Nuggets Along the Trail: Last 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

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Last Week

Last Monday we did a kettle of chunky cinnamon applesauce.

Tuesday we canned a mess of green beans.

Also made this delicious apple crisp. Recipe coming soon.

I think this was Saturday's riced applesauce and Monday's chunky cinnamon applesauce.

Last week was beastly hot which made for a great day for lake on Wednesday.

Roxy's crew was fascinated with critters.

Thanks Roxy for these next px -

Thursday found a sweet Anya here (and her baby brother Everett).

And Brandi got to join the girls for an evening swim.

Saturday was another applesauce day.

And a cinnamon roll day.

And a lake day too!

And that's it for last week. School also started up, mowing is still going strong, and there are tomatoes and peaches in the frig and apples on the bench patiently awaiting my attention.

Crazy how the weeks fly by. Where are the brakes on this covered wagon anyway, hmmm??

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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.