Literatureless

I haven't read anything since we moved!

It was such a big part of our day, now it seems, we don't have time!

We listened to an audiobook (Trumpet of the Swan) and I reserved "Red Badge of Courage" from the library, but I just haven't been able to get into the routine.

I'm really relieved as the Lord spoke to me about not trying to do "the previous routine". We left that behind when we moved and I can move forward with establishing something new (with a lot of the old still intact).

Mothers Day Bubbles

What a gorgeous day to celebrate the grandmothers. Sarah made Nana a personalized crossword puzzle and made Gramma a laminated bookmark and artwork. Gramma brought bubbles! We had a really fun day!

Super Sarah

Sarah has been ELECTRIC in a whole new way since we moved. She has been SO productive, it has actually been difficult to keep up with it all! She made me wonderful birthday presents, made C a birthday envelope for his birthday seeds, made Nana a personalized crossword puzzle, has helped with all the family projects, she can't stop playing with the kitties (!), she's been practicing with the inline skates our friend Christi let her borrow, is preparing her lemonade stand for the summer, she loves the new jungle gym and wading pool, loves the mud, dust, and hose! She whipped up a Sonic chessboard, but I don't think I took photos. She's having a BALL!

She is my sweet sunshine girl and I love her sooooo much! She is doing really well with her education and I look forward to the next few months to see how she will grow in everyway!

Birdies in the Backyard

 

My sister gave me a tripod for my birthday. I am LOVING it!

When our friends came to visit, one of the girls mentioned she saw a bird flying into the hole in the tree. The next week, we heard lots of cheeping, so I pointed my camera near the hole and got a little video! We didn't want to linger and upset the parents.

As they've grown, their cheeps are much deeper and louder. What fun to watch! I hope we get to see these Common European Starlings fledge!

Dan the Man Rigging the TV

Whooppeeee! Dan figured out how to get the internet on our old TV using the Wii!

Now, we can watch Netflix streaming and YouTube on the TV!

I'm sooooo proud of him! This is something he wanted to do. I could have easily prevented him from experimenting and doing it because I don't know how to do it, but I released him to try it...and HE DID IT!

I think there are many applications that I can't even think of yet, hey, I can view exercise YouTube videos in the TV room now, not just on my computer! Huh!

Thank you, Daniel, this will be helpful to our family.

Dan and Sonic

My friend Christi has helped me validate Daniel's interest in Sonic the Hedgehog. When she was over recently, she spent quite some time with Dan asking him a lot about Sonic. I realized that I've never done that and I don't know anything about it! How self-centered of me!

So I've been more purposeful about pressing-in and finding out more. I'm learning a little bit more about Sonic's universe and the characters that are so important to Dan.

Just yesterday, Daniel said he wanted to make something. MAKE something!? This is really EXCITING!

He wants to make his own Sonic chessboard. We've had a good time searching for supplies and found a few things that will arrive next week. I can't wait to continue to help him and soon post some photos of his project!

Blueberry Raised Beds Project

In addition to raspberries, we're planting blueberries.