Keeping Up With The Jones 6

🌟 Homeschooling and COVID19🌟 On Wednesday September 23, 2020  we finished the 23rd day of home school. On Monday September 28 we will be on day 26. I can't believe how fast the time is going by. My son had to make Qin Shi Huang which was the First Emperor of the unified China out of play dough. I was sitting there watching him form the man in the dough and listening to him talk about Qins time as emperor. His play dough guy turned out good and when he was finished he made a play dough pizza. I wish I would have thought of taking a picture but I was too busy listening to hi m talk about the Qin Dynasty. If you'd like to read about  Qin Shi Huang you can click  HERE . My daughter is doing well in her Spanish class. In math she is learning how to Identify the domain and range for relations described with words, symbols, tables, sets of ordered pairs, and graphs. Math is her favorite subject. She loves numbers. Only 155 more days to go! I'm not sure how homeschooling will go

The COVID19 virus is making its way through our household. My husband says he feels better, but is still very tired. He tested positive for the virus on September 24. He started showing symptoms two or three days before he was tested, He just thought he was having allergies or a change in weather head cold.  I am feeling sick now. My head has been hurting for three days now. I thought it was just stress from crying and worrying about my husband being sick. But, today I feel as though I have been run over by a truck. My head still hurts. My throat, neck, stomach, and whole body aches. I have no fever. I have a slight cough. I am having a lot of gassy weird crampy feelings in my intestines and stomach.  Everyone is different and there are many different symptoms of this virus. Please monitor your symptoms and check for fever twice a day.  Please watch out for symptoms if you are having them please quarantine  yourself away from others for 14 days or get the test done. This is a very real

We have been exposed to the COVID19 virus. Some people believe this is not a real thing, but it most certainly is very real.  I'm not sure what to do. I can't be around my husband for for more than 10 minutes at a time. He has to stay in his room away from everyone while he is sick. He was diagnosed with covid19 yesterday. No work for 14 days. His symptoms are mild right now. He is having bad stomach pains, hot flashes, cold flashes, congestion, headache, and other symptoms. When he lays down he can't breathe right after awhile so he has to keep sitting up. He is in so much pain. I wish I could help him. I'm praying that his symptoms get better instead of worse.  We were instructed that if he looks blue to call 911. I'm so scared. I just pray that nothing happens to him. Please GOD let him be okay. Just please if you pray please pray for us. Pray for everyone who is in need. The more prayers the better. Thank you for any prayers it is very much appreciated. I know G

May this Season bring you lots of joy! Have a happy and blessed Autumn. Play in the leaves or rake them up which ever you prefer. Just have fun doing it.  Carve a pumpkin with your family and bake the seeds and eat them and enjoy. Make a Halloween craft and give it to someone to brighten their day. Its the simple things in life that matter the most. Like spending time with family and friends.   

🐴HORSES 🐴 My daughter made this for her over the summer project. She loves animals of all kinds so she decided to do a project about horses. Last year she did one on wolves. I love that she likes to read, write, and draw. Every summer the kids get to pick a project they will work on over the summer. My daughter always does hers on animals. My son doesn't really finish his, but when he does it is usually about knights or army men. He loves knights, army men, and anything that fights and or saves the world. I love watching my kids grow and learn.  The summer projects keep their brains busy and learning. 

💛My Yellow Status💛 I'm so happy 🙂  I  made it to a yellow status presenter. I started out with the white charm. I finally got my Younique Yellow Status Charm. Now I need to earn the next status which is PINK and then I can get a pink Charm. I can't wait to earn the pink status. I love selling Younique. I love their makeup and skin care lines. I love how they follow EU standards when producing their makeup and skin care lines. I love that Younique is a company that helps child sexual abuse survivors. This company is amazing and I am thankful I get to sell their products. I love how us presenters get paid within 3.5 hours of a sale. The extra income is nice and I can buy my husband a gift that is actually paid for by me, not using his money. I can help buy groceries and small things the kids need. This makes me feel good inside knowing that I can help provide too.   Thank you so much to everyone who has helped me by making purchases, hosting reward links, and sharing my Youniq

💜36 Pounds Down 💜 I lost 3lbs this week. I'm so happy because I was at a stand still for the last two weeks. At least I was able to stay the same weight for those two weeks.  I thought about giving up, but I don't want to do that again. I have done that again and again for the last 13 years. I give up too easily on lots of things in life. I don't want to give up anymore. I want to lose this weight and keep it off. I want to be happy and healthy. That's why I quit smoking to begin with so I cou ld be healthy, but instead I learned a new unhealthy habit.... EATING TOO MUCH! So this time around I am going to lose this weight and learn to keep it off for good. I started this weight loss journey on July 29, 2019 and I was doing good until February 16, 2020. Then I messed up again and I started over July 18, 2020. I have managed to lose 36lbs so far. This time around I am not giving up!! To anyone out there fighting a battle You can do it! Just don't give up. Stay stron

