"Thank you God for
Mommy and Daddy
Kela Cassie Faith and me
and Riley
and Grama Kress
Thank you for our closets
and for our beds
and our Toys
and stuffed aminals
and Bless everyone.
Jesus name. Amen"
"I need to say another prayer Mommy."
"Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray you Lord, my soul to keep.
Bless Mommy and Daddy and Kela and Cassie and Faify and me and Riley and Grama and Papaw and Grama Vanfossen and Papaw and Lanna (Leanna) and Samanfa and DaphAne and Clara and Randall and Nicole.
And help Nicole.
And my horsey
that is not a real horsey, but a stuffed aminal horsey.
HEY. where is my horsey? It is in here somewhere!
Oh here it is, you was sitting on it Mommy!"
"Raechel you interrupted your own prayer. Are you finished?" - me
"Oh!
Thank you for our house and our covers and our toys and our books and JESUS NAME. AMEN."
"Mommy, I need to go to the bafroom."
on returning...
"Mommy I flushed the toilet."
"Did you wash your hands?" - me
"Ohhhhhhh."
"Goodnight Mommy."
"I love you Raechel." - me :)
"I love you too!"
ahhhhh.... life ♥
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Project: EGTOREFRMD
otherwise known as "Project: Everyone Gets Their Own Room Except Faith and Raechel and Mommy and Daddy"!
Has begun.
And I don't like it.
Not one bit.
All I can say is I am glad I get to keep my roommate!! haha
Ok, that is not all I can say.
I can also say that I have been getting tears all day, at random times, even actually sniffling, and possibly (though I won't admit it) even actually crying.
BECAUSE
The room next to mine - the one where all my babies slept as babies, where I rocked them to sleep, where they played with little baby toys, the room where I stood over my sweet babies and watched them as they breathed and dreamed their sweet little girl dreams - this room is now an office.
I am typing this post in the new office right now.
I am NOT crying. Well, not much.
Kevin has been laughing at me all day every time he caught me at it. (crying that is) haha
I know it is sappy of me, but I cannot help it.
I do not know why ANYONE would want to sleep in a cold, dark basement, anyhow.
But that is where the oldest two girls insist on moving to.
Kela is getting the old office, Cassie the old guest room, and we are converting the back part of the main room down there into a new guest room. Faithy is not moving except up to the top bunk in her room, and Raechel will now get the bottom bunk in that room.
It has been a major job to rearrange rooms. And is not finished, not by a long shot. I think it will take several weeks to months to actually get the rooms finished. Especially as the girls are very pumped-up about decorating their new rooms. :)
But for tonight we are aiming for the basic goal of getting the clothing and beds all sorted and that way everyone can sleep in their new rooms tonight :)
I think I need prayers to get through this. Thank you. :) (Goodness, I will really be a wreck when they actually move out of the house, huh?!?!)
Has begun.
And I don't like it.
Not one bit.
All I can say is I am glad I get to keep my roommate!! haha
Ok, that is not all I can say.
I can also say that I have been getting tears all day, at random times, even actually sniffling, and possibly (though I won't admit it) even actually crying.
BECAUSE
The room next to mine - the one where all my babies slept as babies, where I rocked them to sleep, where they played with little baby toys, the room where I stood over my sweet babies and watched them as they breathed and dreamed their sweet little girl dreams - this room is now an office.
I am typing this post in the new office right now.
I am NOT crying. Well, not much.
Kevin has been laughing at me all day every time he caught me at it. (crying that is) haha
I know it is sappy of me, but I cannot help it.
I do not know why ANYONE would want to sleep in a cold, dark basement, anyhow.
But that is where the oldest two girls insist on moving to.
Kela is getting the old office, Cassie the old guest room, and we are converting the back part of the main room down there into a new guest room. Faithy is not moving except up to the top bunk in her room, and Raechel will now get the bottom bunk in that room.
It has been a major job to rearrange rooms. And is not finished, not by a long shot. I think it will take several weeks to months to actually get the rooms finished. Especially as the girls are very pumped-up about decorating their new rooms. :)
But for tonight we are aiming for the basic goal of getting the clothing and beds all sorted and that way everyone can sleep in their new rooms tonight :)
I think I need prayers to get through this. Thank you. :) (Goodness, I will really be a wreck when they actually move out of the house, huh?!?!)
Friday, November 06, 2009
School, church, babysitting, repeat, repeat
I do love the fall for church meetings. :)
We went up to hear our preacher up at Elk Fork last night. He had a good lesson :) We went to Marrtown road on Monday. We are going again tonight. Mainly because I am babysitting and it will give the kids something to do other than run around like crazy people :)
I have the kids all weekend (unless something changes) this weekend. We enjoy them, so it is going to be fun.
Unfortunately, that is partly why we are behind on school. I have been babysitting a little more and we've been going to church a little more, and our school (which was already behind) is suffering :(
We are working today, trying real hard! :)
Cassie is almost caught back up in English, but is still pretty behind in Math.
