Grown-up Talk

I was blessed to have a wonderful friend come over for a couple hours today with her little girl and indulge me in some grown-up mommy talk.  It was fabulous! Thank you Sarah.  I also promised her that I would blog more often about what's going on in our lives.

I was reminded today of the importance of regular fellowship for us stay-at-home/homeschooling mothers.  I can get so caught up in the everyday activities (and messes) of life that I forget to reach out for support, advise, and just good old talk time.  It is so refreshing, inspiring, and uplifting to share the stresses, triumphs, and questions with those who are in the midst of similar situations.  For instance, I found out today that I'm definitely not the only one who struggles with balancing housework and kids, even though it feels like it most of the time.  Imagine that.

I think that fellowship should most certainly be on my list of things I would like to improve in the coming year.  Oh my.  Just thinking about things to improve has my mind reeling.  There are so many things to tackle.  I think this calls for some serious thought and feasible expectations.  A list of five things would probably be a good start.  I'll whittle down my list and produce something manageable for the new year.  I may or may not post them, so don't hold your breath.

Yvonne

Dogs and Hail Storms

The poor moping puppies are having to lay still by the stove and finish drying off after I saved them from the nasty hailstorm that passed through our neighborhood.  Unfortunately, we haven't gotten around to building their doghouse yet, and the weather is turning worse and worse.  The hail started earlier this evening and it was a doozie.  The poor pups didn't have anywhere to hide from it, so I brought them in the house (even though I really don't like dogs in the house).  I ended up giving both of them baths because they were just downright nasty.  Boy was that a chore.  They wouldn't leave each other, so they both ended up in the bathroom with me. Sigh.

After the comedy of washing two nervous dogs and getting mud swiped all over my bathroom, I was able to successfully get them semi-dried and laid down next to the stove.  That's where they've been for the past hour.  They're both asleep now.  However, as you can see in this picture, they weren't too keen on the idea of sitting still at first.

Now to clean the muddy laundry room (which Danner insisted on peeing in) and the nasty muddy tub and cupboards in the bathroom.  Another sigh.  Need that doghouse built ASAP.

Yvonne

Kindergarten Box

I had mentioned a couple of months ago that I had planned on making a fun box for Alexis's special kindergarten items to be stored in.  Well, it has taken me a really long time to get to this project, but it's finally complete.



I went to Borders and purchased one of their big plain brown boxes and used some fantastic scrapbooking paper (and mod podge of course) to create a really fun Kindergarten box.  Now we have a special place to put our favorite pieces from this school year.