 👼Have a Blessed Weekend👼 Have a super blessed weekend. Do something fun and exciting. Be happy. Love your family and friends. Do something kind for someone you don't know. Be kind. Kindness makes the world a better place. LOVE one another. Share with someone else. Tell someone how beautiful they are. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!! Teach LOVE not Hate. LOVE EVERYONE!! I LOVE YOU! We need more ANGELS in this world right now and less evilness. So HELP make the WORLD a better place by loving and being kind to each other. Don't forget to count your blessings and give thanks to GOD for everyone of them. Blessings come in many shapes and forms just like each of us. YOU are all BLESSINGS. LOVE your neighbors. Do something nice for a neighbor. Help someone in need. Uplift someone who is feeling down. There are many things you can do to make someone feel special and in return you get to feel special too because you know that you are an amazing person who cares about others. You ROCK! Spread the

👄Try Before You Buy 👄 I was playing with the Younique Beauty Guide Try It On. You can find it on my Younique site. You can try on their products before you buy them. You can upload a picture of yourself or do a live view try on. Even if you don't buy anything you can still play and have fun. Best of all you can see yourself with different makeup looks.   Go check it out. Its pretty neat. Have some fun! I did a half and half of each picture so I can show you the difference. You can take a screen shot of yourself when you are finished trying on the makeup.   I am learning a lot about make up.  I want to learn how to do the wing with the liquid liner!  I love the purple eye shadow in the one picture below. I'm not sure what happened to my lips in the pictures, but the lipstick got a little big and out of hand. NO LONGER SELLING YOUNIQUE. Enjoy and have a fun time! Share you pictures in comments below.

 🌹Violets Are Blue🌹 My son made this. He said, "Mommy I made this for you and the people at GOD's Gang on Facebook." He is such a sweetheart! I remember one day when he was younger about 5 years old. He is 11 now. We was at a bible study and the room was filled with people. They were all taking turns praying and all of sudden my sweet little boy just starts praying out loud for everyone there. He is such a sweet young man with a heart of gold. I love him and all my kids to the moon and back and to infinity and beyond.  My son has always had a love for GOD ever since he could talk. I hope that one day he will be a future pastor and teach the word of GOD. Whatever he chooses he will have GOD on his side and always in his heart. You can join GOD's Gang by clicking  here .

 💛Struggling💛 Have you ever just felt blah? I'm sure we all have been through days like I am going through right now. I'm not sure whats wrong, but I feel really tired and cold. I don't want to move. I just want to lay some where until I feel better. I just have this feeling deep down inside of me that something is wrong some where and I can't shake it off. I feel sad and tired. Like there is no way to do this anymore.  But, I get up and keep going anyway. You have to keep going. If you don't and you give up how will things be then? I'm sure not real good for others. So, you must keep on keeping on.  Wake up and be positive. Do something nice for someone else. Get a hobby, mine is selling Younique products. It makes me feel more alive and gives me something to do just for myself. So, that is what I did today. Got up and signed onto facebook and started posting Younique post even though I just want to lay some where and not move or think about all the bad that

 🌟Celebrate🌟 We celebrated my oldest daughter's 25th Birthday on Saturday. All of our children were there and I'm so thankful. It was a blessing to have all four of our children together, was like old times for a few hours. We had cake, ice-cream, fried chicken, and pizza. We went to the park and took pictures.  I still have trouble believing that my daughter is 25 and married with her own son now. I know she is but, it sometimes feels like she was born yesterday. I know a lot of you moms know what I am talking about? Time slips by way too fast. So enjoy it while you can.  I love when she pulls up in our driveway with her family. My youngest daughter waits for them to arrive by watching out the front window so as soon as they pull in the driveway she can run out there and greet her sister and get her nephew. Time always goes by so fast when they are here.  So here is to 25 years of our beautiful daughter being alive and well. She has brought a lot of joy to this family. She i

  ♰ Happy Sunday ♰ Have a Happy Sunday. Don't forget to give thanks to GOD for all your blessing today and everyday. GOD is LOVE. Also If you are a Grandparent May you have a blessed Grandparent's Day! Grandchildren are one of GOD's many blessings to us. Cherish them and love them. Teach them about GOD's word. Teach them LOVE not hate. "Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers."-Proverbs 17:6 "When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also."-2 Timothy 1:5 ENJOY! 

👍 Day 15 of Home School ✔ We have completed 15 days of home school successfully. Only 162 more days left. That is not many days to learn when there are 365 days in a year. There is still 185 days of no school in a calendar year. Be sure to educate wisely and learn all you can. Learning is knowledge. Add knowledge everyday, even when you don't have school. Learning activities are great for older folks too. It keeps your brain active and your memory sharp. So no matter how old you get always continue learning. I love homeschooling my kids. Not only are they learning, but I am too. I learn something new everyday.  The best part about homeschooling is learning of course, but you can stay in your pajamas, you can take bathroom breaks as needed, and you can take as long as you need to learn. There is no rushing around.  My son working hard on his broken laptop. When we can afford a new one he will be blessed with one, but for now its fine. My daughter just finished her day of learning.

