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!

Resources~

Page Under Construction. :)

I am working on putting together a list of resources that have blessed and helped us on different topics like homeschooling, child training, bible study, etc.

Check back periodically to see if I have gotten it completed. Knowing that you’re checking will encourage me to hurry up and get it done!

Books that I make a point to re-read at least once every year:

The Holy Bible ~ written by Yahweh, through men…because I cannot live on bread alone.

Henry and The Great Society ~ as a reminder of where we came from, how we got here, and why. I cry like a baby every time I read this book. It is a very short, but emotional read that leaves me pensive and praying for days afterward.

Stepping Heavenward ~ the most encouraging thing I have ever read regarding sanctification, and the process that it is. It is a fictional diary of a sixteen year-old young lady until her death in her early forties. It isn’t theology, not how-to, just an encouraging story.

Margin ~ the subtitle is “Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves To Overloaded Lives”. Margin is that space that used to exist between ourselves and our limits ~ something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated situations. This book is a tool to help us get that margin back.
The Overload Syndrome ~ a follow-up to Margin with more practical ideas for implementing a simpler, saner life.

Love and Respect ~ out of the fifty or more marriage books I have ever read…I can definitely say this one has produced the most fruit in my life. It has a section written to husbands, and one written to wives. I recommend wives skip (DO NOT read) the husband section. :) Most descriptions of the book sound a little gimmicky, but it truly is rich.