Nuggets Along the Trail: 7-7-11 BEANS

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

Thursday, July 7, 2011

7-7-11 BEANS

Yep, just as we hoped, today was a bean day. And a BIG one – for us, anyway! I have never seen such big beautiful plentiful beans. These begged a picture.

As did these. (I was pulling the foliage down; hence the upside-down beans.)

But THIS was in Tori’s row!!!!! I’ve never seen the like!!!!!

I counted the beans on a single plant in my row – and found 27 ripe ones!

We picked awhile - - - - -

Snipped awhile - - - - -

Did some washing - - - - -

And some canning - - - - -

And some freezing - - - - -

- - - which the girls did entirely on their own because I was canning downstairs. They did a phenomenal job - - - thanks Tori for running it!

A busy day – exhausting but productive. And that’s not all - - - more coming later - - -

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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.