Nuggets Along the Trail: More Super Hot Week

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, July 31, 2019

More Super Hot Week

by Sarah

A couple Fridays ago, Suzanne and Melody came down to the lake. The kids all loved it!

That night was Father/Son Night, so we had Jenna, Suzanne, and Jamie over. It was an all-girls night except for Auggie and Wyatt. Ella was very much in love with Auggie,

and everybody was in love with the puppies.

TMB played at Father/Son Night, and Mom got to go to the concert because she's a mom to some of the performers. Dale then joined them for a few songs also.

Saturday we helped Jesse and Lucy move to their new house in Tremont.

There were a lot of random boxes that needed to be moved to the house.

There were a few items that were a bit tricky to get into the house, but thanks to muscle and ingenuity, it all got inside safely.

Later Saturday afternoon, we went down to the lake for awhile. And Josh caught himself a new snake.

And Beth had this super big tube down there that she let us use. It was really fun!

Thanks Beth for letting us use your lake!!

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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.