Roses!

I thank the Lord for the beauty of roses. I never tried growing roses until last year when I ventured to buy a tree rose and I had success. This year for my birthday my hubby bought me three rose bushes. They bloomed wonderfully when we first got them and then when they finished I figured that was it for the year... I was wrong. I did what the nursery told me to do with them and they are blooming again. I am so thrilled! Anyone else enjoy roses as much as me? :) if you have any tips for taking care of them in a New England climate I would be most grateful!

This one is called Joseph's Dream Coat.



This one is 'Perfume Delight' a hybrid tea.

And next year I was promised more for my birthday! I can't wait.

We Love The Beach!

The following picture is my "little" brother... as far back as I can remember, every time we go to the beach he digs a huge hole. He, however, is getting far to big to fit in said hole. He certainly likes to try anyway :)
I love being near the coast, especially when it is the off season for tourists but we still manage to squeak in visits during the busy season. Going to the beach is one of my favorite things to do in summer. I know of many back road and little known places to go too. We have a lot of history in our area so we learn a lot. Now that I am older I enjoy learning about the local history, however , my children like just going to the beach but good ol' mom always makes it a history lesson. You can take the mom out of the Homeschool but not the homeschool out of the mom ;)


This is Lauren enjoying said hole.

Max following suit...his hat makes me think of the movie "the Sandlot".

Then Jillian...always seems to look away for pictures.

Finally we have Kara...a.k.a. Fifi...she could get lost in this...

I on the other hand have more pounds to lose until I try:0

We are at it again!!!

This will be a new attempt at keeping an online journal about our everyday lives. Myself and my oldest daughter Lauren want to share about learning to follow God's will for our lives, especially for women. This is an ongoing learning experience and maybe we can share with some of the other fellow bloggers out there. We love the Lord and even though our lives have been far from the norm we are blessed and need to remember that every day. Hope you come by again. more to come...