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A serene Saturday & Sunday afternoon
09:24, Monday, October 6, 2008 .. Posted in Around the Homestead .. 2 comments .. Link
Here are the photos from yesterday. The children built a fort.
Well, it's an encampment of sorts, really.
It's Boonesboro...or in our case, Smithsboro. The children love watching the old television series Daniel Boone. Emily sings Daniel Boone was a man....a biiiiiggggg maaaannnnn.... all day, just out of the blue. And easily switches between that and Victory in Jesus or Jesus Loves Me. She has rather eclectic singing choices, I know.
This is the beginning of our fabricated chicken house, actually. It's just a cattle panel arched over a frame. We'll move the chickens around the garden area with it once it's finished.
Well, maybe...looks like I may not be getting this one back any time soon:
And the laundry that was left to wait on Smithsboro's completion...
And, I just thought this photo turned out nice. It's Miss Dimples, our KatiAnne, enjoying Smithsboro's outdoor cafe...
She wanted Grandma to see her :o)
10 Commandments for Every Christian
We could all certainly use far more of this in our churches today and a lot less of the 'Christian play' that goes on.
• DON’T CRITICIZE your fellow-believers anytime or the pastor (especially never ever before or after a Sunday service: the Devil’s already doing that; don’t you help him).
• DON’T POLARIZE in church meetings or committees. ‘I don’t agree’ is very negative: try ‘Is there perhaps another way of looking at this?’
• DON’T OSTRACIZE people whose psychological ‘chemistry’ is different to yours, or who do not see things your way. Be Christian, and greet them warmly, and pray with them anyway.
• DON’T IDOLIZE the pastor or any other leader: we are all fellow- strugglers and we all have feet of clay.
• DON’T MONOPOLIZE conversations: be that kind of rare person who is an empathetic listener.
• DON’T ORGANIZE anything ‘off your own bat’. Initiative is good: initiative plus collaboration plus accountability is better.
• DON’T HOMOGENIZE. Talk to people who are not your cronies (even tax-collectors and sinners do that). Accept people who are not like you theologically. After all, God’s truth may include both your and their understandings!
• Above all, DON’T VERBALIZE your frustration or negativity about the church to others: it is sure to discourage them. Do it with the Lord, a spiritual director or counselor, and possibly, after much prayer, to a responsible leader. The devil is very clever: he puts words into our mouth like: ‘Would you (my friend) pray with me about the problem I have with...’
• Instead REALIZE that the Church is loved by Christ, so be patient with each other: the Lord hasn’t finished with any of us yet!
The Attack on Men
All I will say to this is Amen. If you can't see our society totally wrapped up in this, you need to pull off the blinders and take a really good look around you. We don't have many MEN in our society today. We don't have many LEADERS in our society. And, sadly, we aren't working to change that in our up and coming young men and boys either.THE ATTACK ON MEN:
Every television show depicts men as idiots, buffoons, or evil monsters. Satan wants to reach women because they are more easily deceived. The only obstacle to his subversion of women is men. His attack on men is primarily to remove any credibility or influence they have over women. The effectiveness of this campaign is shown in the TV program “The Red Green Show”. In this show there is a motto for men that is repeated with a resigned shrug, “I am a man...I can change...If I have to...I guess.”
Young men today may not even know that the pattern of male submission that is prevalent today is an aberration. It has never existed before in the history of the world. Men were created to take care of families. Women were created to be taken care of. “Women’s liberation” is a communist term for the destruction of families. Liberation implies a struggle against oppression. The communist “liberation” movements have all been armed rebellion against governments that oppose their revolution.
It is important to recognize that revolutionary and political terms are used to demonize traditional families and family practice. The “liberation” that is implied is not against men, but against the God created order of life. Women are to be liberated from families and made worker bees in the corporate hive. In the communist model, women are not mothers or wives, but workers. Workers exist to serve the state.