Kela is about two weeks behind in English and Algebra.
Faithy is about three weeks behind in both :(
Raechel doesn't have a schedule, but I feel rotten every time I see those commercials for the baby reading program, and those very little people are reading better than Raechel. It gives me GUILT!
Because she could have been reading by now, if I would take more time to work with her.
All my other kids were reading by this age. And reading well.
But we are going to work intensively for a while and see where we get her:)
Her intelligence amazes me. All the kids this age amaze me, really. I love the whole sponge effect, where they seem to just soak up the learning by the minute!!! :)
Ok, I will stop complaining and get to work.
I just had to express my guilt and get it out of my system :)
We went up to hear our preacher up at Elk Fork last night. He had a good lesson :) We went to Marrtown road on Monday. We are going again tonight. Mainly because I am babysitting and it will give the kids something to do other than run around like crazy people :)
I have the kids all weekend (unless something changes) this weekend. We enjoy them, so it is going to be fun.
Unfortunately, that is partly why we are behind on school. I have been babysitting a little more and we've been going to church a little more, and our school (which was already behind) is suffering :(
We are working today, trying real hard! :)
Cassie is almost caught back up in English, but is still pretty behind in Math.
Kela is about two weeks behind in English and Algebra.
Faithy is about three weeks behind in both :(
Raechel doesn't have a schedule, but I feel rotten every time I see those commercials for the baby reading program, and those very little people are reading better than Raechel. It gives me GUILT!
Because she could have been reading by now, if I would take more time to work with her.
All my other kids were reading by this age. And reading well.
But we are going to work intensively for a while and see where we get her:)
Her intelligence amazes me. All the kids this age amaze me, really. I love the whole sponge effect, where they seem to just soak up the learning by the minute!!! :)
Ok, I will stop complaining and get to work.
I just had to express my guilt and get it out of my system :)
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Hilarity
So Cassie and I and Raechel had to chase down our dog yesterday. Which is not so unusual, cuz she likes to get out and run around at times. Unfortunately, this time someone (Faith) had put Sweetie's pink tutu ballerina dress on her before she weaseled her way out the door.
I had my hands full, because I was giving Mommy a pot of soup, which was very full, and I ended up just riding home with her holding the pot of soup, so she would not spill it.
Well, I didn't even notice the dog's costume until I started walking back home and saw her running around down at the chicken house.
Cassie and Raechel had come down to Mommy's and had the leash and I told them not to worry about the dog, that she'd come home when she ran herself out, cuz she does that. She usually does not go out of our sight...
So yes, I happened to see her down by the barn and I about had a fit!! hahaha
I told Cassie, "GRAB THAT STUPID DOG!!!! WHO PUT A STINKIN' TUTU ON HER?!?!?!?!"
I am not fond of dogs in tutus.
:-p
Anyhow, so we chased her for a bit and she finally got tired, or perhaps she could tell I was mad, cuz she slunk up to Cassie and let her put on the leash and lead her home.
I made her go to her bed and stay there for a while.
I said, "That'll learn ya, ya mangy mutt." (I am a natural hick)
To which Cassie took great offense ;) and replied, "Mom, she is NOT mangy and she is NOT a mutt. And she looks very cute in her tutu!"
I made them take it off and asked them to not put it on her again!
I don't know why I have such a strong disinclination towards dogs in tutus, but I would have to guess it has to do with my deep aversion to how people treat their animals like people and even treat them better than other people.....
I have a feeling that it would have been quite hilarious if you had been watching the lovely chase ;)
I had my hands full, because I was giving Mommy a pot of soup, which was very full, and I ended up just riding home with her holding the pot of soup, so she would not spill it.
Well, I didn't even notice the dog's costume until I started walking back home and saw her running around down at the chicken house.
Cassie and Raechel had come down to Mommy's and had the leash and I told them not to worry about the dog, that she'd come home when she ran herself out, cuz she does that. She usually does not go out of our sight...
So yes, I happened to see her down by the barn and I about had a fit!! hahaha
I told Cassie, "GRAB THAT STUPID DOG!!!! WHO PUT A STINKIN' TUTU ON HER?!?!?!?!"
I am not fond of dogs in tutus.
:-p
Anyhow, so we chased her for a bit and she finally got tired, or perhaps she could tell I was mad, cuz she slunk up to Cassie and let her put on the leash and lead her home.
I made her go to her bed and stay there for a while.
I said, "That'll learn ya, ya mangy mutt." (I am a natural hick)
To which Cassie took great offense ;) and replied, "Mom, she is NOT mangy and she is NOT a mutt. And she looks very cute in her tutu!"
I made them take it off and asked them to not put it on her again!
I don't know why I have such a strong disinclination towards dogs in tutus, but I would have to guess it has to do with my deep aversion to how people treat their animals like people and even treat them better than other people.....
I have a feeling that it would have been quite hilarious if you had been watching the lovely chase ;)
