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Friday, October 01, 2010

7 Quick Takes Friday, Oct 1, 2010

~1~
Meg has a job exercising a horse. This is by far, her dream job. The horse has an injury, so this week we were walking him. Like a dog. This horse- his name is Joe, is kept in a part of Orange County we've never explored before. It is criss-crossed with horse trails. It's been delightful!

~2~
I think Meg's highschool classes with the Biola Star program, just might be the death of me. At least, the General Lit & Composition class will be. I kid you not, I did not have this level of writing until college, and I was in AP classes. If we can survive, I will have no doubts that Meg will thrive in college.
If. I. survive.

~3~
Beside her regular homeschool classes, her Biola classes and horse-walking...Meg was hired to dogsit/walk the two dachhunds next door and take in the mail/water plants for another neighbor across the street. She was one busy girl.

~4~
We've had quite the heat wave here in the OC. Monday, it hit somewhere around 112 degrees- which is not unheard of for parts of So. Ca- but it is unheard of for our part of Orange County.

~5~
The heat wave meant, of course, that this homeschool crew had to hit the beach.
It was perfect! The day we went, there was a bit of cloud cover, so it was very warm, but not blazing. Loved it! Also, the beach was empty, compared to during the summer. Loved it!

~6~
Today, we had a bit of thunderstorm and some rain. We do not get much weather here in OC, in fact, I can never find my umbrella because I only use it maybe once a year. We enjoyed the thunder and 15 minutes of hard rain. Then it was over. It was still a warm day, however.

~7~
We changed plans this morning- I was actually driving Meg to walk the horse when the rain started pounding. So, we turned around and stopped for bagels, instead. I snapped this photo of the rain pounding while the sun shone, at the Orange Circle- it's an antique district area..lots of shops, and best of all, bagels!

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posted at 9:06 PM
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5 Comments:

At 5:05 AM, katlupe said...: Beautiful photos on your blog! I like the fact that your daughter, Meg is working with an injured horse since I am a horse owner myself. Horses teach people in many ways.
At 10:00 PM, Hen Jen said...: katlupe,

thank you for stopping by and commenting :) My dd is smitten with horses, she would love to own one, but we live in the city- renting stable room is very expensive here. She rides when she can, and is dreaming of going to a college to learn about horse management and how to train horses.
I like them, too- I'm just not as educated about them as she is.
At 6:45 AM, Janae Moss said...: What beautiful photos!! I love them. Also, I am so proud of you for all the work you do with your kids. That is a huge job that will affect their lives forever. Keep it up!
Oh, and thanks for your well wishes on my blog...life is crazy! :)
At 6:24 AM, Denise said...: Love all your photos! Just found your blog and am now following. Look forward to checking out more of your blog.
At 12:18 PM, Hen Jen said...: Thanks Shmonae! I'm loving your adoption story !

Denise,

thanks for stopping by, commenting and following- wow! I'll be by your place :)

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