Thursday, October 15, 2009
Off We Go
Half way to Charleston. Lil is yelling. Dan ended up taking half a day off to get on our way. Can't believe we got everything jammed in the van.
Off to the Beach
My kids have not been to the ocean. We tried to see it in Maine but the tide was WAAAAAAY out. They are excited, of course. I have five of us fairly packed. Two to go and then all the extra stuff it takes to make a road trip fun. We are seriously going to put a DVD player on the back of Lil's seat and play something for her to see if it entertains her enough to stop the screams.
I do not look forward to packing the van--it is gonna be tight.
The plan is to go to Ft. Sumter tomorrow morning and then the beach in the afternoon. Saturday, the men are going fishing in the morning. Sunday morning we're taking a carriage ride. And then home.
I do not look forward to packing the van--it is gonna be tight.
The plan is to go to Ft. Sumter tomorrow morning and then the beach in the afternoon. Saturday, the men are going fishing in the morning. Sunday morning we're taking a carriage ride. And then home.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
PINK DAY
Painting Ian's former room pink for the little girl. Figured it would be good to have it de-stink the days we are out of town. Did you know we leave tomorrow nigh for Charleston until Sunday?
Alec just asked if any other baby in our house got kissed as much as Lily. I said no. They can't leave her alone.
Alec just asked if any other baby in our house got kissed as much as Lily. I said no. They can't leave her alone.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Calling Mrs. Tooth Fairy
Alec did just fine with his teeth extractions. Man, the roots on those teeth were freaky--they were certainly never going to come out accidentally!! Ian babysat the little boys while Lily and I were with Alec. They did fine--watched a movie.
When we got home, we found a kitten at the glass door just soaking wet. It rained all day--not sure why some kittens stayed dry and this one ended up soaked. It was shivering so I let the middle boys bring it in and give it a blow dry.
A woman came tonight who will basically do anything for $25 an hour. She is going to feed our animals while we are in Charleston. Yes, FFN, that is what we get for moving away from you. Feeling mighty dumb about that right now. She was a nice gal--former engineer--has never fed farm animals. I am sure it will be fine. We told her to take as many kittens home with her as she wants.
Tomorrow I need to work on putting the kitchen back together. I know what will happen. I will be really happy with how things look in the cabinets and then realize I have three more bins full of stuff I need to place. I already have a nice box for Goodwill. It is horrible how much stuff I continue to give them because it just means too much stuff is coming into my house!!
When we got home, we found a kitten at the glass door just soaking wet. It rained all day--not sure why some kittens stayed dry and this one ended up soaked. It was shivering so I let the middle boys bring it in and give it a blow dry.
A woman came tonight who will basically do anything for $25 an hour. She is going to feed our animals while we are in Charleston. Yes, FFN, that is what we get for moving away from you. Feeling mighty dumb about that right now. She was a nice gal--former engineer--has never fed farm animals. I am sure it will be fine. We told her to take as many kittens home with her as she wants.
Tomorrow I need to work on putting the kitchen back together. I know what will happen. I will be really happy with how things look in the cabinets and then realize I have three more bins full of stuff I need to place. I already have a nice box for Goodwill. It is horrible how much stuff I continue to give them because it just means too much stuff is coming into my house!!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Week One of Vacation Down--I'm Pooped!
Can't remember yesterday. I'm sure we did something--give me a minute. Friday we went to a dinner for Dan's 20th anniversary at 3M. I remember that. Nothing to write home about there. Except Alec babysat Lily and it went fine.
OK, yesterday...Dan worked on the kitchen and I scrapbooked. He pulled every single thing out of the cabinets and then sanded the fronts and then I found out I was supposed to put it all back in. I wasn't ready to work on organizing the kitchen. I have maybe half of it back in, but I am going slowly because I want to do it right. I am seriously going to make a list of every thing in every cabinet and put it on the inside of the cabinet door so everyone knows where stuff is--so many of us clean the kitchen and put away groceries and we are always losing stuff!!
Lily continues to sleep well and was so happy tonight, it was hilarious. Like, I don't think you could possibly be happier than she was. And the boys can't get enough of her. They talk to her and kiss and hug her all the time. ALL THE TIME.
Today we went to the Wesleyan church and listened to missionaries from Albania. They said if you are from America, people figure you are a Jehovah's Witness or a Mormon. Europe seems to be the new mission field--there are so few Christians there anymore. And we just heard a DVD from Ken Ham talking about how it started when the churches started telling people they didn't need to believe in the literal six day creation. If you can take that part out of the bible, why take any of it seriously?
