Random

 One day after rocking Weston to sleep, I laid him on the bed. When I checked on him a little while later, I discovered this kitten had found a nice cozy nest on top of him! :)

 Dad's were here several weeks ago, and we got a kick out of how Weston would sit on Dad's lap and just look and look at him!

 Rose put a blanket out on the lawn and she was soon joined by 2 toddlers who thought that she put it there for them! :)

Weston is starting to talk more and more... Sometimes it can almost be frustrating because he tries again and again to tell you something and just expects you to understand what he's saying, but all you can do is guess, and hope you hit on what he's trying to say... he'll answer "yes" or "no" to your questions, but you still never know if that's really what he was getting at. I love how he usually will say "thank you" with no prompting when you give him something, (or when he gives you something) :)

"What did you say, Mom???"

It's so cute to hear him say, "Wub ou..." (love you)

2012 Calendar

The 2012 calendar is now available. Check the calendar page for details!

Michael is 8!

Michael's birthday was on Saturday, and it was a busy day, but the look on his face when he saw his cake for the first time made all the time and effort it took to make his cake totally worth it! :)

 Happy Birthday Michael! May the Lord bless you, 

and help you to grow up to be the godly man He wants you to be! We love you!

Bits o' humor

This afternoon Rose made some iced coffee for a refreshing afternoon snack... Pretty soon I hear this little voice begging, and Weston wasn't content till he was enjoying sips of Mommy's iced coffee! It seems he thinks whatever Mommy drinks is good for him, because he always begs for sips of straight black coffee too!!!

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Last night we were already in bed when Jared called out, "I want to open the light porch!" (he wanted the porch light turned on) :)

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And yesterday after I changed the strings on my viola, the children were begging for some music. As I rosined the bow, I dropped the rosin and it shattered to bits. The children helped me pick it all up, and Jonathan (4) gave a gentle reminder, "Mommy, you should be more careful!"

One reason why I haven't posted much lately

My sister & her husband, and their 3 children came and spent 3 weeks with us. They brought Lor's cousin along with them. The time flew by so fast! Now Dad's are here. We've been so b.u.s.y, but it's so nice to see some projects get finished and other's started around here!

Earthquake flashback

 The other evening we had a Cd playing as we went about our work. The song "In the Rifted Rock I'm Resting" came on and immediately Cherlise (5) said, "Oh! That's a song from the earthquake!" I didn't understand, and asked her what she meant. "Yes," she said, "You sang that in the earthquake!" I could hardly believe my ears. I just so remember singing to calm the children (and myself!) while we endured the many hard aftershocks, and while I can see that I would've sang that song, I didn't remember any of it! It's incredible to think that she remembered the song and the scenario from when she was only 3!

In the rifted Rock I'm resting,

Safely sheltered, I abide;

There no foes nor storms molest me,

While within the cleft I hide.

Chorus: Now I'm resting, sweetly resting,

In the cleft once made for me:

Jesus, blessed Rock of Ages,

I will hide myself in Thee.

Long pursued by sin and Satan,

Weary, sad I longed for rest;

Then I found this heav'nly shelter,

Opened in my Saviour's  breast.

Peace which passeth understanding,

Joy, the world can never give,

Now in Jesus I am finding;

In His smiles of love I live.

In the Rifted Rock I'll hide me,

Till the storms of life are past,

All secure in this blest refuge,

Heeding not the fiercest blast.

It's raining!

And some of you are wondering why I'm excited about rain?! Well, if you dealt with the stress I did last week running out of water every day, and hardly being able to make a dent in the mounds and mounds of laundry, because of the lack of water, I think you would understand why I'm so excited about rain! :) We've actually had 2 inches in the last 2 days, and it's still raining. Believe me, we're putting the laundry through now! :) Thank you, to all of you that were praying for rain! I told my water ladies that I was praying for rain, and they all said that they're praying that it doesn't rain! They were loving the money they were making!

We're getting the effects of a tropical wave, and as an added benefit, we're getting lots of wind! - We've had to run the dryer today to get our clothes dry, but if it wasn't for the dryer, the generator would've been able to go at least 2 days without running at all! It's such a delightful feeling to know that you're running a household just on wind!!! :)