tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99685162024-03-18T09:52:09.418-05:00RenaissanceRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4776125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-37597982338629549352024-03-16T13:38:00.000-05:002024-03-16T13:38:13.325-05:00Well Read<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFMSPWbU57AZnQCS_pE93BTDBIj0ldwYfHARedfJsDgpb1A6rdrAlslocA8dtpGujh6Rc3eYNpjInBYeuKHGe16upnxx3M-5CXBJq1wK4qSA6vDMLJDWCan2ZU0NXrHqyrlvB85RaR5e7FcgRi1_VZTwiQdmyh4e-BqS2dB-mFGWgxegMi8ptqQ/s6000/IMG_0019%281%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFMSPWbU57AZnQCS_pE93BTDBIj0ldwYfHARedfJsDgpb1A6rdrAlslocA8dtpGujh6Rc3eYNpjInBYeuKHGe16upnxx3M-5CXBJq1wK4qSA6vDMLJDWCan2ZU0NXrHqyrlvB85RaR5e7FcgRi1_VZTwiQdmyh4e-BqS2dB-mFGWgxegMi8ptqQ/s600/IMG_0019%281%29.jpg" width="600" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I was tucking Moses into bed the other night, I couldn't help but smile when I saw the books he had chosen to read during rest time.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What an erudite fellow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-91608778611800004652024-03-09T16:19:00.001-05:002024-03-09T16:19:30.975-05:00It pays to clean<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3MSaBv1DPxulT7IXRhV-pHSEujGW2gYbu6kWYYDRycPqmAU66ovT9qYGo4x3NlCG-ljCV8WoXx0MaYwTODSBf6ijY6L7kQplY-X4UmBlxsizl1OMXlHn2DCV7LXDL9z-z1riGw1dt7Z5k7qfDcXl8NU8jCodYjxBlHto4zOm5X_-LnObiyJ12w/s4096/IMG_0009(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3MSaBv1DPxulT7IXRhV-pHSEujGW2gYbu6kWYYDRycPqmAU66ovT9qYGo4x3NlCG-ljCV8WoXx0MaYwTODSBf6ijY6L7kQplY-X4UmBlxsizl1OMXlHn2DCV7LXDL9z-z1riGw1dt7Z5k7qfDcXl8NU8jCodYjxBlHto4zOm5X_-LnObiyJ12w/w426-h640/IMG_0009(1).jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still working my way through the spring-cleaning list... slowly, but surely. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And making cheese. Which is, in a way, cleaning out the fridge. Sort of.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ftcoMald3vQD984BVuptgvu93rYT2Hdrd89hZSxklQMk2THubguwKKX3HsKcf_1NH1u3A829TxmTOVUY_lVEZ806ZolDCQJNgSC6fGsXKWzGMHQig0RHi7PPQZzOvslhwIkmueGaRj6YWP9756ie7wpwuJSH6CN1ifapG2pBGGhfIpni9LLl2Q/s6000/IMG_0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ftcoMald3vQD984BVuptgvu93rYT2Hdrd89hZSxklQMk2THubguwKKX3HsKcf_1NH1u3A829TxmTOVUY_lVEZ806ZolDCQJNgSC6fGsXKWzGMHQig0RHi7PPQZzOvslhwIkmueGaRj6YWP9756ie7wpwuJSH6CN1ifapG2pBGGhfIpni9LLl2Q/w640-h426/IMG_0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXaCLXP4wCxLicgbw9XsKvUUKFBcijMs2gFaW4TyfY1bqW44ME95gRzqN0ScrWeXhyKeP5fE23BY9ktrWUQraEYN4ssGDNbeMoGgksNV-D8PB0PEtI3U9sODW39AAseu2Ycy8ZupM1ZwA8c0GT9sv9M1NbS2rP3hasI1e7-cNtlMVNKQKNGbEbw/s6000/IMG_0073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXaCLXP4wCxLicgbw9XsKvUUKFBcijMs2gFaW4TyfY1bqW44ME95gRzqN0ScrWeXhyKeP5fE23BY9ktrWUQraEYN4ssGDNbeMoGgksNV-D8PB0PEtI3U9sODW39AAseu2Ycy8ZupM1ZwA8c0GT9sv9M1NbS2rP3hasI1e7-cNtlMVNKQKNGbEbw/w640-h426/IMG_0073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This past week I was particularly proud because I cleaned out from under our bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is not a thing I do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monsters live down there and I don't want to cross them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a whole host of things that will make me sneeze. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, of course, I avoid it like the plague.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But this week, I decided the time had come... and now under the bed looks like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiw9TziNvwiw5Z9uvrkam2A29dwwlHevnj1VuhOKVkfrhqFJcmqKH1WNkNlx2Po6ocSXL798b-6m-LiIZzmzYU1ztPCxtV5wvxeMY1P5DOponlAgGNIGMNJGH0LvGmiuezNYHVJKQDxMd_53vYrQ8u6MG0fX-U7STCY4OoVPk0CwHYPSN27ebcw/s6000/IMG_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiw9TziNvwiw5Z9uvrkam2A29dwwlHevnj1VuhOKVkfrhqFJcmqKH1WNkNlx2Po6ocSXL798b-6m-LiIZzmzYU1ztPCxtV5wvxeMY1P5DOponlAgGNIGMNJGH0LvGmiuezNYHVJKQDxMd_53vYrQ8u6MG0fX-U7STCY4OoVPk0CwHYPSN27ebcw/w640-h426/IMG_0017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I should mention I have more than two pairs of shoes. But if you saw my shoes, you would NOT see that I mopped the wood that was LITERALLY furry 10 minutes previous.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just like when you give a Mouse a Cookie, it inevitably leads to something else... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wound up tackling the rest of the room too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qnng0hy73vw0-CI7Us-DS4wecD3aLgFFPTwjsJcxJ45FY7TE9PBgVBMkXl2_FsbTdM4FYjaloMeiqW3Apw8jqVPTPOQD-ur2hk2sQwSZTwxHm1lRCv4w-mhcW13U1kUu3OYvz4T3D3RuU8DdDN2imHX1eKDprUtgmw5PKcrO7NGPV5lrU4HrjQ/s6000/IMG_0033%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qnng0hy73vw0-CI7Us-DS4wecD3aLgFFPTwjsJcxJ45FY7TE9PBgVBMkXl2_FsbTdM4FYjaloMeiqW3Apw8jqVPTPOQD-ur2hk2sQwSZTwxHm1lRCv4w-mhcW13U1kUu3OYvz4T3D3RuU8DdDN2imHX1eKDprUtgmw5PKcrO7NGPV5lrU4HrjQ/w640-h426/IMG_0033%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>For over a year I have not seen the surface of this vanity. (Don't judge.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifndrTR4JkcIGiUTeRNpfJx06crTdN7-wXlfdrVfxWzN-VQwxW1gKb0q21zvVnjx6In2frpGYAbvcxyAtY5XUIi9thf7j_NQEREzKN2iK_lnokxfXeinB5Eupnp0IzEcL-NRaugDdbnC8i-ZWKMtc-NWISEdVGGbyDcZtfN0oHH8nyLypH-JtrKw/s5397/IMG_0040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3815" data-original-width="5397" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifndrTR4JkcIGiUTeRNpfJx06crTdN7-wXlfdrVfxWzN-VQwxW1gKb0q21zvVnjx6In2frpGYAbvcxyAtY5XUIi9thf7j_NQEREzKN2iK_lnokxfXeinB5Eupnp0IzEcL-NRaugDdbnC8i-ZWKMtc-NWISEdVGGbyDcZtfN0oHH8nyLypH-JtrKw/w640-h452/IMG_0040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> While cleaning the under-the-bed Inferno, I found that the dust bunnies were hoarding a portrait of me someone had made me in college. I had entirely forgotten about this moment in history. </p><p>They got my nose all wrong. </p><p>In fact, I appear quite Barbie-ish in this portrait (which I assure you was never an accurate representation.) </p><p>Nevertheless, it is a sweet memory that was once lost and then was found. </p><p>I plunked it in a frame and it makes me smile. (Even though now I am even less Barbie-ish than I was back then!)</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPXm7HgIa_zk_IsNHQ_Si30eVYYIILblYzWhqO8wFRo4G87WKLiwMgJV3sbxGGEPQbFSK5NqvpdC-pqIDwI9rtmkis5RB_FoAgTv246C3uUaxsVpBgDq_f4SEJrgMZVDOc0ejGbZSOrt7Aohj_WM-RSs-lYXYA9mABANoKK27Sj7cbYqQpDQ5Zw/s6000/IMG_0029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPXm7HgIa_zk_IsNHQ_Si30eVYYIILblYzWhqO8wFRo4G87WKLiwMgJV3sbxGGEPQbFSK5NqvpdC-pqIDwI9rtmkis5RB_FoAgTv246C3uUaxsVpBgDq_f4SEJrgMZVDOc0ejGbZSOrt7Aohj_WM-RSs-lYXYA9mABANoKK27Sj7cbYqQpDQ5Zw/w640-h426/IMG_0029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>In cleaning up the rotting fruit bowl, I decided to make banana muffins for breakfast tomorrow and Ina Garten's no-sugar, no-flour oatmeal raisin cookies this morning. The cookies were an experiment.</p><p></p><p>If YOU are ever tempted to try no-sugar, no-flour cookies (even if they are from Ina Garten), I am gonna stop you right there. </p><p><i><b>Just don't do it. </b></i></p><p> <i>You're welcome. </i></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVidLaZyVONg_LjWhwLebjf317x_Nbw2dAr6SYE-37jSWPeu3F1baL3MyMTYW-37AgcDEQtfs7ckQe1rQ9KSOUFhG-C4-dsSqTYIYuIaX68d0D7l2PWiVkPWIi7qw4m2gyhon2zMYCZ7zVzMLO4wylDuWlru24SZhAsJ3onXfIy55yzCGChxF51A/s4096/IMG_0002%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVidLaZyVONg_LjWhwLebjf317x_Nbw2dAr6SYE-37jSWPeu3F1baL3MyMTYW-37AgcDEQtfs7ckQe1rQ9KSOUFhG-C4-dsSqTYIYuIaX68d0D7l2PWiVkPWIi7qw4m2gyhon2zMYCZ7zVzMLO4wylDuWlru24SZhAsJ3onXfIy55yzCGChxF51A/w640-h426/IMG_0002%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-53753638227834643922024-02-29T14:40:00.006-05:002024-02-29T14:40:56.461-05:00It's almost pizza night!<p style="text-align: center;"> The extended Newman family decided to have a Pizza Party. The idea was for everyone to bring a pizza (or two) from a favorite local pizza joint and we were all to decide which place made the best pizza.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I paid an exorbitant price for a single pizza at a local pizzeria and while there, I asked if I could have two extra boxes...</p><p style="text-align: center;">and then I made my own pizzas to <span style="font-size: medium;"><i>fool them all. </i></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKXYFiGk8nHm7SIwxalVyfyoBwPs0m_McbuDQ01eURMvFy69n8awuk5uZ6K7vCbvb3rakR6S3qMmSUVa_GDtYkJllrehdTfU_6FnxlAHZH4i2gLLwNNXY0NqmoN6r2p5Nt1VjUwZoTzrBhgYx69csDeu6TBbT6z1OQDrXLxOzsUXNtCRumtvNwA/s4096/IMG_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKXYFiGk8nHm7SIwxalVyfyoBwPs0m_McbuDQ01eURMvFy69n8awuk5uZ6K7vCbvb3rakR6S3qMmSUVa_GDtYkJllrehdTfU_6FnxlAHZH4i2gLLwNNXY0NqmoN6r2p5Nt1VjUwZoTzrBhgYx69csDeu6TBbT6z1OQDrXLxOzsUXNtCRumtvNwA/w640-h426/IMG_0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BBQ chicken and onion</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFdDTb7BdyOPBiFCllpF3uSX5HNFHLlgcSY2BK1rtMyYEdlDDMYC1aWCdIHrzj7XqGVcvx197gPPSv-1fMyrYahNhrVo4gOgVX8IIKQc-S-NYwdWHOFvlmpXWxnqzsgr2c6sBi4aCGZA3lmODJh7PpgRslHUtMv_wNKHaq3r2pbhwu7SX0keM8w/s4096/IMG_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFdDTb7BdyOPBiFCllpF3uSX5HNFHLlgcSY2BK1rtMyYEdlDDMYC1aWCdIHrzj7XqGVcvx197gPPSv-1fMyrYahNhrVo4gOgVX8IIKQc-S-NYwdWHOFvlmpXWxnqzsgr2c6sBi4aCGZA3lmODJh7PpgRslHUtMv_wNKHaq3r2pbhwu7SX0keM8w/w640-h426/IMG_0005.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buffalo chicken</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQGK6yUIc8a8eBVZQAYP_2FS9TtJCDUq03aUHxMwIYkGq1JQ12fSxR0riZi96apOhwEst5QtJzOMChn42BOmh4kiLBvw8oPFSl_LGfO7o0lY9PPAt22kMz87EgbSZ97B7lXZuz35eRVgAyHQQomwX7itgqQfP4uSx87Gtpwj7CNDP4ZfvQS3IZw/s4096/IMG_0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQGK6yUIc8a8eBVZQAYP_2FS9TtJCDUq03aUHxMwIYkGq1JQ12fSxR0riZi96apOhwEst5QtJzOMChn42BOmh4kiLBvw8oPFSl_LGfO7o0lY9PPAt22kMz87EgbSZ97B7lXZuz35eRVgAyHQQomwX7itgqQfP4uSx87Gtpwj7CNDP4ZfvQS3IZw/w640-h426/IMG_0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Homemade mozzerella. Loaded with leftover wedding chicken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">I win.</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">😉</span></div><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-44530471893234605632024-02-20T07:46:00.002-05:002024-02-20T07:46:34.179-05:00Race to Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1Gvvmlk4Vf2WJhDJb6qMayq5WPdJ0MnqlU4pkPjTimQID-dy6X7g8fMzyxOvTA1XeW0kvvXAtlYkgIrE98_HJq8AUqeL_uKiR0-wjQsfQKhncbUFEUhnM1LHWwrFVmf2xnxurNwAPjCoHn7iXSASm9c97kyv-pldHskK-eJN1YGkPO_MTWGVgA/s6000/IMG_0021%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1Gvvmlk4Vf2WJhDJb6qMayq5WPdJ0MnqlU4pkPjTimQID-dy6X7g8fMzyxOvTA1XeW0kvvXAtlYkgIrE98_HJq8AUqeL_uKiR0-wjQsfQKhncbUFEUhnM1LHWwrFVmf2xnxurNwAPjCoHn7iXSASm9c97kyv-pldHskK-eJN1YGkPO_MTWGVgA/w640-h426/IMG_0021%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I am now living in the point of time where simply </span><i style="text-align: left;">winging it</i><span style="text-align: left;"> through the October/November/December sprint results in the </span><b style="text-align: left;">pandemonium </b><span style="text-align: left;">that is January through March.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;">It happens every.single.year around this time.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Surely, I am not the only one.... <i>right</i>?</p><p style="text-align: center;">Too much stuff. Too long disorganized. Too many drawers spilling over. Too many and too long ignored spaces. Too much to do. Too little time. Too daunting to even want to begin.