Men today do not have wives or mothers, just fellow workers. Men are told that this is the natural order of things and any suggestion of the “old way” is an insult to women and must not be tolerated. Men are told to accept the new status of women. Men are bullied into acquiescence with this rape of our culture and exploitation of women. It is sad that Satan has gotten women to be the loudest defenders of the attack upon women.
It can be helpful to examine some of the specific ways men have been reduced to silent and sometimes willing partners in the exploitation of women.
1. Higher education. Men were told that only smart people in universities were educated enough to have any authority to speak to issues concerning their families. Fields such as anthropology, sociology, psychology, social work, and other phony “science” have been used to stifle objection.
2. Liberal religion. Most churches have been completely subverted to worldly perspectives in advance of the more direct attack on men. When men turned to their churches to help fight the direct attack, they only found that the churches had already “gone over to the enemy”.
3. Media. Men are portrayed as crazed killers, bullies, irresponsible, unreliable, drunken violent abusers. Satan does not allow a picture of quiet kindness and strength. Satan will never allow real men who lead their families with love to be seen. The imprint of media is a stain on all of us. More pervasive than the worst Korean War brainwashing, we are saturated to our core with Satanic images, frames of reference, and modes of thinking.
4. Elementary education. The educational system has been one of the greatest tools Satan has used to homogenize men into a submissive mold so that they will not object to the changes being brought forth in our society. As boys they are continuously told to be quiet and sit down, they are learning to stifle their natural inclinations. A primary purpose of the elementary classroom is to break the spirit of young men.
5. Elevation of sport. Boys are told that if they have to be restless then they can play sports. There is nothing so sad as to see someone whose whole life is reduced to this narrow mode of expression. Some men become so occupied with sports, it becomes the only vehicle they have to communicate with others, like the POWs who would communicate by tapping out a code.
6. Withdrawal. Satan is familiar with the most common response of men to situations of discomfort, they withdraw. By making life increasingly alien to men, he forces them out of areas he wants to control. The percentage of women in universities is increasing dramatically. Most men cannot feel comfortable in the radically political, and fervently hostile climate of campus life. Even for men who want to lead their families, they do not know how to meet the frustrating resistance from family members already held captive by the world. These men often seek divorce when they should be seeking knowledge and wisdom.
7. Self-indulgence. For centuries Satan had to rely on alcohol and adultery as his main tools to subvert morality. However, by careful planning and timing he was able to introduce abortion, the drug culture, birth control, and the sexual revolution all within a few years. We now have a climate where this is an accepted way of life. However, while some are dragged down to complete degradation, others (by God’s grace) resist the pull of consuming sensual pleasure and see the emptiness and waste of such a life. Many Christian pioneers come out of the depths of sin to the light of truth and joy of knowing real love.
There is a way to fight back or at least resist these pervasive Satanic influences.
1. Become a Christian. There is a supernatural war going on all around us. Satan is allowed for a little while longer to rule over the earth. The Bible says that those who are not Christians are “held captive to do his will”. Being a Christian connects you to the winning side in this war and provides the means of being pulled out of a spiral of destruction.
2. Grow in truth. Satan achieves most of his success through our failures. If we draw close to God and gain wisdom and understanding, we are able to reduce the number of times we are deceived. The Bible says, “Greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world”.
3. Acknowledge humility. Most men do not like the feeling that they do not have the answers or need to get advice or help from another person. The Christian life cannot be lived without humility. Men need to learn that courage is undertaking difficult or unpleasant action because of necessity.
4. Find a mentor. God provides those with wisdom who can give advice and provide encouragement. An ally in the fight against worldly corruption can be an essential part of a successful resistance to these corrupting influences. There are many poor and false teachers, so one should be careful.
5. Abandon error. Satan loves to isolate people in a shell of pride. A woman can raise a clenched fist demanding the “right” to be sexually exploited, killed her babies, and be left alone in her old age. No one will be able to convince her she has been duped because she has been inoculated against any suggestion of error. In a similar way men become encased in destructive prisons of error and humility is the key to escape.
