Updates on silly kids

Sutherland, Tourangeau - Viens, Mallika! "Flower Duet" Lakmé

Ahhhhhhh, another of my favorites. I do LOVE opera if it's the right opera. And to me, this is the right opera!!!!:D:D:D:D Very famous song indeed!!!
To mi mama:X:X:X:X:X

Renee Fleming "O mio babbino caro" Gianni Schicchi

Okay, so which one do you like best? Renee or Angela. I LOVE LOVE LOVE oh they hold the note up top for sooooo long and then come down so beautifully!!!!!

Angela GHEORGHIU - O mio babbino caro - G Schicchi - Puccini

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bobby Flay: Texas Burgers

Because it's grilling season. Notice, you can grill inside for those who don't have a bbq.

Bobby Flay's Italian Recipes

I miss foodnetwork.com and .ca!!!!!! ( sniffle)

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BIRTHDAY BOYS!!!!!!!!!! JOSHY AND WALTER!!! LOVE YOU!!!!!

The Lawrence Welk Show: Adios, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehn

Mom, Dad, Jen, Josh..........bring back memories?!?!?!??! hehehe

Quote

"O let us prove our gratitude by our devotion..."
Spurgeon

Viewer Discretion Advised

Viewing agreement: Viewers may only watch the video clip if said viewers disregard the total lack of propriety and decorum displayed by the involved family member crew. Do not publicize the silly behavior you have just witnessed. We are not responsible for any "accidental" circumstances that may occur in any case of agreement breakage. Enjoy.

Baby Takes First Steps- The Daily Dubitz

While others, this time of year, are dashing to the academic finish line, we turn now to another strange phenomenon occurring simultaneously. Feats of developemental advancements are making great strides in the Dubitz household. Mitchum, 13 months on the 26th, is holding his head high, flexing his newly acquired achievement with an advantageous exuberence. Let's see how others feel about this manifested, marked milestone.............. In my opinion, it's a huge "step forward".:P

"Walk this Way"

Yes, our "Meetchum-boy" as Kennedy calls him, is taking his first steps. But when I say first steps.......it's amazing how fast it went from first few steps to many steps. "All in a good days work"..........says Mitch.:P Once he got a hold of taking steps he just keeps at it. He LOVES the praise he gets from it, no doubt! Wouldn't surprise us if he's gonna be running real soon, too.
Anyways........for the fam.:D LOVE YA!

Open Season 2 - Mr Weenie

I can soooo relate! (sigh) Food allergies can be tough vhen you are veak. We LOVE the "soooo gooood" part. We say it all the time around our place!!! Although, we know, through the Lord's help we can over come.

History can certainly be fascinating, but more so, the connections you make with it.

Too Funny

Long sigh........I love my Mitchum-boy.

Strawberry Milk, Anyone????

As a child I LOVED Strawberry Quik (not that we were able to purchase it often). I LOVED chocolate milk,too, but sometimes I wanted a lighter tasting something ( not realizing why at the time). So strawberry milk was just the thing.

I now, with my children, LOVE making things for them that I liked but healthier. We also LOVE to make the Sabbath Day ( Sunday) a delight in every way. So this last Lord's Day we had one of those plastic clam shells filled with BIG, JUICY, RED strawberries ( you know what I'm talking about. (wink))..........anxiously waiting to be experimented with.......So in they went into the blender (although we made this in batches). Spinning whole strawberries; when complete, a ruddy wine. In went two pinches of brown sugar ( b/c I can't stand for something NOT to taste good, even if I've never made it before), and before long.......a stream of cream ( milk) followed by a stream of soy milk. Although we can't do the cream too much ( for numerous reasons) it just added another creamy depth (even though soy milk is very creamy and thick, especially when blended. It froths up nicely). Strain and pour into a very BIG cup!!!! Try not to use the excuse when driking,"I'm just making sure it's gonna taste good enough for you."

I'm sure you could add some vanilla, but I wanted to taste the pureness of strawberries and cream.

As well, I'm sure this is nothing new, just a thinned out, strained out version of a shake, but I do like the change in texture of this strawberry milk.