</p><p style="text-align: center;">My day-to-day chores are hard enough to keep on top of. Laundry is done every day and never done. Meals are made constantly and still there are growling bellies. Homeschooling is always and never done. </p><p style="text-align: center;">But the fact is- those utensil drawers that get clogged every time I open/close them (and drive me <i>crazy</i>) will continue to get clogged until I actually DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. </p><p style="text-align: center;">(I know, <i><b>profound</b></i>.)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbUHm6RRgQkrktBotBVbPB6CFKqnn-0YAPPpfaX0MJArlrzXUCdD15e8IXHPAlk-FKAs6MZ1enJr5jnvHrB_Cp4QDuF-H8gBgiCw5nPFzM7U7JyDHIv19Er6aKSc0ggHoIQGUVvbj77Wf1IP_PGyobc8z_s2VoxXejAY8WD8x0tqBfualDEphoQ/s6000/IMG_0025(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbUHm6RRgQkrktBotBVbPB6CFKqnn-0YAPPpfaX0MJArlrzXUCdD15e8IXHPAlk-FKAs6MZ1enJr5jnvHrB_Cp4QDuF-H8gBgiCw5nPFzM7U7JyDHIv19Er6aKSc0ggHoIQGUVvbj77Wf1IP_PGyobc8z_s2VoxXejAY8WD8x0tqBfualDEphoQ/w640-h426/IMG_0025(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For "before" pictures, just imagine layers of dust and no showing surfaces</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">When my life feels too chaotic and out of control, it always makes me feel somewhat more in control if I can actually rein something in. Even if it is<span style="background-color: white;"> ju</span>st the top of the fridge.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> So... I made a list of all the teeny, tiny, long-neglected spaces/jobs that I could think of that would take about 10 minutes to tackle (or so I tell myself) and I am now in a race with Old Man Winter to see how many of these things I can cross off by March 19th. (That's the first day of Spring, you know.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">The goal is not <span style="background-color: white;">ju</span>st to clean and dust these places but to organize them and purge at least 3-5 things that add more clutter than value at this point. Or to focus on a tiny task that I have been avoiding.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Most of the time it takes longer than 10 minutes. (Sometimes, even hours.)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3k1v-SEuzrbnr42fLSMJePcsC5-aBGE4VryT3DsCf7KJQbrLLW6IX-2ioitxt6urU9AK_ftq1xqTox5Qr-iKw_b-Z5DML_6L25xyh5RICVD4DUnB4RvZf2QB-Bi8_tiVMxiGJ-Kp8yeODGUdIZR92jexvPg-KCCWpk3JljmFS_8RpptW0MqVew/s6000/IMG_0030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="3812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3k1v-SEuzrbnr42fLSMJePcsC5-aBGE4VryT3DsCf7KJQbrLLW6IX-2ioitxt6urU9AK_ftq1xqTox5Qr-iKw_b-Z5DML_6L25xyh5RICVD4DUnB4RvZf2QB-Bi8_tiVMxiGJ-Kp8yeODGUdIZR92jexvPg-KCCWpk3JljmFS_8RpptW0MqVew/w406-h640/IMG_0030.JPG" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>(Washing all these shelves and jars took WAY longer than 10 minutes)<br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">The list is constantly being added to.</p><p style="text-align: center;">But the list is constantly being <i>checked off</i> too... and bags and boxes of stuff are being thrown away, given away and/or donated which means... <i>those particular things will NEVER drive me crazy again!</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">And that makes me supremely happy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauXTlpOjzoVaZD_yNVSkWHheBOh9SAvWh0hfyXWC2sS93Y28VwpqDXFDaG56BFqSEyV5DNTUvmkD7rL1D40qp-XoJ7IH1pyHkgly5O-7Y0mlBeZQcJN9zZ8fsYEkqxTRT4PPSx9zBsb53Lq8nPLrxejAFoDztoxoJlzXH3qHqPZ7lJOdAe08VTQ/w426-h640/IMG_0027(1a).jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corynn surprised me with these beauties last week. Sweet girl.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqI5HTzYrFu8LLj_2hHlaEOcki620CH2yw8k6-NQvDGyc4zqd9lYqz8Zwi-sjNU4G0BK0270c0A6LaMZV1HCf1cp-w9TZCVjyKRuFTbWHYw9ka9UPUYUsojuy0w41f_puZKLDnDV3dfm34Ke7Ui5JO9HnWVD2pJb5Cqmr_NuRk-WxzIiWK7RLgKA/s6000/IMG_0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqI5HTzYrFu8LLj_2hHlaEOcki620CH2yw8k6-NQvDGyc4zqd9lYqz8Zwi-sjNU4G0BK0270c0A6LaMZV1HCf1cp-w9TZCVjyKRuFTbWHYw9ka9UPUYUsojuy0w41f_puZKLDnDV3dfm34Ke7Ui5JO9HnWVD2pJb5Cqmr_NuRk-WxzIiWK7RLgKA/w426-h640/IMG_0044.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1z64jGXMG5lAOjsfLud0IsBYycx4hXitxgJ32tNUf_6ms85eNYrP_7LEieVDzvekW49DW6HUIroSsEabe5wBSK7sI1rL7hU1z5y1sZJd0f7RaEkzddj8Vo3dl-G8p3MyBYBdnw7nQBaOFQUMdzMlkHHNedRKpHtrdxWm34swoCTelJiUkHSM-7g/s5891/IMG_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3798" data-original-width="5891" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1z64jGXMG5lAOjsfLud0IsBYycx4hXitxgJ32tNUf_6ms85eNYrP_7LEieVDzvekW49DW6HUIroSsEabe5wBSK7sI1rL7hU1z5y1sZJd0f7RaEkzddj8Vo3dl-G8p3MyBYBdnw7nQBaOFQUMdzMlkHHNedRKpHtrdxWm34swoCTelJiUkHSM-7g/w640-h412/IMG_0038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just the typical Valentine mayhem over here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what if I can't find the dining room table... who cares if there are a million shards of cut paper in every crack of the dining room floor, broken crayons under every chair, paint splotches on clothes and candy wrappers in every pocket, just waiting to be washed?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is <span style="color: red;">love</span>.</div><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-33850828169128250802024-02-07T12:51:00.008-05:002024-02-07T12:54:14.909-05:00Goals for 2024<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9KlfZDIm1_xIXlxs7wYjkpUJoXOSQOKU7TeZkUa7oDyEyFAVYIOcRoCpx6zEn6TwG_AKJAxDZ54YfDXIiacSgXzj-Xppznhu0dWEcxoJo0iSOjA7G_aWJLeq4TMRj2pQNpON6OxRMhjzbDhmawtyhI9eVeTMUUhqMg0FJLdAIR45p5LpvEIgsw/s4096/IMG_0006.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9KlfZDIm1_xIXlxs7wYjkpUJoXOSQOKU7TeZkUa7oDyEyFAVYIOcRoCpx6zEn6TwG_AKJAxDZ54YfDXIiacSgXzj-Xppznhu0dWEcxoJo0iSOjA7G_aWJLeq4TMRj2pQNpON6OxRMhjzbDhmawtyhI9eVeTMUUhqMg0FJLdAIR45p5LpvEIgsw/w640-h426/IMG_0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tell the children all the time that obedience is cheerful... if you aren't cheerful while you obey, you aren't REALLY being obedient. Obedience must be fueled by LOVE and not be duty for duties' sake. Mama needed the reminder too. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i>It took a bit longer to get my goals up for this year than I expected. My apologies to the masses! ;-)</i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Here is what I am working towards in 2024:</b></p><p>I see a lot of value in continuing and expanding some of the habits I developed last year so hosting Matt's parents for dinner one night a week, taking vitamins, being active/exercising at least 3x per week, writing one letter/card a month, Christmas shopping throughout the year, and being sure to fit Morning Time with Mama into my weekdays will be a priority for me this year as well. </p><p>In addition to those things (which, let's be honest, are going to keep me busy), here are some new things I would like to accomplish this year.</p><p><i>(Or in the remaining 11 months of it, anyway!)</i></p><p><b>~ Read Paradise Lost (this was a roll-over from last year)</b></p><p><b>~ Host ladies + children from church once a month at our house.</b></p><p><b>~ Get a different vehicle (ours is one breath away from death)</b></p><p><b>~ Get Andrew into <i>his </i>own vehicle (we will go halfsies)</b></p><p><b>~ blog once a week (These may be short and sweet but I think my Faraway Girl might appreciate them so I want to try.)</b></p><p><b>~ Fix up dining room (if not a full do-over, at least repair the broken drywall by the table)</b></p><p><b>~ Start saving up money for a home generator</b></p><p><b>~ Sort/Purge Granary in order to make a play space in the upstairs for children</b></p><p><b>~ Write six long letters (not just cards)</b></p><p><b>~ Get grapes on fence or arbor</b></p><p><b>~ Do a better job recording important info into our Hopestead Journal</b></p><p><b>~ try to grow carrots </b></p><p><b>~ try to make a new variety of cheese (maybe cheddar?)</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is what my January looked like:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrglgu9PhMPl0wz52vIjGZko9K_la9YcywCM8cvyJYXgr68DG0fYURG9u8Cu3w5HjrDXaHRO59idHhrbTirqmfyBpF8vJ2osooCONmC7IwrpbJg4QJ7VMqoUvhWgqDSL7WnoLcuBc1DKTnh8zEq5KWUXWMQuUovj7o0fzBBb0gLfmxcUMBqRR6jQ/s3711/IMG_0029%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3711" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrglgu9PhMPl0wz52vIjGZko9K_la9YcywCM8cvyJYXgr68DG0fYURG9u8Cu3w5HjrDXaHRO59idHhrbTirqmfyBpF8vJ2osooCONmC7IwrpbJg4QJ7VMqoUvhWgqDSL7WnoLcuBc1DKTnh8zEq5KWUXWMQuUovj7o0fzBBb0gLfmxcUMBqRR6jQ/w640-h422/IMG_0029%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Do you have any particular goals for 2024? How are you doing on them? </i></b></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-48007519397966403372024-02-06T14:21:00.010-05:002024-02-06T16:57:07.795-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZpm2U183bNFZ6g6N82YmFtejfO67aMayENtC6yvxhIDdJipfOgCQc22Mdt2__5LxyNdFCguYVWVOxVohWMUSuGlYlCB8goBAKCzdV6_PceFe4RMnC86fZm8IdtzZvFwb-iQufADl5JnGi8KRa7eEo5DEsxfgO7mbjYHiLfycnwSl0t9OmCi35g/s640/IMG_2717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZpm2U183bNFZ6g6N82YmFtejfO67aMayENtC6yvxhIDdJipfOgCQc22Mdt2__5LxyNdFCguYVWVOxVohWMUSuGlYlCB8goBAKCzdV6_PceFe4RMnC86fZm8IdtzZvFwb-iQufADl5JnGi8KRa7eEo5DEsxfgO7mbjYHiLfycnwSl0t9OmCi35g/w640-h426/IMG_2717.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">It may be <b>February 1st</b> but it is only just now beginning to feel like the new year for me... I guess we were on "wedding time" for a while. Last weekend we had our Christmas gift exchange with the Newman side. I have not yet written or mailed a Christmas letter...which, if it were to happen, would likely be for the New Year at this point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm absolutely okay with starting 2024 already behind schedule. <i>(har, har)</i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nevertheless, here I am. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Behind schedule.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But before I truly begin this new year... I always like to take once last, lingering glance back at what is being left behind. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(To look at the original 2023 Resolutions post, go <a href="https://zeahrenaissance.blogspot.com/2023/01/its-never-too-late-to-be-better.html">here</a>.) </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel pretty proud of last year's efforts. While some of the things I had hoped to accomplish fell entirely off my radar (like reading Paradise Lost, for example), other things I never anticipated being ON my radar (i.e. putting on a wedding) <i>were</i> accomplished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It really, REALLY helped me to have a daily/monthly checklist to check off... it helped me not only to keep my goals on the forefront of my mind each day (thus helping me to actually accomplish them), but it also helped me to not lose heart when I didn't feel like I was progressing or improving quickly enough. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing all the checkmarks made me feel like there was real progress being made, even when I didn't make every goal, every time. (And <i>I didn't</i>... see the barren wastelands of the end of November and the end of December.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An added perk, I've got to say... it is awfully fun to look back on all those little checkmarks now! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I will be implementing the check-off system from now on. That was the single-biggest reason I had as much success as I did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>BIG FAILS</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ NOT reading Paradise Lost</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ NOT repairing chicken coop or getting more chickens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ NOT finishing the entire <a href="2023 Literary Life Reading Challenge">Literary Life Reading Challenge</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ NOT writing creatively for 10 minutes a day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ NOT writing long letters to friends (I did write correspondences but they were usually short cards of condolences, gratitude, encouragement or congratulations... not those lovely, long letters I love to write/receive.