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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, January 27, 2014

1-27-14 Random

by Kaitlyn (and Mom)

Studying hard.

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We finally started practicing music again because the boys are back.

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Josh likes playing Duplos with Dad while we do music.

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The boys still love watching the videos they took in OK. We other kids like watching them too, but the boys like them the best.

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Josh likes watching his eggs get cooked.

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The second cross stitch project I’ve done.

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The Fuji apples from our trees have been staying very nice in the garage. Mom brought the last bucket of apples in this morning so they wouldn’t freeze.

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                                                                                                      THE END.

 

Mom’s 2c: Last week flew by in a blur of school, chores, projects, and play. With kids still schnotzing & coughing around, we haven’t gone far from home. Throw a little asthma in there with it and we’re just better off with a nebulizer handy. This post pretty much sums up our entire week: school, music, food prep and other chores, and play & projects. Along with coaching several novice cross-stitchers, I also got a few skirts altered that have been patiently waiting for several months and got other patching caught up while I was at it. Word Search books and Ultimate Dot-to-Dot books are frequently seen lately. Legos, matchbox, Lincoln Logs, K’nex – all those things that get completely ignored during three seasons of the year have been heavily used this season. Computer times every day. A few videos when chores are done. I’ve kept kids inside more than most years because for one they’re cough-y, and for two, it’s so wicked cold. Way colder than recent years. Great for the rink but almost too cold for the skaters. They’ve been out some, but when the high is around 3, and our country wind drops it another ten or so degrees, it’s pretty raw out there and they don’t last long. Hopefully soon it’ll moderate and they’ll be out again.

Today’s highlight -

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Jesse was checking fence and creek right then and likely scared this cute little guy out; here it looks to me like he’s watching Jesse.

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