1) Miriam and Paul have been making my life miserable at daily Mass. I'm seriously contemplating the cry room next time. . . which is huge for me as I'm really NOT A FAN of cry rooms. I see their purpose, but I feel so distanced from everything going on and then the older kids have no immediate need to behave either and. . . basically I'm afraid that if I am in the cry room, I will not focus on their behavior as much and then will they ever learn to behave?? (Of course, focusing on Mass more would be nice. . . )
2) Today, even though the younger kids were not particularly well-behaved (almost the exact opposite, actually) we still ended up making a triple-batch of homemade donuts this morning. Rebekah and Samuel helped a ton (and I mean REALLY helped - not "helped" like the little kids do). And now those two are baking the rest (in the donuts as I sit here and type this). What a moment of bliss. . .
3) Miriam is getting a lot more words. (Seems she LOVES to practice them during Mass, too. . . sigh.) She has the basics: baby, kitty, bye, ball, more, MINE. I find her trying to say more (as in repeat after me) but often she just says the first letter and considers it good. I find it entertaining. I don't think any of the other children did this.
4) We are looking at a possible van this weekend. It is old, with a lot of miles, and makes me nervous already and I have not even seen it, but it is very affordable. . . I'm trying to keep an open mind about things, but even though my husband is a pretty-amazing mechanic, he gets busy and things still cost money and all, so I'm frightened to think if it would break down. I wonder if I would feel comfortable taking an older van on trips and such. . . but then again, who knows the next time we will be taking a trip anywhere. Although we COULD afford a modest car payment (say to buy our current van again), I also do not like wasting money, either. It is a tough decision. Lots of prayer in this for sure.
5) My kids are IN LOVE with this new music CD I found on Amazon. It is from the "Dogma Dogs." Seriously, they BEG for it. It is peppy and fun and in-line with Church teaching. They sing about Lent, the 10 Commandments, and about anything else you can imagine. A great purchase and a real hit here!
6) Rebekah wants to learn how to make coffee so she can make coffee for Daddy and I in the morning. Although I could probably teach her, I have not done so yet. But it just melts my heart that she has such a desire. She is such a blessing. My friends all tell me I must be "raising her well" but I think she is just one of those super-sweet kids that practically raise themselves!! I definitely am not taking much credit.
7) Samuel has finished THREE of his school textbooks (Math, Geography, and his Reading Textbook, we will still read novels and such, though) for the year and it is only February! That boy can really "rock things out" when he focuses. I already purchased our science book for "next year" and both kids are SUPER EXCITED about it (as they will be doing it together - one hardback textbook and they each have an age-appropriate notebook to go with it). So I told them when they finish "this year's work" we will start in on Science early. (I'm thinking maybe over the summer.) Who knew more school work could be such a motivator?
And some fun pictures to end with. (my favorite part of the "journal" posting form that I am including here - hey it is my blog, I can break the rules if I want to :)
Happy Thursday!!
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