~Morning Light~

 

~Good Friends~

 We were blessed to visit with dear friends this weekend! We miss them so much and wish they would move back...but, that's probably not going to happen. :) 

New Driver

 

                                                

                                                Eleanor passed her permit test this week!!!

~ Daily Life~

I've been trying to take daily walks, and sometimes Clayton is able to come with me.  One day I did yoga and walked! After not feeling well for a year I am trying to move my body and get some strength back.  Little progress is still progress. :)   

Here are some pictures I took on one of my walks. 

Hanging out one night! 

So...I asked Athanasius to throw away these dull and pretty useless garden snips, he didn't, and then Boaz took them apart and made this! Super cool son but no...this scares Mom.  Spoiler...they ended up in the trash.

Pizza dough on the left and two simple bread loves. 

This was going on when I took that peaceful, Laura Ingalls Wilder pic of my bread...lovely chaos. :) 

Sometimes I can get Moses to take a nap, he still needs one but doesn't always believe me.

I just really like our room (this used to be the carport)

 

Moses made a bed from the box Athansius' cowboy hat came in. We thought he might sleep in this box bed one night since he loved it so much (he still doesn't sleep in the toddler bed I made him by himself, Boaz has to sleep with him!) .

This is about all I grew in the garden this year, that's ok, it just wasn't the year for a big garden.  Maybe next year! A morning glory grew up the sunflowers...improvise and overcome at its finest! 

Felicity and I put "A Girl of the Limberlost" on and we attracted a crowd.

I've been doing well with my reading goal! Reading is so therapeutic for me. 

Our days are filled with learning, homemaking, and creativity.  And we do all of this very well in what is considered a small home (1,268 sq ft).  I want to cultivate thanksgiving and a feeling of enough in our children.  We don't always need more or bigger to have a beautiful life.  

 

~ Our Week ~

 

Hello! Here are some pictures from our week. We visited the pool this week, and went to a dear friend's house for dinner one night.  We also watched the old Parent Trap one day at lunch and the kids really enjoyed that.  

One morning Moses and I went outside while the big kids did their morning chores, it was so nice in the shade. 

Sweet Eleanor doing her after lunch chore...laundry!!!

This is our new kitty, Sherlock, the kids named him. :) He is so sweet and cuddly. 

Nice selfie Fi!! 

Moses was chopping some sweet peppers for Texas Caviar. :) 

This night we started listening to " A Girl of the Limberlost". I love this story and the kids watched the 1990 version movie while we had covid and enjoyed it. The movie was such a small part of the story I thought they might enjoy the book too. 

Sherlock loves to rest on our shoulders, even when we're standing or walking around.  He's on my husband and Boaz is petting him while we were saying our evening prayers. 

The weather is still hot but not as bad as it was, it is not triple digits and that is wonderful! I would like to visit the pool again before the week is over. It will close soon when the public school kids go back to school. 

The kids are all reading some great books for school, I should mention them in my next post.  I've been making these protein bars I used to make, they have nuts, dried fruit, coconut oil, oats, and topped with melted chocolate and then cooled. They are so good! I also made some baked spaghetti this week that the kids really enjoyed, I will have to make more it next time for leftovers. We start the Dormition fast next week so I've been trying to give them some yummy treats this week.  I'm so thankful I have been feeling better, I have enjoyed cooking and cleaning so much. It feels so wonderful to take care of our home and family the way I would like too. Thank God!