someday

I think that someday I will have a house with steps that curve around like these. But then I also dream of a timber frame house, or maybe a roman villa type house... I think actually, I will have three or four houses. that should work out.
  Isn't it fun to dream and make plans? When I come down out of the clouds I find that I really like a small house that reminds me that I should not be spending my time filling it with more 'stuff'.
 We are so blessed to live in a house of our own with such a nice big yard and on a quite street where we can ride our bikes.
 Someday, I will still be thankful for the gift each day is.

dish duty

At last I have someone who is more than happy to help with dishes! She is so excited when it is time to clean dishes.

Sleep

So, one of my hobbies this week was taking pictures of my son during nap time. Children amaze me as to how they can sleep anyway anywhere, If they want to.

Beautiful Days

Last week end we went for a walk by a pond. When we came to a stream with a bridge we thought we probably should play a game of Pooh sticks.
Whenever we happened to find a nice stick we would get it and take it back to the bridge to throw into the water. I thought some of the kids' choices of stick were a little large. especially when we had so far to walk before we got back to the bridge. Molly's did make the biggest splash...

See, we were all there. :)
Who's stick is going to win the race?

This Boy

This is my boy. wouldn't you agree that he is most adorable?!

Gardening

I really enjoy working in the garden but sometimes the weeds really get ahead of me. So this fine lady came to help me with my celery patch. I do hope her work there will encourage the celery to grow because it sure has been slow going!

So nice

Derek found these beautiful dragonfly hooks for us. he put this up by the back door for me. Such a lovely place for little aprons or rain jackets.

All dressed up

My three happy kiddo's!

reduce, reuse, recycle

Here are a few pictures of ways that I R-R-R. this top picture is of a small bag dryer I made from chopsticks and a pint canning jar. I put some dry beans in the bottom to keep the chopsticks in place.
This is an old hair serum pump that I rinsed out and put hand soap in.
this is a cream pitcher from a set my mom got as a wedding present. The handle broke off at some point so we glued it back on and turned it into a planter. I have another favorite cup that broke lately so it is now a small planter too.
This is one of my favorites. It is two things being recycled. The tin is a retired maple sap collecting bucket that is now my kitchen trash can. I use a small can in my kitchen so I can reuse all the bags I come home with every time I go grocery shopping! I have to take out the garbage from the kitchen at least once a day but I much prefer to run out side often then to have my kitchen smell like garbage.
I like to think of ways to reuse things. Things like the sandwich bags I don't think I'm saving that much money or saving that much space at the landfill. But maybe both together makes it worth my while.

smiles for you

Some people seen around my house.

"nasty." (said through ones nose.)
My boys.
Pretty smile.
Cowboy eating breakfast.
Happy monopod.

My recent project

Today I made some little backpacks for Heidi and Lars. (I didn't make one for Molly 'cause she already has one.)
I made them from some denim pant legs from some old jeans of mine. then sewed on some decor from rags or scraps of materiel I had on hand. Than for the straps I used 550 cord.

A Homemaker's Blessing

May you as a busy young mother,
Have these blessings all come true.
May the Savior's grace and love
Guide all you say and do.

And while you're working in water-
I hope your nose doesn't itch.
May you always have full bobbins-
Especially to topstitch.

May your pleats come out even,
May your drains never clog;
When you come in from the cold-
May your glasses never fog.

May your wringer never jam,
And your honey always flow.
May your toddlers always tell you
Before they have to "go."

May you never find a Lego block,
While walking with bar feet.
May your windows be full of finger prints,
Happy, sticky, and sweet.

May the wind blow all your leaves away,
Before the snowflakes land.
And may our heavenly Father
Hold you always in his hand.

And when your busy day is over,
In spite of all that's left to do-
May you smile up at your creator,
The way your baby smiles at you!
-EVC

A short interview at our house

I asked Lars a few questions today; " Do you stink?"

"No." ( And one must add a little bit of a whinny tone to the answers.)
"Does your diaper stink?"
"No."
"Does something IN your diaper stink?"
"Yea."

That reminds me of some other people I know and the way they always answer questions!

A Little about Molly

Molly has mastered the art of Bow knot tying. Last night she was wanting me to help her tie her apron string for her but then we decided I could coach and she could tie. She was getting it really good last night but then this morning she practiced some more and mastered it!

The other thing you might notice about these pictures, she is holding her purse. She takes her purse with her everywhere. Last night she even took it to bed. And then first thing this morning she shows up with her blanket and her purse. When we went to the grocery store this week she had it along and was able to buy herself some gum.

Alphabeticly odd questions = Tag

A Attached or Single: Totally attached, married 7 years
B Best Friend: my husband!
C Cake or Pie: Today, cheesecake
D Day of Choice: Fridays, The anticipation of spending the whole weekend playing with the family.
E Essential Item: military ID. :)
F Flavor of Ice cream: Edy's Grand Rocky road
G Gummy Bears or Worms: sour worms are o-kay
H Hometown: Bemidji, MN
I Indulgence: books or computer games
J January or July: July summer is great!
K Kids: Molly, Heidi and Lars, my 3-ring circus
L Last movie I saw at a theater: Horten hears a who
M Musician: Derek Johnson
N Number of Siblings: 5
O Oranges or Apples: the one that is in season.
P Phobias or Fears: needles!!
Q Quote: "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."
R Reason to Smile: My sweet babies, my husbands phone calls, etc.
S Season: right now I like summer
T Tag: Becky M., Emily M., Miranda M.
U Unknown fact: unknown by whom? I think I'm pretty much an open book.;)
V Vegetarian or oppressor of Animals: I am not a vegetarian. nor do I oppress animals.
W Worst habit: fidgeting, I can't seem to keep my hands still, ever.
X Xray or Ultrasound: 3 ultrasounds this spring and 2 x-rays in my past.
Y Your favorite food: I still have to say Pizza
Z Zodiac sign: ?

At the movie theater

Last night we went to the movie theater. This theater seemed to have really big chairs, even I could fold up in them really easy. Molly folded up in hers and she could put her feet right up next to her ears! The bottom picture looks like she is climbing out of it!

A Note To The Do-It- Yourself-ers

When you have a problem with your Auto, Please, Please, do NOT use expanding foam under the hood- anywhere!
Today Derek is replacing the washer pump on our truck. it happens to be A LOT harder to do because the previous owners, whoever they were, tried to fix the washer fluid hose with expanding foam.
So, when somethings not working, use duct tape. just kidding. fix it the right way.:)