Homeschool Halloween Party

Last Friday Macy and I picked up the kids from daycare right after lunch. They were excited because they got to miss "Quiet Time". We went to Riverton Park and they changed into their costumes in the car. One of the moms in my homeschool group organized a Halloween party that was really fun. There were crafts, games, candy, donuts, and apple juice. Plus the kids got to play on the playground. They had a fun time.






Afterwards, they all promised they would be good as we went to Office Max. I wanted to buy some legal size file folders so we could start making "Lapbooks". They are a record of topics you learn about. I figure that even though we don't have the kids all the time we can still learn about things together when we do have them.


Their reward for being good in Office Max was to go to a pumpkin patch and they each got to choose a pumpkin. We took them back to my parents' house and painted them. They turned out pretty cute. We had pizza for dinner, then went over to the new house we're renting. After I helped Rob bring the beds in we read a couple of books about pumpkins together. On Sunday we spent some time working on a lapbook about pumpkins. I'll post pics of those later.

Poetry

Robert has published some of his poems on a separate blog. See them here.

Anxiously Engaged

On September 19th, Robert called me and invited me to come over to his house. He had prepared a nice dinner of spaghetti and garlic bread, complete with peanut m&m's. We ate and talked at a beautifully laid candlelit table while listening to soft music from his laptop. Robert reiterated all the reasons why he loves me, why our relationship is so wonderful, and why we want to spend our lives together. Then he came over to my chair, knelt down, and read me a short, but sweet poem that he had written as he slipped the ring over my finger.

To Thee My Love

To Thee my Love I promise this
with each and every tender kiss,
Thy burdens shared and thy heart uplifted
Thy fears repelled, my comfort gifted.

A thought too sweet for the Heart of man,
to hold, to kiss thy delicate hand
My Love, My Angel Divine
to hope, to pray. Wilt thou be mine?

He softly said, "Kayleen will you marry me?" and I said, "You are my way back into love. Yes I will marry you." Then he pulled me to my feet and we slowly danced and kissed for a little while. The apartment was a good place to get engaged (even though I can't wait for him to move out of it... lol) because that was where we first met, first hugged, and first kissed.

Below is a not very good picture of the ring. To see a better one, go to www.callacut.com , click on "Collection" and look for the first ring on the second page. We will not be adding the wedding band to it right now- just the engagement band.

The wedding is November 9th at 6:30 pm in Herriman. We are so excited to begin our life together and look forward to all the blessings that a happy, satisfying, complete relationship will bring to us!