I am spending the day sick.
But not because of being prego: it's a sinus headache cold sick kind where I desperately want the girls to keep their voices down!!! My eyes are stinging and my head has that raw pain type of frustrating ... uck. Can't even describe it.
But we are staying busy! We (the girls and I) went out and picked as many tomatoes as we had boxes/bowls for, and brought them inside to make pizza sauce that ended up being tomato sauce because I have never done this before. I was inspired by Tammy's post on not wasting what God provides now. And boy, is He ever providing the tomatoes....
Hopefully, I will get some pics up for you later (not sure how long this takes, but I am finding that a LOT of tomatoes makes only a little bit of sauce!)
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Presumptuous Little Bugger
This little sucker decided to build a web in my box random fruit from the Farmer's Market.No worries, he didn't live past this picture. :-)
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Forced OAMC
It was almost a tragedy. Almost. Thank the LORD that Gabe found it before all was lost.
Our freezer in the garage somehow got unplugged-- and when he found it, everything was thawed. Still iced over, but thawed. Including the venison.... So we tried our hand at "Once A Month Cooking," which we have never done before!
Last night we had deer steaks for dinner, I cubed up several steaks for stew meat, cooked it, sliced up some fajita meat, cooked it, and then we used a grinder that Gabe found at a yard sale earlier this year (brand new!) and ground up some venison-burger :-)
That is some lean burger!
Our freezer in the garage somehow got unplugged-- and when he found it, everything was thawed. Still iced over, but thawed. Including the venison.... So we tried our hand at "Once A Month Cooking," which we have never done before!
Last night we had deer steaks for dinner, I cubed up several steaks for stew meat, cooked it, sliced up some fajita meat, cooked it, and then we used a grinder that Gabe found at a yard sale earlier this year (brand new!) and ground up some venison-burger :-)
That is some lean burger!I cooked that up with some stewed tomatoes and some seasoning...Then we put the spaghetti sauce in a gallon bag, and we froze it all. Now, just to remember to use it soon....
It was pretty cool to make our own burger-- Andrea, show Shaun and tell him not to cry when he finds out that this is ground tenderloin....-- So next time, we can make our own, but we would need to buy a scale so we can weigh it. And maybe some cow fat... :-) Just kidding, I like lean meat!!!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
I ended up looking like Kiera
Seriously, you have no idea. Homegrown, green or blue eggs are just sooo hard. SO hard. You have no idea how hard until you go to crack a store bought egg just after working your way through the blue eggs.
I pretty much demolished the egg on the counter.
I pretty much demolished the egg on the counter.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Announcement!
Ok, so since everyone seems to be finding out before we can tell them ourselves, I should just spit it out...
We are expecting another baby next May! May 19, to be specific. Yes, we barely found out ourselves, but I guess people are just so excited that they have to share too :-)
So now you know! :-)
We are expecting another baby next May! May 19, to be specific. Yes, we barely found out ourselves, but I guess people are just so excited that they have to share too :-)
So now you know! :-)
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Suprise suprise
Chinese baby formula tainted with chemical....
Why am I not suprised, but extremely disappointed? Is that the right word? Disgusted? Dismayed? Saddened? Do they not care about their children?
Especially this part.... "Melamine is the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year. It is not supposed to be added to any food ingredients, but unscrupulous suppliers in China sometimes mix it in to make foodstuffs appear to be high in protein."
What about all the cats and dogs dying makes them think it's ok to continue putting it in baby formula?
Why am I not suprised, but extremely disappointed? Is that the right word? Disgusted? Dismayed? Saddened? Do they not care about their children?
Especially this part.... "Melamine is the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year. It is not supposed to be added to any food ingredients, but unscrupulous suppliers in China sometimes mix it in to make foodstuffs appear to be high in protein."
What about all the cats and dogs dying makes them think it's ok to continue putting it in baby formula?
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Call Out to ME
So, last night I was driving in the car with tears streaming down my face. I had just heard this story on KLOVE and God was molding me with it.
This guy shared this situation which occured a few weeks ago. I may miss something, so if you heard it, be forgiving :-)
"He works on the road alot, so he and his wife have utilize this great way of communicating online when he gets back to the hotel each night.
