Good Books

I'm so grateful for inspiring ideas and encouragement that come from good books. We are listening to a book written by an amazing teacher, Ron Clark. I am already a better teacher and parent because of this book. The kids think it's amazing, funny, and crazy too! Heavenly Father blesses us with motivation and inspiration from so many sources.

Teaching

I'm reading a fun book about teaching. I need to get my kids excited about learning, so I am improving my ability to teach. I am excited to try some new games with the kids tomorrow. I'm grateful Heavenly Father has blessed me with my dream job! I love my children! I enjoy teaching & training them too. I will rise up & help them accomplish their goals & dreams.

The Cutest Kids!!!

Everyday I am surrounded by darling children saying the cutest things!  I love them so much!!! I wish I had time to record all the wonderful, funny, and amazing things they do each day.  I hope up in heaven we can watch reruns of all these precious moments that fly by at 90 miles an hour.  I hope I get to show them to my kids and say, "See, I told you, you were the cutest little bugger!"  But I hardly can keep my head above water right now, let alone document all of whirlwind.  I wish I could, because these are the days I love and want record of.  Hopefully, I can do more to preserve it.  I will record it right now on the camera!  I'm so grateful Heavenly Father has blessed us with this technology and I'm sure Heavenly Father has arranged for heavenly reruns!

We Are Up and At 'Em

It's 6 O'clock in the morning. We got up at 5:30. Tank is a great morning guy! Adelynn is still sleeping in my bed; she has a bit of a cold. Jessica & Jaremy are already showered and ready. Hopefully, we are of to a great start! Heavenly Father has blessed me with enough energy and rest to do the day's work ahead of me!

End of a Big Day

With homeschooling eight kids we only have big days! I'm worn out and feel like I'm spinning my wheels. But I hope in the eternal scheme of things we are making progress. Sometimes it seems we are on the brink of getting things right, but most of the time it seems I'm putting out fires. No amount of organization seems to be able to deal with bleeding heads, screaming, little boys, sand fights, sick babies, injured, elderly neighbors, and potty accidents. Most of the time I think I'm insane for attempting homeschooling, but on the other hand I think we are on the edge of greatness and success. So much good comes of it! I just hope it is enough! I pray For the Lord's help!

Island & Table

We were blessed to save a ton of money this weekend. We went to the store to buy a make-due, fold-up table at Sam's Club for the kitchen, but we didn't want to spend $80 on a plastic, temporary table. We also needed a couple of desks for the girls. We decided to look for something used on ksl.com. We found a $40 island for the kitchen which is tons better than the plastic table. Then Jaremy and I went garage-sale shopping. We found two desks for $18. So we spent less than new, had a ton of fun, and ended up with better products. It was a great date! Heavenly Father really blessed us to find just what we needed so we could stay in our budget.

Wonderful Neighborhood

We live in a great little neighborhood with loss of older homes and dear, older people. It is like having lots of grandparents to visit with. They are always serving us and doting on the children. Our kids are about the only ones in the neighborhood. The older people seem to really love having the kids around. Of course, the Butler kids are some of the most polite, helpful, respectful, thoughtful, dear children in the world. So it is no wonder I and everyone else loves them dearly! Heavenly Father had blessed me so much!