These Early Wintery Days....

Phil has been wanting to shoot guns for a long time so we made arrangements to spend the morning with a friend of his who has some acreage.  It was fun getting the two families together and I was happy that Phil had this time to do something he really enjoys.  He sacrifices so much for his family and I am very appreciative of all that he does and wish he had time to do something like this with regularity.  

I took the following pictures on the drive home.



We got our Christmas tree already, 3 of them in fact!  (This is at our piano teacher's home.)

Another beautiful view.  I get to admire this view weekly.  

Our Winter homeschooling spot this year is in the livingroom.  We are crowded in but it is cozy and comfy with the bright lamps and the wood fire.






The playroom is now more open for play space.  Sawyer (and Glorielle) practicing for Awana's music leadership.

"Mom, take a picture of me."

My mom had a tradition of making us a Christmas wreath and getting us a poinsettia.  I look forward to this every year.  



The poster paper on the left is something that we are doing this year during Advent.  In addition to reading a daily devotion and an Advent story, we are writing the names of Jesus.  I wrote the verse from Acts 4:12  "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."  

A dear friend dropped this beautiful arrangement off (as well as a big container of turkey soup and a pie).  

Working on making fingerless mittens.  

New wool just arrived in the mail and I can't wait to play with all the beautiful colors.  
Alas, it may be awhile before I can find the time.

The Kelly Five:

Glorielle 4 1/2 

Brighton, nearly 6

Evangeline, nearly 8

Sawyer, newly 11

Jubilee, 9 1/2

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

New Boots

Image
Last week, was snowy and cold cold cold, then rainy.  I continued to work on getting the yard cleaned up.  I dug out the ponds and refilled the holes with dirt.  I loaded up rocks, pavers, and bricks.  I cleaned out the water features.  I collected the strawberry runners so I would have starts to plant.  I unloaded 2 loads of bark dust.  The children were a tremendous help.  They loaded an entire trailer of firewood all by themselves and then helped with another load of rocks and bricks.  I am amazed at how much there is to load and fix just in the yard alone.  It is a lot of work for the simple concept of "curb" appeal.   Waiting for the snow to melt so I can put down the bark dust. Even with two pairs of socks, my feet were freezing so I broke down and bought a pair of Muck Boots.  The funny thing is, 2 years ago, I really wanted to have a new pair of winter boots but I just couldn't justify paying so much money just to have ...
Read more

Then Came Dense Fog and the Thunderstorm

Image
Sunday, I woke up to a dense fog and smoke cover combination.  I think this is probably the densest fog I have ever been in. Before the sun came up, it was white.  Once it got lighter outside the smoke color showed through. On the porch, looking toward the swimming pool (North) but unable to see it or the goat barn or the walnut trees. On the porch, looking toward the barn, only able to see the garden before the parking area. Outside the window looking at the tree block, barely 30 feet away. I am not sure how I let Phil talk me into (trying) going to the store...but the fog was supposed to lift by 11:00 and we were scheduled to gather at the Rawie's for church and I needed ingredients to put together something for the potluck.  (We ended up having to cancel our homechurch.) Our mailbox, we couldn't see any cars, so we had to roll down the windows and listen.  I was already terrified at this point and didn't want to continue. After having to slam on his brakes multipl...
Read more

More Hats

Image
The Etsy shop is still a work in progress and unfortunately the name Over the Top is already taken.  I have been tossing around the names Tip Top and Whimsy.  I managed to get 7 hats made during the month of November.  I have a couple that I can put on Etsy when we are ready to list them and several Christmas hats made for the children.  I have been timing how long it takes me to make a hat and I am surprised (and not in a good way LOL) at the number of hours I spend.  A baby hat takes over 5-6 hours, a child's hat takes about 7-8 hours, and an adult hat 10 plus hours.  It takes even longer if I decide to tear out the stitching because it isn't looking the way I had imagined.  The more yarn variety I use, the longer it takes me to weave in the ends.  I usually spend over an hour just with a tapestry needle making all the ends secure.  Minimum wage plus materials puts the hats in the 50-80 dollar range.  Yikes!  I would never pay th...
Read more