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HERE ARE A FEW BOOKS I LOVE. THE THREE HERB AND FLOWERS BOOKS WERE MY AUNTIE'S, AND THE OTHER TWO WERE GREAT DEALS ON EBAY. JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE...THEY ARE GREAT BOOKS AND HAVE LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL PICTURES AND GREAT IDEAS IN THEM.

THIS IS A WREATH MY DAUGHTER MADE AT STORYTIME. IT CAME OUT SO NICE! VERY SPRINGY!

A Day in the Life...of a Child!

TODAY WAS A CLOUD WATCHING, SUNKISSING YOUR SKIN, MEMORY FILLED HAPPY DAY. I HAD NESSA AND HER SISTER LIS OVER. AFTER WE HAD GRILLED CHEESE AND CARROTS WITH HUMMUS, WE SPENT THE AFTERNOON SITTING IN THE GRASS AND WATCHING THE YOUNG ONES EXPLORE AND THE OLDER ONES RUN AND PLAY CAREFREE. IT WAS WARM AND SLIGHTLY BREEZY. WE TOOK LOTS OF SWEET PICS AND BLEW BUBBLES, PLAYED WITH CHALK, DANCED, PLAYED HOPSCOTCH, LAUGHED, SWUNG, PLAYED RING AROUND THE ROSY. IT WAS WONDERFUL! WE HAD SUCH FUN AND TO WRAP IT UP EVERYONE GOT KISSES AND A LITTLE MISS DEBBIE WHEN THEY LEFT! OH WHAT FUN TO BE A CHILD....BUT EVEN MORE FUN TO WATCH YOUR OWN CHILREN ALIVE AND SECURE AND BLISSFULLY INNOCENT. BEING A MOM IS JUST INDESCRIBABLE!

Nifty...and Thrifty Ideas

So I dragged an old ladder outside with various stuff from downstairs and this is what I came up with... Now I just need to get some flowers for the pot and bowl. I am in search of an old odd chair to paint bright yellow and put red flowers on. Stay tuned!

My Mom came over 2 days after I started this draft and brought over a yellow chair for under my tree in the back! What a cool surprise! Isn't it cute?! She's the best! :)

FRESH BAKED GOODS WEEKLY $.25

LAST WEEK WE MADE MAGIC SQUARES. MY DAUGHTER LOVES TO BAKE. DON'T THEY LOOK DELICIOUS?

SHE LOVES TO HELP AND SHE WAS SO EXCITED TO SURPRISE DADDY WHEN HE CAME HOME!

THIS WEEK WE MADE BLUEBERRY PIE AND WE SERVED IT WARM WITH BLACKBERRY FROZEN YOGURT AND BLUEBERRY SYRUP. IT WAS SOOO DELICIOUS! WE USUALLY BAKE EVERY WEEK BUT OF COURSE I END UP EATING IT EVEN THOUGH I TRY THE WILLPOWER THING...ANYWAY...!!!

Prayer Warriers Wanted!

My daughter has to have double eye surgery and I would appreciate any thoughts and prayers and well wishes for her. She has extropia stabismus. Glasses or a patch will not fix this, only surgery. She has been struggling with this since a little over a year old. We have been monitoring her eyes closely with regular eye exams where they measure her eyes and all that. She has been deteriorating in the past 6 months, and the brian is shutting down the function of that eye bc she cannot focus with it, so it is not working bc she cannot register anything. She needs to be right on top of the tv or books and it breaks my heart bc it's frustrating to her. :( We have prayed for a miracle for years but that is not His plan. He knows what is going to happen and we will abide by His way. Perhaps he will use our obediance and faith to help others and perhaps we can touch other without even knowing. He has it all in control, we truly believe that. I am still a bit scared, of course, though. I feel anxious when my kids have to get shots, nevermind this. Her surgery is scheduled for next month. Thanks so much! We'll keep you all updated.

CANDYLAND

MY DAUGHTER'S FAVORITE GAME IS CANDYLAND. THE LAST TIME WE PLAYED IT WAS ONE OF THOSE NEVERENDING GAMES THAT YOU HAD TO RESHUFFLE AND GO THROUGHT THE DECK AGAIN. AFTER PICKING UP THE MR. MINT CARD FOR ABOUT THE 3RD TIME IN THE SAME ON GOING GAME, I MUMBLED " WELL THAT JUST ABOUT SUMS UP MY LIFE". WHICH GOT ME THINKING. SURE LIFE SUCKS SOMETIMES, AND MAYBE SOMETIMES IT FEELS OVERWHELMING. BUT IF WE WENT ALONG THROUGH OUR LIVES WITHOUT CHRIST, WE SURE WOULD BE AN EMOTIONAL WRECK. HE IS THE STABILITY, THE BALANCE THAT KEEPS US ON. NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CARD YOU WILL BE DEALT. HOW WILL YOU REACT TO IT? YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU MAY GET PLUMPY NOW, BUT 6 CARDS LATER YOU COULD GET QUEEN FROSTINE. HANG IN THERE. WHEN CRAZY THINGS HAPPEN THAT THREATEN TO THROW US OFF KILTER, HE KEEPS US STEADY. HIS CONSTANT HAND IS NOT ONLY MY SECURITY, BUT MY SANITY TOO! IF WE DID NOT HAVE CHRIST, WHATEVER WE WENT THROUGH WOULD BE HANDLED BY A MENAGERIE OF EMOTIONS. HE IS OUR ROCK, OUR ANCHOR. I AM SO GRATEFUL HE IS IN CONTROL! SO THE NEXT TIME YOU FEEL DISCOURAGED, DRAG OUT THAT CANDYLAND BOARD AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY BE ON JOLLY, WHILE YOUR CHILD IS ON PRINCESS LOLLY, ENJOY THE JOURNEY, IT'S ONLY ANOTHER TEST, AND YOU CAN PASS THIS ONE WITH FLYING COLORS! GOOD LUCK!

WET PAINT!

I JUST LOVE TO CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AND I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TIPS AND TRICKS ON GETTING THE COOLEST THINGS FOR THE CHEAPEST PRICE, I LOVE THE THRILL OF A RED CLEARENCE TAG! WHOHOO! I AM FOREVER BROWSING FOR IDEAS ON CLUTTER CONTROL AND DECORATING. I THINK I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A SENSE OF DECORATING, AT LEAST, IT DOESN'T COME TOO EASY WITH ME. LAST WEEK MY MOM CAME OVER AND PAINTED IN MY KITCHEN...WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT A LONG TIME AGO? IT LOOKS GREAT...THANKS MOM :)

MY COZY LIL KITCHEN, BEHIND THE SIDE DOOR, A SIGN ABOVE OUR TABLE THAT REMINDS US TO BE THANKFUL ALWAYS.