Friday Feast

Appetizer

How many pieces of jewelry do you wear most days?

One - Only my wedding ring

Soup

What is your favorite instrumental song?

Anne of Green Gables Soundtrack by Hagood Hardy

Salad

Who has a last name that you like?

Me :o)

Main Course

Name a popular movie you’ve never seen.

Lots, but no one can believe I haven't seen 'Top Gun'

Dessert Fill in the blank:

Nothing makes me tired like being a passenger in a car.

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Thoughts from a Walk

It is quite warm here today! Thankfully, there is the occasional breeze across the fields.

My son and I went for a walk this afternoon. A little too warm, but we went just the same. We weren't too far from the house when guess who's hand was in mine? :o) I wrote about that a while back. lol! I guess he isn't getting too big for that just yet. I'm glad that we have the kind of bond that makes that a natural reaction. That said, he did let go of my hand yesterday as we were walking across a parking lot because there was a boy there about his age. I guess he didn't think that would be very cool. ;o)

While on our walk, we saw the neighbors cows. They were all congregated together. I commented on that and my son said maybe they were having church. :o) I said probably not because it's only Tuesday. He said maybe prayer meeting instead. lol Funny little man. :o)

Anyway, it turned out I had to finish the walk myself as my husband came along on the 4 wheeler (a friend is storing it here) and since it was so warm our son decided to hop on the back. They offered me a drive, but I wanted the exercise. They kindly came back to the house and got me a big ol' jug of water and then rode along side of me for company. :o)

Faith vs. Doubt

Doubt sees the darkest night,
Faith sees the day.
Doubt see the steepest path,
Faith sees the way.
Doubt dares to take a step,
Faith sores on high.
Doubt whispers, "Who believes?",
Faith answers, "I".

~Author Unknown~

Sew Crafty Friday

It's Friday again!! :o)

This past week I made a Father's day card for my father-in-law. I think I may reproduce it and make masculine birthday cards. The cardstock is from "Stampin'Up!". The colors are tan, brown, and mellow moss. I can't remember the actual name for the colors, just that they are SU.
I had tried to start another towel using my own pattern. Not such a good idea! lol ;o) I'm going to unravel it....again....and start again using the pattern I used for the other one.

Be sure to stop by Shereen's blog and see what crafty things other bloggers are working on. Oh! And be sure to add your crafty project to Mr. Linky.

Works for me Wednesday

I didn't think I had anything to share for today's WFMW, but I guess I do! ;o)

I know growing up, I was asked/told to clean my room and I don't think I was ever shown how. At least I can't remember if I was. It's not that I didn't want to, I just really didn't have any idea where to start. And rather than show me, I think, my mom figured it would be quicker to just do it herself. ;o)

I want my son(8.5) to know how to take care of his room and to be responsible for cleaning it. Obviously, it is not enough for me to say, "Clean your room", so I written out a little list for him. I tell him it has to be done in order, as that will make it go smoother.

Here is what his list looks like......
**Make bed (this is usually done every AM anyway)
**Put clothes away.....ones that he leaves everywhere. lol ;o)
(Put clothes in hamper, dresser drawer or closet)
**Tidy top of desk
**Tidy under desk
**Tidy top of dresser
**Tidy night stand
**Clean things off of floor and put away
**Look at room and see if there is anything else that needs done

The list is a huge help to him as he knows where to start and what to do. It is a huge help to me too, so I can work on other house cleaning. Plus, it is a skill that he is going to need for life.

He is so happy with the results!

It works for me! :o)

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Wordless Wednesday

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Homeschooling Schedule

Well, we are done homeschooling for this year. We've been done for a little while actually.

Now, I say we are done for this year but when I really stop to think about it that is not true. We are done with some of our text books until fall, but the learning continues. Last night, Caleb chose a book to read before bed. He finished today while we were driving. We stopped for groceries and I let him use my cell phone to add the prices as we went. I got 2 of one item which was $1.69. He didn't want me to tell him the amount to enter. He wanted to figure out on his own what the cost of 2 would be, and then he would enter it.

Now I am planning what our homeschool year will include for this fall. It's interesting to look back and see how things went when we first started homeschooling and to now see how things went this year. That is post in itself. lol ;o) I will post that sometime, because it really amazes me to see the changes.

Sew Crafty Friday

Here is what I've been up to lately in the crafty department. Knitting!! :o)


This is a towel. I still need to sew on the button, and then it will fasten on to the stove handle or fridge handle. I have a little poem that goes along with it.

