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!

Contact/Disclaimer

If you’ve been here any time at all (and if you’re new, it will quickly become apparent), you will notice that I am a homeschooling Momma-of-Many (seven at last count), living on a farm with an entrepreneur Husband, and a personal, don’t-fence-me-in-with-a-schedule creative streak. It is the recipe for a full, busy, joyful, busy, zany, and busy life. Did I mention I was a little busy?

What it means is that I have little time for the computer (much to my chagrin), and that my blog posts are made on an as-the-Spirit-leads-and-I-can-squeeze-it-in type time frame. Professional? No. But it suits my lifestyle, and allows me to blog at least some during a season of life when I might not otherwise be able.

All that is to explain that, should a week or two go by, and I do not post…it is not likely because something major has happened, rather that life is full and…please allow me to repeat myself…just busy. Don’t worry. :)

As much as I love to get to know my readers better, be Berean together and discuss all things Proverbs 31 and the like, I have to be realistic and know that I am in a season that does not allow me to be “all things to all people”, so my time to answer e-mail is limited. Don’t let that stop you from e-mailing me should you feel led! I trust the Holy Spirit to guide me to which letters I should answer privately, and which to answer in post form, from which lots of folks can benefit.
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If you need to e-mail me, you may do so at the following address:

spiritual ephraim (at) gmail (dot)com

Don’t type any of the spaces or your e-mail will never see human eyes. :)

So, without further adieu, go check to see if I have posted anything lately. It could happen. ;)