Luv'N Lambert Life

Mental Health, Homeschooling, Epilepsy and More

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Just To Let You Know… {Thoughts From Me}

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All of our social media now matches and our blog has a brand new look!
I wanted to make it a bit easier to locate us online so I created a new image/logo and I’ve updated all of our favorite online places with the new logo so you can easily find us online.  I really hope you like it.  
I choose the purple them for both Epilepsy and Breath Holding Spells Awareness because, as you know, both hold a pretty special place in my heart.  The ribbon that winds through our blog title also represents awareness and those 4 tiny hearts at the bottom of our new logo are for each one of my beautiful children.  
It’s been a blessing to do this job and to share and help others.  I hope to continue doing so far into the future.  But for now, I’ve more work to do to move ahead with our little space online.
God bless,
Dana

Beginning March Update: March 2018 {Thoughts From Me}

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March has come in quickly.  I can hardly believe it’s already the 6th!  It was just February.

This month brings lots of reviews.  Things from the Crew and lots of other places.  Great books from great authors we love to read!

I spent last week gathering a menu for the month.  I haven’t done one in quite a while.  32 days to get us through to next month.  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snack since we are homeschoolers and we’re home all day most days.

My biggest challenge is always feeding the picky eaters and keeping up with who eats what and how they prefer certain foods.  Laycie isn’t a bread lover.  Jack doesn’t like variety.  Win’s least favorite is veggies.  Emma doesn’t eat cabbage and has recently decided she’s not a fan of toast.

This month provides some fun for our menu though.  We will eat mostly Irish meals the week of St. Patrick’s Day.  We also have Easter on April 1st so I chose the plan to include that as well.  Lots of variety and fun new foods to try.

Last night, we had Pigs In A Blanket with brats instead of hot dogs.  We’ve cut out hot dogs a lot because of the processing of them and switched to sausage when we can.  They were good but not a favorite for us this time.

I’m still writing.  I’m also diving into our ancestry which is fun.  It’s been awesome seeing who we’re all related to and just how unique our family truly is.  The kids have enjoyed the lessons as well.  I hope so share more on this in the future.

I’m feeling better, health and energy wise.  I think it shows.  Healthier me will bring more time to work online as well as get out and do more.  I’m looking forward to taking photos again and sharing more of those here on our little blog.

Well, that is us, for now.

Until next time…
Dana

End of February: Update Feb 2018 {Thoughts From Me}

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I’ve contemplated what to write here for 15 minutes.  Sometimes, you just don’t have anything to say.  Silence is one of my favorite things.  Sitting and listening to nothing but the breeze brings about a sense of peace and balance.

This was a busy month for us.  First Mom’s birthday, then Valentine’s and then Emmalee’s birthday.  It makes for a fun week.

This month also brought our first review for the Homeschool Review Crew.  The curriculum we receive through them is always a blessing.

Several other reviews happened this month as well.  I’m happy we are again in a place where I can provide those for our readers.  We enjoy our reviews.

Emma has started diving into her own business of bracelets.  You’ll see more about those soon.  They will eventually be for sale.  This has been a long time goal of hers.  Art has her heart, and jewelry design does as well.

This month, I realized I had lost my camera charger somewhere on our travels.  I was able to get a new one and look forward to working on imagery again.  I mean, what was the purpose of my time in college if I’m not going to put it to use right?!

I started a book this month.  You’ll see more to come on that soon as well.  It’s a hard thing for me to announce and I’m almost fearful of it’s release but it’s been long in coming.

The kids are good.  Our family is good.  Life is good. 

Life continues…

Until next time…

Dana Lambert-Hodge

Another Week Bites The Dust {Thoughts From Me}

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And another week bites the dust.

I’m totally off schedule.  I feel behind in the plans I had.  I need to set up a better plan to stay on track.

Emma is talking my head off.  Distracting me from what I need to do but that’s okay because I don’t mind hearing her talk.  She’s such a social creature.

Laycie is putting all her energy into learning about baby possums.  She’s learned so much about them.  Next week we will dive deeper into some lessons to learn a little more.

Winston has been working on his Minecraft game, mowing grass, building social skills.  He’s ready for another Georgia trip.  He had a lot of fun.  I’m glad.

Jackson is busy busy.  He’s learning big, little and middle in sizes.  He’s learning that Daddy is big and Mommy is big and he is little.  He’s learning colors like grey.  He is counting to 10 on his own.  He’s gaining new skills every day.  He can balance on his head on the couch.  And today he actually held the possum.  He asked without prompting.  I was totally proud of him.

So life is busy and unorganized right now but we’re working on it and we’re enjoying life together.  Life is messy but joy overcomes the mess every day.  So for now I’m living in the moment and letting life go as it will.

Until next time…

Dana

June 2017 Update {Thoughts From Me}

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I admit it.  I’ve been slacking.  Last week I didn’t post my Wordless Wednesday or my Thoughts from Me or my Simple Woman’s Daybook posts.  Honestly, I’ve just been super busy.

My Mom is here clearing our some of her stuff.  We’re putting it in storage until she has a place of her own and that often takes time.  She’s getting it done though and our house is getting less cluttered.

It’s time for a change.  I’ve been going through the kids clothes.  Man they are growing so much.  Laycie had to have new outfits because she’s gotten so tall and I’m heading to get Win some new shorts because he too is growing larger.

Everybody needed new shoes too.  There feet have all gone up a size and nothing fit.  Thank goodness for flip flops and cheap tennis shoes at Walmart.

We’ve got some family plans for the weekend so I look forward to next week’s Wordless Wednesday.  I’m sure we’ll have some great photos to share from our adventures and fun.

For now though, I’ve got to get back to working on the house.

Dana

A quick June Update {Thoughts From Me}

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I keep telling myself that I am going to come up with a better system for blogging and an idea for weekly posts yet that doesn’t happen.  So hear I am again, giving a blog update very quickly because our busy life is consumed with living and not with writing at this time.  Maybe one day the writing will come but for now I’m content to simply live life.

At this point, I’m back to the house overhaul.  My birthday is coming up and all I can keep thinking is how I want this or that for the house – not a lot for me, myself.  I’d love to put in new bookshelves that are sturdier than the ones we are currently using, made of real wood to hold the weight of all the books we own.  Heck, I’d love to buy a building just to house my books!  That’s a dream in itself!

Speaking of the shelves, my current cleaning is to catalog all the books so that I know what I’m using.  I’m doing this with both Classroom Organizer online which I can use with the laptop or my phone to scan in ISBN numbers.  I’m also using my BookCrawler app so these are stored in two separate places and maybe I can keep up a little easier with what we do and don’t have already.  I’m pretty good though as only a few multiples have made it into our home library!

For now, we have a break in doctor’s appointments for the kids and my Mom.  This small break will be devoted to cleaning and clearing junk in the house and our lives and also to school, field trips and lessons that must be completed.  Yet, another reason our days are busy and full right now.  When it’s too hot or too cold to be outside, we do school!  Oh the perks of living in ole South Carolina!

So that is my update for now, for lack of an idea of anything else to post today.  Perhaps my brain will regain function after I get some of this mess organized.

Until next time…

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