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


Friday, May 28, 2021

Random Busy

 As you may have guessed, I have graduated to Eagle Scouts (or something) in IT issues and now have my pictures back on my desktop. Yay me.

Last week started slow - and cold & rainy - and this little crowd came for lunch one day. Too bad I didn't get many px.



Jewel made these. She officially passed her Home Ec 101 class. 
Er, that would be Family And Consumer Science, as it's now called.


Our two very pretty horses.


The problem with adorable kittens in the barn is that they sink those tiny little claws into me and I can't get away. It's a struggle.




Great jam night last week. 




Josh and Jewel have been doing a lot of random yard and house cleanup in addition to all the mowing, weedwhipping, and weeding.



Work hard; play hard. First trip to lake. Water was chilly but kids went in anyway. Not me, no way. Beth and I walked while Ben & Olivia waded a little.


Brandi loves the lake and has been a lot of fun for Jewel & Josh already. She only gets to swim when no one else is there; she's a little nutty and unpredictable which doesn't work well with a crowd. But it's really fun to watch her with the kids when no one else is there.



Some folks don't believe in shoes around here.


Many cloudy days lately.


Three sweet visitors on Friday night. And it was *relatively* warm. A rare thing this year.


Jasper was supposed to take his bottle but wanted none of it. He was determined to be with the big kids.


And that's a wrap for last week. 

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