Last week was full. The kids had a Health week at school and hence had dress-up days. Hannah had her program which she did very well in. She read her persuasive paragraph about Allowing Gum in School. She was animated in her singing and actions and quite enjoyed herself. Abraham really loves flags and came […]
This week I sewed… well, if a few zig-zags count as sewing. I borrowed my mother’s machine and zig-zagged the circles for a quilt block for my cousin’s wedding quilt. What a DELIGHT it was to sew. Yes… it was made with LOVE not perfection… but still a fun project. I remembered that I find […]
(photo courtesy Maxwell : age 3)
Here’s a cool new music video by Jon Schmidt and Steven Nelson. Pretty amazing musicians, I’d say. The only thing… I can’t tell what songs they mashed… who’s Michael… and where’s the Mozart? Let me know if you figure it out.
So…. I’ve never actually seen a real copy of the magazine Seeing the Everyday … but I am in love already. I had a stinky attitude today feeling discouraged about my abilities in the home… so these cheered my heart and reminded me that it’s about relationships and loving & teaching these littles. So – […]
Pardon more favorite thoughts on Conference talks. I’m still working my way through the Nov Ensign. I finally received the May Ensign and have it all ready to go – spiral bound and all…. Just have to finish up the last conference. At this rate, I may be forever behind…. but, it’s all good. Onward… […]
Our stake had the annual father-son campout this weekend. We planned on Jimmy and Abe going (now that we finally have a tent!)… but when Abe had a belly ache all week, we decided it might not be the best option to send him out to the boonies with no facilities or running water for […]
I’m trying not to be such a clean control freak with all these kids. It’s hard. I like order and quiet and tidy and yummy smelling little people. But such is not reality these days, especially with summer coming. So I’m trying to let them just enjoy themselves and we’ll throw them all in the […]
I liked this quote that Becky Higgins shared today. Yesterday morning I was having a hard time positively embracing my role as mother. After a break from the littles (thanks to my sis-in-law) and time spent in Abe’s classroom, I felt a bit more rejuvenated. Then after an afternoon playing outside (next time – remember […]
Lately I’ve been drawn to several talks on FAITH from last October’s General Conference Ensign. I guess my soul needs this counsel and HOPE. Not that the principles were new, but the way these men worded things resonated with me. Anyhoo… I guess overall, I realized how important it is to have a reservoir of […]