Nuggets Along the Trail: 8-2-12 What’s Up?

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, August 2, 2012

8-2-12 What’s Up?

by Tori

What’s up around here? Well, on Monday Ron came and put in the outside doors. He also took the window out of Dad and Mom’s room and put it in its new hole. The wall it came out of is going to be ripped out but until that happens there is foam board and plywood over the hole. Tuesday and Wednesday Jesse was hauling silage so Dad and the boys have been doing the soffit in the evening. Monday and Tuesday Mom took the kids swimming too. Yesterday afternoon Katie had some teeth pulled. Sad smile She wasn’t feeling great afterwards but is fine this morning.

The littles love playing with Levi.

The first of the white potatoes were dug this week.

Dad and Jesse doing soffit. Also the window and one of the doors Ron installed on Monday.

Kitten fun.

Josh and Jewel both love to read and be read to.

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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.