6. Withdraw from diversion. Many children grow up in homes where they learn quickly that the father’s desire to watch television is more important than anything the child might have to say. Our recreations, entertainments, hobbies, and pleasures all act to turn us from our responsibilities. We need to understand the damage that we cause others by our selfishness.
7. Character is more important than performance. Men often focus on what they can do and how well they can do it. They tend to see their worth in terms of their value to “get things done”. This reinforces a materialistic and utilitarian view of the world. The Christian pioneer is understanding that all that we do is of God and there is no room for boasting. As we grow closer to God and value what He values, we learn that a humble and loving heart is infinitely more valuable that job proficiency.
We need to turn our vision from the world. The images we get from the world only enslave us. We need to turn towards Christ. From Him we gain truth, wisdom, and understanding. With the truth, we can build strong families free from the degradation and corruption of the world.
End of the week
The stress this week has brung has been a bit overwhelming. It has been a realization of how unstable everything really is right now. Praise God for the fact my husband still has a job, but for how long? He said he's still not sure how everything will turn out.
In the meantime, we are watching our budget, cutting back where we can and stocking up with whatever extra we have left. Yesterday was errand day and the kids and I got out, went to the library, to the local park, and to the grocery store. It was a fun day. At the store, I managed to get several extras and still stay well within our budget of 100 dollars for the week.
At the library I picked up several books on gardening, composting, and getting organized. I'm hoping that in addition to preparing the yard for spring planting, we can also learn as much as we can about what we're going to grow.
We started Wednesday working on the backyard. We started with the hill out in the middle of the backyard. Apparently the previous owners had an above ground pool, and when they dug up the ground to level the pool area, they just left it in a big pile, so we're working on leveling it out.
For today, we are busy cleaning up from the week, and getting ready to leave. I'm going on a lady's retreat with the women from my church today, and my children are spending the night with my folks. I'm so excited! Not to get away from the kids, but to have the oppurtunity to learn and fellowship with other women without interruption, and a chance to renew my spirit a bit. I will be coming home tomorrow late afternoon. Well, there is lots to do, and little time to do it in. I want to make the house nice for my husband so he can relax while he's home alone tonight and tomorrow. Have a blessed day!
sara
We have been blessed
with lots of produce this fall and we are thankful for it!
Last month we were able to go into town and pick some grapes for free. I made grape jam out of them and got 18 jelly jars. I prefer jam to jelly and think it is easier to make anyway. At the same time a friend called and offered peaches, I intended to go and pick some of them for jam, but about that time it started raining and raining and I didn't make it. We had purchased 2 bushel of peaches also just a few days before she called and I needed to get them taken care of first. I mostly made frozen pie fillings out of them, and saved some out to eat fresh, today I made some peach butter out of some of the ones left. I should say am making peach butter as I type............that takes a long time! Our neighbor has apple trees that he told us to just pick what we wanted, he wasn't going to use any of them. We have picked some and I have made apple crisp and some things, but we need to go and see if there are more as I would like to make some applesauce. Yesterday we went to some friends house that have a CSA to pick green beans. They sent out an email the evening before stating that their fall beans were going strong and they needed help! They were guessing there were about 1000 pounds of beans to be picked and they couldn't keep up...........whew, I think he was right. We picked a little over 50 pounds and didn't make a dent in them. So, yesterday afternoon and evening we snapped beans!!! Today we canned enough for us for the winter needs. We will take some to Farmers Market, give some to Mom, and eat some fresh. As we do many times, this spring we sold too many from our garden and didn't end up canning enough for us. We planted a couple of rows this fall thinking we would can more, but the geese ate them. So, we were thrilled when we were able to get these. Today we pulled up some of the tomato plants. I was surprised at how many ripe ones there were or at least starting to turn. So, I believe that I will be able to do one more batch of salsa yet too. We dug the sweet potatoes a couple weeks ago and sold most of them, but I kept the small ones for us to eat. So, with the chickens and other meat we have in the freezer we are pretty well set for winter. The only thing we will be short on is potatoes............we eat a lot of potatoes! Some friends plant a ton of them and sold at Farmers Market. We called them the other day to see if we could buy some to store for the winter and they had sold them all. We really need to plant more next year. We are planning to enlarge the garden area so we can.
