Mama's Song: Joy in the Morning Light

Apr. 19, 2007

Thursdays Tidbits

It is hard for me to blog with out the photos to illustrate what I am talking about, but I'm going to try. I don't know how much longer it will be until my dear husband has time to work on my computer issues, but I'm going to try to be happy while I wait.

This morning the kids got their school work done before breakfast, as usual. This has been working really well for us. Usually every morning they will watch a math DVD to go with their Math-U-See book. But since the computer is down, so is the DVD player. I let each of them choose something else to do in place of math, and they enjoyed that activity so much. Both of them chose to work in the Art workbook. Both have a different Berry Stebings Art book, at different levels, of course. I am glad for them to work in those books. I think art really stimulates the mind.

After breakfast, and a little house work, we went to the library and sat and read stories. They close at noon for an hour. We were having so much fun that we forgot about it. The librarian had to come find us and ask if we wanted to check out books before we left. Yes we did. Both kids left with a stack under their arms.

We stopped at the store and picked up more bananas. The kids wanted to go eat at the wonderful little deli across the street. I enjoy going there too, but it's hard to leave there with less then a $15 bill. I mentioned the cost to the kids and wondered if they wouldn't enjoy looking in the grocery store for something special instead to go with their lunch. We came out with a box of gluten free/dairy free cookies, and box of fresh strawberries, to go with the mashed avocado on Corn Thins that we would eat at home.

Have you ever had Corn Thins before? They are made of puffed corn and similar to rice cakes, but thiner, and crispier, more like a thick cracker. I like them so much better then rice cakes. They are wonderful with many different toppings.

We also stopped at a garage sale, and for $1 my daughter found some old wheels to use on the go-cart she is hoping to design. We got my husband some irrigation pipe for my husband to use for moving water underground out to our garden area. He is planning to put it on a timed sprinkler system for me, separate from the one on the lawn. As it is right now, the lawn has to be watered as often as the garden does. The garden needs it every day, because it is on the hottest side of our property. So the lawn is over watered. Once it is set up, I will also be able to water different parts of my garden for different lengths of time also. I think this is going to be a good improvement to the system.

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Apr. 20, 2007 - no pics

Posted by Shereen

Dear Ms. Elizabeth Joy, I was able to picture it just fine in my head without the pictures. ;0) You did a great job describing everything. Sorry I haven't commented lately, I have tried a few times, and it wouldn't let me. It wasn't just your blog, I think it was Homeschool blogger. It sounds like you and the children had a lovely day. Thanks for sharing. I hope your beloved is able to work on your computer soon. I thought mine might have died this morning. Elijah sat at the computer chair and spun around once. The back of the chair knocked the CPU on the floor. YIKES!! Thankfully, as you can see, it's still working. ;0)
Shereen
www.w8ng4him.blogspot.com

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Apr. 20, 2007 - Oh my!

Posted by Anonymous

Oh my, I think we just missed one another yesterday! I was 'in town' --- Rylan was tutoring his cousin, Matthew, on video production. Brandon was 'too busy' to see until until after work at 9:00 pm --- so I went 'shopping' and I do believe we just missed on another all the way around! It would have been SO FUN to have bumped into one another.

The deli across the street from the market was having their "raw food" menu --- and Rylan and I enjoyed a lovely batch of raw food tamales and sauces. YUM! I enjoyed chatting with the lovely college girl who invents the recipes for the "raw food Wednesdays" menu.

And I do believe we went to the same yard sale! Was it just acouple blocks away? I found some wonderful and quirky treasures! A(nother) soy milk machine, a lamp made out of moose antlers, and a sheep skin/wool blanket that's all fuzzy and fluffy (and a few other 'treasures'). And, I was most impressed with that new little thrift store down the road (old nursing home; now community center). What great 'finds' --- a wooden English tea wife doll and some Asian bowls --- a straw hat and a framed, embossed quilt print. From there to the antique mall by the Mexican restauant on 9th --- to find, on sale, a huge aluminum tea kettle for heating dishwater at the cabin --- old, beat up, but very interesting. Old is sometimes so much more appealing than new.

One of these days we will find one another and will probably chatter one another's ears off! The mystery of it all is quite interesting, I think. :)

Brandon is busy entering a filmmaking competition at school that starts on Sunday. Rylan will be over to help him --- as he is the co-director (hopefully the rules will allow a non-student there to co-direct --- if not, Brandon says he's not entering. How's that for sibling loyalty? I was a little surprised. There's a story to this fact. . .).

Talk to you again soon! I hope you get your graphics working again so we can see pictures again.

:) LaTeaDah

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A mothers life is like a garden. There is mud and weeds but there is also colors and fragrance, textures and light, flowers and music. It's time for me to bask in the blessings and beauty of my life. Come join me on my journey to joy in Jesus in the midst of mothering, homeschooling, loving my husband, caring for my home.