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July 6, 2010

The Buzz Around Me

Slurping. Folks are munching on watermelon at the table near me. This is the sort of thing you plan before you mop the floor.

Kitchen Happenings

I'm off of meal duty for a few weeks. The kiddos are making all the meals for a while so I have more time to work on extra projects. The Boys have breakfast and lunch duty (think Vitamix for breakfast and leftovers for lunch). The Big Girls (15 and 14) are taking turns making dinners - they cook as well as I do.

In Our Schoolroom

We have decided to take the Summer off of official school work!!!!!!! I am working on lesson plans instead.

The Garden View

I rented out our garden plot to the children. Whatever is growing is completely by their own doing. I am having the benefit of buying from them fresh organic produce, and they are earning back their rent money. All this with no nagging to get help in the garden...what's not to love?

In The Sewing Room

I just learned a groovy new trick for patching jeans! Rip out the outside pants leg seam to patch them, then sew it back up again when the patching is done. The timing is perfect, because Mr. Visionary just gave me some for my mending pile. Sigh. All in due time...

Home-keeping Agenda

I'm using the Summer off school to get things organized again. Closets, clothes, cabinets, nothing is sacred. I feel like I haven't really had decent order since the Twinnage (cute as they are) arrived.

Simple Joys

Mr. Visionary coming home in time for dinner. I had almost forgotten what he looked like in daylight.

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My 2010 Goals

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~Do something with my guitar that's collecting dust...like maybe learn to play it.

~Save up enough money and get the bus ready enough to go to Family Week 2010 with the Wallers.

~Be at least 90% faithful to investing my morning quiet time praying and studying YHWH's Word.

~Do 3 good deeds and right 3 wrongs each week. I got this idea from First Fruits of Zion, and it is such a neat way to keep my focus outside of myself.

~Keep a hand-written journal.

~Be faithful to what we have learned from Dave Ramsey, and use a zero balance budget every month.

~Come up with two small ways to make side income to help my children learn to run a business.

~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.

~Be outside at least some every single day.

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    Comment from Diana Johnston
    Time: December 12, 2008, 3:21 pm

    Just wanted to tell you how much I like your blog! I found it a couple of months ago and have been following it ever since. Keep it up!! :)

    Diana Johnston
    Chandler, AZ

    Comment from Mary
    Time: December 29, 2008, 2:11 am

    This is off topic…but….I was just wondering how the babies are doing. I did look, but I didn’t see a recent update…I could have missed it though! Just wondered…our twins turned 4 this month. I tell you what, time has really flown by…although right after they were born I didn’t think I would ever sleep again! Enjoy them!

    Blessings,
    Mary

    Comment from Annette
    Time: January 6, 2009, 6:34 pm

    Hi Julie!
    How’s it going? I hope you don’t mind me writing to you via the comment section. I am interested getting passports for our family. Is it costly? Is there a lot of paperwork involved? Under what circumstances you would feel it was time to leave? Where would you go?

    If laws were made that took away our rights to homeschool, to choose how to care for our children, (not to vaccinate,) etc., I would be ready to get out. I have read others recommending you get them for everyone in your family due to the changes about to take place in our good ole USA. I would like for our family to be prepared to flee if necessary but wonder if it would be too late if we wait until things get bad.

    Looking forward to hearing from you again!

    love,
    Annette

    Comment from Swylv
    Time: March 8, 2009, 9:24 am

    You must be busy. I remembered you had twins and my sister is expecting twins….would love to read more advice on staying sane for her sake…email if you can

    thanks

    Comment from Emily
    Time: March 23, 2009, 6:39 pm

    I would be interested in knowing what brand of non electric appliances you purchased or plan to purchase. Also are you local to the Chattanooga area?

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