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>BIG WINS</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ hosted a Community Psalm Sing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ hosted Corynn's wedding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ had Matt's parents over for supper once a week the entire year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ new roof on house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ accomplished monthly projects</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ Christmas present buying throughout the year <i>(what a blessing this was to me as December's TIME and BUDGET was entirely devoted to Corynn's wedding)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ homegrown beef (and more recently pork!) in freezers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ printing photos from '22 and '23 <i>(though now I have a bunch of photos that need to be put in albums)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ deleting photos from computer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ and, of course, every single one of those checkmarks above!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(I'll be sharing what I hope to accomplish in 2024 tomorrow.)</i></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-57636412174919476352024-01-16T21:01:00.000-05:002024-01-16T21:01:58.299-05:00An Eve to Remember<p> It is now January 16th- midway through the first month of the year 2024. I still feel unequal to the task of representing the last few weeks well- and every time I try, I cry. But if I don't at least attempt it, I'll just get more woefully behind on 2024... and so, here we go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><i>(Those young people who have been eagerly anticipating pictures, you have my permission to scroll past the words of lament to get to the good stuff!)</i></p><p style="text-align: left;">New Years Eve's Eve my whole world changed. </p><p style="text-align: left;">When I was a young mother with young children hopping and huddling all around me, it never really occurred to me that "this too shall pass". I was too busy taking picnics and singing alphabet songs and making dinner and cleaning up puke and dancing in the kitchen and reading stories and doing laundry and begging children to "Please SETTLE DOWN!"... to ever really contemplate the idea that this glorious CrazyTown is a <i>fleeting</i> reality.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Back then, I was too busy enjoying Corynn's jokes and her cute little-person enunciations and first-born antics to ever consider that there would come a day when she (or any of my children) would <i>leave me</i>. </p><p style="text-align: left;">But on New Years Eve's Eve, Corynn did. I watched her be carried off by her new Mister, to adventures all her own. While many mother's mourn the inevitable separation from their children in the privacy of their empty cars when they drop their kids off to college... <b>I</b> had to do it in the presence of nearly 300 family, friends and community members. How could it be done without me becoming a blathering idiot?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Well, the Lord saw fit to make me incredibly sick just at the very worst time (or maybe just the <i>right </i>time?) three days before the wedding, during the wedding and a few days after the wedding. It made doing all the things I needed to do (before, during and after) <i>extremely</i> difficult because, turns out, DIY weddings are NO JOKE!!! God was so merciful to me on the actual wedding day though, as I was able to rebound enough to fake it (with meds) and then down, I went again, the next day.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And it wasn't just me who was sick. But the Bride herself! And Adele'. And Andrew. And Judah. And some bridesmaids.</p><p style="text-align: left;">(Thankfully, Moses, Ineke and Matt were spared until after the wedding!)</p><p style="text-align: left;">I am not whether to blame my sickness or just putting on a wedding in general but I was so focused on survival that I had a hard time thinking of anything else. I picked up my camera for all of about 5-10 minutes the whole weekend. I didn't even think (until days later when it was too late) to ask to get a picture with Corynn on her wedding day. (I'm SO SAD about that!)</p><p style="text-align: left;">But even sickness can be a gift. This illness was diverting enough on the wedding day, where my focus was on not passing out rather than grieving for a season of my life that is no more. I was focused on trying not to seem sick rather than lamenting the fact that my future includes many more goodbyes. I was trying not to get too close to people so I didn't make them sick rather than thinking about the fact that my children <b style="font-style: italic;">will,</b> in fact,<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><b>SETTLE DOWN</b>!! (And in the blink of an eye too).</p><p style="text-align: left;">You may say I am depressing. You may say I am a worrywart. You may say I am too sentimental. And sure, all of these things may be true. But another thing I am is honest... and these are the things I have been struggling with...even in the midst of a joy and gladness that Corynn has met a fine man to share her life with- and the Lord has seen fit to give her the desires of her heart. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I rejoice for Corynn and Kemuel while mourning a bit for myself. But as a Christian, we are called to die to self for Him to do a good work. As a parent, the Lord gives us special practice at it. We die to ourselves when we wake up in the middle of the night to nurse. We die to ourselves when we make and serve millions of meals when we really, really, really would love to go to a restaurant and be served. And the Lord is calling me to die to self once again- in giving up and letting go of the gift that He gave to me <i>for a time</i>. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I am not doing it particularly gracefully but I am doing it the best that I can.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The best thing to do, particularly in those low, hard times, is to choose not to dwell there. So I claw myself out of the quicksand by forcing myself to flip my perspective to one of gratitude and thanksgiving. Counting blessings. Naming gifts. <i>Finding</i> joy. <b>Pursuing</b> gratitude. The act of counting gifts has always helped to retrain my gaze to one that is perhaps a bit more glorifying to God and receptive to God's will. It doesn't come naturally. Sometimes I'd rather wallow. It can be hard work. But it is necessary work.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So- with just a few photos to show for it (many from Matt's cellphone!)- let me tell you <i><b>THE GIFT</b></i> that was Corynn's wedding... all things I am so grateful for.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ for a wedding engagement of just a hair over three months and a guest list well over 300, I am amazed at how many personal, handmade and DIY things were able to be done to make the day special and one-of-a-kind.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ No snow storms to make life miserable! In fact, I was out doing flowers on Thursday night on the porch quite comfortably!</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Friends rallied around me and helped me get all the things done that needed to be done when I got sick. Millie went grocery shopping with Corynn when I was literally too weak to stand. Joelynn sewed all those triangles I had cut into a proper bunting when I was just gonna just toss those hours of trimming triangles into the garbage because I had too much to do and felt lousy enough to just want to give up. Delphine and Holly and Joelynn worked alongside me for two days- and shoved water down my gullet. Abby and Millie made gorgeous berry cupcakes that rivalled the professionally made wedding cake in both beauty and taste. Janette helped me make beautiful arbor arrangements. The Jones family helped serve and replenish food and coffee. </p><p style="text-align: left;">~ It was a large crowd at over 265 but I had planned on an extra 100 people who didn't show up and even that was a gift- because it wasn't too overcrowded (and it <i><b>would have</b></i> been). This was such a mercy to me because I spent a good portion of November/December stressing about how to make this wedding enjoyable for guests who would likely be squished in like sardines. <b> Praise the Lord! No people were harmed in the making of this marriage! ;-)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">~ The wedding favors were purple poppy seeds that Corynn collected from her own flower garden last summer and then painted a purple poppy and created seeds packet labels. The idea of purple poppies everywhere, Corynn's joy, spread all around this country, makes me <i>so happy</i>. (They were about 10 cents a favor, too, which ALSO made me happy.) </p><p style="text-align: left;">~ We alternated favors by supplementing every other place setting with a beautiful orange clementine, which was so stunning with the tiny glimpses of orange ranunculus poking out every now and again, and much more "favored" by children and menfolk.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Matt and Grandpa made a <i><b>beautiful</b></i> timber-framed arbor which seemed to me to symbolically cover Corynn and Kemuel with their blessings during the ceremony. Uncle John helped by sawing the logs up for Matt, just in the nick of time.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ We had nearly as many children as adults at the reception so we made a separate space for a lace teepee, an indoor snowball fight and a yard-sized connect four in another room from the reception. There may or may not have also been raucous games of TAG. ;-) </p><p style="text-align: left;">~ My fabric scrap stash was cut down quite a bit to make a BoHo bunting to be hung overhead. Originally, this was just meant to be stylish and provide a vintage pop of color... but afterward, it just reminds me of Joelynn and her kindness and love... which makes me love it even more.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ The food I had made ahead of time was delicious (so I am told) and because we store up beans and rice and had butchered a cow last year... didn't cost anything out of pocket in November/December, when our pockets were pretty echo-ey as it was. We essentially paid for sour cream, lettuce, cilantro, lime, salsa, cheese and tortilla chips. That was AMAZING.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ All the food calculators say to allow for 1/3 pound of meat per person- which I did. About 130 pounds of meat I made! But I brought home almost half of it!. Apparently, food calculators don't count on lots of children who tank up of tortilla chips?!? Or beautiful bread and cheese appetizers? I was able to bless lots of people with extra food after the fact- but I try not to even THINK about all the work I could have saved myself.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Our church ladies (and Aunt Holly) put on a beautiful grazing table with gorgeous cheeses, breads and spreads. I was complimented on it throughout the night as being "one of the most beautiful grazing tables" ever. I never saw it in person but I *really hope* someone took a picture!</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Corynn's wedding dress had a huge slit in it and she asked if I could sew it shut for her and then said "Oh- wouldn't it be SO NEAT to have a flower insert put in, so when I dance it opens up to show flowers?!" Ummm... <b><i>YES!