We are not having our normal school day today so I have a few minutes this morning to blog. We have to make a return to Toys R Us (the mix stick didn't work) and go buy some cleats. Grace's coach finally called and she has practice tomorrow. So, instead of rushing through school so that we could head out right at lunchtime I decided to do errands first and then come home and get some school done. I'm ready to go but I'm waiting for the girls to finish their chores. I've already done my chores--I've washed a load of laundry and have it hanging on the line and I've got dinner going in the crock pot. I finally got my butt out of bed at 6 like I've been trying to do all week. I got up, had my quiet time, showered, and started working. It's amazing how much you can get done in a morning when you start early and stay off the computer. We've actually been consistently doing better in the morning. I get everyone up at 7 and by 7:45 the kids have eaten and are doing chores and by 8:30 we are starting school. I've been trying to do this for years. I guess my kids have finally gotten old enough to make it work. I am much more productive in the morning too now that I'm making everyone get up and work. I'm getting a load of laundry out almost every morning and getting other things done as well. One of these days I'll do the blog post about chores that I've talked about doing. For today though I'd rather ramble. The first thing we do every morning is sing a hymn or two. I'm using the book and CD "Hymns for a Kid's Heart" by Joni Eareckson Tada. I really love it but I have one complaint. Why does every song have to be sung by a soprano??? It makes it very hard for an alto/almost tenor to be able to sing along. There was a song that was so high that I just skipped it. None of us could sing along. I love that we are all being introduced to hymns that are so full of God's truth though. The kid's favorite so far is "My Father's World." I love hearing their sweet voices sing along. I really like "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing."
The other day I saw a woman jogging in a mini skirt. It was sporty looking but still...she wasn't super skinny so I assume her thighs are seriously rubbing together under there. I think if I tried to jog in a mini skirt I'd start a fire down there with all the friction.
I just love one of the things one little girl wrote in Hannah's birthday card--it said, "You make God smile, you rock!" Isn't that sweet?? That was from Brenna.
My friend Ashley has a motto in her house, "touch it once." That means that if you walk in with the mail, completely deal with it right then. Instead of laying it down and then touching it again later, just throw away the junk and file away what needs to be filed away. When you fold the laundry, go ahead and put it away. When you pick up a bobby pin off the floor put it where the bobby pins go, not on the piano where it will later have to be moved again. I am the queen of picking something up off the floor or moving it off the table and just putting it somewhere else that it doesn't belong but that is closer than it's real home. If you have the motto of "touch it once" your house will stay less cluttered because more stuff will be in its proper place. I am working on implementing this motto around here.
Well, the kids are ready so my time is up.
Peace out...
9 comments:
I am right there with you about the friction - hot fire below! :) Love the touch it once philosophy. It really does work - but we sure have slipped away from it!
One load of laundry a day keeps the laundry monster away:). It's always the first chore I start in the morning but my morning doesn't start at 6 am! I love hymns too. We still sing most of them at church and I appreciate that. Running in a mini skirt... That can't be good.
I like the touch it once idea, but I'm not very good at it. I do have a load on the line though (including my sheets) and another in the wash.
I love the idea of touch it once. I should work on that one.
I am proud of you for working so hard at getting up. I am doing better too at getting up and starting right.
"start a fire down there" - you crack me up.
Getting up early makes a huge difference.
Kate's coach still has not called. I think Kate is going to explode.
Was it me running you saw??????
Yes Leisa it was you. I wasn't going to mention names, just hoping that if I blogged it you'd get the hint that jogging in a mini skirt just ain't right.
Yes Leisa it was you. I wasn't going to mention names, just hoping that if I blogged it you'd get the hint that jogging in a mini skirt just ain't right.
When I walk quickly, or Heaven forbid, run, I always ask if anyone smells smoke. Too funny.
I like the touch it once, but I'll be darned if I can get anyone else to do it. I touch it once when I put it where it should have gone, but somebody else dumped it on the island. They only touched it once, too, come to think of it.
Laundry is the bane of my existence. I used to be so good at washing, drying, folding, put it away. Not so much anymore.
Thanks for keeping it real.
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