New traditions

We are trying out new traditions this year.  One I saw on line, was a advent book gift idea. A new book every night before Christmas.  With JuJu's book gifts, coloring books, and books I had ordered we had enough (close enough).  So every night we read out a part of the Christmas story from the Bible, the kids either color a picture or act out something from the story. Some nights I admit if we can get them to sit still we are doing well.  They love books so our tradition is going well.  (They have argued a lot and gone to bed without any story, so as angelic a photo as this is, it isn't always the case) But on a whole going well.

Anna Lena pics

Tom boy and girl

She wanted to dress in the Spider-Man costume. But then she accessorized it with a purse. You go girlfriend!

Dog

When we arrived back from America a street dog greeted us from with in the gate. She was a nice dog, very friendly. But we were not exactly sure how she got in. One day the kids and I finally saw her scale the wall. With in a few weeks she had 6 puppies behind our house next to our water pump. She preceded to  eat two after they had died😝 and then after approxamently 6 weeks we never saw her again. I was left with 4 puppies and no desire to clean up after another living thing. The kids that beg at the gate are always asking if there is anything I don't want, I made them take all 4.  I convinced the kids the puppies were going to be taught to heared goats, which was my hope. So this taste of having pets cured me of wanting anything else that poops for the forseable future.

Fort Bowers

Yes when mama is in the bedroom working on CEU's this is what happens.

Thank you aunt Julie

Thank you aunt Julie for having been a flight attendant, and thank you aunt Julie for leaving that for a better life, and thank you Aunt Julie for giving Daddy and Judy vacation passes to come visit. A lot of prayers were made for my sanity during the two weeks Bill was traveling. And my sanity was in tact and then some thanks to their visit. They both were so helpful, encouraging, flexible, and generous. We had a great time. They brought costumes, coffee, and even velveta. They didn't complain when it rained for 5 days straight, and they even figured out our now even more crazy electrical system. Anna Lena cried after we dropped them off saying "No pop pop ju ju airplane". Very greatful!!

ThankfullTurkey's

We are working, a work in progress, to encourage thankfulness among all of us. Thanks to pinterist we made thankfull turkey's from a few of our pine combs.