</i></b> For over a month and a half, every time I had a spare minute, I embroidered a flower on chiffon- it was a race against time. All different flowers, and prayers attached to each one. It was a blessing to me to be able to do that for her. And I got it done with one day to spare!</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Sam's club bulk flowers were GORGEOUS - we ordered white stock (one of my own wedding flowers), red alstroemeria, orange ranunculus and some greenery. The rest we supplemented with foraged evergreens and dried flowers. A friend loaned us some silk florals for the arbor. Arbor arrangements, 10 bridesmaids bouquets, a bridal bouquet, six corsages, 20 boutonnieres and flowers for about 30 tables, a bouquet just for me to take home (because Natalie is just the sweetest) and leftovers to boot... all for under $500! </p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Corynn had been sick for a week (and even had to cancel her bachelorette party!) but was somehow able to rally on her wedding day and looked positively radiant!</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ And she didn't pass out during the ceremony, which, I'm not gonna lie- I was worried about!</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Andrew sat down a bit during the ceremony (though he was a Groomsman!) because he felt like HE was going to pass out though.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Moses took his ringbearer job seriously and was just so stinkin' cute. He was such a little man.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Ineke was one of two flower girls but the only one who scattered petals and the only one who sobbed down the aisle. It was precious and sweet and heartbreaking.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Judah was found sleeping on a couch halfway through the night, getting "bit by the bug" mid-wedding. </p><p style="text-align: left;">~ ~ I caught Kemuel and his groomsmen taking time to pray together before the ceremony. </p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Adele' felt dreadful the whole time but she showed just how much of a trooper she is by handling herself with grace, even then.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Moses showed off his break-dance moves.</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ Matt and Corynn totally nailed their dance though they had no preparation whatsoever. Have FUN was their strategy and it <i>worked</i>. They danced to Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline, which is a song that I changed the words to "Sweet Babe of Mine" and sang to Corynn. It was "her song" growing up. I also stitched "sweet babe of mine" in with the flowers on her dress. </p><p style="text-align: left;">~ One of my fondest memories of my own wedding reception was when all our guests joined in to sing Edelweiss during the reception. And Corynn gets to have a similar memory- because at one point, I heard the whole reception start to sing Neil Diamond. That made me so happy.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And one of the most WONDERFUL things of all~</p><p style="text-align: left;">~ there were dozens of dish-washers and table-packer-uppers and car-loaders who rolled up their sleeves and helped clean up so I didn't need to spend the night at the location in order to clean the place up the next day all by myself! (Which had been the plan.) I am still amazed at this!</p><p style="text-align: left;">All this to say- the whole wedding weekend was jam-packed with glory and goodness and beauty and and sentiment and rejoicing, even while in the midst of real struggle and trial and imperfection. </p><p style="text-align: left;">And that seems like a perfect way to start a life together, doesn't it?</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTNiJnPXNJ8Rg9LYRbxMbYY7iGtL_YZ3YmctIAiZ2ynlOJ8fSM03uLYJ93DyB5VYBcKicryGlk0d_VDUVlDtKNMYIp4yP0EyJYfsAJAtdBz3UNWs8fQlyGU_RMEXf1FajASnDBclDppQmMWjMZ_enJ9bE4I58OwLdrEJzhuroXGnlUWfucS8niA/s4032/20231228_164140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTNiJnPXNJ8Rg9LYRbxMbYY7iGtL_YZ3YmctIAiZ2ynlOJ8fSM03uLYJ93DyB5VYBcKicryGlk0d_VDUVlDtKNMYIp4yP0EyJYfsAJAtdBz3UNWs8fQlyGU_RMEXf1FajASnDBclDppQmMWjMZ_enJ9bE4I58OwLdrEJzhuroXGnlUWfucS8niA/w640-h480/20231228_164140.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="3486" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YvlPqo7YKq8PySmUCa9jxV3Iy5SW2-GoIOejznK44VtgqqU1PqamPZitKfxWYO7vRowl6351DpgFkEpLnVYyaBsaKlCyQYpdUs4KrZVv86tbFDhmv0OoDRSH0jFVf0OGYVL9l5mYUcSV-usxGlvOCTieIsqJb6mvlZ-DYIJm59FgI2brpg8OQg/w640-h432/IMG_0040%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Putting on a large wedding a few days after Christmas is not for the faint of heart. </div><div><br /></div><div>I feel like an overachieving juggler in that terrible moment when he realizes he may have overstated his abilities- right before all the balls start pelting him in the head. So far, the balls are still in the air... </div><div><br /></div><div>but they are coming. Any second now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Every normal accomplishment (getting dinner on the table, for example) seems like a feat.</div><div><br /></div><div> Anything else feels almost miraculous.</div><div> </div><div>What?! I got through Adele's birthday? WOW! </div><div>What?! We got the Christmas tree up?! INCREDIBLE!</div><div>What?! I actually pulled off a trim-the-tree party? HOLY SMOKES!</div><div>What?! I filled up klompen in time for St. Nicholas?! AMAZING!</div><div>What?! I have presents for everyone?! NO WAY!</div><div><br /></div><div>I am surviving through checkmarks at this point- but I am surviving!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>What have I been up to? </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, you know, catering a wedding for not quite 300. We chose Chipotle taco bowls for the wedding food because 1) the bride and groom kinda love it and 2) we happened to butcher two cows last year and because we keep a constant supply of rice and beans on hand. </div><div><br /></div><div>It isn't FREE because at one point in time we paid a butcher, we fed the cows, we bought the rice and beans... but all of those expenses were long before any wedding was on the horizon. I am very thankful that we do not have to shell out money for 100 pounds of beef or rice or beans...and we can't afford to get an event this large catered... so this has been a real mercy from the Lord and also a very large task that He has put before me to do. I can tell you- I am sick of the smell of barbacoa at this point!</div><div><br /></div><div>So making wedding food is a daily occurance. </div><div><br /></div><div>As is stitching of some kind or another...</div><div><br /></div><div>I converted a completely backless $5.00 bridesmaid dress from the thrift store (no wonder it was so cheap! It had no back! 😉) to one that is more modest.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>(I still have to somehow convert a substantially more expensive dress to fit me. Wish me luck.)</i></div><div><br /></div><div>As is crafting of some kind or another...</div><div><br /></div><div>I used marigolds from the garden and baby's breath from Annie's wedding to make some flower girl crowns that delight both the bride and the flower girls. (And me!)</div><div><br /></div><div>And Matt. OH MATT! Matt has been working tirelessly in his spare minutes on a timber-framed arbor for Corynn to use at the wedding. Grandpa has helped. And I get teary just thinking about the symbolism of Corynn getting married under the tender blessings of her Papa and Grandpa. It is truly a work of art. </div><div><br /></div><div>As is dealing with drama of some kind or another...</div><div><br /></div><div>Did you know Christmas is not a great time to send out important invitations? No less than 10 invitations, turns out, have been lost in the mail- and for some really wonderful people who can't upend their schedules in two weeks. Such a shame!</div><div><br /></div><div>~~~</div><div><br /></div><div>Everything is going to continue to ramp up in these next two weeks and I am going to continue to wonder how I will survive but I miraculously will... I will check things off of lists, I will check lists twice, I'll eventually be pelted by a bunch of balls in the air... and even then, the joy of the Lord is my strength.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jesus, He came into this world. God sent His son off. And all the darkness, all the pain, all the work and fear and overwhelm are just shadows behind the Light of the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>God gave me the strength to bear our girl, to raise our girl and He will give me the strength to send her off too. He strengthens me with joy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas to you- may the Light shine brightly in all the dark crevices this Advent season! </div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-36940685215242933082023-12-12T18:05:00.003-05:002023-12-12T18:05:21.411-05:00November <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWmhieFvoAejSsV3Oo_f4Egt_zrs7jrsXuwzFGeAYRwSI4nAFIDopS2JNLFl1ejlacD8nfTGvwPu7zuTU2ZUw4OQFyDapsdcaXazqqqSi3p8DQ-qz-AzLlOEAwoLvXOApANtkzfEJvWSyJ8JUXBIIIWxbB1Hum2EOBpS0s6PKZZ0SjSJLevQWkA/s6000/IMG_0129%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWmhieFvoAejSsV3Oo_f4Egt_zrs7jrsXuwzFGeAYRwSI4nAFIDopS2JNLFl1ejlacD8nfTGvwPu7zuTU2ZUw4OQFyDapsdcaXazqqqSi3p8DQ-qz-AzLlOEAwoLvXOApANtkzfEJvWSyJ8JUXBIIIWxbB1Hum2EOBpS0s6PKZZ0SjSJLevQWkA/w640-h426/IMG_0129%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw9pgXWjF5lJNNf14gUiayUsyhZP4QlAqbdskkXlpr7UhqqSRT6NQQi6aCPtpEqy1pm8bKOP57smPy_KT3uYWkyKWRKhYkmcYoWOOZYPmbRSFo8dH71xBt3OAaZQAOWWxkUSEBnYD8L-LH1TUAX-3GWaDDogzj8x0XGMiK6P4vjKAKEPiou7I4Q/s6000/IMG_0039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rHcxV45rqXHheHBoQ19KcFXJINKOw6ta86QDlJnoHnXbuIVYUh40ENGOGq0exeTcvXPH1Qh_CQjopZKvebCC866DE1SwOHDF6vmNsmj-7T0m7GV2Kkl1bZxbKw6JzQ12kkiwW3TO60puuKWn95ZEmBtV3YQKmgKE9wx97Jw55gG3RePdc7OvpA/w640-h426/IMG_0043(a).jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">November was a Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good month, not gonna lie.</span></p><p>No need to go into details but my monthly checklist is a pretty good indicator that I pretty much gave up on life entirely for a bit (or on marking it, anyway). </p><p><i> On a side note: I promised myself that I would treat myself to a massage if I was able to complete 3 exercise days per week all year long and I missed my goal by <b>two weeks</b> and poor record keeping at the finish line (SO STINKING CLOSE! And now no massage for me...<span style="font-size: x-small;">*sniff*</span>) </i></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">But even still... there were much-needed haircuts turning wombats into handsome menfolk, beautiful pomegranates (and learning the ACTUAL way of opening them... wonder of wonders!), saddleback potatoes by Andrew, beautiful sunsets and sunrises, warm day walks, a Thanksgiving feast that I didn't host,15 years of service recognition for a hard-working hubby, fingers tickling ivories and a kitchen chalkboard chock full of "thankfuls". </span><span style="text-align: center;">Moses actually cried when it was time to erase the "thankful tree" in December, saying "Mama! We CAN'T erase it! I have more THANKFULS!"</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">There are, indeed, many things to be grateful for... </span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">not the least of which is that </span><span style="text-align: center;">NOVEMBER IS OVER.</span></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-56461249412187635082023-11-25T16:31:00.000-05:002023-11-25T16:31:19.627-05:00Annika's Bridal Shower<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzSvqaCQ0m1Mjs1I9z7J-3FKrLaY2NGTd-FylCtN1QB2aTZf8bEauFQZ-gzAR66r2fgIApXRfl5lX0nh1E1EBGfbSu0z8sE3eKEyZIR6FHMFbuJ32xvEE1yd4TL5hXzaNYYzzh9_CfVSaSkCltXgyXfCM3_SnNAcBSV5Dd0dV1ytT0kqP9VWv-w/s6000/IMG_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzSvqaCQ0m1Mjs1I9z7J-3FKrLaY2NGTd-FylCtN1QB2aTZf8bEauFQZ-gzAR66r2fgIApXRfl5lX0nh1E1EBGfbSu0z8sE3eKEyZIR6FHMFbuJ32xvEE1yd4TL5hXzaNYYzzh9_CfVSaSkCltXgyXfCM3_SnNAcBSV5Dd0dV1ytT0kqP9VWv-w/w426-h640/IMG_0003.