March 2024

March 2024
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


Wednesday, October 31, 2012

10-31-12 Moved In

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10-31-12 Carpet Prep

No, we aren’t preparing carpet.

We have, however, been preparing for carpet to be laid today.

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Lots of help Smile

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A messy room.

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And I think we’re ready!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012

10-29-12 Bricks

by Kate

K’nex were out for about a week until everybody got tired of them.

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Josh is always impressed by Jacob’s ten wheel drive trucks.

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Josh likes to follow his little car around on his stomach.

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Last Wednesday bricklayers came.

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The kids raked a few leaves. I can’t remember the last time we have had enough leaves to make a nice pile with. They usually all blow away.

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The bricklayers moved to the back yard and worked on the chimney which is right outside  the girls’ bedroom.

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Watching Troy wash the old bricks off with acid of some sort.

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Boss and Spanky love hangin’ out in the closet.

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Repairing the chimney.

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Helping Tori play the piano.

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The kids had to haul away all of the leaves after they were done playing with them.

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Nice fan Jesse!!

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Electrician Jacob.

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Jesse even let Jacob do the wiring for the fans.

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We put a little bit more sand in the sand box. The boys did dump it later but until then it was fun shoving it out with shovels.

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Cats already found the new brick ledge. We think the old brick and the new brick matched up pretty nice.

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Checking mouse traps.

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Mom saw some mice several different times so I finally set some mouse  traps. I’ve caught three so far. We figured we had one mouse and we would quick catch it but I keep catching them!

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Time for some music.

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Nice mirror.

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