I suppose you might be wondering
what this little towel is for.
You button it through the handle
of your refrigerator door,
or maybe on the oven, any likely place
It's just for wiping fingers
and not for hands and face.
So if you get them drippy
there's no need to frown or scowl.
Just reach across and wipe them
on this pretty little towel.

I've also knit 4 dish cloths. It takes me roughly 2 hours to knit a dish cloth. I'm not sure how long it takes me to make a towel, but longer than 2 hours. lol ;o)


I use Handicrafter Cotton by Bernat to make these. I have quite a bit of yarn still left so I've started another towel. This color is called 'Rainbow'.

If you have a crafty project that you would like to share, stop by Shereen's blog and add your blog to the Mr. Linky, and see what crafty projects other bloggers are working on.

Some of My Scrapbooking

I thought I would share some of my scrapbooking pages today. These are not necessarily my 'best' pages ;o), but still a couple of my favorites. :o)

This page is probably one of my first I ever did. While I'm not crazy about the hand written title, I really do think that this is the most commented on in the whole album. Everyone seems to like the picture in the bottom left corner. You may have to enlarge to see it, but Caleb's little footprints are too cute!


This is one of my faves too! It was the first layout that I 'paper tore' the pictures. That was a little scary. lol ;o) I had 'paper tore' paper before, but not pictures. I like the final results. I like snowflakes and so I decided to heat emboss the side border with silver embossing powder and my Stampin' Around Wheel. I'm not sure that this is one of Caleb's favorites though. He thinks the bottom left picture of him looks like a lawn ornament. lol!! :o)

All of the journaling I have done so far in his album, or as he calls it...'My Story' :o), has been in my own handwriting. Not the cutting edge of scrapbooking I know, but there is something about handwriting that makes it authentic. For me at least. I want him to look back on it and see my mark. Crooked lines, spelling mistakes, and all. ;o)

"Are You Gonna Drink That??!!"

You're happy right I am!! ;o)

What is it you ask. Activated charcoal. Yum! Not so much. ;o) Seriously, it really has no flavor to it.

I started getting a runny nose on Sunday. By Monday I was suffering with my sinuses. Ugh. I really don't need this. :o( I have so much on the go right now and I have people who need me healthy to be able to help them. Thankfully this is something minor health-wise and it too shall pass. I just wonder why everything happens at the same time. I can never figure that out.

So I mixed up some charcoal this morning and drank it right down. I do feel better. Much better. I think it has worked better than the daytime/nighttime meds I was taking yesterday. I am still a bit stuffy, but the sinus pressure is gone and I feel good. Not groggy or sluggish.

I usually mix a tablespoon or two with a cup of water. It is not gritty and it has no flavor. I don't mind the powder, so that is what I use. You can also buy the tablets and capsules.

I first learned about charcoal a few summers ago at our church campmeeting. I was Primary leader that year, and John & Kim volunteered to help out with the program. They were scheduled to give some seminars on natural health remedies and charcoal to the adults in the afternoons. I was glad it was in the afternoon so I could go too. :o) They also did one for the kids too, and the kids really enjoyed it!

The seminar was very informative. Several people shared their experiences with charcoal. I liked that because these were people that I knew of so this made it all the more believable. (You can read some other testimonies of charcoal here.)

My sister-in-law had a very sick cat and she thought that they would have to have it put to sleep. Then she remembered the seminar and how it had worked for somebody's dog. She added charcoal to the cat's water and it drank it and bounced right back. It is now a chubby kitty. :o)

Beautiful Rainbow

"Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."

Genesis 9:16

We had a little rain shower here this evening.
This beautiful rainbow followed. :o)

Moose and Apple Blossoms

The apple blossoms are out here now. They are such a pretty pink and they smell so nice too. My Big sweetie and Little sweetie picked these yesterday after we returned from church.










Remember that moose that we saw here the previous Sabbath?? Well it was back again yesterday! After supper this time and almost in the same spot. This time instead of coming up the driveway, going across the field and then into the woods, he did it all in reverse, coming out of the woods, across the field and heading down the driveway. You can see him just to the right of the telephone pole.

In this picture, you can see him on our driveway. Just to the left of the telephone pole. Maybe I'll be able to get a closer picture one of these days. Well, hopefully not too close, but clearer than these pictures. :o)

Sew Crafty Friday

Wow, it has been a few weeks since I have posted anything for 'Sew Crafty Friday'! My project is not completed, but I thought I would share it anyway. Do you have a crafty project to share? Stop by Shereen's blog and add your post to Mr Linky, and see what other bloggers are working on.


