Tuesday
I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with the computer all day. It turns out that Stacia had unplugged the power source. Duh!
We got a lot done today.
We FOUND baby gifts for the shower. We FOUND peanuts in the shell.
We spent 3 hours swimming today. I discovered the secret of pool snacks…feed the kids a meal before you go to the pool. :::snort::: It appears that we’ve always skipped a meal to go swimming. We had a great time at the pool today. I’m still surprised that the pools aren’t more crowded. I remembered to lather sun screen on the kids every hour – during the pool break. Problem is that in all the hubbub I forgot to put ANY on myself. Ouch.
It’s a bit of a challenge to watch Zander and Stacia at the same time in the pool. We manage and we are making memories. We spent about 2 hours in the big pool and spent the last hour in the kiddie pool. Zander played “killer whale” – which resulted in him learning how to swim under water so that he could get rings off the bottom….and oh yes….every once in a while he splashes and flops onto the side of the pool.
Nolan went down the slide without his life jacket. At one point I was worried he was in trouble….and the lifeguard was ½ up and off the platform…..he was so very tired. He needed to quit swimming for a bit…and he did.
I’m not sure why I every worried about bathing suits…goodness the sights you can see at the pool these days.
I made Hawaiian chicken and rice, salad and the brownies for dinner.
I stopped by a party store before going to Bible Study/shower….and picked up decorations. I decorated and then we enjoyed.
All in all a fun day.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Monday - Memorial Day
I'm really not at all sure what we accomplished yesterday. Jared and Jamin both have some virus...sore throats and low grade fevers. They stayed home and rested.
Josiah and Mike took the trampoline apart. The plan was to take it to John and Cathy's and weld it. When Mike looked it over he was uncomfortable with the young adults in our household jumping on the welded parts. He asked John if he'd be interested in welding it and using it for his children - they are all younger. He is going to take a look at it. He has the equipment to weld it as needed. There is talk of us getting a new trampoline....though there is also talk of getting an above ground 16 foot/4 foot deep pool. We were able to visit our plants when we took the trampoline out. Mike is thrilled to report that his "haystack" watermelon is coming up. There are also potatoes, sweet potatoes, a few cantelope and some squash. The corn is not really germinating as expected. We may need to replant it. Check out the photo below of our babies.
Cathy and I had a good time talking. She has the same dehydrator I do, but she KEPT the box. She told me I can use up to 12 trays on my dryer; I currently have 6. I am making apples all the time for Mike's office. 12 trays may be nice. On the other hand, when we moved the movers cracked the bottom plate of the dehydrator and I've been wondering if I should buy a new one. This works, so I keep using it, but maybe I don't want to add more trays to it. Cathy gave me a recipe for a Hazelnut cheesecake that uses honey and maple syrup as the sweetener. I need to try it.
I heard back from urban homemakers and they DO sell just the lid that will fit on my Whisper Mill grain grinder. It's only $11 - guess that is better than buying a new Nutri Mill grinder. {bg} I love my Whisper Mill, but didn't realize when I upgraded from a Kitchen Aide to a Bosch that the grinder would not grind enough flour for one Bosch batch. LOL
We pulled out the projector and watched some Hogans Heroes last night. Mike was supposed to be TDY this week but called while I was typing to say that he didn't go anywhere and will be home this week. That's a nice added bonus....gotta love the Air Force.
The younger 2 students are done with school - and switching to our summer school schedule. The older 2 have 2 weeks left, and Jared is tying up loose ends. This is so amazing to me as we started over a month late due to new baby, bed rest and the girls leaving home.
I need to run to the store and find twin baby gifts for a shower tonight. I need to be sure my thoughts are together for tonight's Bible Study. This is our last one until summer. I hope to buy some sort of container to store all the organic spices I ordered from co-op. AND we NEED to be at the pool today after lunch...we simply need it. {G}
I'm really not at all sure what we accomplished yesterday. Jared and Jamin both have some virus...sore throats and low grade fevers. They stayed home and rested.
Josiah and Mike took the trampoline apart. The plan was to take it to John and Cathy's and weld it. When Mike looked it over he was uncomfortable with the young adults in our household jumping on the welded parts. He asked John if he'd be interested in welding it and using it for his children - they are all younger. He is going to take a look at it. He has the equipment to weld it as needed. There is talk of us getting a new trampoline....though there is also talk of getting an above ground 16 foot/4 foot deep pool. We were able to visit our plants when we took the trampoline out. Mike is thrilled to report that his "haystack" watermelon is coming up. There are also potatoes, sweet potatoes, a few cantelope and some squash. The corn is not really germinating as expected. We may need to replant it. Check out the photo below of our babies.
Cathy and I had a good time talking. She has the same dehydrator I do, but she KEPT the box. She told me I can use up to 12 trays on my dryer; I currently have 6. I am making apples all the time for Mike's office. 12 trays may be nice. On the other hand, when we moved the movers cracked the bottom plate of the dehydrator and I've been wondering if I should buy a new one. This works, so I keep using it, but maybe I don't want to add more trays to it. Cathy gave me a recipe for a Hazelnut cheesecake that uses honey and maple syrup as the sweetener. I need to try it.
