Nuggets Along the Trail: Not Much

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

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Not Much

by Kate

I’m really not sure why I agreed to this, but let’s just say that I was the one that ended up on the ground.

Good ol’ Skeet.

We have a good crop of cats right now.

Last Saturday night we had a good time with friends……Jake was having a good time playing with Henry and Wyatt (we all did but Jake is the only one that got a px taken).

We hosted Steiner Thanksgiving on Sunday. A good time as usual.

More of Mom’s sky pictures.

Mr. Cheerful.

For the most part things are pretty slow around here…school and normal life. We’re all ready for a break from school and the college kids are ready for finals to be over for this semester. Everyone is looking forward to our upcoming Florida trip and it gets mentioned almost every day. I’ve been busy with the ice rink. We put the tarp out this morning so now all we need is a really cold front, but with our crazy weather here in Illinois, who knows what will happen. Also very ready for Levi and Echo’s baby to make his/her appearance which could happen any day now. So that about sums up what we’ve had going on……not much.

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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.