I miss my snugglebug

The view from up here. I don’t know what’s up with the gremlin ear like shadow on the floor, lol…really, my ears haven’t grown that much.

I love what the ticker says this week “our little girl is launch ready” LOL, too cute. I went to the midwife today and nothing much to report..50% effaced. I’ve really, really been missing holding Elijah on my lap…that’s hard on a mamma. He is such a mamma’s boy anyhow and we snuggle a lot.

 

I can’t wait to see him that first time after the baby is born. I am going to grab him and run for that rocking chair. ;)

Baby has descended more since last week. I assembled the bassinette today, went to Cash N Carry and stocked the cupboards and will wait. I will wait patiently. I will. He’s my Rock, my Fortress and Deliverer, in Him will I trust.

Beautiful Lords Day..

Beautiful sunshiny day, wonderful church family picnic, EVERY one of them a treasure, praising the Lord for his goodness and graciousness to all of us, and as Daniel put it, I can count down the days until Mom’s due date on ONE hand. Simply grand.

“…and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Heb 12:2,3

Left Behind

That’s how I feel. I had a cluster of friends that were due with babies from April to June, eight in fact, and as of this morning I’m the last one waiting. Sheesh. Oh well, I’m the one sleeping at night and savoring every minute of it right now. Baby has descended a bit in the last day and it has made for a slower walk, some twinges and a little more knitting on the couch throughout the day. 9 days till due date, single digits!

Jessie just made her first batch of cinnamon rolls tonight as a treat for Daddy after his long day at work. They were aMAZing, anything I have ever made in 17.75 yrs of marriage can’t even come close to what she concocted tonight, my pride is a bit damaged to say the least.

TTFN

How can one...

…be miserable with the flu, when you have kittens crashed in your lap?

Gotta love creative kids…

That was a hoot yesterday and the best part?

I learned SO much!

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Kittens on the porch enjoying the sunshine for the first time, instead of the hay mow.

Sanity?

Homeschool today? Check. Library books on counter? Check. Fresh cow heart via Captain Berg the escape cow? Check. Cow tongue? Check. Cow tail? Check. Dissection videos? Check. Fresh wild rabbit in crockpot? Check. A grossed out mommy? Check. 6 knife wielding children? Check. Sanity?......I asked sanity anyone?

His First Rabbit

We were in the barn playing with Danny’s new sheep when I saw a rabbit sweetly hopping across the serene pasture. Thinking it was cute, I told Paul. He seemed rather excited and I was happy to see his new found appreciation for nature. ;) Then he left. Not two minutes later and my husband called to Daniel to come over and handed him his .22 that he got from the gun cabinet. Daniel has a old bolt action .22 he was given from a gentleman at church and has never made a kill with it yet. Giddy with excitement, Daniel slowly crept up to about 20 yards of it, sighted it in and shot. Missed. He shot again….and missed. He shot AGAIN…and missed…by this point the rabbit deserved to die, he never flinched. Daddy told Daniel to take a deep breath, sight him in and slowly and purposefully pull the trigger. He shot! Straight through the heart and it dropped dead! He is outside skinning and dressing it as I type and I am pulling the crockpot out to cook it in the morning. One happy boy!

Photos taken on Paul’s i-thingy, that’s why they’re grainy.

Move over Old MacDonald…

Paul came home with 2 – 2m old meat sheep in the back of his truck tonight. One cream and white and one black and silver. Daniel was ecstatic, his dream come true! They are Shetland sheep which are a small hair sheep, but they are our experiment so they will do just fine. I quickly turned them from rams to wethers…I think. They are the cutest little things, but make the most horrid noise, nothing like a baa-baa. That was my biggest surprise. They stick their tongues out and yell blaaaah! at you.

I am hoping…maybe, just maybe…before they go in the freezer this fall I will make a hat out of one of them…or both. That would be SO fun.