This week we moved the little pullets into another house that has an outdoor pen. They had been in the brooder house the first 4 weeks. They are so cute out running around, they really think they are grown up. We imagined little chickens running everywhere, but it went very smoothly. We made a little alleyway with boards from one house to the other and just herded them along.
A friend of ours went on a little goat buying trip, so I went over and did chores for her 2 days. The first day hubby went along and everything went smooth. The second day he stayed home to snap those beans......and I got there to find that the cattle were out and a goat also. Luckily the bull was out also, but in a different area and he didn't even see me coaxing the cows back in with range cubes...... I really don't know what I would have done if he had been with them as I would not have tackled the job of getting him in by myself! He was away from the road and safe so I just left him alone.
We have been enjoying the most perfect fall days.........I am truly Thankful for those too. Today the sky was so blue and the breeze had a little cool feel to it, with the sun shine, just perfect. Thank you Lord for spoiling us.
The folks with the CSA gave me a couple of tomatoes to try. Nebraska Wedding and Georgia Peach. They are heirlooms so I am saving the seeds.
I got some extra milk this evening at the local dairy and plan to try to make some cheese. I have wanted to do this for a long time. If I don't get to it, I can freeze the milk. We go through spells of using a lot of milk and then times when we use very little. We are not milk drinkers, so unles the grandkids are here, it is just what I use in cooking and baking.
There are so many things that need done outdoors these nice days, I sure hope we have some more of them. Sheds to clean, painting to do, garden to finish up, windows to wash.........I am sure a few more things as well. I did cut some flowers this week to root and keep over the winter. I am afraid we will have an early frost and I wanted to be sure and get them in. I still have some geraniums to bring in, but I can do that when they predict the frost, there are only a few of them. I also have saved some seeds, I probably have enough Hollyhock seeds for everyone! Here is a picture of them this summer, I sure enjoyed them.
Tomorrow is son Ryan and Edye's 10th wedding anniversary. Happy day to you both. How in the world can 10 years go by so fast? They are the parents of Alexis, Nicholas and Madelyn that I talk about on here quite often.
Country Blessings,
Marilyn~at Heritage Hill Homestead
Layoffs have begun
Just as I hit the enter key on my last post, the phone rang. It was my husband but it wasn't time for him to be off work yet. He said that without warning they layed off 15 employees today. Praise God that my husband wasn't one of them...yet.
This is a small local company of less than 200 employees, so it is very scary. We could definately use some prayer in this area. I don't know if there are any more layoffs in the near future. And we apparently won't have any warning when they do decide to layoff.
Blessings, sara
Job and Money Stress and preperations
Today has been a pondering day for me. My husband, who does his best to save me any undue stress (God bless him), felt the need to share with me his concerns over his job and the concerns over what may come in the next many months or years. As far as I knew, all was fine, with his job anyways. I had my own concerns about the economy from several readings on the web and watching of the news, and had been trying to gather my thoughts on how best to prepare for that, but my husbands job, as I should have known is not secure, and work has been slowly dwindling for his company over the last several months.
They've begun talking lay-offs, nothing official yet, but it's something to be aware of, and to prepare for. I am not prepared for anything, to say the least. I think at best we'd make it a week on what we have on hand here.
