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These boxes are turning into these… This particular tower will go up with the poles on the right going on top. This is the corner of the yard the play structure is going in. Between the two towers there will be monkey bars/swings. The children are excited as am I. Thank you to our generous…
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Yesterday I was pretty quiet on the internet. Here’s why. Number of trips to the post clinic: 2 How much school work was done: None Meals served: 3 Snacks served: Numerous Number of baths: 2 Number of times I had to clean up broken glass: 2 (the second time because I kept missing pieces–glass shatters…
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Dawn talks about her bag on her blog. Hers is very neat while mine, as you will see, is not. At least this gives me the opportunity to clean it out. My bag was made by a friend who used my husband’s old BDU top and some Amy Butler material for the sides and insides.…
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There’s nothing like an ice storm and Daddy being home to make for a fun day. The older three went outside to play with the ice this morning. They played in the gutters "slushy stream", broke icicles off the pickup, ran around the backyard among other things. Then they came in looking quite adorable. …
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Apparently, it is the season to be sick. My nephew is hospitalized due to his inability to urinate. I ask for prayers that the doctors are able to find out what is wrong, that his parents keep up their spririts, and that his younger brother is able to do without his mother. Thank you all.
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Today, the girls were being so cute. Pumpkin was being really cute so I ran to get my camera. I turned it on and all that came up was a black screen. It kept rolling like it was trying to find something (you know like the TV will do when you only use an antenna?). …
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Well starting today, I am offline. It will do me good to practice not being on the computer. We move in to our new house. Then my dear husband comes home. So, I will be back online once we get internet access, but it will be late in the week. In the meantime, my prayers…
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We closed on our house–two weeks late, but worth it. Now for the hard part: moving in.
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With all the sadness I’ve been immersed in, I’ve neglected to mention that we’re closing on our house on Monday!!!! It’s been a long time coming. Frankly, although my parents have been quite generous in housing us these 4 months, it’s time for us to move into our own home again. At 2 pm we…
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One of my favorite bloggers, Dawn, has a great post about her homekeeping notebook. It’s perfect timing as I’m working on putting mine together.