Quiet Days...

Today has been a nice, quiet day at home. Right now I am making myself some lunch.

I think that this afternoon I might work on some scrapbooking. I would really like to work on the family album.

Last night we began reading through the Bible together. We read Genesis 1-3. It was really nice to read together.

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Busy

Today has been a busy day. I mopped the kitchen and worked on some laundry and other tasks around the house.

We finally finished packing away all of our Christmas decorations this weekend.

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Sick Day

Today I have been putting together a book of Bible studies and devotions. I also printed out a schedule for reading through the Bible in chronological order.

I am not feeling very well so I am trying to stay busy with little projects that I can do while resting.

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This and That

Today I have been taking down the Christmas decorations and packing them away. The house always looks a little bare after Christmas.

Yesterday I worked on Jacob's scrapbook. I had fallen behind while I was busy with Christmas "things". It was nice to have time to work on it.

Jacob really likes his excersaucer. He plays with all of the toys on it and spins around to see everything. He has a lot of fun playing in it. He has figured out how to work all of the toys. It is cute to watch him play.

I made another loaf of bread yesterday. It turned out well. I think I have gotten the hang of it.

I found some really interesting Bible studies on different people in the Bible. I thought that would be neat to study and refresh our history.

This afternoon I made thank you cards for the Christmas gifts that we received. Amy and Coleson sent Jacob a dalmatian wall hanging for his room. I thought that was very sweet of them.

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Home From Work

It has been so nice having Rick home! He is off from work for four straight days. It is so nice to have quiet time together at home.

We received a thank you card from Memaw, thanking us for hosting Christmas. It was really sweet, and it felt good to get a "thank you".

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New Year's Day

Happy New Year!

We went for a lovely drive through the country this afternoon. It was really fun. We used to go frequently but we just haven't done it lately. It was nice.

I have made some new year goal's for myself. I want to learn all that I can about the art of homemaking. I want to bake all of our bread from scratch and do more baking on a regular basis. i want to get better at knitting and sewing. I want to be more frugal with the grocery bill and learn to make cleaning solutions and babyfood.

Today I baked a wonderful loaf of wheat bread. It turned out so beautifully! I am so thrilled. It smelled so lovely and tasted wonderful, and it was even pretty!

Love,

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Happy New Years!

It is New Year's Eve. I cannot believe it is the start of a new year. This year passed by so quickly.

It is interesting how the start of a new year makes you evaluate where your life is headed and where you have been. We have really taking a good look at where we are in life and how we are living. We realized that we really need to strengthen our relationship with God. We haven't been as close to Him as we should, and we intend to grow closer.

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New Recipes and Such

We have been busy all week trying to get the house back in order after having company. What a task!

I am so exhausted after all of the Christmas preparations. I feel like I could sleep for days.

I have found some new recipes for homemade bread. I am looking forward to trying them. I also found some recipes for homemade baby food. I think that will be neat to try.

I bought a set of containers for all of my flours and sugars. I labeled them all this afternoon. That was fun. I also bought new kitchen towels. I love things like that, it just makes doing dishes a little more enjoyable. :)

Love,

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Oh what a wonderful Christmas! It was so wonderful to have the family together. I am so glad that everyone came. I think that Jacob really enjoyed the company. It was great for him to be surrounded with so much love.

Jacob liked opening presents! He loved his excersaucer! He liked looking at all of the toys (too many toys!) He had so much fun playing with Papa. He just laughed and laughed.

Princess enjoyed the presents too. She knew which ones were hers (perhaps it was the pink?) She really liked her new traveling bag, she could not wait to get in it!

I think Mom and Dad really liked their presents. Dad came up and thanked us again before he left.

Beth was excited to go through my clothes. I gave her a Louis Vuitton that I had never even used. It was a smaller size that didn't fit all of my stuff. She was really excited about it. She said she really liked the throw blanket that I made for her. It just felt good to be able to do something nice for her.

It was really so great being together as a family for Christmas!

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