Vampire Bat Habitat

Julian decided to pick the 'Vampire Bat' for a habitat assignment. 100% grade!! Good Job, little man♥

Since I am a preschool teacher, I had plenty of supplies from paint to templates. 

Completely homemade from things around the house...  

Fun quality time for Ju♥ and I ;]

Fun facts about VAMPIRE bats:

1. They live in Mexico, Central & South America

2. They have sharp incisor & canine teeth

3. They only feed on blood of birds & animals (very seldom humans ;])

4. They live in dark caves, mines, tree hollows & abandoned buildings

5. They fly three feet off the ground

6. They drink about half of their body weight in blood

7. They can live about 20 years

8. The Owl is their predator

9. Their saliva has a special substance to keep the blood from clotting.

10. They wait till an animal is asleep or very still to feed. Using a sound process called Echolocation to find their prey.

11. They are the size of your thumb with an 8inch wing span

12. They can also carry rabies

**Thought you'd also like to know that bats are very friendly. People have been known to have them as pets. LOL!!

B Honor Roll



Julian and his third grade teacher, Mr. Moore
Freedom Christian School

This is about two weeks late, but here it is:

Julian maintained a grade point average between a 3.00 and 3.49. It has given him the honor of being on his schools B Honor Roll.

I have to say, honestly, I was extremely blown away by this... Yes, I had NO IDEA he was even close in the running. I say this because I know Julian's study habits (I fight him about it daily) and I know the curriculum is of a higher standard than most schools (being a preparatory for colleges) that I was completely SURPRISED. I dropped him off at school, knowing the school's assembly was later that morning. Me working from home couldn't possibly make it to the assembly. I have to admit, I wasn't to worried about it, knowing that Julian wasn't going to be on the Deans list or make it to B Honor Roll for that matter.

Shame on me... He came home with a surprise behind his back... "Mommy! Mommy! Sit down, I have a surprise for you!!" by the end of the day I had completely forgotten what day it was and that there had been an assembly at the  school, earlier that morning. You can well imagine the surprise look on my face and the complete horror of what I missed when I seen his surprise! Every emotion possibly went through me... I was horrified that as his mommy, I was NOT there to be a witness first hand or even to be a support it his accomplishment. I could not stop the tears from falling, I then realized I was standing in complete shock when Julian's face began to change with a look of 'Are you happy?'... I shook myself out of my daze and began to tell him how extremely happy and proud I was of him!!  

I have had my head in the clouds for so long that I didn't realize how well my son was doing in school. I have been working hard and trying to get a business running in my home and being mommy and daddy because my husband works away from home. That I failed to be a part of this wonderful moment of this little Bisiar... It broke my heart. Yes, the tears are falling as I type about this (silly I know) but I'm so extremely proud of my little boy who is doing well on his own... It just goes to show me that if I was more involved with his school work and projects,  he probably would  make the Deans list next time around, lol...

He's such a good natured boy and so smart like his father (school was never easy for me as a child) that I feel extremely blessed that he is mine. The LORD is good and I/we are blessed to be able to afford, at this time, a school of this nature.
I just wanted to share this wonderful moment of Julian's. So we can always look back at what he has done. Mr. Moore took this picture with his phone and sent it to me. I'm... thankful... and happy... and blessed.
Thank you LORD for Julian!

Spirit Wk at Freedom

This last week was spirit week at Freedom Christian School

Julian and I decided it would be so cool to face paint his school colors

Red, White and Blue

He definitely sported his colors!! And was proud!

Sweet!

FCS... new school

Julian in his newly painted room... yes, it is bright green ;]P

Today marks the beginning of Julian's third week in his new school,

Freedom Christian School.

I think we (Julian and I) are still not sure about this new school.

He tells me he absolutely loves it, but yet I feel a little overwhelmed with it, lol...

He also talks about how hard third grade is :(

this makes me sad because I knew it would be a transition coming from

public school curriculum to this Abeka Christian curriculum...

I just didn't realize how hard. I understand this curriculum and all it entails,

because Julian's older siblings went to a Christian School that taught solely using Abeka.

Sigh... Please pray for us that we can get through this transition soon.

I obviously don't do well with changes, lol.

Hmmm something I just discovered within myself

and I'm very impatient :/ that I already knew ;]P

A NEW school?!?

Julian will be going to a new school this year, 2011-2012.

His father and I are very excited to say the least!!

We were all very sad when his former school CFS was closed down earlier this summer.

Julian and I was beside ourselves with worry and desperately missing our friends,

since before Kindergarten.

But, God in all His mercy lead us, through a former student from CFS, to Freedom Christian.

We are beside ourselves with excitement of all that this wonderful school has to offer!!

First off, we love the fact that it offers a Christian base foundation.

In support of families and churches these families are involved in.

They are a small entity in regards of reaching each and every student.

in their spirituality, social, emotional, and academic growth.

Also: they are from K - 12th grade!!

Julian is excited of the fact that his teacher is Mr. Moore;

yes... a male teacher

*sweeet*

Julian begins school Tues. Sept. 6th.

I feel God has lead us here for this time and for that I'm grateful.

AND I pray we will be able to continue this path until his high school graduation.

Ju'z long trip with daddy♥

Julian's daddy insisted we go on this run with him (his job).

This run would take him for a few days away from home.

I was extremely hesitant, but Julian begged and begged...

I drug my feet but packed for the next few days.

It would be a wonderful time of a life time for Julian...

A time he would never forget!

I'm thankful we went =')

On this particular night we were in Idaho...

We were bedding down for the night at a rest stop.

Beautiful country side I had ever seen,

Julian was beside himself with the fact that he was in so many different states.

Julian's bed on this run was the top bunk...

He so graciously told me I could sleep on the bottom bunk with dad.

Thanks, Julian ;)

Our last night on the road, Nevada, before heading down the mountain.

5 days in a big rig with his daddy and mommy was the best time he ever did have.

His words exactly... It was a tight 8x8x living space, but we did it!!

California... here we come, our home

***SWEEEEEETness**

A proud little boy...

Only a dad with a tired face,

Coming home from the daily race,

Bringing little of gold or fame

To show how well he has played the game;

But glad in his heart that his own rejoice

To see him come and to hear his voice.

Only a dad with a brood of three,

One of ten million men you see

Plodding along in the daily strife,

Bearing the whips and the scorns of life,

With never a whimper of pain or hate,

For the sake of those who at home await.

Only a dad, neither rich nor proud,

Merely one of the surging crowd,

Toiling, striving from day to day,

Facing whatever may come his way,

Silent whenever the harsh condemn,

And bearing it all for the love of them.

Only a dad but he gives his all,

To smooth the way for his children small,

Doing with courage stern and grim

The deeds that his father did for him.

This is the line that for him I pen:

Only a dad, but the best of men.

...Edgar A. Guest

(but a slight revise from me)

Julian was one proud little boy to ride on a big rig with his father. We, our family, are rejoicing and praising God for the miracle he brought our way. We were so thankful for this job when I lost mine on Monday. All in the span of two days, can our God work in situations like these.

Julian was beside himself with excitement to be up so high, above all the world to see from the top of his pinnacle :) he was in sky heaven! Well as close to heaven as his little person had seen.

I'm happy for this memory to be in my little boys life. And for the first real miracle he was able to see, touch, and feel.

*TO GOD BE THE GLORY*