💜💛💚 HAPPY BIRTHDAY💚💛💜 Happy Birthday to all who were born in the month of September. Have a beautiful blessed birthday. Enjoy your special day.

 💕GOD's Gang💕 GOD's GANG is a group of amazing people from all walks of life on Facebook. A place we go to to share about GOD's awesome word. GOD is mighty!  I created the group earlier this year back in January 2020, because I felt a calling to do so. I want to share GOD's good word with everyone. It is a place you can go and share bible verses and memes about GOD and anything that is positive and uplifting. You can ask for prayers or you can pray for others. You can share your story about how you came to know GOD. Share acts of kindness! Share love. The group is small right now, but hopefully it will grow. Everyone is welcome. I want everyone to know GOD's love and how mighty GOD is. Please join us in making this world a better place by sharing GOD's word and loving each other as GOD loves us. I bought this box of cards with Psalms verses on them to color about 2 years ago. I colored a few, but they just sat there in the box. I got this idea that when they w

Together we can help end Child Sexual  Abuse! In light of the recent news and the ongoing abuse of our children and youth in this world, there are ways you can help. One of the main reasons Younique is a company I stand behind 110% is because this is their “Y” and also my Y. For  I AM 1 in 4.   I  am a survivor. Lets all help put an end to this horrible abuse going on all over the world. Lets save the babies, children, teens and adults from being the next victim. We may not be able to put an end to it, but we sure as heck can try. Who is with me? Together we can all make an impact. I am truly grateful for you guys that have purchased Younique from me!! Thank you for  supporting me as well as supporting the survivors of child sexual abuse.  I AM 1 in 4.  That means either me, you, or someone we know has been a victim.  I know how it feels to be abused. I have been there  more times than I care to remember. There are still days where I feel I can no longer exist, but I keep going becau

👅 Chili Fried Rice👅 I had no idea what to make for dinner yesterday so I just threw all of what I had together. I had a pack of ground chicken, onions, peppers, garlic, and etc. I didn't measure any of the spices as I put them in. I just went with what I thought would taste good in it and I guess it worked because everyone enjoyed it. We had chili fried rice and steamed broccoli yesterday for dinner. It was so delicious. I was surprised when the kids and hubby loved it and requested that I make it again soon.  Only problem with that is I didn't write down what I put in it. So last night I tried to write out the directions so I could remember how to make it again for the family. I didn't expect it to be that tasty.  We decided the recipe should be called Chili Fried Rice.  Get the recipe below. Chili Fried Rice 2 1/2 cups of cooked rice Olive oil or whatever oil you use 1lb ground chicken 1 red pepper diced up 1 green pepper diced up 1 jalapeno pepper diced up

💙Learning💙 We are learning about the Digestive System in home school for the next few weeks in Biology class. Fun fun fun! This week the kids will be learning about the Stomach, Kidneys and Intestines. I have taught this to them many times but repetition is the key to successful learning. In the past when the kids were younger they drew their body outline on large paper and we hung it on the wall and each day they would add different organs, bones, veins, muscles, and everything else that is on or in the body including the digestive system. This year they will be reading more about the digestive system and doing more work sheets. Read about your Stomach, kidneys, and intestines here . Who knows you may learn something new.  Always try to learn something new everyday. Learning keeps your brain work ing and your brain loves knowledge.  ❤️ I have learned so much from home schooling my kids. I don't even remember learning some of this stuff when I went to school. Heck I don't eve

⭐Making Memories⭐ Yesterday was a good day. Its always a good day when I get to see my grandson Joey and my daughter Rebecca and her husband John. Looking forward to next Saturday so I can see them again! My youngest daughter stands in front of the window looking and waiting for them to arrive. She loves her nephew so much. My youngest son loves when they come over too because he gets his brother in law to play video games with him. We went to the park for a little while and watched Joey play and throw dirt at everyone. He is adorable and so intrigued with everything. He makes my heart happy. His beautiful and adorable smile lights up the whole atmosphere.  John and Rebecca bought everyone a snowball at the park. The snowballs were so good the bees were even trying to eat them. Joey wanted some of everyone's snowball. I made chili for dinner. My mom, aunt. sister and her husband, my niece and her husband and their little girl all came to dinner too. I love times like these. My sist

 💚Tea Party💚 My two youngest kids loved having tea parties. Any time they knew someone was going to be visiting they would want a tea party.  Tea parties are good. Its a way of enjoying your family and friends and a nice hot cup of tea. Everyone gathers around the table and chats about different things. You get to eat cookies, scones. biscuits or whatever you enjoy eating at your tea parties.  I enjoy the memories of those tea parties. I think maybe its time to plan another one. Even though my kids are older now and they don't mention tea parties anymore I'd still like to have one.  I miss those days. I miss their sweet little voices and the way everything was amazing to them. The pure joy and excitement of each new day. Enjoy every moment you can because they get older in the blink of an eye. It feels like yesterday they were babies and I closed my eyes for a second and they are now a teen and pre-teen.  My two kids and their cousin in the middle.