This is a dishcloth I am knitting. Since the craft cotton is so bright and colorful, I am just using the basic dishcloth pattern.



I realized after I uploaded my picture that I photographed the wrong side. lol :o) Oh well, when I post the finished product I will make sure to get the right side.

His and Her purchases.

Hmmm........ a thought just came to me as I started to write this post. (Hence the title)

These were my purchases for the last 2 days. Small things, but big things if you know what I mean.

I bought this at the used book store for only $7.00 . I'm not sure if it is exactly what I was looking for or not. I'll have to look through it some more to really decide. Do you have a favorite Bible dictionary that you like?








A large ball of craft cotton. I plan to use this to knit some dish clothes and hand towels. Now if I could only find my pattern for the checkerboard towel. ;o)


Now this is patterned paper.....the stuff I said I wasn't going to buy until I used up what I had. Okay I had a weak moment. lol ;o) Don't you just love the patterns though??

Now my Big Sweetie doesn't shop nearly as much as I do so I guess that when he makes a purchase it tends to be something bigger. Well this is what he brought home last evening. :o)













It fits nicely in one corner of the deck. The blackflies are out right now, and soon the mosquitoes will be here. But they aren't too bad if there is a nice breeze here on the hill.

I thought this would make a nice spot to read my Bible each morning.






On another note, see the tree just to the left? This morning when my husband got up, there were 2 moose standing there!! We also saw another moose this evening. Plus the one we saw last Sabbath. So we don't know if there are 2, 3 or 4 moose roaming our woods.

Wordless Wednesday

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Fern Anyone???

I forgot to mention, the other day, about the other purchase we made when we were out for our Sunday drive. Fiddleheads. Ever heard of those? No not the musical variety, but to eat.

Here in our little corner of Canada, springtime means a feed of fiddleheads. Not me. I can't get past the idea of eating something from the fern family. Lots of our family members like them, including my husband.

I tried to find a picture that I could post on my blog but I wasn't able to find free photos of fiddleheads. Strange I know. ;o) But I found some great articles on fiddleheads that also have pictures. You know, just in case you happen to be totally bored and wonder what Maritime Canadians like to eat in the spring.

Here is one article, and here is the other. :o)

Have you ever had fiddleheads?? What kind of unique foods are in your region?

Edited to add: Silly me I just took a picture of the fiddleheads we bought. Why didn't I think of that before. lol :o)

It's a Long Weekend

Here in Canada, it is a long weekend. Victoria day weekend. Tomorrow is the official holiday. As far as I know, there are not many (or any) celebrations for this. Mainly folks are just thankful for the extended break from work. Now Canada day(July 1) is really celebrated. Such a contrast from Victoria day.

My mom and 2 aunts are coming out to spend the day tomorrow. That means games all day, and lots of fun & laughs. Caleb loves it when they come out to visit. :o)

We had alot of wildlife here in our neck of the woods yesterday. On the way home from church, we saw a rabbit hopping down into our neighbor's yard. At suppertime, there was a moose walking up our driveway. He crossed over into the field and disappeared into the woods. After dark, when I was driving up the driveway there in front of me was a porcupine! The windows were up! lol :o)

Today, we went for a drive with my f-i-l. He wanted to go to a garden center. We got tomato plants, coriander, pepper plants, seed potatoes, onion sets and various seeds. I have absolutely no green thumb. :o( But when I get into a green house, I really think I can do it. lol ;o) I got some wild flower seeds to try. They look so great in the catalog. They are supposed to attract songbirds, hummingbirds and butterflies. I sure hope they grow, because they will make a nice flower arrangement too.

Let's Not Talk About The Weather

Last night at suppertime, a feeling of panic came over me! "Have I got everyone bought for Christmas?", I asked myself.

Yes, you are reading a post dated for May 17. May, and it was snowing here. Watching the snow come down really made me feel and think (briefly) that it was December, not May. lol :o)

This morning we woke up to about 2-3 inches of snow on our deck. It is almost gone now. They are calling for rain tomorrow and for the weekend too I think. Fun! (NOT!)

Last week we had such wonderful weather. Bright sun, warm temperatures and a great breeze. So, naturally, I am wanting that weather to return. Quickly! ;o)

Under Construction

I changed this to 3 columns. I will be back later to fix up the side bars. I like the look of the 3 columns compared to the 2 columns I had.

Thank you for your help Penny. It worked! :o)

Happy Mother's Day