in Athens. They are in the process of working to become a congregation.

Hmmmmm..... *raising eyebrow* I feel another trip coming on.

Proud Mom!!!

I have some exciting news to share!!! Dustin and Justin will be getting baptized at our District Convention this month!!!!! They keep saying, "We can't wait!!!". Grandma Georgie (my darling mother) informed her doctors and the dialysis center about this, and they have arranged it so that she can come to see them get baptized. Grandma Linda (my dearest mother-in-law) has also made arrangements with her job to come and support them during this wonderful day.

After the convention, guess what talk that Justin will be giving upon his return? "Baptism Brings Many Blessing". [Sign Language Ministry School] Hmmm....what a co-inky-dink. I will record the baptism and his talk to upload and share with my sweet friends that visit here.


There is yet another thing that I am excited about. June 29 - July10, I will be attending my 2nd Pioneer/Missionary School.....this time in American Sign Language. [Doing the happy dance!!] The school will be in Charleston, SC. I will be sure to bring my camera so that I can take a lot of pictures to share.

Before closing, I want to send a big thanks to all of the friends that stayed in touch with me by email. As some of you know, my mother is very ill. Due to diabetes and high blood pressure, her kidneys are no longer functioning. I am doing the last of my testing as a donor this month.....will be at the hospital all day Friday, and more tests next week before heading to the convention. If all goes well, mom and I will be having the surgery in July. It truly warms my heart to hear her express plans of getting back into the pioneer ministry.

That's my mom!! :-D

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*Please donate to the Georgia Graham Transplant Fund.
A little kindness can make a big difference.

http://georgiagrahamtransplantfund.blogspot.com/

"C" is for Charlotte......

This is an ATC that I created for a Doodle Swap at Artists of the Round Table. You would not BELIEVE what I went through in creating it. When I first started working, my world was fine. It was very relaxing to do, and eventually, I completed the drawing and added the shading. I remembered that we were having a color challenge on the group, and thought......why not paint the ATC in harmony with the challenge. That is when things went downhill. I was making a mess with the painting, and each time I tried to make things better, it got worse. I couldn't believe it! I had worked too hard on this!! Not having time to draw this again, and feeling determined not to be outdone.....I decided to tear the edges of the ATC and layer the background with gold and black. I added one more layer to the bottom that I created by means of collagraph printing. I am so thankful that this worked out, and I sincerely hope that the recipient -Charlotte- will love it. This was created with Charlotte in heart and mind, and inspired by a Sesame Street song sung by the Cookie Monster titled, "C" is for Cookie. My humorous version for Charlotte is:

"C" is for Charlotte, that's good enough for me.

"C" is for Charlotte, that's good enough for me.

"C" is for Charlotte, that's good enough for me.

OOOOOOHHHHHHHH

Charlotte, Charlotte, Charlotte stars with "C"

Word Art

Doing a bit of Word Art as an assignment on my group, Artists of the Round Table. Here are a couple of links with information and examples:

http://www.mmwindowtoart.com/wordart/words4.html
http://www.mmwindowtoart.com/wordart/words5.html

This was very relaxing. The words written in the composition are lyrics to one of my favorite songs, Everybody's Got Their Something, by Nikka Costa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyeoW4ifNik

This song is dedicated to you, so turn up the volume! You've got that special something!

(Click on photo to enlarge)