"One night, he got back a little early, and they were talking, enjoying each other's company and just having a really great time together, especially considering they were miles apart. Suddenly, the husband heard these weird sounds coming from his wife's end of the line, and she wouldn't respond to him. The sounds led him to believe that his wife may have been under attack or something else extremely serious. He tried calling his son, but no answer. He tried calling the authorities in his hometown, but for some reason, nothing would go through. He starts to panic, knowing that his wife is in very serious trouble and he was helpless to save her. And then he heard four words:
"Call Out to ME."
"In the hotel room, he hit his knees and prayed fervently for his wife, her safety, well-being, and protection. When he stopped, he tried his son again and got through. His son called the police, and the husband was able to hear them breaking into his house. When they found his wife, they discovered that she had been having a seizure. They were able to stabilize her and get her to the hospital. She is going to be okay."
God just spoke to my heart -- so often I seek to solve my own problems, and can you imagine how He sees this? Me, a tiny little person whom He adores, trying to solve everything by any way possible instead of crying out the ONE who can solve it? The ONE with the answers to all my questions? HE is the solution to everything I am. Everything.
And how much do I miss out on by doing it myself instead of glorifying the One who made me? Sooo much, as the ultimate purpose to my existence is to bring glory to Him. When I don't do it, I fail in my purpose. I fail. I fail Him. It may seem like nothing to me, until I look at it in that light. Father God, please guide me through the situations that arise in my life. Help me to bring You glory in everything that happens.
This guy shared this situation which occured a few weeks ago. I may miss something, so if you heard it, be forgiving :-)
"He works on the road alot, so he and his wife have utilize this great way of communicating online when he gets back to the hotel each night.
"One night, he got back a little early, and they were talking, enjoying each other's company and just having a really great time together, especially considering they were miles apart. Suddenly, the husband heard these weird sounds coming from his wife's end of the line, and she wouldn't respond to him. The sounds led him to believe that his wife may have been under attack or something else extremely serious. He tried calling his son, but no answer. He tried calling the authorities in his hometown, but for some reason, nothing would go through. He starts to panic, knowing that his wife is in very serious trouble and he was helpless to save her. And then he heard four words:
"Call Out to ME."
"In the hotel room, he hit his knees and prayed fervently for his wife, her safety, well-being, and protection. When he stopped, he tried his son again and got through. His son called the police, and the husband was able to hear them breaking into his house. When they found his wife, they discovered that she had been having a seizure. They were able to stabilize her and get her to the hospital. She is going to be okay."
God just spoke to my heart -- so often I seek to solve my own problems, and can you imagine how He sees this? Me, a tiny little person whom He adores, trying to solve everything by any way possible instead of crying out the ONE who can solve it? The ONE with the answers to all my questions? HE is the solution to everything I am. Everything.
And how much do I miss out on by doing it myself instead of glorifying the One who made me? Sooo much, as the ultimate purpose to my existence is to bring glory to Him. When I don't do it, I fail in my purpose. I fail. I fail Him. It may seem like nothing to me, until I look at it in that light. Father God, please guide me through the situations that arise in my life. Help me to bring You glory in everything that happens.
Just one of those things...
Something that changed in my life when I became a mom:
Washing the minute amounts of poop off the chicken eggs is so not a big deal.
Not even comparable to some of Kiera's poop.
Washing the minute amounts of poop off the chicken eggs is so not a big deal.
Not even comparable to some of Kiera's poop.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Melia's Preschool: Starts Wednesday
I know a few of you have more than a few questions as to why we, as adamant homeschool parents, are putting Melia in preschool. So I will attempt to quickly (because I have a lot to do this morning before work) explain.
A few years ago, when Melia was little, we learned a lifelong friend of ours was starting a preschool in Wenatchee. At the time, we agreed that we would like to send Melia because we want to support Becky. When Melia was 3, I learned from Becky that she rarely had any openings and God was truly blessing her in this calling. So we wrote off the idea of sending her, which was fine.
This fall, Melia is 4, and we learned from our friends at church, who happen to be Becky's brother's family, that she bought a house and shop property over on our side of the river, plus it is only about 7 blocks from us! And because she moved, she lost some students, and therefore has openings. So we have her a call, and got Melia signed up.
