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A YEAR later?

09:14, Monday, December 3, 2007 .. 1 comments .. Link

What??? It's been a YEAR since I've made an entry here? How could that be?

Well, we've moved yet again. This time, though, only about 25 miles away. We're out of Gwinnett County, which is a great thing. Quieter, less traffic, less.... affluence. Ha. Easier for me to avoid falling into the temptation to be envious and discontent. As much. Usually. :)

Garrett is about to turn 3. I can't believe that either. He's a delightful bundle of boy. And he says the cutest things. I wish we could capture them all, because I forget. Lately, it's "Daddy, I want you to fight me up" when he wants to rough-house. Or, if I ask him what he is, he says "I a punkin-head" and giggles. And if I ask him what I am, he says, "You a scwambled egg!" And if he's really into it, he says, "No, I a scwambled egg and YOU a punkin head". Ahhh, the nonsense. I have to sing him "Amazing Grace" or "I Love You a Bushel and a Peck" every day before naptime. Delightful... that's just the word to describe this boy.

Emma turned 5 in October. In the past year, I have learned to really appreciate this little girl. She's been my most challenging child. Very independent, strong-willed, concrete, and (like... concrete, I guesss....) unyeilding. A year ago, I was ready to pull my hair out (and maybe hers too) over our constant battles of will. Today, I love the fact that she can stand her ground for what she believes is right. That she doesn't follow blindly but thinks for herself. And the most amazing thing lately... she's begun to tell the truth. She went through a long time of lying about anything, small or large. With no apparent understanding of why this isn't ok. But praise the Lord, she has decided to do right in this area. I believe that when this child makes the decision to follow Christ, she will give Him her whole heart and never look back. She could change the world.

Cassandra will be 7 on Thursday. She is most like me. A people pleaser, emotional, sympathetic, but living for the moment and impulsive (not so much like me anymore). A few weeks ago, I felt like I was at my wits end trying to do it all..... homeschool, housekeeping, working on weekends, etc. Carter suggested I delegate more to Cassandra, and though I thought I WAS doing this, I realized that I still over-supervised and corrected and wasn't letting her do what she was capable of doing. So she has been cleaning up the kitchen after breakfast, so that I can start school with the "littles". That makes a huge difference. She listens to her "Story of the World" CD while she works and loves being responsible for that job. This morning I cleaned the kitchen while she put all the kid-laundry away. Then she decided to take on th rest of the laundry and did most of the next 3 loads on her own. Amazing!

Today we made Christmas cookies. Em and Garrett and I made almond cookie dough. Cassandra made choc. chip cookies ALMOST by herself. I have to help with the measuring because she tends to get sidetracked and do things like pour the flour on the floor instead of into the bowl. She loved the extra responsibility.

Well, who knows? Maybe I won't wait another year to blog again. I really admire people who keep up tirelessly with their blogging. I can hardly keep up with my email! :)

~Michelle

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01:48, Tuesday, December 4, 2007 .. Posted by blessedmomof10
michelle
Welcome back to blogging! I don't remember you as I began to blog here at HSB earlier this year........

Children are precious and they grow up much to fast..... enjoy it while it lasts..........

Blessings~
gloria

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