Today had beautiful weather. We opened all the windows. Ryan finished up the front porch so the kids can just bound down the steps to get on the bus and not break anything. I watered the trees. The kids helped pick up the front yard so that it is looking pretty again.
I did have to take a nap. I have fibromyalgia, but as a friend has told me, I will not let that label me. It was just a tough morning. Yet here I sit at 10:58 pm writing my blog because I took a nap earlier today.
We also sealed the bedroom floor so that we can move our bed in there sometime soon. I don't want to share a room with the kids too much longer.
I spoke with my mom tonight and talked about paths and lessons. I was telling her how funny it was that I am right back where I started 7 years ago when I got out of the military yet I have grown. Seven years ago I drove into town with just Alexis and Cj plus a carload of junk. We stayed with my dad while Ryan and I were dating. Although difficult to date as single parents we worked on it for a bit. Since then we have moved around Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Florida. It has been quite the learning experience but I am sure that the plan was to go and grow, which we have both done.
Christian Mother of three children: DS 14, DD 13 and DS 10. Married to a wonderful hardworking man. Blogging about many daily details of my wild crazy ride as a mother, wife, massage therapist, and my walk with Christ. We also have a small hobby farm in south east Kansas that we are trying to turn into a sustainable farm.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Mud, baseball and family
Today we got alot done on the house. The first thing we did was burn off the pile of stuff that we tore/took out of the house. It has burned most of the day but the yard will look very nice once its all cleared out. It already look 100 times better because it was about 6 foot high and 7 foot wide pile.
Next Ryan moved the steps on the front deck from the side of the deck to straight out front and centered on the door. This will be helpful for when the kids start school because the bus picks them up right out front. This way they can just walk right out the front door, down the steps and out to the bus. Soon we will have a gate and small bridge over the ditch for them.
My friend Lu came out today and helped us out with some work in the house. We sanded walls where we had taped and mudded. We also filled in tons of nail holes. Then we pulled out hardware from old drapes and blindes. The kids also pulled out carpet staples.
The greatest joy of my day was actually laundry. I washed it all then hung it out to dry. It was a great day for drying, sun and a breeze. So the clothes all dried in about 45 minutes, which is just as fast as my dryer. I was AMAZED. We have now decided that we will dry all our clothing outside during the warmer months. I cant wait to see the cost efficiancy of it.
We are also working on some child retraining as the enviroment is completelly different and the entertainments that they had in the city is not there. So they tend to get into mischief because of having idle hands. Today was better until the evening when they had some free time. They are testing boundaries. So the boundaries just need to be tightened until the training is set forth.
Our dog Nemo also got to play outside off leash. He enjoyed fetching the ball that my DD was hitting with the bat. Its so fun to play baseball with a dog. :D Dad and I even got in on a couple hits while she pitched us a few balls. She has a great arm.
Blessings
Next Ryan moved the steps on the front deck from the side of the deck to straight out front and centered on the door. This will be helpful for when the kids start school because the bus picks them up right out front. This way they can just walk right out the front door, down the steps and out to the bus. Soon we will have a gate and small bridge over the ditch for them.
My friend Lu came out today and helped us out with some work in the house. We sanded walls where we had taped and mudded. We also filled in tons of nail holes. Then we pulled out hardware from old drapes and blindes. The kids also pulled out carpet staples.
The greatest joy of my day was actually laundry. I washed it all then hung it out to dry. It was a great day for drying, sun and a breeze. So the clothes all dried in about 45 minutes, which is just as fast as my dryer. I was AMAZED. We have now decided that we will dry all our clothing outside during the warmer months. I cant wait to see the cost efficiancy of it.
We are also working on some child retraining as the enviroment is completelly different and the entertainments that they had in the city is not there. So they tend to get into mischief because of having idle hands. Today was better until the evening when they had some free time. They are testing boundaries. So the boundaries just need to be tightened until the training is set forth.
Our dog Nemo also got to play outside off leash. He enjoyed fetching the ball that my DD was hitting with the bat. Its so fun to play baseball with a dog. :D Dad and I even got in on a couple hits while she pitched us a few balls. She has a great arm.
Blessings
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