So I've been making lists, (I am a listmaker, ya know). Lists of things we need to cut back on, lists of things we need to stock up on, not just food, but medicines, fabrics, necessities, things for schooling the kids, etc. We have a lot of unneccesary expenditures like eating out, cable tv, and a few other things that will be going away. Internet will stick around for as long as we can afford it, because of it's multiple resources for homeschooling, recipes and frugal living.
I've made a well layed out plan of our backyard, and how we are going to transform it into our own little homestead in the city. It will take us many years to get completely to that goal, but it is definately possible. I'm starting in the most frugal area possible, and that is growing some of our food. It's too late to start anything now, at least planting, but I'm beginning by starting my compost, gathering lumber to build square foot boxes, buying heirloom seeds, and clearing out the area where we will be putting the boxes.
My dad has some extra lumber to share that I'm going to use to make a clotheline that I saw on one of my many visits here. I was originally going to go and buy an umbrella clotheline, but it was going to cost 70 dollars plus the cost of cement, and by making one like the one in the post, all I should need is cement, and maybe some lattice eventually, but I'm going to post on freecycle first to see what I can find.
I'm doing my best to look around here first before I go out and spend money on things. My parents, who are the packrat king and queen, always have extra things they're willing to share, and if I just looked around, ya never know what I'd find in my own home.
I'm trying to not let myself panic about anything, because I know that never does any good. But I have definately had my eyes opened more than ever about how much I need to prepare for what may come, whether it be economic failure, or job loss, temporary or not, or just for the joy of being able to be a bit more self sufficient, it must be done.
The main thing I need to do is accomplish these goals and preperations as inexpensively as I can or we'll end up being in worse shape than if we had not done anything at all.
The easiest place for me to start saving money in after eliminating other unnecessary expenses is the grocery bill. We've been slowly making changes to the way we eat. Making our own bread and baked goods, eating ground turkey over ground beef, eating beans at least 2 times a week, among other things, but to say we have been doing these things religously is an understatement. We do it as necessary, but it has come to the point that it must be done on a daily basis. So that is where I will concentrate my efforts first. And when there is extra money, it will be used for stocking up on foods and other things. So now I'm off to make my weekly menu and shopping list, and will know more on what I can stock up on this week when hubby arrives home with his check. Be on the lookout for posts on some major changes coming to this household, and our journey there.
Blessings, sara
What happens when you aren't online for a while...
11:11, Wednesday, October 1, 2008 .. Posted in Around the Homestead .. 2 comments .. Link
Then, you end up inadvertently deleting some notes about comments here :o(
When you finally get logged in, you find that there are a slew of comments waiting to be moderated. I didn't know that. I wasn't aware I had set anything up to moderate comments. So, forgive me for everyone who was sitting in the comment box, in limbo as it were. I don't moderate comments. I may not like what someone has to share, but as long as it's family-friendly for viewing, I am not going to play censor on my blog. Everyone has an opinion, everyone knows what they know and likes what they like. I'm no different. If we can agree to disagree and keep free, open minds, there's no point in moderating other than to keep it friendly for all who may see it.
However...I'm a bit lost now here. I had comments that I cannot find as I've deleted the emails with them. I read them, but not sure I can answer each now.
Guess I need to be online a bit more....I had an enormous amount of emails in my box and that's just ridiculous. What I need to do is go back over yahoo groups with a fine-toothed comb and really see what mail I receive and what it offers me, as well as what I offer that group. Surely I can do some serious paring down.
Now, onto homestead news....
There isn't any, really. LOL...I haven't been off-line due to anything catastrophic or even chaotic. I just haven't had the motivation to get online lately. We have been working on character training around here, and schooling and laundry. Just regular life.
Dewey was home this weekend some. He came in late Thursday, had to go up to Tennessee to the shop Friday, and then headed back off to Arkansas Sunday after church. It wasn't much time, but we enjoyed having even a short visit. Pretty soon his work will pick up enough that he won't be able to come home, we'll have to travel over there.
