Nobody told me how they were doing. I want to know. How’s your job? How’s school? What’s happening in your life? I’m waiting to hear from YOU.
Things at my house are a little blah tonight. I have three sick kiddos that haven’t felt like doing much of anything today. Joshua is working, so it’s 8:59 and I’m the only one up. It’s strangely quiet.
I want to tell you that up until today, when the blahs hit, we have been on a great schedule. I am extremely excited about this! You see, every year I try new schedules and then it’s so hard to stick to them. This year we have a schedule that works and we are sticking to it. I think this will be our best school year yet. My classroom is also awesome this year! It’s organized and it functions well.
We are busy this year, and I think that busyness is helping us keep our good schedule. Everything has to be done in a timely fashion, otherwise, it simply won’t get done. Also, the kids are pitching in a lot more around the house. Everyone has their jobs. My oldest daughter takes care of the animals, my son empties and loads the dishwasher, my other son is responsible for picking up all the outside toys and my littlest girls sets and clears the table. Everyone is responsible for their own bedroom and and each kid has a bathroom to keep clean. On Sunday Joshua checks rooms and bathrooms and finds out if everyone has been doing their job. If they have, they get an allowance. If their rooms and bathrooms are cleaned, they get a little bonus. It’s working well for us. There is much less stress when everyone pitches in. Many hands truly do make light work.
Joshua’s new job also allows time for him to work around the farm. His big project right now is gathering up fallen limbs and re-establishing some of the walking trails that we used to have. I am particularly excited about that! I used to love roaming around those paths, and I look forward to doing it again. I’m not sure what his next project will be, but he did just finish setting up a tool workshop. Maybe he’ll build a raccoon and snake proof chicken coop!
I’m sort of rambling here. I’m tired. I didn’t get much sleep last night and don’t expect to tonight. So, on that note, goodnight.
Tell me how you are doing please or I’m going to have to stop blogging altogether.
I am doing well. pls don’t stop blogging I love reading how you all are doing, how things are going for you on the farm and how God is blessing you and your family. You inspired me to blog too and I have a link to your blog on mine, so you’d better blog more not less
Love you friend.
Aww…I love you too!! And I miss you. We need to get together again. I need to spend some quality time with all the Martin girls. How’s the house selling going?
let’s do plan a get together and soon
house selling…another open house this sunday … hopeful it will sell soon!
Hi Chrissy, it’s 12:01am and i just got home. I had a late night class 8-10:30pm, went grocery shopping, and bought lots of passion fruit juice {my favorite drink} cereal, milk, did i mention cereal, oh and more passion fruit, lol, i did not really feel like buying anything else, i don’t know what’s wrong with my appetite lately. Anyhow i find it difficult to cook for myself, so i rather have cereal, very easy to make.
Today I watched one of my friends and their kids and to be honest with you, i really wonder what kind of mum i would be some day, whenever that will be. From my observation, it looks like fun, playing with the kids and all, and yet I can tell that not everyone is capable of being stable emotionally or even blessed to find a partner who is able to be committed to what is required to raise kids, and be a wife, husband , dad r mum, seems to me team work, good communication is key and too be honest with you not many people have been blessed to have that, it was a little scary for me to think of the unfortunate friends and relatives who have had the worst experience. Chrissy looks like you and Josh are a great team, I hope some day I will be able to have a team player too. {Just rambling on)
It’s been a long day, the last 2 days have been filled with a lot of research for a sustainability class I am taking, so i haven’t had much sleep. I should get some sleep tonight. I think both you and Josh are doing such a great job with your kids, training them to help with the chores and all, reminds me of my family, although i remember, it was always difficult for my mum to get me to complete the chores because i usually went right back to playing and climbing trees, as well as climbing over the gate or play with the neighbors. of course it was not long before i got a serious thrashing, lol strong willed child is all i can say. I have been thinking a lot about where I am now, and where I would like to be and all I seem to hear is WAIT, BE STILL, soooooooooooooo sigh!!!!! What else can I say right? Well my dear I hope you have a good rest of the week, and please do not stop blogging I enjoy this, it gives me an opportunity to just be…and I look forward to reading more about what’s going on with your clan. I am off to bed.
cheers.
love
Claire
Oh Claire, class from 8 till 10:30? Ugh. It must be that passion fruit that keeps you energized.
As far as being a wife and mom, I’m sure you’ll be great. Just work on learning to be a good communicator now. If you can learn to be honest and receptive of constructive criticism now, it will be much easier then. Practice being selfless and learn to control your emotions now. And yes, learn to be still and wait on the Lord! He has a plan for you and for your future marriage and your family. He will be glorified.
A couple of those things I wish I had learned more thoroughly before I got married. Marriage and motherhood has caused me to grow up in so many ways, but I still have some growing up to do.
Am up, ready to get some homework done, and later go to work this evening. I hope there won’t be any drama.
Controlling my emotions? That’s a good one. I was just talking to a girlfriend of mine the other day. I just feel like, the older i get, the less tolerance i have for inconsistencies, is that normal? I find myself either walking away or avoiding situations where i might share my opinions that are really harsh, ( I don’t like confrontations, but I will confront a situation to make peace) I was wondering whether maybe it could be that I have learned not to let people walk over me and it has grown into this thing…You know Christy, being selfless takes a lot of humility, am sure, and my sister did mention the same words you just used, being a good communicator, and being selfless, wow, it’s no wonder I am in the “be still and wait class” right? I hope I can grasp those lessons quickly. I think i try to communicate well, as well as being receptive to constructive criticism, am not perfect but i am growing in those areas {never ending}. Question is will I find someone who will be equally receptive? I think that is important too, don’t you think? I would hate to think or be the only one making an effort.
I think becoming selfless is a life long process. I’m not there yet, but I am more selfless than I was a husband and 4 kids ago. I’m not always great at receiving criticism and I don’t like conflict either.
Good news Claire! You don’t have to find that special someone. The Lord has already chosen him for you. It all comes back to being still and waiting.
NICE!!! I like the ” good news the Lord has already chosen him for you” part, well said Chrissy, that just shut me up, right there lol, see, I knew there was a reason for this blog lol.
Ok I just got back from work and I watched the most beautiful fire works I have ever seen. Very colorful, big, and loud, I always feel like a little kid when i watch them, i enjoyed the moment.
So tomorrow I will be pulling out nails out of logs, part of my applied theories to sustainability class, an all day affair, lets see how i feel after bending and working in the sun, FUN FUN FUN!!!! Goodnight