Larissa is 10!!

Wow does time fly or what? Hard to believe everything that has gone on in our lives since that evening 10 years ago, when Larissa Amber-Skye came into the world at 6:18 pm! How she has changed us. She is a tiny version of Derwin's daughter Jade who had left us to return to her mother just prior to us finding out Larissa was coming along.

Today, Larissa turns 10 and is a cheerful energetic child who is in grade 4 and is homeschooled. She is smart and cute and pixie-like most of the time although that ol temper is there too!

In OUR lives lately? Well we had a boarder for almost 3 months who thankfully has moved out again last week giving us back our home and much needed peace. Anyone who has a family as large as we do, should never accept a boarder because it turns your world upside down especially a homeschooling family.

This weekend, we tore apart the pink room upstairs, celebreated Larissa's birthday and we still have walls and ceilings to tear down and haul to the curb in order to get it all hauled away for spring clean-up around here.

Derk and I are in the process of some family changes around our home. We have seen somethings that we want to change in the way our home is run, having our boarder has helped us to see even more things that we did not like going on here, and so we are endeavoring to change things. Now that Derk is home early each day, we can resume some things that we had to shelve before due to him being gone so long. Our supper hour is one thing that is changing, to an earlier hour. Bedtimes, chores, just everything really is getting an evaluation and an overhaul. Running a family our size is hard work and it usually falls on mom. Dad now, is going to be more involved and I cannot wait!

Well my time on here is up. Josh is in from his gardening and doing another online learners test to practice for his real one tomorrow. He is getting 17/20 so far... but has 35 questions to do.
Michael has disappeared again, probably reading on his bed again, and the girls have finished their chores so I need to assign more things for them to do. That is... if they ever want to get outside today lol.