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8elkKHT7vf5Dk-oB2SP2XRVbCCqxzK7zmH8IGnLaGlzv5c5NXHw5Yv4s8wBz3YT1-5IuYEM7DFzerhCdHxEHD1q2bhmBLtjP-FEm8bXxAnw6iKjqtT3Sfqwps58a6vEQlBnp5uYTDyU5Y3k7sTnFKWHMhye2Vks5D6bGDZq7QDl0cfYpdlGNlw/s4096/IMG_0013%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8elkKHT7vf5Dk-oB2SP2XRVbCCqxzK7zmH8IGnLaGlzv5c5NXHw5Yv4s8wBz3YT1-5IuYEM7DFzerhCdHxEHD1q2bhmBLtjP-FEm8bXxAnw6iKjqtT3Sfqwps58a6vEQlBnp5uYTDyU5Y3k7sTnFKWHMhye2Vks5D6bGDZq7QDl0cfYpdlGNlw/w640-h426/IMG_0013%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQvam8wqSVabN2RBw5CxpheG9OP9aP9u3ThxPNrawfwWu0A1BYeT_vKIT-xef1f5Sdj5TAvFA2pGxZsQlQpkfolXVnOWRCXgnMgMW6skKaAbdxHNCucC7ltoG7VZJ_UGJvsOVFq8qtTTkh5jDsCUurubM92v5IFvMnAtaVIOniW5D34ZSJ4fPvw/s6000/IMG_0022%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQvam8wqSVabN2RBw5CxpheG9OP9aP9u3ThxPNrawfwWu0A1BYeT_vKIT-xef1f5Sdj5TAvFA2pGxZsQlQpkfolXVnOWRCXgnMgMW6skKaAbdxHNCucC7ltoG7VZJ_UGJvsOVFq8qtTTkh5jDsCUurubM92v5IFvMnAtaVIOniW5D34ZSJ4fPvw/w426-h640/IMG_0022%20(3).JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Those trays truly were filled up with food- I just spent the first half hour or so of the shower taking photos without a camera card in the camera! <br /><br />By the time I retrieved one, snacks had dwindled.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiI0t6XQOd-XkJgy1jWpbCgL-YkDErALcgVHulWVjBw6IVYkkqmW2-Y2Qm9ehPUVmhUykKY4waNblEwk26nnkxN52R2V9BPimIWytLaEW-GFrdbjKMblLiUlPryyKnvOs68PVZDf9RWe7qPO0AhzOt32kyY2YphWUMSc-5sb2A-gXL8L2XQaRsw/s6000/IMG_0027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiI0t6XQOd-XkJgy1jWpbCgL-YkDErALcgVHulWVjBw6IVYkkqmW2-Y2Qm9ehPUVmhUykKY4waNblEwk26nnkxN52R2V9BPimIWytLaEW-GFrdbjKMblLiUlPryyKnvOs68PVZDf9RWe7qPO0AhzOt32kyY2YphWUMSc-5sb2A-gXL8L2XQaRsw/w640-h426/IMG_0027.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*These cookies were made by the Mother of the Bride and sister of the bride. Not by me. Why? Because I don't know how to make beautiful cookies like that. (But it IS on my bucket list...) <br /><br />They were not only beautiful but outrageously good.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2FU97iCpTU-bezpa8Ua0bqkb0fkkFj9hyyFjFZWMN6Rgy1_qHX2FOqzDsge4ONn2uL9UpIzo2Hv8xVJpSSwAsgxWD6WU70MIg4QQWzP6awclakANrGw2XKzTj0qmVTGehVrYbzwYVdD_2cDBgXfv_cagTvMLqmW2aqvNmO_E3uk0L38egVbVMw/s4096/IMG_0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2FU97iCpTU-bezpa8Ua0bqkb0fkkFj9hyyFjFZWMN6Rgy1_qHX2FOqzDsge4ONn2uL9UpIzo2Hv8xVJpSSwAsgxWD6WU70MIg4QQWzP6awclakANrGw2XKzTj0qmVTGehVrYbzwYVdD_2cDBgXfv_cagTvMLqmW2aqvNmO_E3uk0L38egVbVMw/w426-h640/IMG_0032.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Z2qbdrdz0K5Jb88jjov9W5rZl0Gj0r_VAKMJHMCB2OebrtxymIIoRPX9Qe0afjj58idAf7cDqFdnu41DC7ym1tO4G4I4ddtlzGxvL9Wx-j5vPGWe4Jxd9zXZ1tPYyykMVydD6LYxr-wdf-Vuw57s2n8e5SwRyDvOZxDzxzFa7as4CF9nix8qQ/s2534/IMG_0069%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(It didn't work.)</div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Xsh8MKeGED23Ht4KDTWC4o5ExGbvxQ3n02pSWOGHsVJYaTp_P4fnPBY3pqrIQJZ9Rd5I6zw4HsOS5JP92SlCSakpoUqz0lwED1QFH2xjdI9fR_1lcVtjZIbA2mLPAVbIW4BwXh6QnhK4Dg3eD7YJ5YfeQn6WuYsa1wdHUyB-cfAjVmD9rNUZ-g/s2731/IMG_0416a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="2731" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Xsh8MKeGED23Ht4KDTWC4o5ExGbvxQ3n02pSWOGHsVJYaTp_P4fnPBY3pqrIQJZ9Rd5I6zw4HsOS5JP92SlCSakpoUqz0lwED1QFH2xjdI9fR_1lcVtjZIbA2mLPAVbIW4BwXh6QnhK4Dg3eD7YJ5YfeQn6WuYsa1wdHUyB-cfAjVmD9rNUZ-g/w640-h440/IMG_0416a.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I hosted a bridal shower back in late September/early October (who can remember?! Not I.) for one of my favorite people. The sweet girl that I watched grow up hand-in-hand with my own Sweet One. </p><p>So many, many smiles that day. </p><p>It was a happy day despite several VIP's (including the Bride-to-be) swooping in from a trip to Iceland less than 24 hours before. And the embarrassing presents (Annie was such a good sport and handled opening unmentionables with tremendous grace.) And the lack of sleep. And the emotional strain of letting go of someone that you just can't seem to fathom letting go of. </p><p>There were lots of smiles on that day... but lots of tears today as I look back on it. What can I say? </p><p><i>I really miss the girl.</i></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-15378888471745766162023-11-20T07:51:00.000-05:002023-11-20T07:51:09.295-05:00October DUMP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts5L0O0nSRnTb7Sv7uE3k2M-m4QBqwRgXf1Xiv0cltw3vXJEcugEY0FtFFTi9j5-grNkGaaOZLyUZpC3hN-6Es92LElyTWOrkRiOHD14G6Ja3vhhntU1K4tuAgwOo22P1BFYbf5-qUrfa9N3wgyUnLfWNroozviOJNfw8ziFBd1kwRK0kqV1CZA/s6000/IMG_0042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts5L0O0nSRnTb7Sv7uE3k2M-m4QBqwRgXf1Xiv0cltw3vXJEcugEY0FtFFTi9j5-grNkGaaOZLyUZpC3hN-6Es92LElyTWOrkRiOHD14G6Ja3vhhntU1K4tuAgwOo22P1BFYbf5-qUrfa9N3wgyUnLfWNroozviOJNfw8ziFBd1kwRK0kqV1CZA/w426-h640/IMG_0042.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I've seen people mowing lawns in November! We watched the caterpillar we named Pumpkin transform from chrysalis to monach in late October. (Poor thing.) I hung Christmas lights on a day when the temperature was almost 80 degrees. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don't get me wrong~ I am not complaining. In fact, I've been LOVING it. I hope it continues right through December because...well, I don't want to be making wedding food for several hundred people that can't drive through snow to eat it! Somehow, I can't shake the feeling that perhaps we are going to make up for this unseasonable fall with a brutal winter...and then I remind myself <i>"Do not be anxious about anything... but in everything, with prayer and petition and thanksgiving present your requests to God and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your life in Christ Jesus." </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>and</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"Do not be anxious about tomorrow for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its' own trouble."</i></div><div><br /></div><div>But I am not gonna lie- that<i><b> </b></i>is easier said than done! These are two pieces of scripture (among many) that I will be struggling to get a hold of my entire life. It doesn't come easily to me. In this season of my life, in particular, the Lord is giving me lots of opportunities to practice.</div><div><br /></div><div>I remember hearing once that you ought to be very careful that when you pray for growth and stretching (patience, controlling anger, etc), that you be ready for the Lord to give you opportunity to grow and stretch (by testing your patience, giving lots of opportunities for you to be angry, etc.)... and this is one such time for me. I am very bad at worrying and being anxious and the Lord is heaping lots of opportunities for me to <i>practice, practice, practice</i>. Refinement is hard and uncomfortable (often <i>painful</i>) but I pray that through it, He is actively stretching me and growing me to be BETTER than I am. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another perk of an unseasonably warm autumn: after several years of patiently waiting for money and time to align, Matt finally was able to pour concrete in the barn in mid-October. It looks amazing. The boys did such a nice job.</div><div><br /></div><div>What else happened in October?</div><div><br /></div><div>We found a volunteer pumpkin vine growing in the pasture and on it was 44 tiny pumpkins which were more than enough to line our entire huge wraparound porch (plus some!) making this our most festive fall porch ever. We grew enough pumpkins in the garden to carve- but only because two of my children did not find pumpkin carving to be an enticing activity this year. I have never had luck growing prolific pumpkins on purpose but those ignored, volunteer pumpkin plants are amazing! So now I have a plan! I am throwing all our pumpkins in the pasture and hoping that next year we have an awesome crop... without me doing a thing.</div><div><br /></div><div> Judah, Adele' and Ineke are a part of Trail Life and American Heritage Girl groups which has added to our busyness quite a bit- but they've had a blast doing it. This month they had an old-fashioned Fall Fest and pie bake.</div><div><br /></div><div>We did our annual Pumpkin farm visit. I got to visit my brother (the last picture). </div><div><br /></div><div>I made possibly the most delicious <a href="https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/maple-pecan-pound-cake/">maple pecan pound cake</a> ever. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our pigs, Faithful and Shenanigans are getting nice and plump. Have I ever told you the story of their names? Faithful is a sweet and friendly pig, my favorite we've ever had. She is a real sweetheart and comes right up to you for an ear scratch or rub on the back. Shenanigans, on the other hand, is a real stinker.</div><div><br /></div><div>I continue to mark off checkmarks on my monthly lists and the scale continues to stubbornly hold fast.</div><div><br /></div><div>The sweetest kitten, the one I looked forward to keeping, was hit by a car... I don't understand why it is always the ones that I want to keep that don't live long. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our garden was destroyed by deer this year- so much was eaten. I think a fence will be necessary from now on. I got a chuckle that they ate all the leaves but left the hot peppers. In that particular case, it wasn't so bad- just allowed me to see the harvest better. The kale, though, breaks my heart.</div><div><br /></div><div>I scored two matching quilts for $15 each at a flea market which make the girls room look so "put together". LOVE them!</div><div><br /></div><div>I lined sinks with flowers, admired boys- big and little, I baked, went for walks, finished reading aloud The Railway Children and began The Chronicles of Narnia. Failed, succeeded. Laughed, cried. </div><div><br /></div><div>And for it all, I am thankful.</div><div><br /></div><div>PS. * photos were taken by Adele'- just know that from here on out. ;-)</div><div><br /></div><div>PPS. There happened to be two other BIG things that happened in October... but they deserve posts of their own... which will come another day. In the meantime- HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of you faithful readers who visit me here! You are wonderful! </div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-51381221835264879892023-11-15T07:28:00.002-05:002023-11-15T07:28:06.026-05:00Halloweening<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5L4QHCXvMSVk4l1yIjf9wJz9qSFiS17Qmic4yKZkldBA_7lyUuk7PzNtJPXWFR-vqcKBFCzh6w2I3eb8ALIXwym3cLCH59FaxUrZfYtEqNYcXEYCV-UEdENCivSFLtS3vpYM6M-b85qoP6Y91ok0RQf3bs0xg_euvZbDFqHdVQRylzhr6UxYtvg/s6000/IMG_0245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5L4QHCXvMSVk4l1yIjf9wJz9qSFiS17Qmic4yKZkldBA_7lyUuk7PzNtJPXWFR-vqcKBFCzh6w2I3eb8ALIXwym3cLCH59FaxUrZfYtEqNYcXEYCV-UEdENCivSFLtS3vpYM6M-b85qoP6Y91ok0RQf3bs0xg_euvZbDFqHdVQRylzhr6UxYtvg/w426-h640/IMG_0245.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Because I tried not to dress up... <b><i>really I did</i></b>. I didn't think about it a single time until it was time to get in the car and leave. Apparently, I just can't <span style="color: #ffa400;">NOT</span> dress up on Halloween. So 15 seconds before we were leaving, I threw on a wig and some of Papa's accessories and called it good.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not sure how many more years of trick-or-treating there will be but I am absolutely CONFIDENT that there will always be costumes...</div><div><br /></div><div>(PS. Pumpkin carving was hilarious this year. Moses almost threw up into the pumpkin- he was SO GROSSED OUT touching the innards.)