Baby Joseph is Six Months Old!

My little Joseph is six months old this week! My how the time has gone by so quickly. It seems like he is growing up so much faster than the other two. I have heard that happens as you have more children. He is such a big baby, I already have him in 12 month sized clothes! I cannot believe how tall he is, I think he is going to be tall like his daddy. It shouldn't be too surprising, Jacob has always been at the very highest percentile for height,...

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A Busy Little Bee

I have been a busy little bee the last few days. I am trying to figure out ways to store my many, many, (perhaps way too many) craft supplies that do not take up as much space. I know that no matter where we end up moving it is unlikely that I will have space for a craft room, but I would like to have my supplies somewhere handy. I love to create things, my boys enjoy watching me make things, and my husband appreciates my crafting as well. He frequently...

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The Responsibilty of Raising Children

We all know that raising children is a great responsibility, and probably one of the most important works that we will ever do in our lives. It seems that no matter what our religious convictions, this in one fact that most parents agree on. But in my opinion this responsibility seems to carry an even greater weight when we recognize that it is not our own children that we are raising, but Our Father's which He has so graciously loaned to us. How...

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Homemaking Challenge

There is so much going on around here! Well today I need to do some major organization… 1. Organize sewing supplies into sewing basket, cross-stitching and embroidery supplies into a second basket.2. Organize knitting and crocheting supplies into knitting bag.3. Organize scrapbooking and cardmaking supplies into rolling organizer.4. Organize fabric into rolling cart.5. Organize fabric scraps by color groups into rolling cart.6. Laundry~ Wash handwash...

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It Could Only Happen To Me...

Oh, sometimes my life is just plain silly. Stuff seems to happen to me where it’s like, “How in the world?” I mean, seriously, crazy stuff just seems to happen in my life. So the other day I had let Jacob skip his nap because he wasn’t tired and was in a pretty good mood. So when it was time to wake up Joshua, he wanted to do it. So he went to open the door and I was right behind him when suddenly I heard a loud noise and then felt something hit...

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Dinosaur Chicken and Tractor Crash

Oh how being the mother of little boys changes you… I was making the boys chicken nuggets for lunch, and thought “These are probably loaded with all sorts of additives and preservatives that you aren’t supposed to feed to your children.” But then I had the thought “Well yes but they are shaped like dinosaurs!” Like that makes everything ok. But when you are three and your chicken is shaped like dinosaur, it matters. I suppose we can worry about...

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Why Follow a Schedule?

Those who know me well know that I love to organize. I love schedules and lists and charts and calendars. Not everyone shares my passion for organization, so you may be asking yourself, “Do I really need a schedule?” Do you find that you no longer have time for hobbies that you once enjoyed? Did you set aside knitting or card-making when the responsibilities of keeping the home increased? Did you stop baking bread or cooking from scratch as your...

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A Bunny Friend and Letting Go

One of the things that is so neat about living in a rural area is that our children get to see God’s creations just by looking out of the window. We’ve been seeing quite a few deer and bunnies lately and yesterday one little bunny decided to stay around for a while, right out side of the school room window. In the school room we have windows that are floor to ceiling on three walls and the little bunny was not more than three feet from us....

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Homemaking Challenge

Ok, so I haven’t been posting my homemaking challenges lately. It’s just been so busy. We had our vacation and then everything fell behind a bit, and then it was time to start school. We started our new schedule and it is working well. So things are settling back into routine and I have time to blog again. So my homemaking challenge today is…1. Bake an apple pie. My husband’s office is having a “Dessert Day” tomorrow, which is somewhat like a pot-luck...

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New Schedule

We decided to rework our current schedule this weekend. We wanted to add in a little time for exercise and some other things so we had to move our day back by half an hour. We also decided that we needed separate schedules for Saturday and Sunday since we have different things to fit in on those days. Weekday Schedule: 5:00~ Wake up, Morning Prayers5:30~ Exercise6:00~ Shower, Get dressed6:30~ Prepare Breakfast, Wake Children up, Breakfast7:15~ Morning...

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Happy Birthday Jacob!

My little Jacob is becoming not so little anymore. Yesterday was his third birthday. “Three” sounds so little, but when I look at him he doesn’t seem “little” to me.It seems like three years has gone by so quickly and yet it also seems like Jacob has always been here, always been a part of our lives. He is so amazing, and I am so thankful to be his mommy.This is the first year that Jacob has had any anticipation of his birthday. He knew it was coming...

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A Different Sort of Life

I don’t have to look to hard to find ways that our lives our different than most. I think that sometimes I start to forget, but then something always happens to remind me. Last week there was a “Dessert Day” at my husband’s office where everyone brought in a dessert for a pot-luck style gathering. My husband asked me to make an apple pie. I gathered all the supplies and ingredients that I needed and put on my apron, and Jacob asked me “What...

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