I heard back from urban homemakers and they DO sell just the lid that will fit on my Whisper Mill grain grinder. It's only $11 - guess that is better than buying a new Nutri Mill grinder. {bg} I love my Whisper Mill, but didn't realize when I upgraded from a Kitchen Aide to a Bosch that the grinder would not grind enough flour for one Bosch batch. LOL
We pulled out the projector and watched some Hogans Heroes last night. Mike was supposed to be TDY this week but called while I was typing to say that he didn't go anywhere and will be home this week. That's a nice added bonus....gotta love the Air Force.
The younger 2 students are done with school - and switching to our summer school schedule. The older 2 have 2 weeks left, and Jared is tying up loose ends. This is so amazing to me as we started over a month late due to new baby, bed rest and the girls leaving home.
I need to run to the store and find twin baby gifts for a shower tonight. I need to be sure my thoughts are together for tonight's Bible Study. This is our last one until summer. I hope to buy some sort of container to store all the organic spices I ordered from co-op. AND we NEED to be at the pool today after lunch...we simply need it. {G}
Weigh In
Yep, it's weigh in day. Why bother? The day after Memorial Day weekend??? Oh well...honesty and all. I didn't loose a pound this week. However, I didn't gain either so really that is good news.
I DID loose another 2.5 inches this week. That's gotta be good...though really ladies you know where you ALWAYS loose it first? I'm doomed.
Yep, it's weigh in day. Why bother? The day after Memorial Day weekend??? Oh well...honesty and all. I didn't loose a pound this week. However, I didn't gain either so really that is good news.
I DID loose another 2.5 inches this week. That's gotta be good...though really ladies you know where you ALWAYS loose it first? I'm doomed.
Homeschool Encouragement
I was surfing late at night (because Stacia was AWAKE until 1 a.m.) and decided to check out Jeannie Fulbright's website. She used to be an SHS member and is the author of the Science books that we love. She had some info on her site about "healthy homeschooling". I will need to go back and reread and try to mentally process her thoughts on health and fitness. I'm really, really striving not to get into a system that requires eating only certain foods, measuring and counting etc. I may loose lots of weight fast, but I know from experience that the goal must be "lifestyle change" and not "loosing weight". I don't plan to spend my whole life measuring and weighing food.....so I don't want to use that method to loose weight.....or when I go back to eating "normal", I'll regain the weight. My recent emphasis has been all about health. Seriously. I couldn't hold a pen or Stacia 5 months ago. I have cut some foods out of my diet permanently...but they are not "to loose weight" - with the thought that once I get it under control I'll add them back - they are permanent because of health issues. Anyway - while surfing her site I noticed lots of things I need to go back and research.
BUT I found THIS to be very encouraging to me on my homeschool journey. Isn't it a great reminder?
"I so very much love homeschooling, though non-homeschoolers can't comprehend that sentiment - especially if I were to relate what it is really like. I used to pray for it to be easier. But I've learned that the only way it will be easier is if I change my attitude about it. My present desire is that my heart will change, that I would no longer wish for homeschooling to be quiet and peaceful and smooth sailing, but that I would have a willing heart to embrace and enjoy it the way it is today. For this is the way that the Lord has ordained it, and these little rambunctious boys and girls are my gifts to treasure, train and love. If the day is chaos, I desire that my heart would be submitted to that with joy. If school takes all day, I want to remember that God is in control and He sets my schedule, not I. I want to homeschool as unto the Lord, not unto myself. For if I get irritated and upset because things didn't go as planned, or as easily as I wished, then I'm saying my plan for my day was better than God's. And because God's plan happened, which was out of my control, then I want to be thankful and joyful anyway. "
Another reminder that in so very much in life "it is all about the heart". {G}
I was surfing late at night (because Stacia was AWAKE until 1 a.m.) and decided to check out Jeannie Fulbright's website. She used to be an SHS member and is the author of the Science books that we love. She had some info on her site about "healthy homeschooling". I will need to go back and reread and try to mentally process her thoughts on health and fitness. I'm really, really striving not to get into a system that requires eating only certain foods, measuring and counting etc. I may loose lots of weight fast, but I know from experience that the goal must be "lifestyle change" and not "loosing weight". I don't plan to spend my whole life measuring and weighing food.....so I don't want to use that method to loose weight.....or when I go back to eating "normal", I'll regain the weight. My recent emphasis has been all about health. Seriously. I couldn't hold a pen or Stacia 5 months ago. I have cut some foods out of my diet permanently...but they are not "to loose weight" - with the thought that once I get it under control I'll add them back - they are permanent because of health issues. Anyway - while surfing her site I noticed lots of things I need to go back and research.
BUT I found THIS to be very encouraging to me on my homeschool journey. Isn't it a great reminder?
"I so very much love homeschooling, though non-homeschoolers can't comprehend that sentiment - especially if I were to relate what it is really like. I used to pray for it to be easier. But I've learned that the only way it will be easier is if I change my attitude about it. My present desire is that my heart will change, that I would no longer wish for homeschooling to be quiet and peaceful and smooth sailing, but that I would have a willing heart to embrace and enjoy it the way it is today. For this is the way that the Lord has ordained it, and these little rambunctious boys and girls are my gifts to treasure, train and love. If the day is chaos, I desire that my heart would be submitted to that with joy. If school takes all day, I want to remember that God is in control and He sets my schedule, not I. I want to homeschool as unto the Lord, not unto myself. For if I get irritated and upset because things didn't go as planned, or as easily as I wished, then I'm saying my plan for my day was better than God's. And because God's plan happened, which was out of my control, then I want to be thankful and joyful anyway. "
Another reminder that in so very much in life "it is all about the heart". {G}
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