Ken Ham also said in Australia they say "nurse the baby" instead of "HOLD the baby." My kids cracked up over that and keep teasing each other about nursing the baby.
Tomorrow, Alec gets two permanent teeth pulled to aid in the beautification of his mouth. Hope he handles it as well as Adam did. We leave for Charleston Thursday, so I pray he has no complications.
October 31, we celebrate (??) being down here one year. That means we've been gone a year and that means the kids have not seen their grandmother in a year. That isn't good. I gotta get them up there.
OK, yesterday...Dan worked on the kitchen and I scrapbooked. He pulled every single thing out of the cabinets and then sanded the fronts and then I found out I was supposed to put it all back in. I wasn't ready to work on organizing the kitchen. I have maybe half of it back in, but I am going slowly because I want to do it right. I am seriously going to make a list of every thing in every cabinet and put it on the inside of the cabinet door so everyone knows where stuff is--so many of us clean the kitchen and put away groceries and we are always losing stuff!!
Lily continues to sleep well and was so happy tonight, it was hilarious. Like, I don't think you could possibly be happier than she was. And the boys can't get enough of her. They talk to her and kiss and hug her all the time. ALL THE TIME.
Today we went to the Wesleyan church and listened to missionaries from Albania. They said if you are from America, people figure you are a Jehovah's Witness or a Mormon. Europe seems to be the new mission field--there are so few Christians there anymore. And we just heard a DVD from Ken Ham talking about how it started when the churches started telling people they didn't need to believe in the literal six day creation. If you can take that part out of the bible, why take any of it seriously?
Ken Ham also said in Australia they say "nurse the baby" instead of "HOLD the baby." My kids cracked up over that and keep teasing each other about nursing the baby.
Tomorrow, Alec gets two permanent teeth pulled to aid in the beautification of his mouth. Hope he handles it as well as Adam did. We leave for Charleston Thursday, so I pray he has no complications.
October 31, we celebrate (??) being down here one year. That means we've been gone a year and that means the kids have not seen their grandmother in a year. That isn't good. I gotta get them up there.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Back Already?
I missed too many folks on Facebook and reading other people's blogs! Couldn't last the whole month.
We've been working on weeding and spreading mulch--fun. Actually, the kids like spreading mulch. Not weeding so much, though. We finished the big garden out front and are working on the tiers on the side of the house. After that we'll move to the berries. We took today off. I had to be to the eye doc early for a contact check and to get my new glasses--will have to post a pic. I like them. Can't find contacts I like, however. I should just give up. A least glasses hide wrinkles.
Been doing a Beth Moore bible study on Esther. Love it. We went to see Ken Ham at Dr. Charles Stanley's church in Atlanta last Sunday--that was fun. Got the Fearfully and Wonderfully Made DVD from Answers in Genesis--wow, Evan loves and it has been talking about it a lot. They are all amazed Lily already has all the eggs she will ever use and that her part of their nieces and nephews are already in her.
Dan is working on the kitchen. He is planning to get it done this month. He is planing to do the honey harvest the first weekend of November.
His 20th anniversary with 3M is this year. We get to go to a dinner tonight. Alec is babysitting Lily and the other beasts--I told him he might actually have to change a diaper!!
We've been working on weeding and spreading mulch--fun. Actually, the kids like spreading mulch. Not weeding so much, though. We finished the big garden out front and are working on the tiers on the side of the house. After that we'll move to the berries. We took today off. I had to be to the eye doc early for a contact check and to get my new glasses--will have to post a pic. I like them. Can't find contacts I like, however. I should just give up. A least glasses hide wrinkles.
Been doing a Beth Moore bible study on Esther. Love it. We went to see Ken Ham at Dr. Charles Stanley's church in Atlanta last Sunday--that was fun. Got the Fearfully and Wonderfully Made DVD from Answers in Genesis--wow, Evan loves and it has been talking about it a lot. They are all amazed Lily already has all the eggs she will ever use and that her part of their nieces and nephews are already in her.
Dan is working on the kitchen. He is planning to get it done this month. He is planing to do the honey harvest the first weekend of November.
His 20th anniversary with 3M is this year. We get to go to a dinner tonight. Alec is babysitting Lily and the other beasts--I told him he might actually have to change a diaper!!
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