I have several pictures on the camera I had planned to share...but for some reason I haven't figured out yet, the camera decided not to connect to the computer :o( Ugh. As much as I like my computer and a few select gadgets, I really get irked at technology! I'll keep playing with it all and see if I can figure out what I did, or didn't do.
We've been back to making butters here. A couple from church gave us a bushel of pears from their trees. Not the prettiest fruits in the world, but oh-so delicious! We cooked them down yesterday and the puree is in the crock pot now, making into pear butter. I don't expect to get many pints from it, but every little bit in the pantry is a blessing and a treat.
I haven't followed the 'bail out' news lately. I know the first attempt at a bill failed and I thought they were to vote on some changes to it today, but that's all I know. I'm sure when it all hits the fan, someone will blog about it and I'll be able to find out what I need to know ;o) There are far more eloquent bloggers out there interested in politics and finances than me! If you have news, drop me a line and fill me in :o)
We are hoping to get some things done today. Yesterday I stopped by to set up the appointment to get new tires. Yes, all four...new...can we say pricey? Really, it wasn't as bad as I first imagined. We drive a 15 passenger van. It takes heavy duty tires, and we do alot of driving really, for as much as we stay home, we drive alot when we do drive. Everything is highway, so at least there's a small plus there. The total for tires, inspection and alignment with all the taxes and labor included was $731. Not nearly the ouch I expected, but still, a pretty healthy pinch. As I said, I stopped by to get the appointment all set, to make sure they had the tires I was wanting in stock, etc. They were in a lull for the day. He offered to go ahead and do it then, and hold my payment until Friday, when we originally planned to do it. Can't beat that.
The children were lightly impressed with all the sights and sounds of the mechanic bay, and they thought it was kind of fun to be hoisted up in the lift and all, but an hour and a half was straining even the most pleasant of children. They were bored and things got a bit rowdy toward the end of the time. We didn't have any serious issues arise from it all, but we didi talk about how we need to be able to control ourselves, no matter how long something takes or how bored we might be. They did all stay in the car -- a repair shop/mechanic shop simply isn't a place for children to be having freedom. The waiting area was very small, and they had a television on and we are trying to curb that completely here, so it wasn't an option for us. As I said, they did really well for the length of time, and next time I think we'll do even better.
Time to get moving. A fabric shop went out of business and they didn't sell everything off. He took the tons of remaining fabrics -- cotton for making scrubs! -- and boxed it up into bundles of 50 yards and 100 yards. Pieces ranging from a yard minimum to 20 yards maximum. Get this -- they are selling for $15 a box for the 100 yard and $10 for the 50 yard box! The scrubs material is perfect for us -- it washes up very nicely, releases wrinkles well, and the colors are solid. We don't always stick to solids, but they are nice. I really hope he has some left and I can get at least 4 of the 100 yard boxes.
Not as planned, but still good
10:35, Monday, September 29, 2008 .. Posted in Getting Organized .. 0 comments .. Link
In my daily post, I spoke about trying to stick to my daily routines, and basic weekly plan, and how much I really needed to do that especially as the time for our newest blesssing is to arrive draws nearer. And as true as that is, today did not go as planned. School took longer than it usually does, housework didn't follow along any faster, and by day's end, I felt like I got nothing done, except for a load of laundry, and a few dishes, and ofcourse schoolwork.
Right after dinner, though I was blessed with a sudden burst of energy, and boy did I use it. My girls room has not had any work done to it since we moved in. The most I've done in there is gather some dirty laundry, wash bedding, and tuck my girls into bed, while I tripped over every single toy and doll on my way out the door. I couldn't really blame them for not putting their toys up, because they had no idea where they went. To say that my girls' room looked like a tornado went through it would be kind. It was awful, we literally had a path through the room, and even it had to be cleared at least once a day.
