We are doing well. Wed are still alive. It is snowing now, I think we got about 3 inches last night and it is supposed to keep snowing until tomorrow night. I have wanted to write so much these past few days, but I've been busy and haven't taken the time.
My mother is here for Christmas and it is so good to see her! She hasn't been here since Nathaniel was born. We did go see her when he was 5 months old, but that was a very short stay. The children are having a blast with her. We are going to make gingerbread houses today and tomorrow for lunch, we are going to have a tea party. Then on Saturday, we are going sledding.
We are having fun over here! I'll try and post photos soon!
Merry Christmas everyone!!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Time to steal some.....time
It's a little after 9 pm and I really should be in bed. But Damaris is still sleeping down here (she has just started to make noises), and so I'm talking these few minutes to write something. I've been wanting to for these past few days, but the time just hasn't presented itself. Now I'm just "stealing" the moment.
We are making good strides with our new kitchen. The floor is all tiled now and it looks really nice. Adam, his father, and his 2 brothers got the double stacked convection oven into the room today. Boy, is it nice to get those off the porch! We have had them on there since September. It has gotten to the point that I can't look at the porch without cringing. We look like hillbillies with the junk on there! Okay, so it's not all junk, but I don't like cluttered spaces anyway and that is defiantly what our porch is: cluttered. My goal is to some time soon get out there and clean it up. It would have been nice to do that before the snow came, but such is life.
We still have a ways to go with the kitchen, but it feels good to be this far and to see improvement.
My mother is coming this Monday and I'm so excited! The best part...well, one of the best parts, is that the children don't know she's coming. To make room for the new kitchen, we made the school room our living room. Which then caused us to move the school room into the guest room. And that had us moving the guest bed into the girls room. So she gets here at around 11 pm on Monday night and when we get home, the children will be sleeping. When they wake up in the morning, surprise! Grammy's here!! I'm going to have to set my alarm early, just so I can be in their room to see their faces. It's going to be great!
She will be here until the 30th, which is not a long time, but it at least is something. We have ginger bread house to make and a tea party to have while she is here. She doesn't know this yet, but I'm going to ask her if she will also help my organize and clean out the school room, just in time for us to start our new school year. It is driving me crazy!! And there is no way I can spend a good bulk of my time in that room and still survive. Yes, it is that bad!
There are other things that I would really like to write about that are going on in our lives. But I'm not going to take the time right now. If I did, it would take longer and Adam would eventually come hunt for me. I am very tired and even though Damaris is still sleeping, I need to crawl in between my sheets and close my eyes.
Good night!
We are making good strides with our new kitchen. The floor is all tiled now and it looks really nice. Adam, his father, and his 2 brothers got the double stacked convection oven into the room today. Boy, is it nice to get those off the porch! We have had them on there since September. It has gotten to the point that I can't look at the porch without cringing. We look like hillbillies with the junk on there! Okay, so it's not all junk, but I don't like cluttered spaces anyway and that is defiantly what our porch is: cluttered. My goal is to some time soon get out there and clean it up. It would have been nice to do that before the snow came, but such is life.
We still have a ways to go with the kitchen, but it feels good to be this far and to see improvement.
My mother is coming this Monday and I'm so excited! The best part...well, one of the best parts, is that the children don't know she's coming. To make room for the new kitchen, we made the school room our living room. Which then caused us to move the school room into the guest room. And that had us moving the guest bed into the girls room. So she gets here at around 11 pm on Monday night and when we get home, the children will be sleeping. When they wake up in the morning, surprise! Grammy's here!! I'm going to have to set my alarm early, just so I can be in their room to see their faces. It's going to be great!
She will be here until the 30th, which is not a long time, but it at least is something. We have ginger bread house to make and a tea party to have while she is here. She doesn't know this yet, but I'm going to ask her if she will also help my organize and clean out the school room, just in time for us to start our new school year. It is driving me crazy!! And there is no way I can spend a good bulk of my time in that room and still survive. Yes, it is that bad!
There are other things that I would really like to write about that are going on in our lives. But I'm not going to take the time right now. If I did, it would take longer and Adam would eventually come hunt for me. I am very tired and even though Damaris is still sleeping, I need to crawl in between my sheets and close my eyes.
Good night!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
My little story
I have a need to tell this. My short story is a great example of how God listens, love us, and takes care of us. Early this morning, around 1 am or so, I woke up to extremely bad stomach pains. The kind that cause chills to go up and down your body. The cramps were very, very painful and couldn't find a comfortable position. I earnestly began to pray that God would take these pains away.
I got up to use the bathroom, in hopes that perhaps that would ease the pain. But it didn't. I was still praying as I stumbled back to bed, knowing that Damaris would be waking soon and that if I was still in the same condition, I didn't think I'd be able to sit up and nurse her. Esp. since she has to lie on my stomach.
I laid down on the bed again, wrapped myself in the sheets, closed my eyes....and the next thing I new, she was waking up. But when I looked at the clock, I was shocked to see that 2 hours had passed! God had answered my prayer and not only helped me get back to sleep, but He also took away those stomach pains. I felt a twinge of them a little bit, but nothing like it was. God is so good, isn't He?!
He cared that my stomach was hurting badly. He cared that I was very tired and needed to sleep. He cared that I needed to be able to nurse and take care of my children. I told Him this morning that I would publish what He did for me. Even if it's a small number of people, people need to know that HE CARES! He loves you and He does an even better job at taking care of His children, than we do of taking care of ourselves.
I got up to use the bathroom, in hopes that perhaps that would ease the pain. But it didn't. I was still praying as I stumbled back to bed, knowing that Damaris would be waking soon and that if I was still in the same condition, I didn't think I'd be able to sit up and nurse her. Esp. since she has to lie on my stomach.
I laid down on the bed again, wrapped myself in the sheets, closed my eyes....and the next thing I new, she was waking up. But when I looked at the clock, I was shocked to see that 2 hours had passed! God had answered my prayer and not only helped me get back to sleep, but He also took away those stomach pains. I felt a twinge of them a little bit, but nothing like it was. God is so good, isn't He?!
He cared that my stomach was hurting badly. He cared that I was very tired and needed to sleep. He cared that I needed to be able to nurse and take care of my children. I told Him this morning that I would publish what He did for me. Even if it's a small number of people, people need to know that HE CARES! He loves you and He does an even better job at taking care of His children, than we do of taking care of ourselves.
"Casting all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you."
1 Peter 5:7
1 Peter 5:7
Friday, December 4, 2009
Is it only our children?
Believe it or not.....
our children really do have beds.
So that leaves just one question.....
WHY?
Supper, anyone?
"The new fashion in night masks". Do you think it will catch on?
our children really do have beds.
So that leaves just one question.....
WHY?
Supper, anyone?
"The new fashion in night masks". Do you think it will catch on?
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