Nuggets Along the Trail: Busy 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

Monday, August 15, 2016

Busy Week

More from last Monday - - -

Tuesday - - -

Wednesday - - -

Bible Class hamburger fry Amazing Race -

1. Ice melt

2. By the numbers

3. Puzzle

4. Scarf grab

5. Volleyball bump

6. Tote float

One sweaty wet from volleyball and one snuggly warm ready for bed!

Thursday morning after Wyatt & Bristol got picked up, I left for a couple wonderful days with the Kaiser Girls – Grandma Kaiser and the aunts (minus A. Renee who we missed greatly). Back home, they hardly missed me Smile in part thanks to A. Sarah who took the three littles for a portion of each day. Thanks ASK!

New project on Thursday evening - - - a wall?

Nope!

A dock for Dave’s pond! Fast forward to Saturday morning - - - all hands on deck to take the frame to the beach to be finished.

Up -

Up -

And over!

Lots of help to finish - - -

Great job on the pictures, Jewel!

After lunch - attaching anchors,

and done just in time to have a blast of a time as the sun finally came out! We dropped the anchors at a spot that’s about 12 feet deep, so Jewel could finally learn how to dive - - - which she did and had a blast! Well, everyone else did too, but diving is new to her so she couldn’t get enough of it!

The dock looked so huge in the shed and on the beach but looks so little on the pond - - - but it’s plenty big enough for a great time for us all. Haven’t figured out yet how to get the camera out there as it’s not waterproof Smile .

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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.