Nuggets Along the Trail: Fun Friday

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, May 7, 2019

Fun Friday

by Jewel

On Friday Echo and Melody and their cute kids came for lunch.

Jimmy was so impressed with Josh.

Flint and Jimmy weren't sure what to think of each other at first, but it looks like they got warmed up to each other after awhile.

After lunchtime it was nice enough for us to go outside, so everyone headed out to the barn to see the kitties and to swing on the swing out there before we moved to the backyard for a while.

The trampoline was a pretty big hit, and it was really cute how Kiowa and Kinzie rolled around since they're still a little uncoordinated.

Somebody saw this huge nightcrawler underneath the trampoline, and Echo grabbed it for the littlest girls to study. I think they were impressed.

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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.