Nuggets Along the Trail: 12-30-13 Saturday Report

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 30, 2013

12-30-13 Saturday Report

by Kate

Saturday after lunch we went down to the south grove and cut some wood and cleared out brush, branches, and trees.

The ground was thawed about an inch down so it was very muddy and slick. Josh was a piggy mess.

Break time.

Everyone is in this picture except Mom.

Back to work.

This big hedge tree got saved for a climbing tree.

We finally got a good fire going after we used some gas and oil.

Ben in the climbing tree.

Jesse made mom a shelf that Tori and I painted. Dad helped a little. And I think it was even clean when it got taken up to the house.

Levi made some new hockey goals.

Fun with the cats\kittens.

Cute dirty face.

Everyone came home except Jacob and Ben.

Jacob and Ben stayed down and messed around.

Jacob messing with the fire (I think).

They managed to get a chain around the trunk so they could pull it more into the flames with the four-wheeler.

THE END.

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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.