I just saw a recipe for strawberry milk by making a syrup out of fresh strawberries and then adding it to milk. I'm sure I'll try that, too, but I kind of like to keep my strawberries raw.

FYI: Strawberries contain more vita. C than oranges!!!:D

Anyways...........That's what we made for Sunday breakfast..........and now........TODAY!!! hehehe

Happy drinking.:(D <- milk mustache

Lord's Day Quote

"If the Lord requires something of us.....He will give us the ability to change."

Snow in late April.........Some don't seem to mind.

"I'm bikin' in the snow, just bikin' in the snow".

Chocolate Realizations ( 1st Birthday)

(chocolate chubby hands, what could be better?)

Little Bear Blue Blanket

This is the blanket I just finished. Now I'm on to my honey-hive blanket!!!

For my Girlies

The Joy of the Lord is my strength

Proverbs 15:15b
....but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.



Psalm 5:11
But let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because Thou defendest them: let them also that love Thy name be joyful in Thee.




Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.





Proverbs 17:22a
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine...

Mommy Mirth

My kids like me to "draw" them things......and so I appease them b/c it's something productive and creates a wonderful bond. So I made these for Warren and Kennedy. I'll make the others later when I have a few minutes to spare.

I LOVE when the kids paint..........

On the computer that is.:P


Kennedy's

Warren's







The last time the kids got out the paints......I think I was sleep deprived and lying on the couch as if drugged.....(could have been a very bad candida day, too) but the kids went crazy.....I even had them wearing "paint shirts" and they still managed to get it on their newer play clothes......and on my new chairs.....( which I still haven't been able to get around to cleanin'!! WAAAAAHAAAA!!!! sniffle, sniffle) Now, I do love to let my kids explore and experiment with color, but not all the time, and not soooooo messy (especially when I'm breaking out and I already feel aggravated). So all that to say painting on the computer is AWESOME. They can perform spotless artistry.

Writing

Here is a writing assignment Harrison had to work on for Language. The task was to make an article of what your city has to offer for tourists. He centered it around family oriented activities ( although there are many other possiblities). Just a side note, he didn't want me to put it up.....so we won't tell him.:P:P:P:P (shhhhh)

Creation vs. Evolution -MEDIATED DESIGN

Okay, this is sooooo awesome. PLEASE take the time to read this and you'll be able to help defend creationism.

http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v4/n1/hidden-potential

( I LOVE the part of this article called "Using Mediated Design" and the potential there. OH MY!!!)

Meaning of Mediated design:
the belief that God specifically designed each created kind with genes that could be turned on by environmental factors to help them adapt to new surroundings.

They give a few different examples, but this is one example I gave to my kiddies.

Take two ppl.
One is a typist and the other is an olympic runner. God has equipped them with the same muscles in each person's body.

The runner has trained hard and built up his muscles to be strong, to make him fast, while the typist's muscles aren't as developed b/c of the different "environment" or jobs they each have.

If you read the article to which the link refers to, this will hopefully make more sense.

May God bless you with this article and may it develope more curiousity in you to study creationism more.


"It is an exciting time to be a creation scientist. As secular scientists discover more data about our world and intensify their challenges against the Creator, we are forced to study the Word of God in greater depth and examine our world more closely. The “trials” allow us to discover more truths about God, magnifying His glory and wisdom. " -Answers in Genesis article

Poetry

We've been going through this cd/book called "A Child's Introduction To Poetry". You can purchase it on Amazon.com (maybe even on Amazon.ca).
This is such a fun book. It explains how different types of poems are arranged, the meaning behind some poems, and the meaning of some unfamiliar words used in the poems. Here are a few limericks we liked. ( A limerick is a short, humerous, five-line poem).

"There was a young lady named Hannah,
Who slipped on a peel of banana.
More stars she espied
As she lay on her side
Than are found in the Star Spangled Banner.

A gentleman sprang to assist her;
He picked up her glove and her wrister;
"Did you fall, Ma'am?" he cried;
"Do you think," she replied,
"I sat down for the fun of it, Mister?"