So I cleaned up from dinner, got the kids situated playing in another room, and I set to work. Sorting, purging, and organizing toys, gathering trash, and things that didn't even belong in there, and putting it all away. We just set up two new (to them) day beds over the weekend, so now we had lots of extra space under their beds to store things. They also have a nice sized closet with high shelves where I can put some of their toys that I don't want them just getting down whenever they please. I worked for a steady 2 hours in their room, from 7 to 9, and I'm thankful to say, I'm almost finished.
Tomorrow I would like to finish up in there even though it's not really part of my daily routine. I still have another hour or two worth of work in there. After gathering all their toys up from all over the house, I'd like to go through all the toys one more time and get rid of a lot more. Their baby dolls for instance is insane. Then there's the stuffed animals that need to find a home. And I would like to finally get there pictures hung and their room decorated a little bit.
At another time, I have the big task of making the "great seasonal clothing swap". lol. That will take me a bit of time, although I do have their clothes sorted in tubs by size already, but the act of getting them all switched out will take me the better part of a Saturday. I'll try and post a picture or two of the finished product if I can get to it.
Part of me would like to do this everyday, pick a room, work on it for a couple of days or until I feel like I'm done, and then move onto another room in the house, until everything has been gone through, but the problem is that I don't know when I'll honestly have the energy to do that much. I can see myself getting the girl's room finished tomorrow, but only because I did the bulk of the work today, but to hope for another burst of energy like that again is not always promising in these last weeks of pregnancy. I guess I'll just take these oppurtunities as they arise and use them for all they've got.
But for now, it' nearing 10pm, and that's my bedtime. My children are all snoozing away, and I envy them so. I'm off to join them in joyful slumber. Have a blessed evening!
sara
Monday at Home
The week ahead looks to be somewhat busy, but not too much maybe. I'll be having to get out more than I care to this week, but that's one good thing about living in town I guess. Today we have school work to do, quite a bit of work around the house, and I have to get out and go pick up Madelynn's new reading glasses.
Tomorrow I have to go to a WIC appointment. I know there is a lot of controversy around using government assistance, but I feel like it's okay as long as you are not abusing the system. To be quite honest, on what my husband makes, we could be on food stamps, but I don't think we need it, but WIC helps us buy things like milk, eggs, and cheese, and helps us out so much.
Wednesday I have a dental appointment to have the other side of my mouth deep cleaned. I don't look forward to that, but know it will be worth it.
Then we'll be out Thursday for our usual errands, although I may see if we can't go ahead and get those done Thursday after my cleaning.
The big thing this week is Friday afternoon. I'm leaving to go on a one night ladies retreat with some women from my church. It's only about 40 minutes from home, but I will be gone overnight, so there are preperations to be made for myself and especially my kids. My mom, dad, and sister will be keeping my kids that night, so that my hubby won't have to take care of them on his own, plus they enjoy keeping the kids overnight every once in a while.
This week, I'm really trying to stay on track with routines, zone work, and my basic weekly plans, no longer out of just a want, but out of need. As the time grows closer for this little one to make his appearance I get tired much quicker, and those braxton hicks contractions become more and more frequent. And I've learned when I stay up with my routines, my days go smoother, and I don't have to work quite as hard to catch up later. For instance, my laundry routine helps me by making it where I only have to do 1-3 loads a day instead of catching up with several loads at the end of the week.
So for today, here's what I need to do...
-Morning routine
-Homeschool
-Daily Chores-
-Weekly Home Blessing-dust, wipe windows, sweep/mop, take trash out, change sheets, cull/toss papers, and vacuum
-Zone work-Today and tomorrow, I am in zone 5, the family room. I will spend 15 minutes doing some extra things in here.
-Laundry-Towels and sheets-I have one load of each to do.
-Afternoon routine
-Go pick up Madelynn's glasses
-Before Bed Routine-(Nicholas' bath night)
During breaks or downtime, I am working on one of the wool soakers for the baby. I am hoping to get it finished either today or tomorrow. Well, it's time to get going. I pray your day is a blessed one!
sara
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