</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-62383542293297361532023-10-13T16:25:00.002-05:002023-10-13T16:25:19.438-05:00Operation DIY Wedding Flowers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7luf6B1wTeDCpI9AOgGgopDhJJR4IWoH40WyGBQWX-su4M074CVsmzRzsdBg6FZsFO5U2OiA4ecQ8BCgIp2H761FE14sPkxb1ehAKzPvFcw0zEzy1crtdDJrTOKIXibNn9HYt4bgIxDnAVWFTDUH29tHE6oYihNYFJ2sNDOcPV3CHk5n9LOCSg/s6000/IMG_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7luf6B1wTeDCpI9AOgGgopDhJJR4IWoH40WyGBQWX-su4M074CVsmzRzsdBg6FZsFO5U2OiA4ecQ8BCgIp2H761FE14sPkxb1ehAKzPvFcw0zEzy1crtdDJrTOKIXibNn9HYt4bgIxDnAVWFTDUH29tHE6oYihNYFJ2sNDOcPV3CHk5n9LOCSg/w640-h426/IMG_0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have no idea what I am doing or it if will work. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work... but what am I out? Nothing. But if it does... well, <i>aren't I clever?!</i></p><p>Someone-who-shall-remain-nameless-because-we-found-out-too-late-that-it-is-illegal-to-do-so, cut some pretty fronds of dune grass when they were at the beach, thinking they would be a nice addition to our stash of dried florals. (They are. And SUPER thoughtful of said person. But they are also illegal to cut so... I would hate for a police raid to interrupt the wedding ceremony because someone caught wind of the dune grass. Hmmm. It's a pickle.)</p><p>The girls and I have been pruning all the hydrangea plants of the neighborhood (okay- maybe just Aunt Holly's.) Now they sit in the Granary awaiting their time to shine. (I knew I worked on cleaning that upstairs out for a reason.)</p><p>And then one day last week we made a trip out to Corynn's work, which is <b>all about</b> the pretty dried florals and picked up two bouquets of dried flowers for $8.00/piece with her store discount. We will probably get 4 more when there is a nicer selection but it made for a fun afternoon trip together.</p><p>Now pardon me... I have to find someone who will let me prune their pampas grass. ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll leave you with a picture of Ineke behind the sign Andrew built and Corynn painted as a commission for the store...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q9K1nzssL8tKeluz8ZG8vsfudhL9jeSfh1-Y2oxONmy3s29fOXzRI-ThlrganTbg7XeDyalVZvit1YdMw0R-5dc2Tmh5YdRLeBFD0jfieeDWeUuxnsz34LLvzv5XN8rUkJwHTXsoW4x7jeo-4tYDFmQm39NGllRqJ-ZFjcoBCkA4If29achY2A/s4096/IMG_0060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q9K1nzssL8tKeluz8ZG8vsfudhL9jeSfh1-Y2oxONmy3s29fOXzRI-ThlrganTbg7XeDyalVZvit1YdMw0R-5dc2Tmh5YdRLeBFD0jfieeDWeUuxnsz34LLvzv5XN8rUkJwHTXsoW4x7jeo-4tYDFmQm39NGllRqJ-ZFjcoBCkA4If29achY2A/w640-h426/IMG_0060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-21047632294648788472023-10-11T16:01:00.001-05:002023-10-12T08:37:29.580-05:00Soaking It Up<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZLB-_49PnkuuKwI2tdDVGzOT0TUZK8Wwm7_WomSQ2bIZOc24s7z5GV0i-Zt3pQrP8RIhuFs0LwpNtq3vIIDtZZoNT8FsZzlwYe4dDH9_C6MQmJ92VAMv2l2S0pvaPxZAgoOHkvPU_PkWDvI9eK9XGq4YpzJebBu0jjmYB_EjkymL3B1wj96uqA/s6000/IMG_0092.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZLB-_49PnkuuKwI2tdDVGzOT0TUZK8Wwm7_WomSQ2bIZOc24s7z5GV0i-Zt3pQrP8RIhuFs0LwpNtq3vIIDtZZoNT8FsZzlwYe4dDH9_C6MQmJ92VAMv2l2S0pvaPxZAgoOHkvPU_PkWDvI9eK9XGq4YpzJebBu0jjmYB_EjkymL3B1wj96uqA/w640-h426/IMG_0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*<br /> <i>(I should mention: all the photos with a little star were taken by Adele', the budding photographer. Get it? Budding?!) </i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5t5GPrFg7l6SUjFnndPLBj-8KxPN3KjYGtqm0QOKT4zhcMAirqYbJCQ-4xyeTmClSFV-8K6RpVRjQ2ZNZk38aEbxMqQfbQByoUH2j0OTYbZxE6c4DmLFPw_Iar4K0oZtj8ab0V5Lu2mCEeveDonVxkks3d6VftKRMywRWCaUNvNqNIV4lQZlIQ/s6000/IMG_0099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5t5GPrFg7l6SUjFnndPLBj-8KxPN3KjYGtqm0QOKT4zhcMAirqYbJCQ-4xyeTmClSFV-8K6RpVRjQ2ZNZk38aEbxMqQfbQByoUH2j0OTYbZxE6c4DmLFPw_Iar4K0oZtj8ab0V5Lu2mCEeveDonVxkks3d6VftKRMywRWCaUNvNqNIV4lQZlIQ/w640-h426/IMG_0099.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHlMEoSu94eXIYwcwau_f0MIMBwmPB19OE0gDGw7cD9JwSVNN3rpCEb9pvCVeGiI3fSEHQ9ZbnnB7T40gB1wJYdKQ42P9CO7PkCBIsH5woLSnGkNmYL4u0uQ_8B16azhyphenhyphens1Itr9x5hZDGGV8LzunNizdeAbSzXk7s7YFiXIu1cukgPcBWY2JxTA/s6000/IMG_0115.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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I dread winter too much to fully enjoy it and all the goodness that it brings. Mountains shouting God's glory. Cuddles under fir blankets on the couch. Spicy, sweet candles flickering away on counters. Baking deliciousness to keep the kitchen warm when we haven't started the woodstove. (<i>still</i>) Cool nights and quilts on beds. Matt and I snuggling into each other just a little bit more for warmth. Pumpkins. The last of the flowers. Hot showers. Sunsets. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mostly, I just think about how cold it is going to get.</div><div><br /></div><div>A few weeks ago, it was unusually warm (almost 80 degrees by some freak miracle) and I decided to take a walk after supper. The evening began to cool and I took what felt like my first deep breath in a long time. I smelled that wonderful autumn smell. I crinkled leaves underfoot. I soaked it in. Afterward, I felt so happy that I had decided to go for a walk. I felt so refreshed. </div><div><br /></div><div>I decided then that I would make it a point to go and walk outside for a bit and breath deeply every nice day there was until it got freezing cold out. If it isn't raining, I ought to go for a walk. Even just for a few minutes. Not for exercise. Not for my weekly goals. Just to soak it up before it is gone. To store up the warmth and sunshine and autumn glory for winter.</div><div><br /></div><div>A few weeks later, with a few rare exceptions, I have made good on that commitment. And you know what? </div><div><br /></div><div>It didn't work.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was refreshing. It helped me to slow down. To breathe deeply. To clear my head. It helped me to decompress. But I feel no more 'stored up' than I did back when I first began. </div><div><br /></div><div>And that got me to thinking... Not only with the turning of the seasons but with the changing of our family as we marry Corynn off, it seems very clear to me... I do an awful lot of clinging and grasping for things to remain the same forever. </div><div><br /></div><div>I want the sunshine to never end. I want the warmth to never leave. I want the flowers to never fade away. I want my children to stay with me forever. I want the days of Corynn coming into the room, decked out with a clay nose and a goofy wig to never cease. I want health never to be compromised. I want the piano to always be background noise. I want bodies completely surrounding the table, always. I want our parents to always be around. I want to be able to kiss my children good night and say good morning to them every morning. The thought of that not being forever is heartbreaking.</div><div><br /></div><div>I want to cling to it all. Cling. Grasp. Some good old-fashioned white-knuckled clutching.</div><div><br /></div><div>But I can't make these things stay any more than I can keep the sun from going down or rising again tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Cinzel;">For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace" </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Cinzel;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Cinzel;">(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Mary Magdalene tried to cling once... in John 20 she is there, weeping outside the tomb for her crucified Lord. And Jesus reveals himself to her. Of course she would cling. He is risen! He is THERE, right there beside her! How could she not?!</div><div><br /></div><div>But He says to her...<i>“Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ </i>”</div><div><br /></div><div>Jesus had things to do. The plan was underway. If Mary had had her way, Jesus would have stayed with her forever. And what a tragedy that would have been for the whole world.</div><div><br /></div><div>All my clinging, what does it do? </div><div><br /></div><div>It stifles God's work. It undermines God's will. It hinders the fruitfulness of God's plan. </div><div><br /></div><div>God has given us these things, these good and Holy and wonderful things, for only a short time. He doesn't want us to cling to them but to faithfully give them up when He asks for them back. Whether it be the warm summer sunshine, the children who must leave and cleave or the parents who will one day enter glory... or any good thing He gives in between. </div><div><br /></div><div>We must hold it loosely for what it is- a temporary gift. We can try to soak it up, but it won't work.</div><div><br /></div><div>So we just give thanks and rejoice that it once was. </div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-85675640161572133972023-10-03T23:15:00.006-05:002023-10-03T23:17:39.269-05:00Two Bits of Advice on Cooking Making<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59UyrWTI5XKBLJi9ohOSo2ezn2wXxxH2vnzTb0lCF9ErALqch5TQvzjcYdOdZN9dsLYnkSOmn-09qkW_LCtmKregVWgyZsDJg-OZCHNc4CUcrjTZXoYeOzegK92aH5lQUDsohVkv5Mv_nWNUiQxBi0oQ37pEhKyS0fAHtZ3snTR6gunAsqWXjvg/s4096/IMG_00861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59UyrWTI5XKBLJi9ohOSo2ezn2wXxxH2vnzTb0lCF9ErALqch5TQvzjcYdOdZN9dsLYnkSOmn-09qkW_LCtmKregVWgyZsDJg-OZCHNc4CUcrjTZXoYeOzegK92aH5lQUDsohVkv5Mv_nWNUiQxBi0oQ37pEhKyS0fAHtZ3snTR6gunAsqWXjvg/w640-h426/IMG_00861.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#1: Whistle while you work</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sF75IdwqB6Qt8ctcNK-qQp21q-a4LckPZxAVC6B7nBEkR_KhwAPdcFrr8Lnye5ETb6f6V_zxFcS9KK8AvRDNH9JCf0OREaNLOy7sdK2bQuJu5cl8rISgxsRr699tUJfUM7bP6ULLTfE_JMm-LwCX1KC1c-7vdOFns4sGYKl40oiX_RN_xG6rJA/s4096/IMG_0072(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sF75IdwqB6Qt8ctcNK-qQp21q-a4LckPZxAVC6B7nBEkR_KhwAPdcFrr8Lnye5ETb6f6V_zxFcS9KK8AvRDNH9JCf0OREaNLOy7sdK2bQuJu5cl8rISgxsRr699tUJfUM7bP6ULLTfE_JMm-LwCX1KC1c-7vdOFns4sGYKl40oiX_RN_xG6rJA/w640-h426/IMG_0072(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#2: Try not to eat all the stupid cookies!</div><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-92145050625883983532023-09-20T08:03:00.003-05:002023-09-21T07:52:54.534-05:00So THIS happened...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnF3cblOOv6Qp0roMu8ykRRlEUGUPexi06nFprdinlD0dOBKj29hcq-Omz5Lt7DXBuRY7SuCHAXuU8MfFrZE20VATXh4hMALeu3scwZ4owo0y6K2Hjad99BKNDPRudW_8fNVoPfZv8cK_mA6_o8uqFkUJYyer3qUSa_1QlLZEYuekCVIYUVU0zEQ/s633/IMG_3075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lTPsR6qhdY7NFCyojB-7hwPoJQx_P9eSv8eqzdttvMbPiqf-SVKlehSTzZjSUGCaer5AbsnB9ZTFs_EZGxDLkl4BoaFq6JLXsSb0vaSk1Ho7CwjBID7GFIkHsR_99OpSKp-LvF4iURn35X0aY-LkFwKgP9AbNO-xmVekIGb-Mn6zGZnPBc5cdQ/w640-h426/IMG_0039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I remember many years ago, the very first time Matt came over for supper as we were getting to know one another, after he left I told my Mom that I was going to marry that man. She laughed, of course, but I was absolutely serious. I just <i>knew</i>. I don't know how or why- but I felt it in my bones.</p><p>And when Kemuel approached Matt about Corynn and later, as I watched them interact with one another, that very same feeling came back to me. I just<i> knew</i>. The Lord had given my girl her other half. Almost immediately, I knew. I don't know how or why, but I felt it in my bones. Like Mary, I hid these things in my heart and began praying for them earnestly. </p><p>And now, it is official. </p><p>On the eve of Corynn's 20th birthday (so she was engaged at 19, just like her Mama), Kemuel coordinated a beautiful mountaintop proposal with both families hiding away at the base of the hill to celebrate with them once she said yes. (<i>Of COURSE she was going to say yes!</i>) </p><p>The scene was beautiful. The ring is beautiful. The sentiment of having both families there, rejoicing alongside them, was beautiful. The joy they exude is beautiful. