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Mi Bella

The most beautiful girl in the world. She took a walk down the aisle with a crazy man (who thinks he can build houses while he lives in them) and I have been walking as in a dream ever since.

She was made for me as surley as any woman was ever made for a man and I thank our Lord every day for letting me spend my life with her.

little bellas

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Sniff, Sniff

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finalist Sniff, Sniff
I’m so touched! I’m new in the blog world, and already people love me! Thank you, thank you to whoever nominated me in 3 – count ‘em – 3 categories of Sally’s contest.
Just think: me, an Encouraging Frugal Homemaker. And I’m a finalist in the Frugal Category! I guess I’d better hurry up and write something frugal.
This would be a great time to add the new Frugal Homemaker link I discovered yesterday.
But honestly, as the Headmistress (whom I would really love to Meet for a Mocha) said, “…if you were nominated you are already a winner, but really, it’s true, at least for me.”
Me too, Headmistress. The contest sounded like fun, but I never expected to be in it.
Well, now that nominations are closed and finalists are posted, don’t forget to vote – and please do take Sally’s advice to check out the blogs that are new to you before you vote. I’ve already discovered a new treasure this morning, and I suspect there are many more on the list. After all, each nomination is somebody’s favorite, and the finalists received multiple nominations.

Our Umbrella Propelled Flying Obstacle part 2

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We all ate the loaf of bread and got some sleep. I was the first to wake at a sudden jolt “I think we’ve landed!” I said to the others “no kidding” they said. Well let’s check were we are.

O.K I have to cut in to the story to say that it was a Friday night and every Friday night we invite friends over to eat PIZZA w/us. Some of the people are the Hedges they have 2 boys Ben is 10 and Joe is 7 and they were there know so they are playing in the game our names were

  • I was Jacqueline
  • Ben was Bob
  • Lydia was Christine
  • Megan was not playing any more
  • Joe was Jack
  • Natalie was to cold to play

O.K back to the story:

So we got out and took the umbrellas out of the side of the saw horses (so the Our Umbrella Propelled Flying Obstacle would not fly away w/o us) at this time Joe and I had switched characters and we were little natives. We got into a lot of trouble. So the others explored the Island while we explored the thing that had just dropped out of the sky. When they returned we hid in a tree as fast as we could then they put the things (the umbrellas) back on the thing that dropped out of the sky and loaded up in that thing. We jumped out of the tree on to the thing with HUGE palm leaves and made it go in the opposite direction then they wanted to go in. After we had our fun we went away, and they lived horribly ever after

The End

Warm Fuzzy Encouragement

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I receive a surprising number of comments that say my blog is an encouragement to others.
This surprises and delights me, but it also encourages me.
I sometimes find myself feeling discouraged and overwhelmed: yes, I have more children than average, but is it really so hard to train them well, to keep a clean house, to cook nice meals, to spend time together reading and schooling and sewing and playing outside…if I try hard enough, surely it is possible to consistently do everything that I feel I should do. After all, it’s easy enough to knock a couple of items off the top of the Priority List when we’re feeling motivated. Why can’t I do it every day?
But to know that others are encouraged by what I write tells me that others are sometimes discouraged. They know what it’s like. They fall short. They struggle to do well and to do better.
The fact that others are encouraged tells me that not every mother with less children than I has it all together. Not every mother with more children than I has it all together. As a group, mothers don’t have it all together. We are human. We don’t accomplish every single thing we can and should, every single day. We strive to do better, and it’s good to know that our sisters are striving for the same goal.
It is also encouraging that not one reader has accused me of complaining. My job is demanding, but ahhh – what rewards! I struggle to do well and occasionally grumble at my own failings; but I would never complain about my blessings! The very fact that I am so blessed fills me with gratitude and a hunger to do better.
sigh…I guess I just want to say thank to you to all the people I’ve met through my blog – I feel I have a whole new circle of friends here in front of my little glowing laptop screen, and it’s a warm fuzzy feeling. Or maybe it’s just the chocolate I ate.

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Our Little Bedwetter

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She’s old enough to care now, with no end in sight. Every now and then the nighttime wetting seems to wane, but just when we think it’s over, it becomes a regular occurance.
This is not a great concern to us. We are not really inclined to sink a lot of money and time into the high-tech systems we’ve heard about. Bedwetting runs in the family, so we rather expected it eventually, and Her Age is not a grand old age to be still experiencing this problem.
However, A Girl of Her Age is at a perfect time to learn to be self-sufficient in taking care of the problem. Our little wetter can strip her bed when she gets up, and start her sheet, blanket and clothes in the washer all by herself. This is a huge morale booster to a child who was becoming frustrated and embarrassed by the issue.
Another big help was when we finally settled on a sleeping “system.” Previously, she had been sharing a twin bed with 2 other small sisters. For obvious reasons, they were not entirely kind about waking up wet, and the mattress had to go. We had to figure out what to do about this before we replaced the mattress.
We tried pullups: too expensive as a long term solution.
I bought extra large washable training pants: very uncomfortable and they just didn’t do the job.
I bought an absorbant crib-size mattress pad to go under her while she slept: again, it just didn’t do the job.
We put trashbags under her: they were slippery and noisy and sticky and just wouldn’t stay in place.
She even slept on the floor: but carpet is just as hard to properly clean as a mattress.
Finally, we hit upon our solution. In the past, to help with space issues, we have often slid a twin-sized mattress under the ever-present bunkbeds as a makeshift “trundle bed.” Slide it out at night, put it away during the day.
This time, for several reasons, we went with a crib mattress.
If she wakes up wet, she can change her clothes, pull off the sheet, and grab a new blanket. In the morning, she takes care of her laundry, and nobody even really notices.
Some advantages of a crib mattress rather than twin size:

  • She can pull it out and push it in herself
  • Easier for a Girl of Her Age to strip the bed and make the bed alone
  • Less laundry (smaller sheets and blankets)
  • Most have a waterproof covering so they wipe clean
  • Cheaper
  • If it survives, it will take less storage space until the next bedwetter comes along…

Our daughter can’t wait until she will wake up dry every night – she hates that cold clammy feeling in the middle of the night. She’s delighted on those rare occasions that she wakes up to use the bathroom, and she eagerly takes daytime naps because she seems to sleep a little lighter at night when she’s well rested.

But in the meantime, she is so thankful to have a low-key way of dealing with her little problem. So am I.

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