Homestead Longings

Finishing Touches

It feels like we are finally getting some of those little things done that make this house finally feel like home. I sortta finished the flower bed in the front yard. I need one more bag of mulch. The last of the pictures are getting hung up on the walls, the kids sandbox is now full of sand, and we even figured out where to put up a new clothesline. I am hoping that dh can get that worked on this weekend. Before the electric bill gets sky high.

I am also starting to miss those peaceful times in the morning hanging out a load and watching the kids run around. I love to watch them run through the lines of clothes. It reminds me of when I used to hide in the sheets that my mother hung up many years back. I would pretend that I was in a labyrinth that kept changing with the breeze. Kind of like the movie.

I still need to work on re-seperating the kids rooms. I am not in a big hurry for that, though. It will get done in the next few months, I am sure. Right now we are more worried about spending time together. Today, dh and ds are going out to run some errands together, some male bonding time, while dd takes a nap and I worked on a few things around the house. We are also planning on going to a movie this weekend together. We do that like once a year, so this is a treat.

One of the perks of being a military family is that sometimes we get some really cool freebies or discounts. This year, we are going to take advantage of some free SeaWorld tickets. My mother-in-law is supposed to be here around the beginning of July if she can still make it. We will go regardless, but we are hoping to have a really nice family field trip. In fact, I still have some of the educational material I ordered through them a few years back, so this is just going to be added to our "school" schedule. Gotta love that about homeschooling.