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_j9g2mun133eYCesSa7AqiImzrhNndVJ9Jbks2M77fqtpYX8H6xl4Auo7dQdcPP2tNDUJhwTBvzgqg7xUH2jUZxdjtX54FBDCVjJaEG6rG7hSNomtg7j-Me5XdeWZtXAxPO4s9t-w_A9OhOGE4j-SpZYioz1TmfKXV7gi-yxZsRLTYDFyMxc8Q/s836/IMG_3065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="836" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_j9g2mun133eYCesSa7AqiImzrhNndVJ9Jbks2M77fqtpYX8H6xl4Auo7dQdcPP2tNDUJhwTBvzgqg7xUH2jUZxdjtX54FBDCVjJaEG6rG7hSNomtg7j-Me5XdeWZtXAxPO4s9t-w_A9OhOGE4j-SpZYioz1TmfKXV7gi-yxZsRLTYDFyMxc8Q/w640-h480/IMG_3065.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Having never done this before, it is an interesting and strange feeling to invite someone into your lives and hearts who are different than you. Different idiosyncrasies, different ways, different histories, traditions, priorities. I have seen it done many times, sometimes well and sometimes I have seen it turn out badly. Kemuel? He fits just right.</p><p>The Lord has been abundantly GOOD to us all in giving Corynn Kemuel.</p><p>We rejoice in knowing that</p><p>~ Kemuel lives his life fervently for the Lord, our greatest prayer for our children in their search to find spouses. They will be equally yoked.</p><p>~ Kemuel is very hard working and has good work ethic and is dedicated to caring for those he loves. Corynn will be well cared for.</p><p>~ Kemuel has a proper view of divorce and understands the implications of that. Corynn will be safe.</p><p>~ Kemuel is very committed to family- not just to his but to OUR family. They will not be going off to live on a proverbial island but value our insights and spending time with us. We will not be losing a daughter but gaining a son.</p><p>~ Kemuel treats his family with respect and kindness. Even little people. He does the same with ours. That says a lot about a man.</p><p>~ They will be local which means we will be able to be active participants in their lives and, Lord willing, our grandchildren's lives. </p><p>~ Kemuel comes from a family with very similar living situations, Christian ideals and personalities. We love the Laudermilchs already- our families have been friends for years. It will be uniting not just two people but two families in love. What a gift that will be!</p><p>~ Kemuel has a desire to be self-employed and create a long lasting legacy for his family to grow into. He is already succeeding in that goal. </p><p>~ Kemuel has already shown great desire to communicate well with us, which is the most important step in communication, after all. </p><p>~ Kemuel (and his family) are already loving, learning and growing from Reformed people that we greatly admire. </p><p>~ They are of one mind about homeschooling...</p><p>~ And children being a blessing and from the Lord</p><p>~ And the value and impact of women staying home and caring for the household/being a helpmeet</p><p>~ And standing up in the face of tyrants</p><p>~ And in many ways, worship</p><p>~ and in many ways, sanctification</p><p>~ and in humor</p><p>~ and in eschatology...</p><p>~ Kemuel LISTENS to Corynn and values her input. He told me it is one of his favorite things about her- that she is constantly helping to refine him. And Corynn is not afraid to boldly call him out and push him toward wisdom. This is a HUGE gift to them both and something not many marriages have.</p><p>~ Kemuel is fervent in his desire to live according to God's word. He is honorable.</p><p>~ They adore one another and are willing to lay their lives down for the other.</p><p>~ They both fully understand that they are not just making a covenant with one another but, ultimately, with GOD. </p><p>And so... we continue to pray fervently for them- that the Lord would grow them in wisdom and goodness but we rejoice that He will grow them in these ways, together. </p><p>And we thank the Lord for His kind mercy to us in giving us another son. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxapJG16_IrLczJQky85us7wA_IMHxwlIun7_hIPojkLZdEHrmwfzkKXLkKGTZgJZlHkelv94t_N76_-VUNQ1IPyjtMl_o8Xb7GNj7i_8eQYv8izvZaJ1n64EQ-LxU66pZGeYKpUGOjRdOYZ6N3JNbjK_iFvLVnRSBT4JS4xeU99MoMle2ai7Dg/s3088/IMG_4617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxapJG16_IrLczJQky85us7wA_IMHxwlIun7_hIPojkLZdEHrmwfzkKXLkKGTZgJZlHkelv94t_N76_-VUNQ1IPyjtMl_o8Xb7GNj7i_8eQYv8izvZaJ1n64EQ-LxU66pZGeYKpUGOjRdOYZ6N3JNbjK_iFvLVnRSBT4JS4xeU99MoMle2ai7Dg/w480-h640/IMG_4617.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because Kemuel is a self-employed contractor and his business picks up dramatically starting in spring and doesn't slow down until fall...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because Kemuel and Corynn want to glorify God in their purity during their engagement...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because some of Kemuels' siblings are away from home until next year with the exception of Christmas break...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and because who wants to wait when you know you know...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kemuel and Corynn have decided to get married December 30th... of this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never ever in a million years imagined a winter wedding (oh, the stresses! No free flowers! No gardens to feed people! No outdoor, cheap weddings. No needed, natural WARMTH! Possible snow storms! AHHHHHHHH) and the timing seems THE WORST (I feel like I barely survive Ineke's birthday and Christmas every year as it is...) and also in like<b> a minute</b>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but when I get overwhelmed, as I most assuredly will and almost feel right now, I will revisit that list above and focus on <span style="font-family: Cinzel;">giving thanks</span>. Because there is much to be thankful for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>God is good</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18</span></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-78056210963696820822023-09-13T19:45:00.001-05:002023-09-13T19:45:14.019-05:00Git Along Now<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQ3FWRUCtQcI0MhCp6DvJbBCzT1qoAV27NV5x2VCpDFNzELmxzVCZGAYFSsOCOEpmelkrUFkyU-UCuyGemVkH_5T2zlCe7Sfhnf2yQ56HTzBAalUefLxYmLMI09r2wMdYVaE5qRJBPcNTkINjtfa_n856lUYLTZ4VsBDE15f9A2jm0Lm31Zd3Qg/s5184/IMG_7820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQ3FWRUCtQcI0MhCp6DvJbBCzT1qoAV27NV5x2VCpDFNzELmxzVCZGAYFSsOCOEpmelkrUFkyU-UCuyGemVkH_5T2zlCe7Sfhnf2yQ56HTzBAalUefLxYmLMI09r2wMdYVaE5qRJBPcNTkINjtfa_n856lUYLTZ4VsBDE15f9A2jm0Lm31Zd3Qg/w640-h426/IMG_7820.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">We're in the homestretch, Cowboy.</p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-28985004797212965752023-09-12T21:31:00.001-05:002023-09-13T09:14:51.525-05:00The Science and Discovery Center<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhull6AoPkS93JbqTun4VU3gCyhEXx6o8onwzB3bNf7AI5jDtOVnpgdqCHY7nO3WDj7XUQngIHuGCCHFrI38f9c4RGuRO-LRmkdV55m4D_3aR6Vv3KRf0pfkzhhX57gA7ulYpDpI06Zr_L76ZKwJRfj8GBZfvDaNibysdxKUgICEqTdj_cmG_G6pw/s4096/IMG_0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhull6AoPkS93JbqTun4VU3gCyhEXx6o8onwzB3bNf7AI5jDtOVnpgdqCHY7nO3WDj7XUQngIHuGCCHFrI38f9c4RGuRO-LRmkdV55m4D_3aR6Vv3KRf0pfkzhhX57gA7ulYpDpI06Zr_L76ZKwJRfj8GBZfvDaNibysdxKUgICEqTdj_cmG_G6pw/w640-h426/IMG_0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good 'Ole State taxes and the NY library system allowed us to get into the Science Center for free.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Better still, it was after the public schoolers had already returned to school so we got the run of the place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was strange <a href="https://zeahrenaissance.blogspot.com/2008/09/field-trip.html">not having Corynn with us</a>, I miss having the whole brood. I was lucky enough to get Andrew to tag along. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Incidentally, he found an engineering/building station and had to be pried away at the end...so I think he had fun.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuljF3N3D-g-fGAqNKjE-7L1h1wmdutyVuZfZRVL6zsdmMsRdNYEUgm9crtiRmmDE8xpKOHIqzl16qLQZwy5Rs_aMJ6ZxQnbhcbeAb-PtD8fsHwQCRbot4NZnBFHOPwhE7SnWQqnNvh_kyYl5SWinolyFBlUF60fOdwSvw8mGtavhEBFw9hH7xSA/s6000/IMG_0019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuljF3N3D-g-fGAqNKjE-7L1h1wmdutyVuZfZRVL6zsdmMsRdNYEUgm9crtiRmmDE8xpKOHIqzl16qLQZwy5Rs_aMJ6ZxQnbhcbeAb-PtD8fsHwQCRbot4NZnBFHOPwhE7SnWQqnNvh_kyYl5SWinolyFBlUF60fOdwSvw8mGtavhEBFw9hH7xSA/w640-h426/IMG_0019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andrew gets miniaturized like Mike TeeVee and has to go to the gum-stretcher room...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwuLtXcezr9ApotQMm5bej__dXxH7PqKEuTVKo2_XXV6rtQbGU02wUXHThzF3y0fyOlKY5JL-fXX3bzCMJa9yKWV2tS7jyVhtjbG_JIreDS_8GXWuH-QZBIAc9wNmDjVpHhg8JGR9SxteFakxy_O3ogMbWUyJLv46H7q2b1P9rtN-_EM8CLIorQ/s6000/IMG_0132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwuLtXcezr9ApotQMm5bej__dXxH7PqKEuTVKo2_XXV6rtQbGU02wUXHThzF3y0fyOlKY5JL-fXX3bzCMJa9yKWV2tS7jyVhtjbG_JIreDS_8GXWuH-QZBIAc9wNmDjVpHhg8JGR9SxteFakxy_O3ogMbWUyJLv46H7q2b1P9rtN-_EM8CLIorQ/w640-h426/IMG_0132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Don't worry. He made it out okay.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently this machine continues to collect the moments/days throughout the years... we were seeing footage from 2016. Andrew said he wanted to remember the day so that he could come and look back at this very day years from now when he brought his children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">September 8th, 2023.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't forget Andrew!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkoH-aT2AD2ueuCt1b0ElQsLIiZPYuLvFniDKBRi8UIgUp3Pe44AikppiL_dDM11Y103nO-xZvdeKPz176Ks7w060tgQ2EDAoJGIt4SshS8qg302mvzrk1YalvDjI_nFb3LS92sSYH7GhdMrVvnUmktt17qsXiDtrCtW-zzH1nj11XXDo5SW1eA/s6000/IMG_0136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkoH-aT2AD2ueuCt1b0ElQsLIiZPYuLvFniDKBRi8UIgUp3Pe44AikppiL_dDM11Y103nO-xZvdeKPz176Ks7w060tgQ2EDAoJGIt4SshS8qg302mvzrk1YalvDjI_nFb3LS92sSYH7GhdMrVvnUmktt17qsXiDtrCtW-zzH1nj11XXDo5SW1eA/w426-h640/IMG_0136.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Adele' steals my camera for the rest of these:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2XT2rvq_DSkAhjRcFb08riLq6WqSSUJ2OoTJ-xdwCiaPw7mmGbe4uLnSPl0Ug5kYWyFOOkBR5q5wESVEVXTfh_P1ca4yPXgarpHom6IYz_utjimQ5gttIEhqyOnM7eOaB4i9LDtN9ckk1LilTXmXg1Pzo17aSR2tv-H9knsrsVQ1RAe684LAWQ/s6000/IMG_0233.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2XT2rvq_DSkAhjRcFb08riLq6WqSSUJ2OoTJ-xdwCiaPw7mmGbe4uLnSPl0Ug5kYWyFOOkBR5q5wESVEVXTfh_P1ca4yPXgarpHom6IYz_utjimQ5gttIEhqyOnM7eOaB4i9LDtN9ckk1LilTXmXg1Pzo17aSR2tv-H9knsrsVQ1RAe684LAWQ/w640-h426/IMG_0233.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS4hLo3A7fq9gl9dFo9_9nCt9_wjW90nzduTs5bTk28a9hp3s4WTMT-PPb8Tl7Hdjrjv49jbjpQlx04vnZ42Q8HnoEvVJE9uhrp4bqIHaK7NgN0fo9fc9TQve2XWHr1I80iCQpaqK3ph4VFfKLC5691dVwv9QrE64nDgOe8KyecAnTjgDfRZMEQ/s6000/IMG_0239.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I love it when children "playing" equals actual help. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZACL_sqxMLqoHQFFCNNXADJOHR5uasWTjK7IYvJF69trIgRsQ_wG2DXW4SR_UqpCJyqpXMrJF0XaKk7Sv-K3_30-cnkxQnBhq-NeUdzujyNS7_Y2AkRxChx73gQKBi5l6AgOKUzjepECiWqHBd4S6-2KPqgDBVzO_vGYEYp155yldZWKFkMu0A/s6000/IMG_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZACL_sqxMLqoHQFFCNNXADJOHR5uasWTjK7IYvJF69trIgRsQ_wG2DXW4SR_UqpCJyqpXMrJF0XaKk7Sv-K3_30-cnkxQnBhq-NeUdzujyNS7_Y2AkRxChx73gQKBi5l6AgOKUzjepECiWqHBd4S6-2KPqgDBVzO_vGYEYp155yldZWKFkMu0A/w640-h426/IMG_0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdEqWewK9nsARfL746xaJV9WepfSUW4Suf9vBq79DmuRfhiqm5PEKUw4lQDYAf-SRNTHXtRsd-rQqvb2WWfQrx6D4fCkw4darWF3VnPYSwl9jtkrCurTTIk2NJO7HiTJeZb77dn9zmXUxBgmWMtqWL_NyYoCNr9LUhHrZeS8q2itMIrCB3wLN1w/s6000/IMG_0012%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Adele' refused to look at the camera (and husked like a dainty, strong woman)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5ujl-9ieRFjT-cvEvxLqUEhZed6DtHwjnSsPtCAiRSnJl0hEg_7yob1zsbVDAvZlM_qLjN8y2bk9BAxEWWOG8Pr4ZIwtoBmayqN2UpdcrD7G-awBvGffUOrwLiDth1m1CrS9-g40UagINmiftPt36msHc5zPAY2xbQWdpqVAmZ_QH9FTgDON5w/s6000/IMG_0039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5ujl-9ieRFjT-cvEvxLqUEhZed6DtHwjnSsPtCAiRSnJl0hEg_7yob1zsbVDAvZlM_qLjN8y2bk9BAxEWWOG8Pr4ZIwtoBmayqN2UpdcrD7G-awBvGffUOrwLiDth1m1CrS9-g40UagINmiftPt36msHc5zPAY2xbQWdpqVAmZ_QH9FTgDON5w/w426-h640/IMG_0039.