Nuggets Along the Trail: 12-3-12 Siding Completed

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

Monday, December 3, 2012

12-3-12 Siding Completed

by Tori

Thursday night Dad and Jacob fixed the bottom of the couch. Hopefully it will stay fixed, as, from the sounds of things, they didn’t have much fun doing it.

Dad, Jacob, and Ben put up all the siding on Saturday.

Saturday morning - making Oreo balls.

We had a pretty good system going. Sarah dropped the balls into the vanilla almond bark, I took them out and placed them on the trays, then Kate drizzled on the chocolate.

Jesse spent all morning studying, then after lunch he read Josh some books before his nap (Josh’s, not Jesse’s.)

Starting on the last stretch, around the garage.

Jesse helped put up siding after lunch as well.

Almost done! You can see there’s just one row to put up above the garage yet.

Jesse put on the front door light.

Finished!!!

The light and doorbell. Now if we can just get the door frame finished, the outside will be truly done. (I think.)

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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.