Life in Nebraska ....

     It seems there is no way to change the fact that winter is a harsh season. We haven't had hardly any snow and it's not been too bad weather wise.  But I still maintain that winter is a harsh season. Some of the things that seem harsh to me are: ~ Being  at home doing school everyday. ~Juggling all the time with each child and his needs....colds and flu. ~A husband who is concentrating hard on stretching the dollars till spring comes again. ~The grey sky and brown brown.. ~Everything is in a sleep mode.....gardens and greenery and sunshine and relationships and friendships and EVERYTHING!         So with no other way around it how can I go through winter without succombing to the harshness? ~ I've been determined to choose what to think about. ~Choose to be happy. ~Light my candles and enjoy the wood fire place. ~Play music. ~Create clean happy spaces in the house. ~Be patient with the sleep mode......the itching down in m...

Making Ice cream. I feel like I'm seeing double when I look at this picture. He wanted to burp her. Reading the little book Grandma Ruth made for her. My  red haired, blue eyed chubs. Home school group .....making meals for elderly. Playdough for the littles Watching the food making process He loves his babies!  This is how our days seem to go around here.  Holding the baby and reading books and doing school.  I love my boys and baby girl.  Ahhh!  Precious baby!  And this is our life right now. We've been healthy and the winter is flying by.  All kinds of intense thoughts fly through my  head but with the babies and being mom I let them fly away before I can digest them.  Some day I'll process it all.    In the mean time, God is good.....Ta Ta.....

Sometimes we don't know it's a test till it's over.... Houses don't organize or clean themselves Homes are more important than houses. Sugar makes one feel really sluggish Boys have this something inside of them that drives them to ALWAYS tear apart or build. Boys also MUST move....a lot.  Learning to sit still and be quiet is a GREAT test. Moms can't get sick nor tired....and if they do, they can't. Spring time shouldn't happen in January. The theory that our kids will speak and act how they see us act isn't true. They're not allowed.  I do wonder if I talked sweetsweet all the time if they would.  I doubt it.  The Human nature is still alive. What does living in the Spirit really look like?  I'm pretty sure it's not having all my ducks in a row, but neither is it having them swimming in all different directions.  Poor ducks. I can't find my scissors.  That's why I don't sew. I AM tired.....even if I can't be. ...

One school day we  had a little fun with markers..... Mathias likes playing with his dolls. A picture for my mom. Jeanie 6 weeks old.   I kind of pity her  sometimes..... Happy 6th Birthday Keagan!  It's so exciting feeding a real baby doll! 

     We finally got winter today!  It all started yesterday with changing the living room around and putting up Christmas decorations.  After supper the snow started.  And it is almost 24 hours later and it's still snowing.  The most unbelievable thing about this snow is that it's lazily coming down and there's no wind!  In Nebraska this is unheard of.  Well, maybe not.  But I haven't seen such a lazy beautiful winter snow since the snow storm we walked in when we were dating....of our first kiss.  Ah!  what sweet memories lazy beautiful snows bring!         We woke up to a cozy house from our wood fire downstairs.  The boys crawled in beside me and looked at stuff on my phone....Matt had gone out to push out someones church parking.  After awhile we had warm cinnamon rolls and coffee and the boys went out and played for an hour in the snow.  And then Dave and Beth came to help get the snowmo...

James and Jeanie.  They tell me that James looks like Zerrick's baby pics and Jeanie looks like Gwen's.  Not sure I believe it but anyhow. They are related twice....I guess it shows.  James really did like to hold Jeanie.... Jeanie's feet in her Daddy's hands.  Mathias keeps saying how " we never had a baby at our house before but now we do  and  she's a nice baby girl." We tried to take family pictures on Sunday..... Gabe nicely took this one and when I scrolled through my pictures this one made me jump.  Cats are not created for pets!!!  They scare me.  You can see why I said  we TRIED to take pictures..... More of failed attempts.   They love hiding in my closet....hide and seek is popular in this house in the winter.  So far Matt and I haven't been roped in to playing.   A school day...Mouse project. His was a bee... And while the two boys do paper proje...

Our lil Jeanie was born November 7, 2013 at 1:41pm.  She weighed exactly 7 lbs and was 19 inches.  For all the complexities they say girls have or are,  I'd say my little Jeanie is starting out right.  Very basic name, Very simple weights and measures. Maybe this will spare her from being dramatic in her teens! :)     So here's her picture story. Our Doctor Connie and the baby nurse.....Connie is pretty good at weight  guessing... All tired out and clothed.   Keagan looks tired here.  He was just getting over the stomach flu.... Mathias was very pleased as well.  But he was just starting to feel yucky with the flu.  Checking out her toes.... Our main nurse.....she did a very good job.  We enjoyed her.  Right before we came home Great Grandpa came to see us.... And Grandpa even came and held her a little bit.... Wholesome little red headed Jeanie She...