Nuggets Along the Trail: Cold Weekend

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, February 7, 2022

Cold Weekend

Saturday was a cold day and I didn't go outside. I have plenty to keep me busy inside, thank you very much, but Jewel doesn't seem to mind the cold when it comes to her horses.

Beautiful sunrise Sunday morning.

Saturday after supper, Alyssa brought Jenna & Amy over to attend a tyg Invite-A-Friend singing with Sarah & Jewel; they and Kinsey spent the night and went to church with us yesterday. After church, some went sledding and some went riding.

And again, someone fell in the creek - but it wasn't Josh this time!

All 6 did some 4wheeling then - they came in wet and cold but warmed up pretty quick. No wimps in this teenage crowd, oh no. Yes, six teenagers: 13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 17. And that's a pretty nice group of kids too in case you're wondering.

Ben's geography lesson after supper was quite entertaining and enlightening😆😅

Small crowd at ggk then,

and that was another weekend in the books.

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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.