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The highlight of Moses' day happened... milking time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnTGBQmiBbKNNcVREaIv1RhRZjqyLxwWhuuVrt0a1Fbuh_Oe_DVqahpzPbBkB51xMKqOfBdBIFnEiRizOA8oFMR-fOVGgW-BOrIUcogryyMsK0JIufn_Dhsha5PcvcXrYjC4vyMT1khjd6mXrFGd7BexLCI-Em7gBvQ23di6bl-GX56NRAZlkkg/s6000/IMG_0043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnTGBQmiBbKNNcVREaIv1RhRZjqyLxwWhuuVrt0a1Fbuh_Oe_DVqahpzPbBkB51xMKqOfBdBIFnEiRizOA8oFMR-fOVGgW-BOrIUcogryyMsK0JIufn_Dhsha5PcvcXrYjC4vyMT1khjd6mXrFGd7BexLCI-Em7gBvQ23di6bl-GX56NRAZlkkg/w426-h640/IMG_0043.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andrew had such a killer outfit, he deserves to be highlighted twice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a homeschooler.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQuNluHvZ66TJBDrCrI7MyjJK064qjLFbIQ5-Tf8suatpUW6WZMYzD9RRseEPKORyEGKfYjMO4gW5eflh_8et-kHaPwBMG5zd8wAQzw4OJgPB0opGnFZy3R6NnXdfzL6NTtfJEpThrsyr4OJCs2lFOCcRmH5gYlp9ubjzoYSPm1ff-iervVzpsA/s6000/IMG_0067%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQuNluHvZ66TJBDrCrI7MyjJK064qjLFbIQ5-Tf8suatpUW6WZMYzD9RRseEPKORyEGKfYjMO4gW5eflh_8et-kHaPwBMG5zd8wAQzw4OJgPB0opGnFZy3R6NnXdfzL6NTtfJEpThrsyr4OJCs2lFOCcRmH5gYlp9ubjzoYSPm1ff-iervVzpsA/w640-h426/IMG_0067%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pulled pork melts and corn on the cob</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebCw6NmT7xTtQaYa1O58WecfeShOn1oHr8Yeef1VRaRdu0BjB0fIfa-SfoOQ4SFKgHpSSVdAzqJJ1hkLnGnjcvtS2_LA4dnIkgGk132qFqAICN_xNgGsqf_XVqC2S7fFxZqrZiGEUsECuBq6HG0ANZwknMkrDMizuvRENFeo6K3vMPZVvogcKkQ/s3960/IMG_0081a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="3960" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebCw6NmT7xTtQaYa1O58WecfeShOn1oHr8Yeef1VRaRdu0BjB0fIfa-SfoOQ4SFKgHpSSVdAzqJJ1hkLnGnjcvtS2_LA4dnIkgGk132qFqAICN_xNgGsqf_XVqC2S7fFxZqrZiGEUsECuBq6HG0ANZwknMkrDMizuvRENFeo6K3vMPZVvogcKkQ/w640-h420/IMG_0081a.jpg" width="640" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> ~ Reading aloud before bed (and yes, under a blanket)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgHXb4RmpbKrFfofohD2m8T3crzSLXTj_8sP3Z2UmT9R9GyJr70la8H5c6zQ1iyBFPxA0Xi8z3-gXHJoXaILNWQ2rXzn2JgJ3alGR4npoZY-LlYTr6_YH7pTZAozjxjNST5KEad6oARATSdB8rzLcAdsxn_2gGUDA2Rzn35_GAWXtbwX4oq4HCA/s4096/IMG_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I was impressed!)</p><p>- Helpful children who rally together to clean like lightening</p><p>- a clean van</p><p>- Moses, being all intelligent: "Mama! We are driving on Jones' road!" Not having a clue what he was talking about, I asked him "What do you mean?!" to which he replied "Look at the sign!" So I looked. And it said JOHN rd. Not quite, but <b>boy</b>, did he sound his letters out like a champ.</p><p>- apple bars... and before that apple peel snakes</p><p>- dahlias that WoW</p><p>- Judah showing off Maine pictures to Nanny</p><p>- porch-eating when it called for hail and thunderstorms</p><p>- Cantrells come to visit. (Mom and Dad say "hi" and they miss you.)</p><p><b>ME TOO.</b></p><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-40432812698979477332023-09-09T23:00:00.000-05:002023-09-09T23:00:01.664-05:00I'm supposed to be sleeping...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iKgwxQrvjF1WR3iB1-mrB-bZH178v_uqwPXl3mvmk8H4GJZtmJC8-PcteglWcC704HcVw5aXeNUOdmNr-H29W2URQCcGEiED-9TLFHTndzlyPwZkLEHlbVYH_PpehHmf--W_x_57SG-61YuUv5wyJFmz43kuSDHLt8nQOUD263fBqTudFfrRJg/s6000/IMG_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iKgwxQrvjF1WR3iB1-mrB-bZH178v_uqwPXl3mvmk8H4GJZtmJC8-PcteglWcC704HcVw5aXeNUOdmNr-H29W2URQCcGEiED-9TLFHTndzlyPwZkLEHlbVYH_PpehHmf--W_x_57SG-61YuUv5wyJFmz43kuSDHLt8nQOUD263fBqTudFfrRJg/w640-h426/IMG_0102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much for going to bed early tonight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two more minutes and it will be an early MORNING.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make that ONE more minute...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-12845924243128465692023-09-08T22:44:00.006-05:002023-09-09T07:11:43.882-05:00Orange you Glad I'm posting: the Newunion<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdazf8wLEfpwZVUC36les3UYo-YaUdPfOM-BiGY-xeIHJnT9yIlJvQtf8N46qvfTUtaH_AkE0WYBh4Xzm3BKB6sP6yXwuAdhcd-M8F5n1NrA-kfDJ2N_xqsD3WZe9aNJnGB7HvoOdXax5Qb-9878GlFanc9taIE3d0WyOLB35FA3TTeof3ZvZeA/s3607/IMG_8579a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="3607" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdazf8wLEfpwZVUC36les3UYo-YaUdPfOM-BiGY-xeIHJnT9yIlJvQtf8N46qvfTUtaH_AkE0WYBh4Xzm3BKB6sP6yXwuAdhcd-M8F5n1NrA-kfDJ2N_xqsD3WZe9aNJnGB7HvoOdXax5Qb-9878GlFanc9taIE3d0WyOLB35FA3TTeof3ZvZeA/w640-h440/IMG_8579a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our annual Newunion happened way back in July. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It did, indeed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love catching up with faraway family. It's very special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6edaacMTH9iMf7GYnnqWWj15Oam35vDS5zMje9XZ_9ifS_RlE3mM6p-3_0BQ2q_FJB5L4d5Ix2NqF2VlMDQ3hJTZseCHWTAY44MvsBjKJovxCaqKyOuzp0FOAy46bMXlHsFD1mTMqbgqeb5qUvpUlXI6Evj99xBIu9Ualp_CIdxCWmudqkvSg3w/s6000/IMG_0410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6edaacMTH9iMf7GYnnqWWj15Oam35vDS5zMje9XZ_9ifS_RlE3mM6p-3_0BQ2q_FJB5L4d5Ix2NqF2VlMDQ3hJTZseCHWTAY44MvsBjKJovxCaqKyOuzp0FOAy46bMXlHsFD1mTMqbgqeb5qUvpUlXI6Evj99xBIu9Ualp_CIdxCWmudqkvSg3w/w426-h640/IMG_0410.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Are those not the cutest napkins? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It caused a color scheme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQW00_CDxU2omfbILyAbOzExXaUEQXHLJfxz55EigwaX9UWUmoEcn6hWsLg9Sta_5eZuTJfyFl28cWS98BCMF6fpNExlqVv06MLudNvocvr82ZwVZ9PwemM-Fk9vXg0n8S6BCau4_9AWj3GIsqsdAyJWHEgEcezQB3RmhnRnBO1-qGXSipGZuMA/s6000/IMG_0336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQW00_CDxU2omfbILyAbOzExXaUEQXHLJfxz55EigwaX9UWUmoEcn6hWsLg9Sta_5eZuTJfyFl28cWS98BCMF6fpNExlqVv06MLudNvocvr82ZwVZ9PwemM-Fk9vXg0n8S6BCau4_9AWj3GIsqsdAyJWHEgEcezQB3RmhnRnBO1-qGXSipGZuMA/w640-h426/IMG_0336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(and my toes matched.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk7HJN9WtfUa-IrdhKvv_PZqoqlniRS2v17IRDZ8GuLrk5kMQhlL7o10_1vxCFhPGqR17wX8BQ6Zy16QDGMn67qD3omTqxppX0VbOX2zwaFzaVquwx8GwOIH81s9KgjhO-FRl_JObzn0G6Mj20mJlIGjV_Mb_I-2Mx5Xfmj-LoWRBGr8pn1hsHA/s6000/IMG_0346.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk7HJN9WtfUa-IrdhKvv_PZqoqlniRS2v17IRDZ8GuLrk5kMQhlL7o10_1vxCFhPGqR17wX8BQ6Zy16QDGMn67qD3omTqxppX0VbOX2zwaFzaVquwx8GwOIH81s9KgjhO-FRl_JObzn0G6Mj20mJlIGjV_Mb_I-2Mx5Xfmj-LoWRBGr8pn1hsHA/w640-h426/IMG_0346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkOC53dpS4fCaTBjmmQRPSouFRZq09zz3YgI1t59QH6qJClemAXtcIrijSwQ4ggypceAvomjV3rfgDQYGIshlU18zAYWB99MZAM2RhATNIqwuFBH80PiRidQpKyIeOb_qdA_sdlCR8jmCN6DD1U25Du3l7SnkUv-EpUYiFA0RWOR-mRJoG1WmfQ/s6000/IMG_0351.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The day of the party, a Bobwhite Quail hung out around the patio and garden serenading us all morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We would chase him around the house with the camera, trying to get a good picture, and he would run but always come back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was surreal how close he came to us, sometimes sounding like he might have been on the porch! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tw3Z3B9QLEs_xyMQIXk-KC69Gs9yAOMjzlUOujltzM2zRHfdy3RC9RHdgy7D-9dOsEXdGz_PSsRoWtmtxG2R4KVeX2fTUGg1YcRxUcXqXHTzLRz6qbGU8UeRgjwCOHNBfwHVvm55NGJ56fCVEOqfdMqKO7JGlFmmtswOG5lITuTALkFecsr8XQ/s6000/IMG_0365.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We like to PLAY! Also- we need to practice our big girl modesty skillz) But really... look at that sweet little boy all cuddled in close? So you're just gonna have to see my volleyball shorts.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's worth the shame and embarrassment to remember that sweet child of mine, my dearheart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ps. For the astute observer, Judah is missing from the group photo. This is because he chose instead to go on a private plane and fly to Maine, eat Lobster and camp/hike through Acadia National Forest. (Weirdo.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwto3j9R8mVvtcx1gH2YnaOXXy0LcdPIRDl5Uc5poLnP7NbtXoHD2O8_zss-zeLadI3I1aDFQHdOIChFd2HsJi94phT_6lHBfkQoSTHM0N1JMPgv2ehZlzCx_KtQabzq_OstVUHG9m8xdL-WffADXWDrRI1-oFaT8A6dmpNoWoEid2OGCOljLycQ/s6000/IMG_0348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwto3j9R8mVvtcx1gH2YnaOXXy0LcdPIRDl5Uc5poLnP7NbtXoHD2O8_zss-zeLadI3I1aDFQHdOIChFd2HsJi94phT_6lHBfkQoSTHM0N1JMPgv2ehZlzCx_KtQabzq_OstVUHG9m8xdL-WffADXWDrRI1-oFaT8A6dmpNoWoEid2OGCOljLycQ/w640-h426/IMG_0348.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every year is a gift with these wonderful people.</div><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9968516.post-85869393165889433772023-09-07T21:42:00.001-05:002023-09-07T21:42:30.672-05:00A Glimpse for Papa<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaRxHiS9xuHs45lhYpLX-OunODQAtrC8xPQPDjrAocI_D5C7wOwpvBAeoVYP-rxrRiqqMRgt38b27yhACCxWZzLYL16PSIkaIqxQIFH7ADETEypk1my1T0XUQVZ0nEeeHNE5igSuAGj3YyvBud4DgcAZ2Q4mCyBqc_onai5yccZ7tx2eK3pHv6A/s6000/IMG_0287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Gary and Linda Supper. Glupper. </p><p>Sometimes, if we are lucky, we get Kemuel too. (Does this mean we need to call it Kglupper? Glupperk? Klugpper?)</p><p>Tonight we had pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, tomato-corn salad, Sunchips and leftover birthday cupcakes.</p><p>I will be having ice cream tonight too. (You know I will.)</p><p>It rained. The temperature dropped almost 20 degrees.</p><p>The boys loaded all the hay into the hayloft even when the hay elevator stopped working properly.</p><p>The cows and pigs continue to survive. The kittens do too. (I know, you are less excited about that.)</p><p>I read stories to the children.</p><p>The children and I "swam" in algae water. Which actually looked more like kids swimming in green murk while I stood waist deep and as still as could be and warned everyone to keep their mouths closed. (It was gross.)</p><p>I picked up several dozen ears of corn kind neighbors were getting rid of.</p><p>I admired my dahlias.</p><p>I made several flower bouquets. I put one next to my bed.</p><p>I swept.</p><p>I asked Adele' and Ineke to harvest all the ripe tomatoes... and they missed about half.</p><p>Andrew mowed.</p><p>I did laundry. Cleaned more stuff from the floor. Put things away. All the never ending things.</p><p>I sorted through the "sentimental" bin and found all the lovenotes from days gone by. I thought this would make me happy. I was surprised to find it actually had the opposite effect. I wonder if the man these days feels the same way as the man back then wrote? What say ye?</p><p>I tucked them all safely away again to be rediscovered in another few decades.</p><p>I went grocery shopping.</p><p>I paid some bills.</p><p>I *almost* caught up on emails.</p><p>I wondered when I would finally get to organizing the school room. Or finish Moses' room. </p><p>I enjoyed listening to your voice when you called.</p><p>I finished reading <u>The Crucible</u> and will pick up <u>Respectable Sins</u> tonight before bed. (But after icecream.)</p><p>I blogged so you could catch a glimpse.</p><p>I love you.</p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com5