Archive for July, 2009

Give Me Some Summer!

by admin on July 15, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, Four Little Eggs In My Nest with 1 Comment
To see the Summer Sky
Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie –
True Poems flee.
~Emily Dickinson

I am not one to complain about mild weather (because I have trouble handling the REAL HOT STUFF) but I have felt very sorry for my kids lately.

While I am happily digging in my garden beds, in spite of the rain, they are staring at me from the kitchen window with big sad eyes. All they want is a SUMMER! It has been pretty gloomy in our province this July. We haven’t had a nice enough day to hit the kiddy pools ONCE!The kids live less then a block from a kiddy pool and it is just killing them that they can’t use it. My four babies and I adore to swim, and since we live in a practical desert land, we have to accept the local wadding pools as our only option most of the time… so when they are out of the question my kiddos get pretty blue. We did what we could with visits and crafts but they got pretty tired of watching a happy mommy fussing with her gardens all day PRETTY QUICKLY!Specking of my gardens!!! I have gotten them all weeded and believe me that was no small task as they had weed TREES from being ignored for a year or so. I also planted almost 100 irises (thanks ‘E’)…. she must have been reading a previous post of mine when she thought that up as a house warming gift… I have all the over grown grass mowed nicely and even wrestled the giant horse radishes out of the ground… they had taken over the back garden. I found raspberry bushes, strawberries and even an apple tree (hidden behind my cedars!!)!! I now plan to plant more trees in the front yard (found some baby trees in my flower beds that need to be relocated), collecting rocks to make a path and a more rustic look to the front yard and keeping the weeds down so there is hope of a veggie garden next summer!

(Our Park!)

Today is SUNNY so we are off. Mommy’s garden gloves are put aside and her flip flops are ready for walking to the park, running after kids and filling up with park sand! I plan to spend the whole day outside for their sake.

(The Park Was Very Mucky Today.)

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Find me in the River

by admin on July 13, 2009 in Uncategorized with No comments

FIND ME IN THE RIVER

by admin on July 13, 2009 in Music Flavor, My Listening Year with 2 Comments
We spent Sunday walking along our river! Thanking the Lord for his creation, obviously:)Find me in the river
Find me on my knees
I’ve walked against the water
Now I’m waiting if you please

We’ve longed to see the roses
But never felt the thorns
And bought our pretty crowns
But never paid the priceFind me in the river
Find me there
Find me on my knees with my soul laid bare
Even though you’re gone and I’m cracked and dry
Find me in the river, I’m waiting here

Find me in the river
Find me on my knees
I’ve walked against the water
Now I’m waiting if you please

We didn’t count on suffering
We didn’t count on pain
But if the blessing’s in the valley
Then in the river I will waitWritten by Martin Smith ©1995 Curious? Music UK
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Little Bit of Special

by admin on July 12, 2009 in Mama Heart Mushings, People In My Heart with 1 Comment
A house needs a grandma in it. ~Louisa May Alcott

(Bed time stories with Nanny.)

Grandma’s give even to the point of getting… getting sick that is…

Both Grandma’s helped out a great deal this past week!

I was stuck in bed and Garnet’s mom took the kids for a couple days and even came and helped us catch up on house work. My mom then drove all the way down to watch the kids till I got better… well only a couple days after I was able to get out of bed all the kids and Nanny where in bed sick.

How can I say thank you enough when they where brave enough to help when a bug was in the house?

Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever. ~Author Unknown

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies. ~Rudolph Giuliani

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It’s Messy

by admin on July 6, 2009 in Life Keeps Changing with 4 Comments
(The Kitchen Before Picture)(and After Picture)
(The Kitchen/Living Room Dividing Wall Before)(and After Picture)

Where have I been? Moving and then sick for the last bit but I hope I am back and better. We are HERE! Settled in! Hopefully these pictures give you an idea of some of the work we have gotten done and all the rest we still have to do.

There are lots of renos left to do but we OWN this place so no rush. Now that I am feeling better again I hope to clean this place up so we look officially moved in.


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