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A flea and a fly in a flue
were stuck so what could they do?
Said the flea, “let us fly."
Said the fly, “let us flee”.

So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

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There once was a man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket.
But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.


But he followed the pair to Pawtucket,
The man and the girl with the bucket;
And he said to the man, He was welcome to Nan,
But as for the bucket, Pawtucket.


I'm also found of the nonsense verse poem, "Jabberwocky" taken from Lewis Carroll's book, Through the Looking-Glass.

My Grandma Shirley (who sometimes we would call Grahams) and I made up a tongue-twister one time while staying the night at her house. I remember going to her house making tongue-twisters, playing "where am I hiding", playing cards (and ABSOLUTELY NO NO NO Cheating!) and a host of other things. She didn't have much money but we didn't need to have money to have fun.

Here is the tongue-twister we made:

Which witch wore which watch in which war?

Simple but fun.

I've always enjoyed making silly and YES, rhyming poems.....but as you look more closely at poetry the real poets take it further and add double-meanings and include other references. I'll have to try that someday.


Anyways.......back to school.

Homeward Bound, The Incredible Journey, Part 2/8

LOLOLOLOL Remember this Nate and Ann. "Eh-ewwwe.........that;s Grandma's cake!" I couldn't find just this clip so ya get a little more of the movie........heh heh

Bible Memory

Although my children are learning the Westminster Shorter Chatechism Questions with the Scripture proofs I so long for them to memorize other verses as well. Verses that they may specifically need for their certain weaknesses to help encourage them and help them in the midst of temptation, ect.
I just found this site today and had to post the link. Now I know one can certainly memorize scripture without it, but as I have limited time and I have a whole host of things I want my children to learn and do I thought this would be a time-saver for me. (We do memorize the Catechism and Scriputre proofs together so that's why I would opt for something like this).



http://www.doorposts.com/details.aspx?id=104

It is fairly inexpensive and on sale!!!

PLEASE scroll down and check out the demo!!! It is sooooo cool!!

Disney's Enchanted - "Happy Working Song" (Actual Footage) Awww, how easy spring cleaning would be if only we had "helpful" ver

This is for all those diving into spring cleaning already. And for those who aren't yet, can think about it and not sweat a drop ( just as Gizelle doesn't)

Spurgeon's Sentiments of Spring

(Monet)



Spring in the Heart

"Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof."—Psalm 65:10.



Spiritual spring is a very blessed season in a church. Then we see youthful piety developed, and on every hand we hear the joyful cry of those who say, "We have found the Lord." Our sons are springing up as the grass and as willows by the watercourses. We hold up our hands in glad astonishment and cry, "Who are these that fly as a cloud and as doves to their windows?" In the revival days of a Church, when God is blessing her with many conversions, she has great cause to rejoice in God and to sing, "Thou blessest the springing thereof." (http://www.spurgeon.org/misc/heart.htm link to read the sermon in it's entirity)


(Love this, sooo stinkin' funny and classic!!!!)

Spring Fling

(Canadian Goose in case you weren't sure. That's a big deal! Oh to hear the honks of geese in March!!!)




Yes, spring is here, even though where we live it's not very pronounced yet, but still with as much daylight as we're getting........that alone makes me imagine blooming flowers. So our spring fun started with art class. Even better, edible art!!! Even better than that, Chocolate edible art!!! The kids made things that reminded them of spring-time.

Son 2:11 For,lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
Son 2:12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
Son 2:13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Mommy's constant helpers

AB "F" "F" "F"

Warren has now learned his ABC's and Kennedy, so enthusiastic to learn, goes around the house saying what she can, in her own little Kennedy order. I took her grocery shopping last Sat. just her and Mommy and she was just singing away in the cart. She sang the low parts and high parts and she even got a few crescendos in there (okay more than a few). It was very sweet to see and watch. I'm so glad we got to spend that time together.

Consequently, Mitch (Chous-Choosq) has picked up on a letter. The letter "F". Here he is in this picture dictating his "F". :D

Our boy, Our Joy

What joy this little guy brings into our home! I can almost feel and smell him in these pictures. Preciousness concentrated.