A Peek At Our Life

June 15, 2008

Updates

I'm now in a season of modified bed rest. For every 2 hours of being up-and-about, I have to be horizontal for 2 hours. Now you know why I haven't been posting! ~wink~

The Buzz Around Me

Dad and the boys hustling through some projects to help make the weekdays easier for us.

Kitchen Happenings

That experiment didn't last long... Mr. Visionary bought me another big fridge courtesy of Craigslist. We don't go to town/shop often enough to live without fridge space.

In Our Schoolroom

School has been rearranged to fit into one of Mom's 2 hour blocks of *down time*. This is neat...I can pay much closer attention to the little ones from here. We set up a small *desk* for them right beside the couch.

The Garden View

The sunbox plants were destroyed by some stray puppies who managed to wiggle in. The garden looks pretty shabby. A few tomato plants, and what's left of the sugar snap peas after the baby goats got into the garden. Sigh. Not everything is easy to manage from the couch.

In The Sewing Room

Can I just say that I am in love? My new sewing machine has changed my life! (At least my sewing life.) I can manage about an hour at a time here and there in my *up time* to finish whittling away at some projects. I know I won't have time to finish them after the babies are here... at least not for a long time.

Home-keeping Agenda

Just the 3D basics: Dishes, Diapers and Duds... and sometimes we clean the bathrooms.

Simple Joys

Forced couch time means more cuddle time with my Littles.

Preparing for Twins

I add this link below only because local folks have asked. These are the things that we will be trying to buy before the babies arrive. So, while matching outfits are fun, these things are the priorities for us. (P.S. Anyone who knows me in real life knows that used items are perfectly OK... well...just not the diaper liners. *grin*) I will remove stuff that we have already gotten.

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My 2008 Goals

Well...my hopes anyway


~Deliver two healthy new babies safely and not too early.

~Switch to cloth everything...napkins, wipes, diapers, etc.
**Napkins, diapers & wipes done!

~Switch to non-electric kitchen appliances...grain mill, blender, food processor, etc.
**Got the grain mill with the money I made from selling junk stuff on eBay!**

~Learn how to make cold-process soap
**I did it! I really did it! I made Rosemary shampoo bars, Lemon-Calendula soap bars and Spearmint-Peppermint-Tea Tree soap bars. It smells so good in my closet where they are curing!**

~Keep a hand-written journal

~Begin putting our family photos into scrapbooks

~Maintain a "no backlog" policy with my sewing projects

~Purposefully put together an emergency plan and kit for our family with batteries, radio, canned food, clothes, etc. and have it packed and ready to *go*

~Begin building traditions, recipe files, scrapbooks, etc. for our family's celebrations of the Biblical feasts: Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles

~Read some fiction for a change!

Martyrs, Henty and Matthew 18

Whenever the children come to me wanting to tattle, I encourage them to try to motivate or encourage their sibling to do the right thing, before ever coming to Mom. “Don’t jump the gun on the Matthew 18 thing… go through step one before step two.” It seems like a good plan most of the time, and often I am pleasantly surprised to see the level of diplomacy with which situations can be resolved by the children without any outside intervention.

However… I’m thinking I should be a bit more specific about what constitutes “motivation”.

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It appears that our Little Napoleon was refusing to clean his side of the room. An interesting mixture of martyr stories, Henty novels and little boy imaginations.  

Posted: April 21st, 2008 under Weirdness At Our House, Training Them Up, Such Creative Kids.
Comments: 6

Comments

Comment from Holly
Time: April 21, 2008, 8:04 pm

Ahhhh HaaaaaHaaaaa!

Yes…My kids (and husband and I) loved this!

Hopefully there was no oil involved….

Indeed, such creative kids….

Comment from Rachel
Time: April 22, 2008, 8:12 am

oh my gosh! lol

Comment from Julie
Time: April 22, 2008, 8:36 am

Too funny! I love kid stuff. The time to slow down and be imaginative. What incredible memories your crew is going to have to tell their children about.

Comment from Krista
Time: April 22, 2008, 9:26 am

LOL! At first I didn’t get it… then I saw the ropes!

Comment from Lisa W
Time: April 22, 2008, 5:06 pm

LOL Looks like something that Eliezar, Shalom and Reuven would have been found doing not too long ago. But Eliezar being 16 now, he’s too “mature” for such things. *rolleyes* Unless DH is involved, then it’s safe for him to participate again. If only I would think to take pictures of those moments… I’m so glad you thought quickly enough to catch this on film - for memories.

Yes, I see quite a bit of Henty imagination there and a little martyrdom thrown in for good measure. LOL I love it!!

Comment from Heather
Time: April 22, 2008, 5:12 pm

I love it! It’s so cool to see what children come up with when they have to use their imagination. What great memories too!

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