Nuggets Along the Trail: 8-13-10 Watermelon!

Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

Friday, August 13, 2010

8-13-10 Watermelon!

Boys milked; Levi worked at CIT, and Jesse worked here. Friday jobs. Pretty routine day, until ASK and I went out for lunch. We did a few errands first and Walmart after; home around 2:00 to find kids beating the heat in the backyard pool and waterslide. Afternoon jobs, I worked on school prep – ALMOST READY… supper at 6:00 like normal. Unlike normal, our supper was interrupted by a beautiful thunderstorm. Levi went to sing at Hopedale Nursing Home then, and the rest of us did dishes and took our peach crates back to Sauders. Home to put the bench back in the van and wait for Levi; then all of us went to Culver’s. Home pretty late and to beds; that’s it.

Tori took a few pictures of the watermelon patch – all these are different melons!

Jacob was explaining a bug to his captivated audience (I think the bug got away though).

Did I mention it was 99 degrees outside again? Our basement is a bit cold, I guess…

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Mom-isms

When you've got a lot of irons in the fire, sometimes you're gonna get burnt.
Much gain comes to him who hustles while waiting.
Good intentions produce little.
Efficiency is utilizing effective but careful shortcuts for the sole purpose of making more time for the next productive pursuit or service to others.
Laziness is utilizing shortcuts, careful and effective or not, for the sole purpose of making more time for the next selfish or nonproductive pursuit or activity.
Never try to multi-task while giving haircuts.
Carelessness hurts.
I've never met a mess that can't be cleaned up.
God made dirt not to hurt.
When you go on a walk, take gloves and a bag for trash.
Shortcuts usually aren't.
A job done right has been done twice.
When sick children are almost better, we always regret taking them anywhere.
When sick children are almost better, we are always glad we kept them home.