Homeschooling

I am so on the fence on whether i should homeschool Alexis next year. She is doing well in public school, but my gut is telling me to pull her out. I just don't know what to do. I have so many doubts about myself. I figure it's only one year, but will i be able to handle it all. I currently have Alexis 6, Kaila 3, and Brayden is 1. Plus my 12 year old nephew is here for the next year.

I'm thinking we will give it a try on a year by year trial.

A Christmas Version of 1st Corinthians 13

If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not share the true meaning of Christmas, I'm just another cook. If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home and give all that I have to charity, but do not demonstrate kindness to strangers, it profits me nothing. If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point. Love stops the cooking to hug the child. Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband. Love is kind, though harried and tired. Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens. Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way. Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return but rejoices in giving to those who can't. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never fails. Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but giving the gift of love will endure. "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

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Girls room redo

When we initially purchased this house we had planned to stay for 2 years, sell and flip. We had Alexis and she was 1 at the time. Fast forward 4 years the market has plummetted and we now have 3 children.

Our newest addition Brayden is now 1 and finally after 2 girls we have our baby boy.

So now i have to bunk the girls. I had 2 beds in there before, but i lacked dresser space.

The girls, now age 6 & 3 are into pinks/purple anything. I'm not crazy about the wall color choice, but they love it. Their room has limited natural light in the afternoon and it gets dark in there. I'm limited to where i can place the bunkbeds because of the fan. The beds block the window.

Before/After kitchen redo

We live in a 1454 sq foot house. We are a family of 5 and we decided to redo the kitchen. It's a work in progress.

Work In progress:

It's finally done: