Life in Nebraska ....

Today, we are sitting around with our blankets and school work in the living room.  Three of my babies have fevers and their heads throb. Zerrick had three exams today. And my oven just got fixed yesterday, finally, so today I made bread. There are so many other projects I think I should be doing. Since that's not going to be happening I decided today should be noticed.   I am soaking in the moments as much as possible.

Yesterday Matt and the boys worked on our chicken coop.  And today Keagan collected our first two eggs!  Pure gold!      It's Sunday so we're splurging on desserts.       We've been getting in so many wonderful skating and hockey parties this year.  It's been a huge wonderful thing for us.       We found a piano within our price range.  Keagan is already loving it.     I rearranged the computer desk area.  A catch up on my thankful.      

Lemon water to wake me up and always baskets of laundry to fold.  This describes my Saturday.

      My Jeanie has her monthly fever right now.  So that means I'm awake a lot in the night.  And any spot I can lay by her and keep her sleeping is a good spot to sleep.  So that means by morning my neck feels awfully crinked from laying really still for too long in a weird position.        Matt has been out cleaning away little skiffs of snow and ice for a lot of nights lately.  Last night I called him at  two am because I was sure he said he'd be home by midnight.  I've learned its better to call him and make sure all is well rather than panic over him being dead in a rolled pick up somewhere.  Imaginations in the night are very real and vivid if one is a wife and mother and has done the night vigil too often lately.       I read some comments on someones fb post about eating healthy and making all their food in this tiny little kitchen.  And one person talked about how they use 100$ pe...

Mathias Jaymes. 5 years old.  I made the kids go outside on this 45* day for some updated pictures.  It was so beautiful out there for being January!  I confess to having edited them.  And I know they aren't professional by any means.  But they're my favorite little people in the world and I'm pretty happy to call them my own!   Keagan Michael.  8 years old. Jeanie Raquel. 2 years old.  Zerrick Matthew. 12 years old.