the laundry room is finally being painted this weekend.
by my two oldest children.
"you're boooooored? you want to sleep all day? and you want our money??? well hey....i got a project for you!!"
and i have a feeling there are a few more projects to come for my boooooored kids.
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i am dreaming of patios....
these are elaborate...but you could bring them down to a reasonable $ level with some DIY...and some time.
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sunshine the cat has come back twice.
:)
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i have been saying a want a baby for 6 years.
many comments were implying that i am suddenly talking about wanting a baby.
i would have had several more children than just the five we have.
but there is another person....ahem....in our house....not to name names....that says five is enough.
and that person....took care of things medically so that five would be enough...six years ago.
and says no to adoption.
so that is where my baby lust lies.
DEAD.
which sucks.
but what can be done?
i talk to God about it a lot and He hasn't given me a baby YET so until then.....
i will just keep loving on the newborns i get to take pictures of at my house.
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my new favorite spot for summer.
it's quiet.
but not out of reach from my kids....i can hear when they start yelling at each other. (too often)
they can come find me easily.
and i can get my wifi out there too.
this morning with my coffee i was reading The Daily Message.
kimberlee got it....so i got it too....and it's just perfect for me.
loving it.
this morning i enjoyed THIS.
"be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven't stopped praying for you, asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works. We pray that you'll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you'll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul - not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us." Colossians 1: 9-12
what an awesome scripture to pray over your children!!
other colors on my porch....
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craft weekend tickets go on sale on MONDAY...june 20....at noon.
we have some A W E S O M E sponsors that are going to make the weekend EXTRA cool.
i will just say "serious swag"
so thrilled about it.
can't wait for monday..........WOOO-HOOO!!
dying to find out WHO is coming.
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the frame for the BE AWESOME TODAY print is from..........walmart. :)
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i don't read books because i can't concentrate.
my mind wanders and i have to go back a REread.
it always wanders.
to laundry.
to work.
to kids.
to anything.
and i almost always fall asleep within a few minutes of reading.
for real.
it started about 8 years ago.
i make it about five minutes and then i am OUT.
weird right?
but i am reading Mennonite in a Little Black Dress right now.....s l o w l y.....as i lay in my sun chair.
i hear it's a bit scandalous in these parts!
(i am from mennonite country....fyi...not mennonite myself but grew up in a mostly mennonite town)
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kansas is beautiful in june.
the end.