Why is it a God thing? Because if we were to put her in preschool, this is the only one we would choose (truly, the only one we had any desire or leading to send her to). And Becky was trusting Him to provide for her in this entire moving process, and He is using us as one piece of the puzzle. All the details came together easily, just in time to start the year. This is a Christian preschool, and Becky is someone that I can trust with teaching Melia about God. I am excited for Melia-- she loves Cubbies, so I expect that she will adore Miss Becky!
She will go Wed-Fri, 8:30-11:30am. And Kiera and I are welcome to help anytime :-)
A few years ago, when Melia was little, we learned a lifelong friend of ours was starting a preschool in Wenatchee. At the time, we agreed that we would like to send Melia because we want to support Becky. When Melia was 3, I learned from Becky that she rarely had any openings and God was truly blessing her in this calling. So we wrote off the idea of sending her, which was fine.
This fall, Melia is 4, and we learned from our friends at church, who happen to be Becky's brother's family, that she bought a house and shop property over on our side of the river, plus it is only about 7 blocks from us! And because she moved, she lost some students, and therefore has openings. So we have her a call, and got Melia signed up.
Why is it a God thing? Because if we were to put her in preschool, this is the only one we would choose (truly, the only one we had any desire or leading to send her to). And Becky was trusting Him to provide for her in this entire moving process, and He is using us as one piece of the puzzle. All the details came together easily, just in time to start the year. This is a Christian preschool, and Becky is someone that I can trust with teaching Melia about God. I am excited for Melia-- she loves Cubbies, so I expect that she will adore Miss Becky!
She will go Wed-Fri, 8:30-11:30am. And Kiera and I are welcome to help anytime :-)
Friday, September 5, 2008
And Home Again...
Ahhh... No wonder God made the Sabbath day holy. We need to schedule a weekly Sabbath day...
We had a great time at the beach! Melia loved chasing the waves, and Kiera is more of a sand pile architect than a wave chaser. She even freaked out when I went into the waves to wash my hands- so much so that she ended up on her bum in the waves and then she really lost it! The waves wiped Melia out once too, but not one of us actually saw it! What we did see was the evidence.... sand in her hair.... in her ears... wet from head to toe! Wish I'd seen it happen! She didn't like it at all, but it didn't take her long before she was in it again!
We just had a very relaxing time, with the girls getting naps everyday, me being able to copy chapters 10-11 of Genesis, and making meals in the room-- a great great time. Too bad Shaun and Andrea couldn't stay longer! Maybe I would have ended up on Andrea's team playing pinochle so I could win a game! ;-) (read up on her blog to truly get this!)
And on the way home we visited Northwest Trek, which both of the girls really enjoyed! The tram ride is definitely the highlight! Then we stopped at the SuperMall for dinner (aka avoiding rush hour traffic) and found a Christian Clearance store where I bought a 15 month Jewish calendar (I am sooo excited!!!) and Casting Crowns new CD (because I just love them...)
Pictures later, just wanted to give you a heads up that God blessed us this past week, and we are praying He's blessing you too!
We had a great time at the beach! Melia loved chasing the waves, and Kiera is more of a sand pile architect than a wave chaser. She even freaked out when I went into the waves to wash my hands- so much so that she ended up on her bum in the waves and then she really lost it! The waves wiped Melia out once too, but not one of us actually saw it! What we did see was the evidence.... sand in her hair.... in her ears... wet from head to toe! Wish I'd seen it happen! She didn't like it at all, but it didn't take her long before she was in it again!
We just had a very relaxing time, with the girls getting naps everyday, me being able to copy chapters 10-11 of Genesis, and making meals in the room-- a great great time. Too bad Shaun and Andrea couldn't stay longer! Maybe I would have ended up on Andrea's team playing pinochle so I could win a game! ;-) (read up on her blog to truly get this!)
And on the way home we visited Northwest Trek, which both of the girls really enjoyed! The tram ride is definitely the highlight! Then we stopped at the SuperMall for dinner (aka avoiding rush hour traffic) and found a Christian Clearance store where I bought a 15 month Jewish calendar (I am sooo excited!!!) and Casting Crowns new CD (because I just love them...)
Pictures later, just wanted to give you a heads up that God blessed us this past week, and we are praying He's blessing you too!
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