1. Yesterday was a beautiful morning so rather than dancing with the kinect I decided to take all 3 kids and go for a walk. With the lake just 5 minutes down the road (10 with kids) I’ve been thinking more and more about actually going for a real walk in the mornings, at least when the weather’s nice, even if it’s with all 3 kids. I’m getting tired of the kinect demo dances, but I think I’d be alright if I gave them a bit of a break and then only danced them for exercise on rainy mornings. The only problem is that walking is so much slower that I’m not sure how much exercise I’m getting when I’m only walking 5 minutes worth of distance… I think if we combined it with the playground it could be a good plan, especially because that’s uphill, but I think I would need to be sure I could transport 2 kids and just have my 4 year old walk with me. I think I may pick up the big green stroller form my mom’s and give it a try next week.
2. We ended up spending the whole morning by the lake, catching tadpoles, watching ants, squishing in mud and just resting. When we got there and there was no tadpoles to be seen I was thinking about walking on to the playground, but then as the sun got higher they started to arrive and we ended up catching 2 more for our aquarium, for a total; of 6. The 2 new ones are bigger with definite back legs. DH thinks they are a different species, so it will be really interesting to see what develops!
3. Father’s day weekend was a time of great spiritual growth and I had my first few whole days of letting go of my will and also walking in the spirit. (It’s so much easier to be docile to the spirit when I’m by the sea in down at Blandford!) A weekend away in the country was just what I needed. It was really me who wanted us to spend the weekend there, I knew I just needed to get away. I had looked forward to a fun weekend with lots of family/friends, laughter. Instead, it was rather difficult weekend with lots of unmet expectatins and struggles for DH’s attention and I had to struggle and fight to maintain a positive attitude.
But I’ve never felt so constantly close to God!
The way it played out it was a rather rough weekend, but it was HUGE for my soul, a chance to read, unpack, learn, apply, grow, pray and live without the distraction of the computer. With the extra adults around I had some time to myself to read and to pray, and because I had nothing better to do, I was able to really apply what I have been learning to my current situation. I spent close to 2 days walking constantly, living, in the spirit. God was so close, all I had to do is close my eyes and I fellt Him near. I don’t want to lose that; I have to keep my heart open and be careful with the pc.
– 2 more fruits have recently come out of the prayers I say for my husband:
*The first is that my husband has unknowingly stepped up as the spiritual leader of our home in one area: I realized how tiredness had caused me to back off from the kids’ bedtime routine, espeically their bible reading, how many nights did I tell them no, not tonight, because it was late etc? Father, forgive me! And yet, in their absence, Charles has actually stepped into that role and is reading their kid bible starting from the beginning of the old testament! ! ! ! ! My unbeleiving husband is actively engaged in spirutal leadership of his family and he doesn’t even realize it!
I don’t dare take that task back, but by God’s grace I will make a better effort to be there to sing their song! In my absence DH plays the traditional Christian version of Jesus Love Me on his iphone but the one I sing has much more catholic content such as Mary and Jesus as the Bread of Life.
*And secondly, I realized a big way where I am not respecting my husband – and I now know I should be. I realized that I am not honoring my husband when I try to convince him to do something instead of taking his ‘no’ for an answer. I’m not respecting my husband when I fight my will against his, instead of submitting ot God’s.
-I’ve also taken to praying my rosary without the CD. It is a little easier to squeeze it in around demands from kids because I can stop and start, and I might even say my mind is a little less likely to wander than when I have the cd in the background.
4. My research into how to handle being tired strongly recommended a number of foods that help boost energy, so I’ve stocked up and been eating lots of baby spinach, fresh blueberries and almonds. Yum! On a somewhat related note, I bought large containers of both produce and have found hardly anything that had to be thrown out, and it’s been a week or more. I’m very impressed with superstore produce 🙂
5. My crockpot dial broke in the heat the last time I used it, and ever since my bread puddings have been flops. I’m not sure if the broken dial has anything to do with it or if I’m just getting too creative (anytime I’ve a peach-like fruit of some sort it doesn’t go well, something with with the acid and milk/eggs?), so I’m gong to try one more basic recipe and watch the cooking time carefully. It used to be 3-4 hours, but it seems 4 hours and then letting sit in a warm pot overcooks it horribly. I am fairly sure the dial is turned to low but I could be wrong. It’s also virtually impossible to turn now, so I have to leave it where it is and just unplug it.
6. Aah! I’ve run out of things to write about! I would insert gratuitous pictures here, but I’m so behind that I don’t even have them all off the camera yet 😮 :ops:
Also, so I could have a picture to post in the linky list, I went ahead and pulled the rest of the photos off. I’m getting down to about 1500 pictures left and I know from experience how fast they will go, so I will have to start going through and taking out the bad ones very soon. This card starts with the wedding, s maybe just maybe, that will be my next project !?
Actually, I can write about a toy we picked up. The kids have been watching a certain collector’s CARS videos on you tub ad he showed off a neat Cars 2 launcher that races 10 cars at once. Iwanted to get it for the boys, but I could only find them online, where shipping would cost almost as much, and we were already spending enough on his birthday etc. Then while hunting for a replacement for the fillmore that got wrecked in the heater I stumbled on the same toy on kijiji, for just 5$, locally! So I went and picked it up for him. The CARS cars are bigger than standard dinkies, but he almost has enough t fill it, and is substituting generic dinkies for the race cars he’s missing.
Another side note, my kids are rather technologically informed, they both understand and even use the terms ‘you tube’ and ‘kijiji’!
7. This weekend DH is going away for another biking trip to Campbelton. He likes to go with a friend a couple times during the summer, leaving me home alone with now 3 kids. As I was praying this mroning, I resolved that this time round I would try to make the best of it, right form the start. I’m determined with God’s help for it to be a good weekend – even though I have all 3 kids all by myself for 2-3 days, even if some of my plans for help fall through and we’re stuck at home. I’m getting used to it, having had DH go away 4 or 5 times now, and I know better how to handle it, with God’s help, as a result. Also, since it’s still going to be hard, I’m hoping it can be an opportunity for growth.
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